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
BMW S1000RR is a race oriented sport bike initially made by BMW Motorrad to compete in the 2009 Superbike World Championship, that is now in commercial production. It was introduced in Munich in April 2008, and is powered by a four-cylinder eng ...
.
Career
Moto2 World Championship (2013–2015)
He made his debut in the
Moto2 class as the substitute rider for
Yuki Takahashi
is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He currently races in the All Japan Road Race JSB1000 Championship aboard a Honda CBR1000RR. For 2009 he made his debut in the MotoGP class, with the Scot Racing Honda team but was subsequentl ...
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
Doni Tata Pradita (born 21 January 1990) is an Indonesian motorcycle racer who raced in the 2013 Moto2 World Championship. In 2008, he raced for Yamaha Pertamina Indonesia Team in the 250cc Grand Prix World Championship. Doni is the first Ind ...
and
Rafid Topan Sucipto
Rafid Topan Sucipto (born August 24, 1994, in Jakarta, Indonesia), also known professionally as Rafid Topan, is an Indonesian motorcycle racer. He races a Yamaha YZF-R25 in the Asia Road Racing Championship class AP250. In 2015 he raced in the As ...
. He was the winner of the 2013 SuperSports 600cc Asia Road Racing Championship.
In
2014
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, he continued racing for the Idemitsu Honda Team Asia in the Moto2 World Championship, together with his new team mate,
Takaaki Nakagami. He remained with the team into
2015
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, when he recorded his best finish of fourth, at
Motegi.
Prior to the
2016 Moto2 season
The 2016 FIM Moto2 World Championship was a part of the 68th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. The season was marred by the death of Luis Salom during a free practice session, at the Catalan Grand Prix.
Johann Zarco started the se ...
, 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. He switched to Manual Tech KYT Team for 2017, partnering Ahmad Yudhistira. He won the championship for the second time with 2 wins in Round 2 at
Chang International Circuit and acquired 155 points. For the following year he remained at the team, where he won a race at
Suzuka and finished 3rd in the final standings.
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
BMW S1000RR is a race oriented sport bike initially made by BMW Motorrad to compete in the 2009 Superbike World Championship, that is now in commercial production. It was introduced in Munich in April 2008, and is powered by a four-cylinder eng ...
. He was the winner of the first ASB1000 race ever at
Sepang International Circuit (Round 1), and further scored double victories in Round 3 at
Chang International Circuit and Round 6 at
Sepang International Circuit. He is currently second in overall behind Australian former
MotoGP
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rider
Broc Parkes
Broc Parkes (born 24 December 1981) is an Australian motorcycle racer, best known for his success in the Supersport World Championship. He currently races in the Endurance FIM World Championship aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1.
During 2015 he raced in ...
.
Supersport World Championship (2018)
Shah briefly raced in
2018 Supersport World Championship
The 2018 Supersport World Championship season was the twenty-second season of the Supersport World Championship, the twentieth held under this name.
Race calendar and results
Entry list
*All entries used Pirelli tyres.
Championship standings
...
at
Chang International Circuit round as a replacement for
Kenan Sofuoğlu
Kenan Sofuoğlu (born 25 August 1984 in Kuzuluk, Akyazı) is a Turkish parliamentarian and former professional motorcycle racer. He holds a record five Supersport World Championship titles (2007, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016). Sofuoğlu also compet ...
at Kawasaki Puccetti Racing where he finished the race 16th.
Career statistics
FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship
Races by year
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Races by year
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Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
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Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Asia Superbike 1000
Races by year
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Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
ARRC Supersports 1000 Championship
Races by year
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
Malaysian motorcycle racers
Moto2 World Championship riders
Sportspeople from Selangor
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