B-Quik Absolute Racing produced a strong fightback across the second and final race of TSS The Super Series’ third round of the year, held at Sepang Circuit, overcoming a dramatic opening race to finish the weekend with a podium double, two GT3 AM victories and valuable championship points.
The Sepang weekend featured a landmark moment for TSS The Super Series, with Saturday evening’s Race 1 becoming the first-ever night race for the series. Run under the Sepang floodlights, the one-hour race created a spectacular new challenge for the Super Car (which saw GT3, GTM and GT4 combined) and delivered plenty of drama.
B-Quik Absolute Racing fielded its unchanged three-car GT3 line-up in Malaysia, with Dutch driver Henk Kiks and Frenchman Alessandro Ghiretti sharing the #26 Porsche 911 GT3 R EVO, Daniel Bilski and Sathaporn Veerachure in the #27 Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II, and Madagascar driver Iaro Razanakoto alongside Thai driver Sandy Stuvik in the #888 Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II.
The opening race brought mixed fortunes. After a difficult Bangsaen Grand Prix, Bilski and Veerachure bounced back strongly in the #27 Audi, running at the sharp end throughout the race before securing P3 overall and victory in GT3 AM.
It was a very different story for Kiks and Ghiretti and for Razanakoto and Stuvik. Both the #26 and #888 were eliminated in an early-race incident, leaving the team facing a long night to repair both cars ahead of Sunday’s second and final race.
The crew’s efforts paid off, with all three cars returning to the grid for Race 2 on early Sunday afternoon in hot and dry conditions.
Bilski and Max once again delivered in the #27, finishing P4 overall and P1 in GT3 AM. The result completed a perfect GT3 AM record at Sepang, with two wins from two races, while their overall results also gave them two podiums from two races. After leaving Bangsaen without a point, it was an impressive and important return to form for the pairing.
Razanakoto and Stuvik produced one of the strongest fightbacks of the weekend in the #888. After Saturday’s DNF, the pair were firmly in the battle for the overall victory throughout Sunday’s one-hour race, eventually taking P3 overall to secure a well-earned podium.
The #26 Porsche also battled back from early adversity. Kiks and Ghiretti suffered an early left-rear puncture, forcing an unscheduled pit stop after they had been forced to trundle around for more than half a lap with the tyre deflating. Despite dropping down the order, the pair pushed hard to recover positions and eventually finished P6 overall, securing their first points of the Sepang weekend.
The result meant all three B-Quik Absolute Racing cars scored points in Sunday’s final race, transforming a difficult opening day into a much stronger conclusion to the weekend.
Sepang therefore proved to be a weekend of highs, lows and plenty of action for B-Quik Absolute Racing. The team experienced the excitement of TSS’s first-ever night race, bounced back from two Saturday retirements, secured two GT3 AM wins, two overall podiums and valuable championship points, and demonstrated the resilience of both its drivers and crew.
With the next round still ahead, the team leaves Sepang with plenty of positives to build on from a weekend that demanded everything from the drivers, engineers and crew.
