Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman
Malaysian motorcycle racer (born 1984)
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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.
| Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Malaysian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 October 1984 Klang, Selangor, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | ONEXOX TKKR SAG Racing Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Moto2 World Championship (2013–2015)
Azlan made his debut in the Moto2 class as the substitute rider for Yuki Takahashi 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 and Rafid Topan Sucipto.[1] He was the winner of the 2013 SuperSports 600cc Asia Road Racing Championship.[2]
In 2014, Azlan continued racing for the Idemitsu Honda Team Asia in the Moto2 World Championship, together with his new teammate, Takaaki Nakagami.[3] He remained with the team into 2015, when he recorded his best finish of fourth, at Motegi.
Prior to the 2016 Moto2 season, Azlan initially withdrew from the championship due to financial problems but later returned when JPMoto Malaysia was taken over by FGV Malaysia Racing. However, Azlan withdrew a second time due to further financial problems.
Return to ARRC (2016–present)
In 2016, Azlan 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.[4][5] He switched to Manual Tech KYT Team for 2017, partnering Ahmad Yudhistira.[6] He won the championship for the second time with 2 wins in Round 2 at Chang International Circuit and acquired 155 points.[7][8][9] For the following year he remained at the team, where he won a race at Suzuka and finished 3rd in the final standings.[10]
With the introduction of ASB1000 Class in the ARRC, Azlan was recruited by ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team for the inaugural season of the class, aboard a BMW S1000RR.[11] He was the winner of the first ASB1000 race ever at Sepang International Circuit (Round 1),[12] and further scored double victories in Round 3 at Chang International Circuit and Round 6 at Sepang International Circuit.[13][14][15] He is currently second in overall behind Australian former MotoGP rider Broc Parkes.
Supersport World Championship (2018)
Azlan briefly raced in 2018 Supersport World Championship at Chang International Circuit round as a replacement for Kenan Sofuoğlu at Kawasaki Puccetti Racing where he finished the race 16th.[16]
Career statistics
FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Pts |
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| 2013 | Moto2 | Moriwaki | QAT | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | INP | CZE | GBR | RSM 23 |
ARA Ret |
MAL 21 |
AUS 19 |
JPN 23 |
VAL 25 |
NC | 0 | |
| 2014 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 18 |
AME 18 |
ARG 21 |
SPA 24 |
FRA 24 |
ITA 27 |
CAT 19 |
NED Ret |
GER 28 |
INP 20 |
CZE 28 |
GBR 25 |
RSM 32 |
ARA 19 |
JPN 24 |
AUS DNS |
MAL 20 |
VAL 27 |
NC | 0 |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 18 |
AME 19 |
ARG 17 |
SPA 21 |
FRA 19 |
ITA 15 |
CAT 19 |
NED 16 |
GER Ret |
INP 11 |
CZE 23 |
GBR 19 |
RSM 13 |
ARA 14 |
JPN 4 |
AUS 21 |
MAL 16 |
VAL DNS |
23rd | 24 |
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Asia Superbike 1000
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
ARRC Supersports 1000 Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos | Pts | ||||||
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| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 2023 | BMW | CHA 2 |
CHA 3 |
SEP 2 |
SEP 3 |
SUG Ret |
SUG 11 |
MAN 5 |
MAN C |
ZHU 3 |
ZHU 3 |
CHA 4 |
CHA 4 |
4th | 146 |
| 2024 | BMW | CHA 1 |
CHA 5 |
ZHU 2 |
ZHU C |
MOT 5 |
MOT 4 |
MAN 10 |
MAN DNS |
SEP 2 |
SEP 4 |
CHA Ret |
CHA 5 |
5th | 126 |
| 2025 | BMW | CHA 7 |
CHA 6 |
SEP 7 |
SEP 5 |
MOT 7 |
MOT 6 |
MAN 4 |
MAN 1 |
SEP DNS |
SEP DNS |
CHA |
CHA |
6th* | 96* |
