Malaysian Cub Prix 2025 Round 6 - Sepang (South)
Malaysian Cub Prix 2025 Round 6
Sepang Circuit | Selangor | Malaysia
36°31'59.4"N 140°13'35.8"E
Sepang South Circuit is a curious little beast. It’s short, technical, and brutal in the midday heat — a place where rhythm matters more than horsepower, and mistakes are punished before you can even blink. The PETRONAS Malaysian Cub Prix Championship rolled into town for Round 6 of the 2025 season, bringing the usual mix of chaos, noise, and national pride.
This wasn’t one of those weekends where the crowd had to wait long for drama. From the first practice session, it was clear that the Yamaha and Honda camps had arrived armed to the teeth. By Sunday afternoon, under a sun that felt like a personal attack, the races were decided by skill, nerve, and a whole lot of tyre management.
Ahmad Afif Amran once again proved why he’s the man everyone’s chasing in CP150. Riding for PETRONAS Sprinta Yamaha CKJ Racing, Afif delivered a masterclass in pace and precision, clocking a race time of 14 minutes 03.643 seconds. It was his latest addition to a string of wins that are making the 2025 championship look increasingly one-sided.
His teammate, Md Akid Aziz, tried to keep him honest and finished second in 14 minutes 11.228 seconds, just ahead of Honda’s Azroy Hakeem Anuar at 14 minutes 11.319 seconds. The gap between second and third was so small you could have fit a front wheel between them. But by that point, Afif was long gone — a blur of blue and white disappearing into the final corner.
Sepang South demands precision. It’s a 2.6-kilometre snake of tight hairpins and tricky cambers that tests throttle control like nowhere else on the calendar. Watching Afif attack Turn 4 — the corner that eats lesser riders for breakfast — you could see exactly why he’s dominating. He wasn’t just fast; he was calm, almost detached, as if racing existed in slow motion for him.
Akid’s second place added another strong result to Yamaha’s tally, while Honda’s Azroy Hakeem fought tooth and nail to salvage a podium that keeps his title hopes mathematically alive. Behind them, the mid-pack was its usual mayhem: elbows out, knees in, and more near-misses than anyone could count.
In the CP125 class, the young guns put on a show that had the crowd shouting themselves hoarse. Md Izam Ikmal Izamli took a deserved victory with a time of 10 minutes 50.980 seconds, after an intense battle that saw three different leaders within the first six laps. His calm under pressure was impressive, especially with Md Syamil Amsyar Md Iffende breathing down his neck right to the line. Syamil finished second, just fractions ahead of Yamaha RCB AHM Motor’s Md Idlan Haqimi Raduan, who completed the podium.
The CP125 category is where the future of Malaysian racing is being forged, and it shows. The racing is clean but ruthless, the margins impossibly fine. One tiny mistake — one missed shift or one brake marker too late — and you’re out of the top five before you know it. Izam’s win didn’t just earn him valuable points; it sent a clear message to the paddock that he’s maturing fast.
Down in the Wira KBS class, the youngest riders once again proved that fear is optional. The level of talent this year is extraordinary — riders who haven’t even finished school yet are sliding bikes into corners at angles that would make Moto2 mechanics wince. The class may not grab headlines like CP150, but for anyone paying attention, it’s the most exciting category to watch.
Off the track, Sepang South was its usual carnival of colour. Fans poured in from Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, and all over the Klang Valley, armed with umbrellas, snacks, and a seemingly unlimited supply of enthusiasm. Food stalls did a roaring trade selling nasi lemak, iced Milo, and fried bananas as race bikes screamed past just a few metres away. It’s this mix of racing and community that keeps the Cub Prix spirit alive — the unmistakable sense that this championship belongs to the people.
By the end of the weekend, the championship picture looked familiar but increasingly tense. Afif Amran’s win gives him a comfortable lead in CP150, but Akid Aziz is refusing to back down, and Azroy Hakeem’s consistency means he’s still in the fight. In CP125, Izam’s victory tightens the standings considerably, with Syamil and Idlan close enough to make the next round at Jasin, Melaka a must-watch.
What makes the Malaysian Cub Prix so captivating is that it’s both accessible and fiercely competitive. These are underbone machines — 150cc or less — but they’re tuned and ridden to within an inch of their lives. The stakes might be smaller on paper, but to the riders, teams, and fans, this is everything. It’s national pride on two wheels, compressed into races that last just fifteen minutes but feel like a lifetime when you’re in them.
Cheeky Moto has been covering this championship long enough to know that no two rounds ever play out the same. Sepang South, with its deceptive simplicity, rewarded the riders who could think fast and stay cool. The ones who didn’t? They’ll be going home sunburned, sore, and plotting revenge in Melaka.
The 2025 season still has plenty of racing left, but Round 6 may well be remembered as the turning point — the weekend when Afif Amran cemented his status as the man to beat, and when young names like Izam and Syamil announced that they’re coming for the throne sooner rather than later.
If you ever find yourself near a Cub Prix round, go. Forget the big circuits and international glamour for a weekend. Stand by the fence, feel the vibration of those little engines at full song, and watch as riders barely out of their teens wrestle bikes with a kind of passion that money can’t buy. That’s Malaysian motorsport at its purest. And at Sepang South, it was absolutely on fire.
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Richard is a motorcycle photographer based in Malaysia and he is the founder of cheekymoto.com
