Super GT Race returns to shake up Sepang Circuit in 2025
Perhaps not many are aware, but Malaysia was once the official location for the Super GT race, starting from 2000 and ending in 2013.
After 11 years of silence, the Super GT race is set to return and shake up the PETRONAS Sepang International Circuit for three seasons, from 2025 to 2027.
In relation to this, a signing ceremony for the agreement took place this afternoon between HARO Sports & Entertainment as the rights holder and promoter for the Malaysian leg of Super GT and GT Association (GTA) as the rights holder for Super GT.
The agreement was signed by Fahrizal Hasan (HARO Sports & Entertainment) and Masaaki Bandoh (President & CEO of GTA), and witnessed by YB Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan, the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture.
Also present at the signing event were Azhan Shafriman Hanif, CEO of the PETRONAS Sepang International Circuit, and S. N. Nanthan, Secretary General of the Motorsports Association of Malaysia (MAM).
Malaysia remains the only location outside of Japan for the 2025 racing season, after the last Super GT race outside Japan was held in Thailand in 2019.
Here are the locations for the Autobacs Super GT 2025 races:
Opening Round (April 12-13) – Okayama International Circuit
Second Round (May 3-4) – Fuji Speedway
Third Round (June 27-28) – PETRONAS Sepang International Circuit
Fourth Round (August 2-3) – Fuji Speedway
Fifth Round (August 23-24) – Suzuka Circuit
Sixth Round (September 20-21) – Sportsland Sugo
Seventh Round (October 18-19) – Autopolis International Racing Course
Eighth Round (November 1-2) – Mobility Resort Motegi
Super GT consists of two main classes, namely GT500 featuring manufacturers such as Toyota, Honda, and Nissan, while the GT300 class comprises Subaru and Lexus participants.
This prestigious race was supposed to make a comeback in 2020, but it had to be canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Interestingly, the Super GT teams and drivers describe the Malaysian rounds as a unique and quite challenging experience in track racing due to the extreme heat and unpredictable heavy rains, unlike the usual conditions experienced in Japan.
Super GT 2025 will bring various attractions for its fans, such as Race Ambassadors, open pit sessions, pit walks, grid walks, and the Circuit Safari, where fans have the opportunity to experience the action on the track up close.
