# Sepang Racing Team

The Sepang Racing Team (formerly known as SIC Racing Team) was a Malaysian Grand Prix motorcycle racing team which operated until the end of 2021, and was owned by the Sepang International Circuit. First established in 2015 in the Moto3 class and expanded in 2019, it fielded teams in MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 championships. The MotoGP team was formally called Petronas Yamaha Sepang Racing Team (Petronas Yamaha SRT), while the Moto2 and Moto3 teams were named Petronas Sprinta Racing Team (Petronas SRT).
Following the 2021 season, the MotoGP team became known as RNF MotoGP Racing, with Moto2 and Moto3 being disbanded. Several aspects and team members from the Moto3 crew were recruited by Michael Laverty for his new VisionTrack Honda Moto3 team.

## History

The team first raced in Moto2 in 2014, with former Grand Prix racer Johan Stigefelt launching his own outfit in the middleweight class using a Caterham bike and with backing from Malaysian airline Air Asia. Finishing sixth in the championship with Johann Zarco and Josh Herrin, the team then morphed into the Sepang International Circuit Team for the following season.
The team signed Malaysian rider Zulfahmi Khairuddin for their debut season in the lightweight class, joined by Czech racer Jakub Kornfeil. Kornfeil took two podium finishes for the team and finished 12th in the championship, while Khairuddin took a best finish of fifth at the Japanese Grand Prix. Kornfeil remained with the team for 2016, finishing the season in eighth and taking a podium finish at the team's home race in Malaysia. Adam Norrodin, signed to replace Khairuddin, ended the year 28th with a pair of 11th-place finishes his best results.
Retaining Norrodin and replacing Kornfeil with Japanese racer Ayumu Sasaki for 2017, the team ended the season 17th and 20th respectively. In October, they also announced a return to the Moto2 class for 2018, with Malaysian rider Hafizh Syahrin joining the squad. Releasing Syahrin early from his contract to take over Jonas Folger's Tech 3 Yamaha seat in MotoGP, Khairuddin returned to the team for the start of the season.
Retaining Sasaki and Norrodin for 2018, the pair finished the season in 20th and 21st, with Norrodin taking a best finish of fifth. Khairuddin was replaced on the team's Moto2 squad after five rounds by Finnish racer Niki Tuuli, who finished the year in 32nd with a best finish of 15th.

## Expansion into MotoGP

In July 2018 it was announced that Sepang Racing Team would make the step up to the premier class for the 2019 MotoGP season, with Yamaha providing leased Yamaha YZR-M1 motorcycles for the 2019, 2020 and 2021 MotoGP seasons. Signing French rookie Fabio Quartararo and Italian rider Franco Morbidelli and being joined by Petronas as title sponsor, the team became Petronas Yamaha SRT. The team expanded their partnership with Petronas further at the 2019 Dutch TT, when the Malaysian oil company also joined the team as technical partner, with the team switching to Petronas' Sprinta engine oil.
Retaining a presence in the Moto2 and Moto3 class, Malaysian rider Khairul Idham Pawi joined the team on their new Triumph-powered Kalex machine. In the Moto3 class, Sasaki remained alongside new signing John McPhee. McPhee gave the team their first ever Grand Prix victory at the French Grand Prix. The team also expanded into the new MotoE series, signing British racer Bradley Smith.
Following Petronas withdrawing its sponsorship at the end of 2021, the MotoGP team became known as RNF MotoGP Racing, with Moto2 and Moto3 being disbanded. A large part of the Moto3 operation was acquired by ex-racer Michael Laverty for a new team named Vision Track Honda to compete in the Moto3 World Championship with two British riders.

## Grand Prix motorcycle results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Season | Class | Team | Machine | No | Rider | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Points | RC | Points | MC |
| 2014 | Moto2 | AirAsia Caterham Moto Racing AirAsia Caterham Caterham Moto Racing | Suter MMX2 | 5 | Johann Zarco | QAT 23 | AME Ret | ARG 18 | ESP 8 | FRA Ret | ITA 7 | CAT 3 | NED 4 | GER Ret | IND 10 | CZE 9 | GBR 4 | RSM 3 | ARA 3 | JPN 4 | AUS Ret | MAL 4 | VAL 3 | 146 | 6th | 146 | 3rd |
| 2014 | Moto2 | AirAsia Caterham Moto Racing AirAsia Caterham Caterham Moto Racing | Suter MMX2 | 2 | Josh Herrin | QAT Ret | AME Ret | | | FRA 22 | ITA Ret | CAT 16 | NED 18 | GER Ret | IND 28 | CZE 21 | GBR 24 | | | | | | | 0 | NC | 146 | 3rd |
| 2014 | Moto2 | AirAsia Caterham Moto Racing AirAsia Caterham Caterham Moto Racing | Suter MMX2 | 14 | Ratthapark Wilairot | | | | ESP 19 | | | | | | | | | RSM 23 | ARA 22 | JPN 19 | AUS Ret | MAL Ret | VAL 19 | 0 | NC | 146 | 3rd |
| 2015 | Moto3 | DRIVE M7 SIC | KTM RC250GP | 84 | Jakub Kornfeil | QAT 17 | AME 11 | ARG 14 | ESP Ret | FRA 6 | ITA 16 | CAT Ret | NED 20 | GER 14 | IND 22 | CZE 9 | GBR 2 | RSM 17 | ARA 14 | JPN 12 | AUS 5 | MAL 6 | VAL 3 | 89 | 12th | 341 | 2nd |
| 2015 | Moto3 | DRIVE M7 SIC | KTM RC250GP | 63 | Zulfahmi Khairuddin | QAT 28 | AME 20 | ARG 20 | ESP 26 | FRA 14 | ITA 26 | CAT 24 | NED Ret | GER 19 | IND 25 | CZE 22 | GBR 14 | RSM Ret | ARA Ret | JPN 5 | AUS 12 | MAL Ret | VAL 17 | 19 | 23rd | 341 | 2nd |
| 2016 | Moto3 | Drive M7 SIC Racing Team | Honda NSF250RW | 84 | Jakub Kornfeil | QAT 10 | ARG 9 | AME 11 | ESP 5 | FRA 9 | ITA 17 | CAT 10 | NED 13 | GER 4 | AUT 19 | CZE 6 | GBR 15 | RSM 5 | ARA Ret | JPN 13 | AUS Ret | MAL 2 | VAL 7 | 112 | 8th | 350 | 2nd |
| 2016 | Moto3 | Drive M7 SIC Racing Team | Honda NSF250RW | 7 | Adam Norrodin | QAT 20 | ARG 11 | AME Ret | ESP 16 | FRA Ret | ITA 22 | CAT Ret | NED 19 | GER Ret | AUT 23 | CZE Ret | GBR 23 | RSM 23 | ARA 23 | JPN 12 | AUS 11 | MAL Ret | VAL 27 | 14 | 28th | 350 | 2nd |
| 2017 | Moto3 | SIC Racing Team Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda NSF250RW | 7 | Adam Norrodin | QAT 10 | ARG 17 | AME 19 | ESP Ret | FRA DNS | ITA 18 | CAT 18 | NED Ret | GER 13 | CZE 9 | AUT 8 | GBR 12 | RSM Ret | ARA 15 | JPN Ret | AUS 8 | MAL 11 | VAL 17 | 42 | 17th | 445 | 1st |
| 2017 | Moto3 | SIC Racing Team Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda NSF250RW | 71 | Ayumu Sasaki | QAT 11 | ARG 20 | AME 18 | ESP 15 | FRA 19 | ITA 8 | CAT 16 | NED 15 | GER 17 | CZE 15 | AUT 18 | GBR 18 | RSM Ret | ARA 16 | JPN Ret | AUS 7 | MAL 12 | VAL 13 | 32 | 20th | 445 | 1st |
| 2017 | Moto3 | SIC Racing Team Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda NSF250RW | 9 | Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MAL Ret | | 0 | NC | 445 | 1st |
| Season | Class | Team | Machine | No | Rider | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Points | RC | Points | TC | Points | MC |
| 2018 | Moto3 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda NSF250RW | 7 | Adam Norrodin | QAT 11 | ARG 5 | AME Ret | ESP 16 | FRA Ret | ITA Ret | CAT 13 | NED 21 | GER 11 | CZE Ret | AUT 17 | GBR C | RSM 12 | ARA 8 | THA 15 | JPN 19 | AUS 7 | MAL 23 | | 46 | 21st | 96 | 10th | 401 | 1st |
| 2018 | Moto3 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda NSF250RW | 71 | Ayumu Sasaki | QAT 8 | ARG 16 | AME 11 | ESP 12 | FRA 16 | ITA 16 | CAT Ret | NED 19 | GER 10 | CZE 22 | AUT 7 | GBR C | RSM Ret | ARA | THA Ret | JPN 9 | AUS 10 | MAL 18 | VAL 11 | 50 | 20th | 96 | 10th | 401 | 1st |
| 2018 | Moto3 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda NSF250RW | 26 | Izam Ikmal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | VAL Ret | 0 | NC | 96 | 10th | 401 | 1st |
| 2018 | Moto2 | SIC Racing Team Petronas Sprinta Racing | Kalex Moto2 | 63 | Zulfahmi Khairuddin | QAT 28 | ARG 26 | AME 27 | ESP Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | NC | 1 | 18th | 407 | 1st |
| 2018 | Moto2 | SIC Racing Team Petronas Sprinta Racing | Kalex Moto2 | 66 | Niki Tuuli | | | | | FRA 22 | ITA 17 | CAT Ret | NED DNS | GER DNS | CZE 21 | AUT 21 | GBR C | RSM 21 | ARA 22 | THA 15 | JPN 21 | AUS | MAL Ret | VAL Ret | 1 | 32nd | 1 | 18th | 407 | 1st |
| 2019 | MotoE | One Energy Racing | Energica Ego Corsa | 38 | Bradley Smith | GER 2 | AUT 3 | RSM1 12 | RSM2 8 | VAL1 2 | VAL2 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 88 | 2nd | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | Moto3 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda NSF250RW | 17 | John McPhee | QAT 13 | ARG 21 | AME 14 | ESP 12 | FRA 1 | ITA 6 | CAT 13 | NED 5 | GER 6 | CZE Ret | AUT 3 | GBR 7 | RSM 2 | ARA 4 | THA Ret | JPN 6 | AUS 5 | MAL 7 | VAL Ret | 156 | 5th | 218 | 5th | 439 | 1st |
| 2019 | Moto3 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda NSF250RW | 71 | Ayumu Sasaki | QAT Ret | ARG 5 | AME Ret | ESP 15 | FRA 14 | ITA Ret | CAT 8 | NED 17 | GER 9 | CZE 11 | AUT 13 | GBR 6 | RSM Ret | ARA 13 | THA Ret | JPN 13 | AUS 7 | MAL Ret | VAL 19 | 62 | 20th | 218 | 5th | 439 | 1st |
| 2019 | Moto2 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Kalex Moto2 | 89 | Khairul Idham Pawi | QAT 17 | ARG 13 | AME 17 | ESP DNS | | | | | | CZE WD | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 30th | 8 | 16th | 442 | 1st |
| 2019 | Moto2 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Kalex Moto2 | 54 | Mattia Pasini | | | | | FRA Ret | ITA 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 (35) | 20th | 8 | 16th | 442 | 1st |
| 2019 | Moto2 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Kalex Moto2 | 94 | Jonas Folger | | | | | | | CAT 19 | NED 17 | GER 17 | CZE 19 | AUT 18 | | | | | | | | | 0 | NC | 8 | 16th | 442 | 1st |
| 2019 | Moto2 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Kalex Moto2 | 38 | Bradley Smith | | | | | | | | | | | | GBR Ret | | | | | | | | 0 | NC | 8 | 16th | 442 | 1st |
| 2019 | Moto2 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Kalex Moto2 | 47 | Adam Norrodin | | | | | | | | | | | | | RSM Ret | ARA DNS | THA 23 | JPN 22 | AUS 23 | MAL Ret | | 0 | NC | 8 | 16th | 442 | 1st |
| 2019 | MotoGP | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | QAT 16$^F$ | ARG 8 | AME 7 | ESP Ret$^P$ | FRA 8$^F$ | ITA 10 | CAT 2$^P$ | NED 3$^P$ | GER Ret | CZE 7 | AUT 3 | GBR Ret | RSM 2 | ARA 5 | THA 2$^P$ | JPN 2 | AUS Ret | MAL 7$^P$ | VAL 2$^P$ | 192 | 5th | 307 | 4th | 321 | 2nd |
| 2019 | MotoGP | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | QAT 11 | ARG Ret | AME 5 | ESP 7 | FRA 7 | ITA Ret | CAT Ret | NED 5 | GER 9 | CZE Ret | AUT 10 | GBR 5 | RSM 5 | ARA Ret | THA 6 | JPN 6 | AUS 11 | MAL 6 | VAL Ret | 115 | 10th | 307 | 4th | 321 | 2nd |
| 2020 | | | | | | SPA | ANC | RSM | EMI | EMI | FRA | FRA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2020 | MotoE | WithU Motorsport | Energica Ego Corsa | 84 | Jakub Kornfeil | 16 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 18th | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 | | | | | | QAT | SPA | ANC | CZE | AUT | STY | RSM | EMI | CAT | FRA | ARA | TER | EUR | VAL | POR | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2020 | Moto3 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda NSF250RW | 17 | John McPhee | 2 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 6 | Ret$^P$ | 11 | 9 | | | | | 131 | 7th | 131 | 8th | 326 | 1st |
| 2020 | Moto3 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda NSF250RW | 89 | Khairul Idham Pawi | 26 | 22 | 20 | 22 | DNS | | 21 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 22 | Ret | 28 | | | | | 0 | NC | 131 | 8th | 326 | 1st |
| 2020 | Moto2 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Kalex Moto2 | 96 | Jake Dixon | 14 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 8 | 16 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 7 | DNS | | | | | | | 44 | 18th | 123 | 10th | 375 | 1st |
| 2020 | Moto2 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Kalex Moto2 | 97 | Xavi Vierge | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | 12 | 9$^P$ | 13 | 10 | | | | | 79 | 10th | 123 | 10th | 375 | 1st |
| 2020 | MotoGP | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | - | 1$^P$ | 1$^{PF}$ | 7 | 8 | 13 | Ret | 4 | 1$^F$ | 9$^P$ | 18$^P$ | 8 | 14 | Ret | 14 | | | | | 127 | 8th | 248 | 2nd | 204 | 2nd |
| 2020 | MotoGP | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | - | 5 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 15 | 1 | 9 | 4$^P$ | Ret | 6 | 1$^F$ | 11 | 1$^P$ | 3 | | | | | 158 | 2nd | 248 | 2nd | 204 | 2nd |
| 2021 | | | | | | SPA | FRA | CAT | NED | AUT | RSM | RSM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2021 | MotoE | WithU Motorsport | Energica Ego Corsa | 51 | Eric Granado | 13$^{PF}$ | 1$^P$ | Ret$^{PF}$ | 1$^{PF}$ | 2$^F$ | Ret | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 84 | 4th | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 | | | | | | QAT | DOH | AME | ESP | FRA | ITA | CAT | GER | NED | STY | AUT | GBR | ARA | RSM | AME | EMI | ALG | VAL | | | | | | | |
| 2021 | Moto3 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda NSF250RW | 17 | John McPhee | Ret | Ret | 23 | Ret | 4 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 12 | | 13 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 11 | | 77 | 13th | 216 | 5th | 360 | 2nd |
| 2021 | Moto3 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda NSF250RW | 40 | Darryn Binder | 3$^P$ | 2 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 5$^F$ | 14 | 7 | 6$^F$ | 9 | 7 | 7$^P$ | 6 | 7 | 4 | DSQ | Ret | | 136 | 7th | 216 | 5th | 360 | 2nd |
| 2021 | Moto3 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Honda NSF250RW | 63 | Syarifuddin Azman | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | 3 | 30th | 216 | 5th | 360 | 2nd |
| 2021 | Moto2 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Kalex Moto2 | 17 | John McPhee | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | | | | | | 0 | 37th | 123 | 8th | 450 | 1st |
| 2021 | Moto2 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Kalex Moto2 | 77 | Adam Norrodin | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 | NC | 123 | 8th | 450 | 1st |
| 2021 | Moto2 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Kalex Moto2 | 96 | Jake Dixon | 7 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 18 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 11 | | | 19 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 16 | | 30 | 20th | 123 | 8th | 450 | 1st |
| 2021 | Moto2 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | Kalex Moto2 | 97 | Xavi Vierge | Ret | 9 | 7 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 14 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 6 | | 93 | 11th | 123 | 8th | 450 | 1st |
| 2021 | MotoGP | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 04 | Andrea Dovizioso | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | | 12 | 24th | 96 | 10th | 309 | 2nd |
| 2021 | MotoGP | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | 40 (47) | 17th | 96 | 10th | 309 | 2nd |
| 2021 | MotoGP | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 31 | Garrett Gerloff | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 29th | 96 | 10th | 309 | 2nd |
| 2021 | MotoGP | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 17 | | | | | | | | | 0 (0) | 28th | 96 | 10th | 309 | 2nd |
| 2021 | MotoGP | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | 12 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 10 | | 44 | 18th | 96 | 10th | 309 | 2nd |
| 2021 | MotoGP | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 96 | Jake Dixon | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Ret | | | | | | | 0 | 30th | 96 | 10th | 309 | 2nd |