“At the beginning, I made a good start. After the first lap, I struggled to keep up with the front group. There was a slight deficiency in my exit corner and I had a little gap with the front group. Corner by corner, I lost a lot of time at the corner exit. But I tried to improve my exit corner during the race. I was able to follow the front group, but the rider from behind passed me in the third corner. For Race 2 tomorrow I will try to finish the race podium.”

“In the race, I made a good start and I stayed with the front group and led several laps. So that it was easy for me to maintain my position in front. In the last lap, I tried to win but was overtaken by two riders. I only managed to overtake one rider and managed to place myself on the podium position. For the next round in Mugello, I will do better than today. I want to thank the sponsors, Sepang Circuit, ZK Racing and ZK Racing crew, the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup staff, my family and everyone who supports me.”

RACE 1

1. Maximo Quiles, Spain (26:21.357)
2. Rico Salmela, Finland +0.260
3. Alvaro Carpe, Spain +0.415
4. Valentin Perrone, Argentina +0.671
5. Brian Uriarte, Spain +0.792
6. Hakim Danish, Malaysia +1.798

RACE 2

1. Brian Uriarte, Spain (26:21.440)
2. Maximo Quiles, Spain +0.048
3. Hakim Danish, Malaysia +0.328
4. Valentin Perrone, Argentina +0.348
5. Alvaro Carpe, Spain +0.617

CHAMPIONSHIP STANDING 

1. Maximo Quiles, Spain – 74 pts
2. Alvaro Carpe, Spain – 65 pts
3. Brian Uriarte, Spain – 62 pts
4. Valentin Perrone, Argentina – 55 pts
5. Hakim Danish, Malaysia – 53 pts