KUALA LUMPUR: Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia, graciously attended the Fuji Speedway Circuit in Japan on Saturday (July 12) to witness the GT World Challenge Asia series race.
According to a post on Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar’s official Facebook page, Her Majesty’s presence was to support her sons, Tunku Panglima Johor Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Ibrahim and Tunku Putera Johor Tunku Abu Bakar Sultan Ibrahim.
In the first race in Fuji, Tunku Abu Bakar Al-Haj and his teammate Jordan Love (car #66) achieved their first podium finish of the season by securing third place.
Meanwhile, Tunku Abdul Rahman Al-Haj (car #99) continued to display consistent driving with teammate Ben Green, finishing in eighth place.
His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, who followed the race from the capital, expressed gratitude over his youngest son’s podium finish.
"I am grateful that Tunku Putera achieved a good result this time and hope that he and his brother (Tunku Panglima) will continue to give strong competition in Sunday’s (July 13) second race," the post read.
Also in attendance at Saturday’s race were Raja Di Hilir Perak Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain Sultan Idris Shah, as well as Tunku Tun Aminah Sultan Ibrahim and her husband, Datuk Dennis Muhammad Abdullah.
Both Johor Motorsports Racing (JMR) Corvette Z06 GT3.R cars will start Sunday’s second race from the front row after claiming first (car #99) and second (car #66) positions in Saturday morning’s qualifying round.
The race can be watched live on GT World’s YouTube channel via the link https://www.youtube.com/live/QFLMYSiYk9U?si=FItEA0H3Qa894qDc beginning 10.15 am Malaysian time. - Bernama
