2025 12 Hours of Malaysia
The 2025 12 Hours of Malaysia (formally known as the 2025 Michelin 12 Hours of Malaysia), was the first running of the event, an endurance race that took place at the Sepang International Circuit on 6 December 2025. The race was the first round of the 2025–26 24H Series Middle East.
Schedule
| Date | Time (local: MST) | Event | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 5 December | 11:00 - 13:00 | Free Practice | 2 Hours |
| 16:00 - 16:55 | Qualifying | 3x15 Minutes | |
| Saturday, 6 December | 10:00 - 22:00 | Race | 12 Hours |
| Source:[1] | |||
Entries
The entry list was announced on 25 November 2025, and featured 17 entries over 5 classes – 10 in GT3, 1 in GTX, 4 in 992, 1 in GT4 and 1 in TCX.[2]
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Qualifying
Qualifying was split into three parts with the average of the best times per qualifying session determined the starting order. Climax Racing secured pole position with a combined average time of 2:04.556.[4]
Qualifying results
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT3 Pro/Am | 999 | Climax Racing | 2:04.556 |
| 2 | GT3 Pro | 10 | Absolute Racing | 2:04.573 |
| 3 | GT3 Am | 87 | Origine Motorsport | 2:04.867 |
| 4 | GT3 Pro/Am | 26 | Winhere B-Quik Absolute Racing | 2:05.550 |
| 5 | GT3 Pro/Am | 93 | Ajith Redant Racing | 2:06.136 |
| 6 | GT3 Am | 65 | Viper Niza Racing | 2:06.215 |
| 7 | GT3 Pro/Am | 60 | LM corsa | 2:06.624 |
| 8 | GT3 Pro | 63 | Leipert Motorsport | 2:07.607 |
| 9 | 992 Pro | 909 | Red Camel-Jordans.nl | 2:09.330 |
| 10 | 992 Pro | 921 | Mühlner Motorsport | 2:09.379 |
| 11 | 992 Am | 666 | 610 Racing | 2:12.072 |
| 12 | 992 Am | 216 | Modena Motorsports | 2:13.167 |
| 13 | GT4 | 445 | Cerny Motorsport | 2:17.709 |
| 14 | GTX | 701 | Vortex V8 | 2:17.780 |
| 15 | TCX | 102 | AsBest Racing | 2:26.805 |
| 16 | GT3 Am | 69 | Continental Racing with Simpson Motorsport | No time established |
| 17 | GT3 Pro/Am | 91 | Herberth Motorsport | No time established |
| Source:[5] | ||||
Race
The race was won overall by the No. 87 Origine Motorsport Porsche followed by the No. 10 Absolute Racing Porsche in second and the No. 69 Continental Racing with Simpson Motorsport Audi in third.[6] The No. 91 Herbeth Motorsport Porsche crossed the line first but was handed a four-lap penalty for a drive time infringement of its two Bronze-rated drivers, Dressler and Bohn.[7]
Race results
Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | GT3 Am | 87 | Origine Motorsport | Liu Hangcheng Lu Wei Ye Hongli Yuan Bo |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 319 | 12:00:53.438 |
| Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 2 | GT3 Pro | 10 | Absolute Racing | Antares Au Loek Hartog Patric Niederhauser |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 319 | +33.214 |
| Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 3 | GT3 Am | 69 | Continental Racing with Simpson Motorsport | Alexander Bukhantsov Damian Ciosek Vasily Vladykin James Winslow |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | 317 | +2 laps |
| Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 4 | GT3 Pro/Am | 91 | Herberth Motorsport | Ralf Bohn Constantin Dressler Alfred Renauer Robert Renauer |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 315 | +4 laps |
| Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 5 | GT3 Pro/Am | 999 | Climax Racing | Li Lichao Tanart Sathienthirakul Elias Seppänen Mike Zhou |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 315 | +4 laps |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 6 DNF |
GT3 Pro/Am | 26 | Winhere B-Quik Absolute Racing | Deng Yi Alessandro Ghiretti Henk Kiks "Vincenzo Ricci" |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | 315 | +4 laps |
| Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 7 | GT3 Pro/Am | 93 | Ajith Redant Racing | Kobe de Breucker Ajith Kumar Ayrton Redant Yannick Redant |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 311 | +8 laps |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 8 | GT3 Am | 65 | Viper Niza Racing | Dominic Ang Douglas Khoo Melvin Moh |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 311 | +8 laps |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| 9 | GT3 Pro | 63 | Leipert Motorsport | Axel Bengtsson Hampus Ericsson Marcus Ericsson Thomas Karlsson |
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | 307 | +12 laps |
| Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | |||||||
| 10 | 992 Pro | 909 | Red Camel-Jordans.nl | Ivo Breukers Luc Breukers Rik Breukers Adrian Flack |
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 305 | +14 laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 11 | 992 Am | 216 | Modena Motorsports | Christian Chia Benny Simonsen John Shen Francis Tjia |
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 303 | +16 laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 12 DNF |
GT3 Pro/Am | 60 | LM corsa | Kei Nakanishi Dominik Schwager Shigekazu Wakisaka |
Ferrari 296 GT3 | 289 | +30 laps |
| Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
| 13 | 992 Am | 666 | 610 Racing | Cao Qikuan Li Lin Lu Zhiwei Yang Haojie |
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 285 | +34 laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 14 | 992 Pro | 921 | Mühlner Motorsport | Bayley Hall Liang Jiatong Paul Meijer Valters Zviedris |
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 283 | +36 laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 15 | GT4 | 445 | Cerny Motorsport | Bryce Fullwood Damien Hamilton Spencer Propper Alec Udell |
BMW M4 GT4 (G82) | 273 | +46 laps |
| BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin Turbo I6 | |||||||
| 16 | TCX | 102 | AsBest Racing | Lutz Obermann Pia Ohlsson Sebastian Schemmann Junichi Umemoto |
Cupra TCR DSG | 261 | +58 laps |
| Volkswagen EA888 2.0 L I4 | |||||||
| 17 DNF |
GTX | 701 | Vortex V8 | Lionel Amrouche Philippe Bonnel Victor Moutinho |
Vortex 2.0 | 168 | Gearbox |
| Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | |||||||
| Source:[8] | |||||||
References
- ^ "TIME SCHEDULE MICHELIN 12H MALAYSIA". 24H Series. 19 November 2025. Archived from the original on 4 December 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ Euwema, Davey (25 November 2025). "21 Cars Entered for 12H Malaysia". Sportscar365. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST MICHELIN 12H MALAYSIA 2025". 24H Series. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (5 December 2025). "Climax Racing AMG Sets Pole For Inaugural 12H Malaysia". Dailysportscar. Archived from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "1st Michelin 12H MALAYSIA 2025 Combined Qualification Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ Euwema, Davey (6 December 2025). "Origine Porsche Wins 12H Malaysia After Herberth Penalty". Sportscar365. Archived from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Origine Motorsport vainqueur des 12 H. de Malaisie après la pénalité d'Herberth Motorsport". Endurance Info (in French). Archived from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "1st Michelin 12H MALAYSIA 2025 Race Final Result" (PDF). getraceresults.com. 6 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.