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Danish takes seventh in Qatar qualifying, Qabil earns second Moto4 win

Qabil Irfan Azlan beat Indonesia’s Resky Yusuf in Moto4 Asia Cup race one, following his earlier victory at Sepang.

By Sari Wulandari

Motorcycle racers leaning into a corner on a floodlit circuit
Photo: New Straits Times

Hakim Danish Ramli qualified seventh for the Qatar Grand Prix in Moto3, while fellow Malaysian Qabil Irfan Azlan claimed his second Moto4 Asia Cup victory of the season.

Riding for Aeon Credit-MT Helmets-MSI, Danish recorded two minutes and 3.168s in Q2 at Lusail International Circuit. He finished +0.880s behind Maximo Quiles of CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar, whose 2:02.288s lap secured pole position.

David Almansa, representing Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP, was +0.155s off pole, with Red Bull KTM’s Brian Uriarte at +0.495s. Both secured front-row places.

Danish, a 19-year-old rookie, reached Q2 by finishing fourth in practice. He also took fourth place in the Malaysian GP.

In Moto4 Asia Cup race one, Qabil finished ahead of Indonesia’s Resky Yusuf and Japan’s Waku Kunitate, who took second and third. His previous victory came in the opening race of the Malaysian round at Sepang.

Among the other Malaysians, Qayyim Razin Razali finished 10th after receiving a three-second penalty. Naqib Rifqi Zulhelmi crashed out.

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