Petronas MIE Racing Honda announce their WorldSSP lineup
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Kaito Toba and Syarifuddin Azman will ride for the Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team in 2025.
As well as announcing their World Superbike lineup the Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team has confirmed their World Supersport entry.
Former Asia Talent Cup Champion, Kaito Toba, will return to World Supersport for a second season. The Japanese rider has a vast amount of experience from the Grand Prix junior classes, to Moto3 and now World Supersport.
In 2024 Toba finished the season in 23rd place in the Championship with 21 points. The 24-year-old will continue with the Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team in 2025.
"I'd like to thank Midori Moriwaki for trusting in me and extending our collaboration into 2025," Kaito Toba said. "I'm really looking forward to another season with the team and the aim is to build on what we learned in 2024 and score consistent, solid results. We will make the most of each round as we work to fine tune the CBR and prove our competitiveness. I'm counting down the days to the first test at Jerez!"
On the other side of the garage, Syarifuddin Azman will enter the World Supersport Championship. The Malaysian rider will become a rookie in 2025 and arrives in the series with experience in the CEV Moto3, the JuniorGP World Championship and the Moto3 World Championship.
"I am really happy to debut in World Supersport with the PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team," Azman stated. "My target for the season will be to gain a lot of valuable experience, considering this is my first year in the category.
"I will try to understand where and how to improve, race by race, and will work as hard as I can. I feel ready and am super excited about the prospect of jumping on the bike. It's a great opportunity for me, and I want to thank the team, Honda and PETRONAS for making it possible."
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