Khairul Idham Pawi

Khairul Idham Pawi (born 20 September 1998) is a Malaysian motorcycle racer. He is the youngest non-European to win a Grand Prix, accomplishing this feat in the Argentine race of the 2016 Moto3 World Championship, aged just 17.[1]

Khairul Idham Pawi
Khairul in 2015
NationalityMalaysian
Born (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998
Kampung Gajah, Perak, Malaysia
Bike number89
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years20172019
ManufacturersKalex
Championships0
2019 championship position30th (3 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
39 0 0 0 0 14
Moto3 World Championship
Active years20152016, 2020
ManufacturersHonda
Championships0
2020 championship position32nd (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
32 2 2 0 1 62

Career

Moto3 World Championship

He made his Grand Prix debut as wildcard at the 2015 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix, entered by Honda Team Asia, where he finished the race in 25th place.

In 2016, Pawi made his full-time debut in the 2016 Moto3 World Championship, once again riding the Honda of Honda Team Asia, alongside Japanese rider Hiroki Ono. Pawi won the second Grand Prix of the season in a wet Argentina race, becoming the youngest non-European rider to win a race, aged 17. Later in the season at the German Grand Prix, Pawi started from only 20th on the grid, but established himself as a wet-weather specialist, as he charged through to lead after just six laps. He took the win by over 11 seconds from Andrea Locatelli, moving up to 10th in the rider's standings. He finished the year 19th in the championship, with 62 points.

Moto2 World Championship

Following his two victories, for the 2017 Moto2 World Championship Pawi was promoted to partner Takaaki Nakagami in Idemitsu Honda Team Asia, replacing Ratthapark Wilairot in the Moto2 category. In just his second year in Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Pawi struggled to adjust to the bigger and faster bikes, scoring points in only two races during the season, finishing 27th in the standings, with 10 points.

Pawi stayed with Honda Asia Team for the 2018 Moto2 World Championship, this time partnered by Tetsuta Nagashima. Pawi had his worst season yet, only scoring one point during the season, a 15th place finish in France.

For the 2019 Moto2 World Championship, Pawi started off with a 13th place finish in Argentina, before suffering a Grade 3 open fracture of his little finger, in a crash during Friday practice at the 2019 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix.[2] He returned at the 2019 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix but withdrew after the Friday practice sessions due to the injury and missed the rest of the season.[3] He finished the season 30th and last in the standings, having only completed three races, and amassing 3 points in an injury-riddled season.

Second Moto3 World Championship stint

Being replaced in Moto2 by Somkiat Chantra, Pawi returned to Moto3 for the 2020 season, but struggled on the smaller bikes, and scored no points during the year.

In May 2021, following no offers from motorcycle grand prix racing teams, Pawi announced his surprise retirement, aged only 22.[4]

Malaysian Superbike Championship

In 2021, he made a comeback from retirement to join the TKKR Racing team for the remainder of the 2021 Malaysian superbike races, picking up two podiums, including a win. He finished the season in 4th place (out of 9 riders) with 72 points.[5]

Boon Siew Honda Malaysia

After a fantastic result back in Malaysia Superbike , Pawi made a return to the asia scene where he joins Boon Siew Honda Malaysia to race in Supersport Category partnering up with Azroy Hakeem Anuar and Helmi Azman riding the latest Honda CBR-600RR.[6]

Career statistics

Pre-Grand Prix career highlights

2012–11th, Malaysian Cub Prix WIRA Championship #45 Honda
2013–7th, Malaysian Cub Prix WIRA Championship #26 Honda
2013–4th, Asia Dream Cup #10 Honda CBR250R
2014–1st, Malaysian Cub Prix WIRA Championship #28 Honda
2014–1st, Asia Dream Cup #1 Honda CBR250R
2015–6th, FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship #98 Honda NSF250R
2016-19th, FIM Moto3 World Championship #89 Honda Team Asia
2017-27th, FIM Moto2 World Championship #89 Honda Team Asia

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts
2015 TSR Honda ALG
9
LMS
CAT1
CAT2
ARA1
ARA2
ALB
NAV
JER1
JER2
VAL1
VAL2
7
6th 99
Honda ALG
LMS
2
CAT1
2
CAT2
3
ARA1
9
ARA2
6
ALB
7
NAV
12
JER1
Ret
JER2
16
VAL1
10
VAL2
18

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2015 Moto3 Honda Honda Team Asia 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2016 Moto3 Honda Honda Team Asia 18 2 2 0 1 62 19th
2017 Moto2 Kalex Idemitsu Honda Team Asia 18 0 0 0 0 10 27th
2018 Moto2 Kalex Idemitsu Honda Team Asia 18 0 0 0 0 1 30th
2019 Moto2 Kalex Petronas Sprinta Racing 3 0 0 0 0 3 30th
2020 Moto3 Honda Petronas Sprinta Racing 13 0 0 0 0 0 32nd
Total 71 2 2 0 1 76

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto3 2015–2016, 2020 2015 Aragon 2016 Argentina 2016 Argentina 32 2 2 0 1 62 0
Moto2 2017–2019 2017 Qatar 39 0 0 0 0 14 0
Total 2015–2020 71 2 2 0 1 76 0

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Pos Pts
2015 Moto3 Honda QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER IND CZE GBR RSM ARA
25
JPN AUS MAL VAL NC 0
2016 Moto3 Honda QAT
22
ARG
1
AME
20
SPA
14
FRA
14
ITA
Ret
CAT
Ret
NED
Ret
GER
1
AUT
27
CZE
Ret
GBR
22
RSM
22
ARA
22
JPN
19
AUS
Ret
MAL
8
VAL
25
19th 62
2017 Moto2 Kalex QAT
28
ARG
24
AME
25
SPA
Ret
FRA
22
ITA
26
CAT
25
NED
26
GER
20
CZE
14
AUT
17
GBR
28
RSM
8
ARA
Ret
JPN
23
AUS
21
MAL
Ret
VAL
25
27th 10
2018 Moto2 Kalex QAT
23
ARG
24
AME
25
SPA
18
FRA
15
ITA
18
CAT
19
NED
19
GER
17
CZE
20
AUT
16
GBR
C
RSM
22
ARA
27
THA
21
JPN
22
AUS
16
MAL
17
VAL
Ret
30th 1
2019 Moto2 Kalex QAT
17
ARG
13
AME
17
SPA
DNS
FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE
WD
AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL 30th 3
2020 Moto3 Honda QAT
26
SPA
22
AND
20
CZE
22
AUT
DNS
STY RSM
21
EMI
24
CAT
24
FRA
19
ARA
27
TER
27
EUR
22
VAL
Ret
POR
28
32nd 0

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
2022 Honda CHA
5
CHA
5
SEP
2
SEP
3
SUG
12
SUG
9
SEP
8
SEP
5
CHA
8
CHA
12
6th 97
2023 Honda CHA
1
CHA
2
SEP
SEP
SUG
SUG
MAN
MAN
ZHU
ZHU
CHA
CHA
2nd* 45*

References

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