Doha, November 07 (QNA) - Malaysian rider Qabil Irfan won Race 1 of the sixth and final round of the Idemitsu Moto4 Asia Cup in Qatar, held alongside the Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar, the 20th round of the 2026 MotoGP World Championship.
Irfan took victory at Lusail International Circuit in a race featuring 18 riders, clocking 19 minutes, 38.271 seconds. He finished just 0.010 seconds ahead of Indonesia's Resky Yusuf, who took second place in 19:38.281. Japan's Waku Kunitate finished third in 19:38.470.
Indonesia's Bintang Pranata was listed fourth in 19:38.681, followed by compatriot Oha Badly in fifth in 19:38.735.
The victory earned Irfan 25 points, taking his season total to 123 and placing him fourth in the championship standings. He is now just 14 points behind Kunitate, who occupies third place with 137 points, keeping Irfan in contention for a place on the championship podium.
The battle for the overall title remains between Japan's Hayato Chishiki, the championship leader, and Indonesia's Bintang Pranata, who is second in the standings. Chishiki leads with 161 points despite retiring from Saturday's opening race.
Pranata finished fourth in the race, earning 13 points and taking his season tally to 142. He has therefore cut the gap to Chishiki to 19 points ahead of Sunday's second and final race of the Qatar round, which will bring the Asian championship to a close. (QNA)