After another eventful second day of drama-filled action at the fifth installation of the Formula 4 South East Asia (F4/SEA) Championship – certified by FIA, the young drivers were again back in action at the Buriram United International Circuit on Sunday. The day featured an early start for the young guns as they prepared for the final two races of the weekend.
With two race wins and three second place finishes, New Zealand’s Kahia was crowned the Fuji Xerox Star Driver Award as the Event 5 overall champion. Daniel Frost came in overall second following his one race win and four podium finishes. Presley Martono’s three wins was enough to secure him third overall for the event.
“I’m really happy to have come away from the weekend as the overall winner and take home the Star Driver Award,” commented Kahia. “It’s definitely great for the championship, plus it is my first time for me! I am very very happy! Looking forward to Sepang, let’s hope we can repeat the success!”
Accolades for sixth race early on Sunday morning belonged to Indonesian Presley Martono (INA, Car #32) who notched up a hard-earned win ahead of New Zealand’s Faine Kahia (NZL, Car #55) and India’s Akash Gowda (IND, Car #33), the latter earning his second trip to the podium for the weekend. Singapore’s Danial Frost (SIN, Car #66) finished fourth, edging out Thai driver, Worawong Komarakul (THA, Car #7).
The seventh and final race of the weekend, which was held as the replacement for the one postponed following the typhoon at the second event (Clark International Speedway) last October proved to be the most intense. Having already collected the winner’s trophy in Race 6, Martono would make a return trip to the top of the podium with another hard-fought win.
Meanwhile, Malaysia’s Isyraf Danish (MAS, Car #19) finally came good with his impressive pace over the course of the weekend with an inspiring second place finish behind the Indonesian. Rounding off the podium was Frost who managed to overcome a difficult start to the race to finish in the bronze medal position. Fourth place went to Gowda who also faced difficulties in the high-attrition race, edging out Kahia who rounded off the top five.
With the conclusion of Event 5 at the Buriram United International Circuit in Thailand, the F4/SEA will head south of the border two weeks from now for the final event of the season from 20 -22 January 2017 at Sepang.
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