SEPANG: Rookie Hakim Danish Ramli will start tomorrow’s Petronas Grand Prix of Malaysia Moto3 race from the front row at Sepang Circuit.
Danish clocked two minutes and 10.529 seconds to place third (+0.133s) in qualifying two (Q2) today.
World Champion Maximo Quiles (CFMoto Gaviota Aspar) clinched pole on 2:10.396s while Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Brian Uriarte was second (+0.084s).
Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP’s David Almansa (+0.175s), Uriarte’s teammate Alvaro Carpe (+0.208s) and Level Up-MTA’s Matteo Bertelle (+0.448s) completed the second row.
Danish is the first Malaysian to start from the front row in Moto3 at Sepang since Zulfahmi Khairuddin in 2012.
Zulfahmi, who now mentors and manages Danish, clinched pole that year and went on to finish second in the race.