Muhamad Adam bin Mohd Norrodin (born 13 June 1998) is a Malaysian Grand Prix motorcycle racer.

Career

Early career

Adam raced in the Asia Talent Cup in 2014 and 2015, and the

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. He became the first rider from the former series to compete in the

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on his Moto3 début in

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Moto3 World Championship

Drive M7 SIC Racing Team (2016)

Adam made his World Championship début in the Moto3 series in

, partnering Jakub Kornfeil on a

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run by the Malaysian SIC Racing Team. He finished 28th in the Riders' Championship with a best finish of eleventh, in

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and

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. In the former of these two races, he was on course for third place in wet weather conditions (behind compatriot

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and

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), but crashed at the last corner whilst attempting to overtake Navarro. He pushed his damaged bike over the finish line but dropped eight places in the process.

SIC Racing Team (2017)

Adam remained with the SIC Racing Team for

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, alongside 2015 Asia Talent Cup champion and World Championship rookie

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. He improved to seventeenth place in the riders' standings, with four top ten finishes and his first fastest lap, at his home race in

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, despite crashing and rejoining the race.

Petronas Sprinta Racing (2018)

Adam continues with the SIC Racing Team (now renamed Petronas Sprinta Racing) with Sasaki for the 2018 season.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

By class

Races by year

(

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

Asia Superbike 1000

Races by year

(

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

References

External links

*{{Sports links
Profile on AsiaTalentCup.com
1998 births Living people Malaysian motorcycle racers Moto3 World Championship riders People from Johor Moto2 World Championship riders