Sepang Circuits News

Australian David Wall Sets Modest Target of Top 10 Finish at MME

webmaster — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:10:30 +0800

Boosted by his splendid result at Bathurst 12-hour race back home early this year, Australian Carrera Cup driver David Wall aims to make a similar impact in Sepang at the 2008 Petronas Primax 3 Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race this Saturday (August 30).

SIC Organises Gathering of Former and Present Staff at MME

webmaster — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:02:18 +0800

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Sepang International Circuit (SIC), a special gathering is being organised by the Sepang Circuit Sports Club (SCSC) in honour of its former staff this Saturday (August 30) at the circuit in conjunction with the 2008 Petronas Primax 3 Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race.

CALSONIC GT-R take first win of the season!

webmaster — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:45:38 +0800

The Kazuyoshi Hoshino family dominant in both classes
On July 27, the 37th International Pokka 1000Km Race, Round 6 of the 2008 AUTOBACS SUPER GT, was held at the Suzuka Circuit (one lap 5.807 km ×173 laps) in Mie Prefecture and the GT500 class winner was the CALSONIC GT-R driven by Tsugio Matsuda and Sebastien Philippe.

RAYBRIG NSX Loses Vanishing Pole Position

webmaster — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:29:25 +0800

SUPER GT Round 6 : Suzuka - Qualifying Report

From Two To Four Wheels; From MSS To MME…

webmaster — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:20:40 +0800

Malaysia’s powerhouse in biking – Pineapple Motor Sports – will be venturing into four wheels at the 2008 Petronas Primax 3 Merdeka Millennium Endurance race with Malaysian Super Series (MSS) three-time superbike champion Brent Odgers putting his driving skills for the first time around Sepang Circuit.

Kimi and Kiefli Join Forces For MME

webmaster — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:18:32 +0800

Keifli Othman and Faizal Hakimi Jaafar – two big names in Malaysia’s motor racing fraternity – will be joining forces for the first time in the Merdeka Millennium Endurance (MME) race despite being close friends as far as they can remember.

Fiery Battle Expected at Merdeka Millennium Endurance

webmaster — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:39:18 +0800

Malaysia’s prestigious 12-hour endurance race - the Petronas Primax 3 Merdeka Millennium Endurance (MME) - runs its ninth edition at Sepang Circuit this week; drawing 102 cars, 306 drivers and more than 1,000 team officials and crew members in what could perhaps be its last race in a 12-hour format.

Cartrade-ABT Motorsports Lead Lotus Challenge

webmaster — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:29:03 +0800

THE LOTUS CHALLENGE

A massive total of eight Lotus machines will be going into battle at the 2008 Petronas Primax 3 Merdeka Millennium Endurance race, and they – all grouped in Class A - are all ready to make an impact at the 12-hour endurance as they usually do in the past races.

European Grand Prix - selected driver quotes

webmaster — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:07:07 +0800

Ferrari’s Felipe Massa on his controversial win in Valencia; Force India’s Adrian Sutil on narrowly avoiding the Brazilian in the pit lane before ending his race in the barriers; and Renault’s Fernando Alonso on exiting his second home race of the season on the first lap. All 20 drivers report back on Sunday’s action…

Felipe Massa, Ferrari (1st):

FIA post-race press conference - Europe

webmaster — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:06:10 +0800

Reproduced with kind permission of the FIA

1st Felipe Massa (Ferrari), 1h35m32.339s; 2nd Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Mercedes), 1h35m37.950s; 3rd Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber), 1h36m09.692s

Q: Felipe, what a way to bounce back from the disappointment of Hungary by winning the inaugural European Grand Prix from pole and setting the fastest lap.

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Pit-lane dramas plague Ferrari as Raikkonen retires

webmaster — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:05:02 +0800

Felipe Massa may have taken victory in the European Grand Prix, but it was a tough afternoon in Valencia for Ferrari, with Massa being investigated for a controversial pit stop and team mate Kimi Raikkonen failing to finish following a separate pit-lane incident in which a mechanic was injured.

Massa controlled the race throughout, but almost collided with Force India’s Adrian Sutil as he exited his second pit stop on lap 37. Stewards decided the Brazilian had been released in an unsafe fashion and subsequently handed him a reprimand and a €10,000 fine.

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Massa keeps wins after controversy in Valencia

webmaster — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:03:35 +0800

Ferrari’s Felipe Massa celebrated his 100th Grand Prix and made up for his late-race disappointment in Hungary by dominating Sunday’s European Grand Prix at Valencia from start to finish.

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MotoGP Package from Singapore

webmaster — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:34:36 +0800

MotoGP Package from Indonesia

webmaster — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:32:28 +0800

Australian Holden V8 Racing Team Targets MME Top Prize

webmaster — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:48:53 +0800

Surviving only half the race last year due to engine problems, the Australian Holden V8 Supercar Experience Racing Team is returning to Sepang Circuit for the 2008 Petronas Primax 3 Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race with stronger determination and to go all the way to the chequered flag for the coveted crown.

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Lai Wee Sing, R-Engineering Vows To Continue Fight

webmaster — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:58:39 +0800

Sepang Drag Battle 2008 enters its third round at Sepang Circuit this Saturday night with two-time overall champion Lai Wee Sing desperately looking for a win to keep his championship hopes for the open class alive.

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Seventy Four Entries To-Date For 2008 Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race

webmaster — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:16:51 +0800

Three days before the official closing date, event organizer Sepang International Circuit (SIC) has received a total of 74 entries for the Petronas Primax 3 Merdeka Millennium Endurance race (MME) including a full grid of 20 cars for Class A for production cars above 1900cc.

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Swiss Chronoforce MotoGP Contest

webmaster — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:55:01 +0800

Gaban Menang Untuk Buka Peluang Meraih Kejuaraan

webmaster — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:40:25 +0800

Jaguh motocross negara Mohd Al-Amirul Asy-Syahid Mohd Salleh memenangi saingan Pusingan 5 Kejuaraan Motocross Malaysia SIC-AAM 2008 di Litar Motocross Sepang semalam untuk membuka peluang memenangi kejuaraan keseluruhan expert, yang dimenanginya tiga tahun lepas.

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Bridgestone opt to take super-softs to Singapore

webmaster — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:23:18 +0800

Later this season Singapore will make its first appearance on the Formula One calendar, and Bridgestone announced on Friday that they plan to take their super-soft and soft tyre compounds to the city for September's race.

The company also confirmed that, as in 2007, they have selected to use their medium and soft compounds at October’s Japanese Grand Prix and their hard and medium rubber at the Chinese event. For the season finale in Brazil, however, there will be a change, with medium and soft tyres replacing the soft and super-softs used last year.

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