Naquib Azlan
Malaysian racing driver (born 2000)
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Muhammad Naquib bin Nor Azlan (born 18 September 2000) is a Malaysian racing driver and sim racer who currently competes in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia for Team Porsche Malaysia.
Malaysian2024–25
2022–24TGR GR86/BRZ Cup
Thailand Super Series
Malaysian Championship Series
2025Thailand Super Series - Supercar GT4
TGR GR86/BRZ Cup - Clubman
| Naquib Azlan | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Born | 18 September 2000 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia |
| Previous series | |
| 2025 2024–25 2022–24 | TGR GR86/BRZ Cup Thailand Super Series Malaysian Championship Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2025 2025 | Thailand Super Series - Supercar GT4 TGR GR86/BRZ Cup - Clubman |
Career
Early career
Unlike the vast majority of professional racing drivers, Naquib did not begin his racing career via karting, but instead made his first foray into motorsport through competitive sim racing in 2020. His success in eRacing GP events, organized and overseen by Alex Yoong, led Naquib and his brother Nabil to be taken in as protégés of the former Formula One driver.[1] In esports, Naquib has represented Malaysia twice in the FIA Motorsport Games, and is a two-time champion on Assetto Corsa in the Asia Pacific Motorsport Championship.[2][3]
Naquib made his debut in real-life motorsport in 2021 after being selected as a member of the Gazoo Racing Young Talent Development Program in September 2020, operated by the Malaysian arm of Toyota.[4] With the support of Toyota Malaysia and its affiliated importer Wing Hin, which operates the eponymous Wing Hin Motorsports racing team, Naquib spent the next three seasons competing exclusively in local-level production car races, driving a Toyota Vios largely alongside teammates Mitchell Cheah Min Jie and Tengku Djan Ley (the latter of whom he would go on to win the Sepang 1000 km endurance race with in 2022.)[5]
After racing abroad for the first time in a round of the Idemitsu Super Endurance series at Buriram in late 2023, Naquib pivoted to Thailand for a full-time campaign in the Thailand Super Series alongside Cheah in 2024.[6] He moved up to GT4-class competition mid-season, competing in a Toyota GR Supra GT4, and went on to win the championship title in GT4 the following year alongside a championship-winning campaign in the Clubman class of the Japanese Toyota Gazoo Racing GR86/BRZ Cup, where he was coached by Toyota factory driver Masahiro Sasaki.[7]
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia
Following the 2025 season and a title in the Porsche Esports Sprint Challenge Malaysia, Naquib was selected for an audition in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Talent Pool assessment in view of a race seat for the 2026 season. After setting the fastest lap time of the test, beating out internationally established drivers including Akshay Bohra, Kaleb Ngatoa, and the eventually selected Alex Sawer and Liu Ruiqi, Naquib was confirmed to compete for the Earl Bamber Motorsport-operated Team Porsche Malaysia for 2026 in what would become his debut in international motorsport.[8]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | TGR Festival Vios Challenge - Rookie | Toyota Gazoo Racing Malaysia | 6 | 3 | 3 | ? | 5 | 101 | 1st |
| Sepang 1000 km - M-Production | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| 2022 | Malaysian Championship Series - M-Production | Wing Hin Motorsports | 6 | 0 | ? | ? | 4 | 57 | 3rd |
| TGR Festival Vios Challenge - Sporting | Axle Sports | 6 | 5 | 3 | ? | 5 | 108 | 1st | |
| MSF Merdeka Race - Standard Production | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd | ||
| Sepang 1000 km - M-Production | Toyota Gazoo Racing Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | |
| 2023 | Malaysian Championship Series - M-Production | Wing Hin Motorsports | 6 | 1 | 0 | ? | 2 | ? | 3rd |
| Idemitsu Super Endurance Southeast Asia Trophy - D3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ? | ? | ||
| TGR Festival Vios Challenge - Super Sporting | Toyota Gazoo Racing Malaysia | 6 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 49 | 6th | |
| Sepang 1000 km - M-Production | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
| 2024 | Thailand Super Series - Super Compact | Wing Hin Motorsports | 8 | 1 | ? | 0 | 4 | 104 | 2nd |
| Thailand Super Series - Supercar GT4 | 6 | 1 | ? | 1 | 6 | 109 | 4th | ||
| Malaysian Championship Series - M-Production | 6 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Idemitsu Super Endurance Thailand 25 Hours - D4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd | ||
| TGR Festival Vios Challenge - Super Sporting | TGR Team Axle Sports | 6 | 1 | ? | ? | 2 | 95 | 1st | |
| Sepang 1000 km - M-Production | Toyota Gazoo Racing Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 7th | |
| 2025 | Thailand Super Series - Supercar GT4 | Wing Hin Motorsports | 10 | 3 | 5 | ? | 9 | 177 | 1st |
| TGR GR86/BRZ Cup - Clubman | Wing Hin Motorsports × Moty's | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 107 | 1st | |
| GR86 Cup Malaysia Series | Stratos Motorsports | 4 | 1 | ? | ? | 2 | ? | ? | |
| Toyota Gazoo Racing Vios Challenge - Super Sporting | Toyota Gazoo Racing Malaysia | 6 | 2 | 2 | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| 2026 | Porsche Carrera Cup Asia | Team Porsche Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2* | 15th* |
| Super Taikyū - ST-Z | Wing Hin Motorsports Japan |
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Asia results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)