R3

SEPANG – The partnership of James Veerapan and Tengku Ezan Ley Tengku Mahaleel, powered by the Proton Suprima S for the first time, clocked a stunning average best lap time of 2 minutes 37.103 seconds to leave their more established rivals like defending champions, Honda Malaysia Racing Team (HMRT), and two-time winner Type R Engineering, trailing their wake.

The duo also outclassed their teammates – Malaysia’s Drift King and Ezan’s elder brother, Tengku Djay Ley and two-time Malaysian Super Series champion, Syafiq Ali, whose best time was 2 minutes 37.364 seconds.

TOP 10 QUALIFIERS – AVERAGE BEST TIME

Sepang Circuit – 5.543km

1.James Veerapan/Tengku Ezan Ley (Proton Suprima S) 2:37.103s

2. Syafiq Ali/Tengku Djan Ley (Proton Preve) 2:37.364s

3. Fitra Eri/Mark Darwin (Proton Satria Neo) 2:38.617s

4. Eddie Lew/Aaron Lim (Honda Jazz) 2:39.511s

5. Farriz Fauzy/Alif Hamdan (Honda City) 2:39.900s

6. Lai Wee Sing/Soh Kee Koon/Gilbert Ang (Toyota Altis) 2:40.201s

7. Fariqe Hairuman/Razak Mohoideen/Sutan Mustafa (Proton Satria Neo) 2:40.392s

8. Kenny Lee/Nick Mah/YS Lim (Suzuki Swift) 2:42.267s

9. Charles Dahout/Hiqmar Daniel/Calvin Wong (Proton Satria Neo) 2:42.280s

10. Tan Zhong Zheng/Mohd Henzee Hamzah (Honda Jazz) 2:42.699s

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