Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman
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| Born |
1 October 1984 Klang, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Manual Tech KYT Kawasaki Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman (born 1 October 1984) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Malaysia. He currently competes in the Asia Road Race SS600 Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-6R.
Racing career
Moto2 World Championship (2013–15)
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 domestic racing (2016)
In 2016, Shah returned to compete in the Asia Road Racing Championship with BikeART Racing Kawasaki, aboard a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R. He finished the season 3rd overall.
Career statistics
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 | IND | 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 |
IND 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 |
IND 11 |
CZE 23 |
GBR 19 |
RSM 13 |
ARA 14 |
JPN 4 |
AUS 21 |
MAL 16 |
VAL DNS |
23rd | 24 |
References
- ↑ "Azlan Shah joins Honda Team Asia, to race in MotoGP". themalaymailonline.com. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ↑ "Azlan brings it home". asiaroadracing.com. 24 November 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ↑ "Provisional Moto2 entry list for 2014". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
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