MSF Merdeka Race 2025 Set To Feature 111-Lap Enduro And More

MSF Merdeka Race 2025 slated for this Sunday (Aug 31) marks the annual event's eighth running at the Petronas SIC.

Heads up for local motorsports fans, the MSF Merdeka Race 2025 organised by the Malaysia Speed Festival racing series kicks off this weekend at the Petronas Sepang International Circuit (SIC).

The event is opened to the public on Merdeka Day (Aug 31) this Sunday from 10AM to 11PM, and tickets are priced at RM35 per person, whereas children aged below 12 enjoy free admission. Ticket purchases also include access to both the paddocks and pits.

There will be plenty of four- and two-wheeled racing competitions held, including the MSF SuperTurismo Merdeka 111 Endurance Race headliner.

Marking its eighth annual edition, MSF Merdeka Race 2025 event sees the MSF SuperTurismo Merdeka 111 Endurance Race held as its headliner. The 111-lap enduro is a heightened challenge from last year’s 99-lap running and will last for roughly five hours.

A total of six categories will be contested, and the prize pool sees overall winners taking home RM5,000 plus a trophy. Overall runners-up, on the other hand, will win RM3,000, whilst those placing third overall will win RM2,000 instead, not forgetting trophies too.

Besides that, MSF Merdeka Race 2025 will also host 40-minute races for the SuperSeries, Tuner Production, the SkillDRVN One Make Race, and the Campro Cup categories. The Saga Cup and Myvi Cup will both instead run 75-minute races as well.

Also part of MSF Merdeka Race 2025 is a special 75-minute race for the popular Myvi Cup category.

Four-wheel racing aside, MSF Merdeka Race 2025 event will also feature several two-wheeled competition held under the MotoMSF banner. Leading things here is a 33-lap main endurance event – also lengthened from last year’s 12-lap run.

This event is opened to MotoMSF Superbikes teams who are required to run two riders and two motorcycles. They are also subjected to mandatory pitstops plus rider changes in the endurance race mentioned, which is projected to run for 90 minutes.

The prize pool for this two-wheeled endurance event sees RM8,000 up for grabs by overall winners, as well as RM5,000 and RM3,000 for overall runners-up and second runners-up respectively. All will also earn coveted trophies here too.

Besides trophies, overall winners and runners-ups are all vying for cash prizes too.

That aside, a key new two-wheeled competition added this year too is the American V-Twin Cup by Prodigy Racing. It features Harley-Davidson and Indian Motorcycle race machines with displacements up to 2,000 cc competing in a 7-lap sprint race.

As for race times, things kick off with the American V-Twin Cup detailed, followed by the MotoMSF Superbikes 33-lap enduro. The MSF SuperTurismo Merdeka 111 Endurance Race is slated to commence at 5PM.