Hafizh Syahrin

Hafizh Syahrin is a Malaysian motorcycle racer, born in Selangor on 5 May 1994. ¹ In 2018 he became the first Southeast Asian to race in the MotoGP category. ¹

Born and raised in Selangor, Syahrin began racing pocket bikes at the age of nine and dominated the category, acquiring the nickname "King of Pocket Bikes". ¹ He made his debut in the Malaysian Cub Prix championship in 2007 and progressed through national and Asian road-racing series. ¹

As a wildcard at the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix, Syahrin led his home Moto2 race in the middle stages and was classified third after Anthony West's results were annulled for doping. ¹ Riding full-time for Petronas Raceline Malaysia in Moto2 from 2014, he took further podiums at San Marino — second, after Dominique Aegerter's disqualification — and Japan in 2017, finishing tenth that season. ¹ Signed by Monster Yamaha Tech3 for 2018 after Jonas Folger withdrew for health reasons, he raced two MotoGP seasons, on Yamaha machinery and then on a factory-spec KTM, with a best result of ninth place in Argentina. ¹ After two further Moto2 seasons he moved to the Superbike World Championship, racing for MIE Honda in 2022–2023 and in JDT Racing Team colours on a Ducati in 2024. ¹

Syahrin's arrival in MotoGP in February 2018 made him the first Malaysian, and the first Southeast Asian, to compete in the premier category of Grand Prix motorcycle racing. ^{2 1} He is nicknamed "El Pescao". ¹

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