Hakim Danish qualifies third for Malaysian Moto3, eyes home podium at Sepang

SEPANG, Oct 29 — AEON Credit-MT Helmets-MSI rider Muhammad Hakim Danish Ramli secured a third-place finish in today's qualifying session (Q2) at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) ahead of tomorrow's Malaysian Moto3 race. Hakim Danish qualified for the front row with a time of two minutes 10.52 seconds, just 0.133s behind Spanish rider Maximo Quiles of CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team, who recorded the fastest time of 2:10.39s.

Brian Uriarte of Red Bull KTM Ajo claimed second place with a time of 2:10.48s. Hakim Danish expressed his satisfaction with securing P3, acknowledging that it was a challenging session, but remained focused on his goal of a podium finish. He noted that improving sectors one and three would be crucial for tomorrow's race. In the first qualifying session, Angel Cruces of CIP Green Power led the field with a time of 2:11.414s, followed by Guido Pini of Leopard Racing at 2:11.614s, and Ryusei Yamanaka of AEON Credit-MT Helmets-MSI in third with 2:11.665s.