Hafizh Syahrin Abdullah continued his remarkable 2026 FIM Asia Road Racing Championship campaign by taking victory in a dramatic ASB1000 Race 1 at the Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit, Lombok.
Riding for JDT Racing Team aboard the Ducati Panigale V4R, the Malaysian produced a superb performance over 15 laps to cross the finish line first in 23 minutes 57.218 seconds, edging Japan’s Keito Abe by just 0.130 seconds.
The victory was anything but comfortable, with Abe keeping the pressure on Hafizh throughout the race. The tiny winning margin underlined just how intense the battle was at the front.
But when it mattered most, Hafizh held his nerve, and was not only the race winner — he also recorded the fastest lap of the race, clocking 1:35.401 on Lap 10.
That was enough to demonstrate the pace of the Malaysian and his Ducati, with Abe posting a 1:35.478 as his best lap and Thailand’s Nakarin Atiratphuvapat recording a 1:35.788.
The official timing data shows Hafizh consistently operating in the 1:35–1:36 range, maintaining the pace required to keep Abe at bay during the closing stages.
Hafizh eventually completed all 15 laps in 23:57.218, with Abe finishing just 0.130 seconds behind.
Nakarin completed the podium in third, 8.723 seconds off the winner, while Rocco Sessler finished fourth for Forty Forged Asia Racing Team.
Malaysia also enjoyed a strong showing through Muhammad Zaqhwan Zaidi, who finished fifth for Idemitsu Honda Racing Malaysia, while Azroy Hakeem Anuar crossed the line in 10th.
The result also saw Hafizh register a top speed of 277.60 km/h, matching Nakarin and Sessler for the highest recorded speed among the leading riders in the race.
For Hafizh Syahrin, the Mandalika victory adds another major chapter to what has been an outstanding 2026 ASB1000 campaign.
With the Malaysian rider continuing to dominate the premier class, his latest success further strengthens the momentum behind his championship challenge.
The official Race 1 document confirms Hafizh as the winner of the Round 4 Mandalika contest. The supplied results, however, do not provide the previous-round results needed to independently establish the full sequence of seven victories.
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