Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman

Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman
Nationality	Malaysian
Born	(1984-10-01) 1 October 1984 (age 40) Klang, Selangor, Malaysia
Current team	ONEXOX TKKR SAG Racing Team
Bike number	25
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto2 World Championship Active years 2013–2015 Manufacturers Moriwaki, Kalex Championships 0 2015 championship position 23rd (24 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 40 0 0 0 0 24 Supersport World Championship Active years 2018 Manufacturers Kawasaki 2018 championship position NC (0 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 1 0 0 0 0 0

Azlan Shah bin Kamaruzaman (born 1 October 1984) is a Malaysian professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He currently competes in the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) ASB1000 Championship aboard a BMW S1000RR.

Career

Moto2 World Championship (2013–2015)

He made his debut in the Moto2 class as the substitute rider for Yuki Takahashi at the 2013 San Marino Grand Prix and finish the race in 23rd place, becoming the fourth participant from the ARRC to race in Moto2 after Thitipong Warokorn, Doni Tata Pradita and Rafid Topan Sucipto.^[1] He was the winner of the 2013 SuperSports 600cc Asia Road Racing Championship.^[2]

In 2014, he continued racing for the Idemitsu Honda Team Asia in the Moto2 World Championship, together with his new team mate, Takaaki Nakagami.^[3] He remained with the team into 2015, when he recorded his best finish of fourth, at Motegi.

Prior to the 2016 Moto2 season, he initially withdrew from the championship due to financial problems but later returned when JPMoto Malaysia was taken over by FGV Malaysia Racing. However, Shah withdrew a second time due to further financial problems.

Return to ARRC (2016–present)

In 2016, Shah returned to compete in ARRC in Supersport 600 class with BikeART Racing Kawasaki, where he finished 3rd in the standings with double victory at Johor Circuit.^[4][5] He switched to Manual Tech KYT Team for 2017, partnering Ahmad Yudhistira.^[6] He won the championship for the second time with 2 wins in Round 2 at Chang International Circuit and acquired 155 points.^[7][8][9] For the following year he remained at the team, where he won a race at Suzuka and finished 3rd in the final standings.^[10]

With the introduction of ASB1000 Class in the ARRC, Shah was recruited by ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team for the inaugural season of the class, aboard a BMW S1000RR.^[11] He was the winner of the first ASB1000 race ever at Sepang International Circuit (Round 1),^[12] and further scored double victories in Round 3 at Chang International Circuit and Round 6 at Sepang International Circuit.^[13][14][15] He is currently second in overall behind Australian former MotoGP rider Broc Parkes.

Supersport World Championship (2018)

Shah briefly raced in 2018 Supersport World Championship at Chang International Circuit round as a replacement for Kenan Sofuoğlu at Kawasaki Puccetti Racing where he finished the race 16th.^[16]

Career statistics

FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pos	Pts
2019	Kalex	EST1	EST2	VAL	CAT1 10	CAT2 12	ARA1	ARA2	JER	ALB1	ALB2	VAL 10	21st	16

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pos	Pts
2013	Moto2	Moriwaki	QAT	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	INP	CZE	GBR	RSM 23	ARA Ret	MAL 21	AUS 19	JPN 23	VAL 25		NC	0
2014	Moto2	Kalex	QAT 18	AME 18	ARG 21	SPA 24	FRA 24	ITA 27	CAT 19	NED Ret	GER 28	INP 20	CZE 28	GBR 25	RSM 32	ARA 19	JPN 24	AUS DNS	MAL 20	VAL 27	NC	0
2015	Moto2	Kalex	QAT 18	AME 19	ARG 17	SPA 21	FRA 19	ITA 15	CAT 19	NED 16	GER Ret	INP 11	CZE 23	GBR 19	RSM 13	ARA 14	JPN 4	AUS 21	MAL 16	VAL DNS	23rd	24

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos	Pts
2018	Kawasaki	AUS	THA 16	SPA	NED	ITA	GBR	CZE	ITA	POR	FRA	ARG	QAT	NC	0

Asia Superbike 1000

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Bike	1		2		3		4		5		6		Pos	Pts
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
2022	BMW	CHA Ret	CHA 6	SEP Ret	SEP 7	SUG 9	SUG 9	SEP 4	SEP 6	CHA 6	CHA 3			7th	82

ARRC Supersports 1000 Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Bike	1		2		3		4		5		6		Pos	Pts
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
2023	BMW	CHA 2	CHA 3	SEP 2	SEP 3	SUG Ret	SUG 11	MAN 5	MAN C	ZHU 3	ZHU 3	CHA	CHA	4th*	120*

References

1. "Azlan Shah joins Honda Team Asia, to race in MotoGP". themalaymailonline.com. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
2. "Azlan brings it home". asiaroadracing.com. 24 November 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
3. "Provisional Moto2 entry list for 2014". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
4. http://asiaroadracing.com/arrcdata/result/2016/r6/rd06_ss600_st2.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. "Azlan Syah Juara Race 2 SuperSport 600 ARRC Seri Johor 2016 . . . Gerry Salim Finish 4 - tmcblog.com". tmcblog.com. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
6. mobilinanews.com. "Resmi Duetkan Yudhistira - Azlan Kamaruzaman, Ibnu Sambodo : Kawasaki Manual Tech Selalu Podium ARRC". mobilinanews.com. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
7. "A SEASON OF BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS AS AZLAN LIFT SECOND SUPERSPORTS 600cc CROWN – Asia Road Racing Championship". 3 December 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
8. Thani, Oleh Sukhairi (3 December 2017). "Azlan, Akid harumkan nama negara". BH Online (in Malay). Retrieved 26 September 2019.
9. "Tahniah, Pelumba Negara Juara ARRC 2017 - Supersport 600, Underbone 150!". PanduLaju.com.my. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
10. "AZLAN SHAKES OFF HIS SUZUKA BLUES TO LEAD A 1-2 FOR MANUAL TECH KYT KAWASAKI – Asia Road Racing Championship". 2 June 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
11. Abdullah, Wahid Ooi (4 December 2018). "Azlan Shah Heads to Asia Superbike 1000 (ASB1000) in 2019". BikesRepublic. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
12. "AZLAN SHAH IS FIRST ASB1000 WINNER – Asia Road Racing Championship". 9 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
13. "AZLAN IS THE MAN OF THE HOUR – Asia Road Racing Championship". 2 June 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
14. "HAZE OR SHINE, AZLAN PICKS UP THE DOUBLE IN SEPANG – Asia Road Racing Championship". 22 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
15. "Azlan Shah julang kejuaraan ASB1000 di Sepang - Sukan". Kosmo Online. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
16. Thani, Oleh Sukhairi (25 March 2018). "Azlan duduki tangga ke-16". BH Online (in Malay). Retrieved 26 September 2019.

External links

• Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman at MotoGP.com
• Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman at WorldSBK.com