Khairul Idham Pawi

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Khairul Idham Pawi
Khairul Idham Pawi CEV Le Mans 2015.jpg
Khairul in 2015
NationalityMalaysian
Born (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 26)
Kampung Gajah, Perak, Malaysia
Bike number89
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years 20172019, 2024
Manufacturers Kalex
Championships 0
2024 championship positionNC (0 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
39000014
Moto3 World Championship
Active years 20152016, 2020
Manufacturers Honda
Championships 0
2020 championship position32nd (0 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
32220162
Supersport World Championship
Active years 2023
Manufacturers Honda
Championships 0
2024 championship position37th (3 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
2600003

Dato' 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]

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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]

Asia Road Racing Championship

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

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

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

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
2015 TSR Honda ALG
9
6th99
Honda LMS
2
CAT1
2
CAT2
3
ARA1
9
ARA2
6
ALB
7
NAV
12
JER1
Ret
JER2
16
VAL1
10
VAL2
18

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd
2015 Moto3 Honda Honda Team Asia100000NC
2016 Moto3 Honda Honda Team Asia1822016219th
2017 Moto2 Kalex Idemitsu Honda Team Asia1800001027th
2018 Moto2 Kalex Idemitsu Honda Team Asia180000130th
2019 Moto2 Kalex Petronas Sprinta Racing 30000330th
2020 Moto3 Honda Petronas Sprinta Racing 130000032nd
2024 Moto2 Kalex Petronas MIE Racing RW000000NC
Total71220176

By class

ClassSeasons1st GP1st Pod1st WinRaceWinPodiums Pole FLapPtsWChmp
Moto32015–2016, 2020 2015 Aragon 2016 Argentina 2016 Argentina 322201620
Moto22017–2019, 2024 2017 Qatar 390000140
2015–2020, 2024712201760

Races by year

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

YearClassBike1234567891011121314151617181920PosPts
2015 Moto3 Honda QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER IND CZE GBR RSM ARA
25
JPN AUS MAL VAL NC0
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
19th62
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
27th10
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
30th1
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 30th3
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
32nd0
2024 Moto2 Kalex QAT POR AME SPA FRA CAT ITA NED GER GBR AUT CAT RSM EMI INA JPN AUS THA MAL
DNS
SLD NC0

ARRC Supersports 600 Championship

Races by year

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

YearBike123456PosPts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
2022 Honda CHA
5
CHA
5
SEP
2
SEP
3
SUG
12
SUG
9
SEP
8
SEP
5
CHA
8
CHA
12
6th97
2023 Honda CHA
1
CHA
2
SEP
2
SEP
1
SUG
13
SUG
1
MAN
2
MAN
8
ZHU
4
ZHU
12
CHA
3
CHA
10
2nd185
2025 Honda CHA
13
CHA
7
SEP
SEP
MOT
MOT
MAN
MAN
TBA
TBA
CHA
CHA
11th*12*

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

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

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
2023 Honda AUS AUS INA INA NED NED SPA SPA ITA ITA GBR GBR ITA ITA CZE CZE FRA FRA SPA SPA POR POR SPA
21
SPA
19
NC0
2024 Honda AUS
15
AUS
23
SPA
28
SPA
29
NED
23
NED
20
ITA
21
ITA
24
GBR
25
GBR
23
CZE
22
CZE
Ret
POR
Ret
POR
19
FRA
15
FRA
29
ITA
Ret
ITA
26
SPA
21
SPA
26
POR
18
POR
17
SPA
15
SPA
19
37th3
2025 Honda AUS AUS POR POR NED NED ITA ITA CZE CZE EMI EMI GBR GBR HUN HUN FRA FRA ARA ARA POR POR SPA SPA NC*0*

* Season still in progress.

Suzuka 8 Hours results

YearTeamRidersBikePos
2025 Flag of Japan.svg Honda Suzuka Racing Team Flag of Malaysia.svg Khairul Idham Pawi
Flag of Japan.svg Kai Aota
Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Sugiyama
Honda CBR1000RR 14th

References

  1. Sports, Dorna. "A great day for Malaysia | MotoGP™". www.motogp.com.
  2. "Pawi undergoes second surgery on hand injury". Crash. August 13, 2019.
  3. "Moto2: Pawi return confirmed for Brno". Crash. July 31, 2019.
  4. Manila, Time Attack (May 13, 2021). "Khairul Idham Pawi retires from racing at only 22 years old".
  5. "MALAYSIA SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS MSBK600" (PDF). malaysiasbk.com. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  6. "Boon Siew Honda Malaysia - Motorcycles, Scooters, Sport Bikes".