Absolute Racing returns to Sepang 12 Hours with title ambitions

This week, the Absolute Racing team will go to the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia to compete in the Sepang 12 Hours, Asia's longest endurance race, with the goal of winning the championship.

In this competition, the team will send two strong teams, the No. 26 B-Quik Absolute Racing team and the No. 5 HZO Fortis team, to fully meet this 12-hour extreme challenge.

Strong return, full fight for the championship

In the 2024 season, the Sepang 12 Hours will resume the full 12-hour race system. The No. 26 Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II of the B-Quik Absolute Racing team successfully landed on the podium in the fierce competition.

This year, the team lineup is still strong, with three TSS Super Series GT3 champions Henk Kiks, Akash Nandy and Sandy Stuvik joining forces. Among them, Kiks and Nandy staged an amazing comeback in last year's competition and jointly pushed the team to the podium.

In the 2024 season, the No. 26 car was hit by an opponent at the start, not only losing control and falling out of the competition, but also losing two laps due to a tire blow. But in the next 12 hours, Kiks and his teammates fought hard, chasing all the way, and finally won the third place in the whole field.

Three champion drivers with both experience and speed

As the team leader, Kiks is experienced and has won the annual championship of the TSS Super Series GT3 category, and led B-Quik Racing to win the "GT Cup" category championship in the 2016 Sepang 12 Hours Endurance Race.

Nandy is a rising star in the Asian GT3 race in recent years. The former TSS Super Series GT3 champion won the overall championship in the first season of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Cup. As a local Malaysian driver, he knows the Sepang Circuit very well and has won many races here. There will also be a large number of fans cheering for him.

Stuvik is a three-time TSS Super Series GT3 champion and won the runner-up in the 2024 season with his new teammate. His joining will undoubtedly add more competitiveness to the No. 26 car group.

HZO Fortis Team returns to GT3 Am category

In addition to the No. 26 car, Absolute Racing will also send the No. 5 Audi R8 LMS Evo II to compete for the HZO Fortis team. The team consists of Malaysian drivers Haziq Oh, Hairie Oh and their coach Aaron Lim, aiming directly at the GT3 Am category championship.

The three drivers made their GT3 debut at the Sepang 12 Hours last year, showing strong competitiveness. As champions of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia -- Lamborghini Cup category, they experienced severe tests on the 5.5-kilometer FIA-certified Grade 1 track and finally won fourth place in the GT3 Am category and 11th place overall.

With the experience of the 2024 season, especially the runner-up in the GT3 Am category at the Shanghai 8 Hours, the three local drivers of the HZO Fortis team are looking forward to going one step further this year and challenging for a better overall ranking and category championship.

The Absolute Team believes that the two teams sent out this year still have a chance to challenge for the championship. The 2025 Sepang 12 Hours will be held on March 15 (Saturday), starting at 10:15 am and ending at 22:15 that evening.

2025 Sepang 12 Hours
Race schedule (Beijing time)
March 14 (Friday)
09:10-10:40 First free practice session
11:30-13:00 Second free practice session
15:00-16:55 Qualifying

March 15 (Saturday)
10:15-22:15 Race