Zaqhwan Zaidi
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| Nationality |  Malaysian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 July 1995 Selangor, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 51 & 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zaqhwan Zaidi (born 20 July 1995, in Selangor) is a Malaysian motorcycle racer.[1][2] He has ridden in the MFJ All Japan Road Race JSB1000 Championship, aboard a Honda CBR1000RR and the Asia Road Race SS600 Championship, aboard a Honda CBR600RR. He won the SS600 title in the Asia Road Racing Championship in 2014 and again in 2016.[3][4]
Zaidi won the Asia Superbike Championship title in his first year of competing in 2022.[1] At the Asia Road Racing Championship in 2025, Zaidi took a double podium spot in the opening round.[5]
Career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Moto2 | Suter | Technomag carXpert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Suter | JPMoto Malaysia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Races by year
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Moto2 | Suter | QAT | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | INP | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | MAL DNS |
AUS | JPN | VAL | NC | 0 | |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Suter | QAT 23 |
AME Ret |
ARG 27 |
SPA 26 |
FRA 25 |
ITA Ret |
CAT | NED | GER | INP | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 |
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
(key)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Honda | AUS | SPA | NED | ITA | GBR | MAL 9 |
SMR | POR | SPA | FRA | QAT | 24th | 7 |
Asia Superbike 1000
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 1 |
CHA 2 |
SEP 4 |
SEP 2 |
SUG 2 |
SUG 4 |
SEP 8 |
SEP 3 |
CHA 5 |
CHA 5 |
1st | 157 | ||
| 2023 | Honda | CHA 3 |
CHA 2 |
SEP 3 |
SEP 5 |
SUG 11 |
SUG 3 |
MAN 3 |
MAN C |
ZHU 2 |
ZHU 2 |
CHA 3 |
CHA 3 |
3rd | 172 |
| 2024 | Honda | CHA 3 |
CHA 6 |
ZHU | ZHU | MOT 6 |
MOT 5 |
MAN 8 |
MAN 4 |
SEP 5 |
SEP 6 |
CHA 2 |
CHA 4 |
6th | 121 |
| 2025 | Honda | CHA 2 |
CHA 2 |
SEP 3 |
SEP 14 |
MOT 3 |
MOT 5 |
MAN 3 |
MAN 4 |
SEP 2 |
SEP 9 |
CHA 5 |
CHA 3 |
4th | 168 |
| 2026 | Honda | SEP 5 |
SEP 4 |
CHA 4 |
CHA 4 |
MOT 7 |
MOT 13 |
MAN |
MAN |
SEP |
SEP |
CHA |
CHA |
7th* | 49* |
Superbike World Championship
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | ||||
| 2025 | Honda | AUS DNQ |
AUS DNQ |
AUS DNQ |
POR Ret |
POR 21 |
POR 16 |
NED 17 |
NED 19 |
NED 22 |
ITA 20 |
ITA 22 |
ITA 20 |
CZE Ret |
CZE 22 |
CZE Ret |
EMI 17 |
EMI 18 |
EMI 17 |
GBR | GBR | GBR | HUN 18 |
HUN 17 |
HUN 17 |
FRA 15 |
FRA 19 |
FRA 18 |
ARA 20 |
ARA 19 |
ARA Ret |
POR | POR | POR | SPA 22 |
SPA 21 |
SPA 21 |
26th | 1 |
Suzuka 8 Hours results
| Year | Team | Riders | Bike | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |  Honda Asia Dream |
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Honda CBR1000RR-R SP | 7th |
| 2025 | Honda Asia-Dream Racing with Astemo |
 Nakarin Atiratphuvapat Azroy Hakeem |
Honda CBR1000RR-R SP | 10th |
References
- 1 2 "Zaqwhan Zaidi". WorldSBK.com. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ↑ Newman, Luke (19 February 2025). "This World Superbike rookie completed one lap throughout pre-season". BikeSport News. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ↑ newspaper (15 December 2014). "Zaqhwan Zaidi Captures PETRONAS FIM Asia Road Racing 600cc SuperSport Championship At Losail". Roadracing World Magazine | Motorcycle Riding, Racing & Tech News. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
- ↑ "ZAQHWAN ZAIDI CROWNED AS ASIAN CHAMPION FOR THE SECOND TIME – Idemitsu FIM Asia Road Racing Championship". Retrieved 15 June 2026.
- ↑ S. Saktesh (28 April 2025). "Zaidi savours double podium spot in ARRC". The Star. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
External links
- Zaqhwan Zaidi on MotoGP.com
- Zaqhwan Zaidi on WorldSBK.com
- Tag Archive on GPMalaysia.com
- Tag Archive on Fastlenz.My
- Tag Archive on Sports247.My Archived 2023-11-29 at the Wayback Machine