The Proton R3 team bagged the Overall Champion title at the Sepang 1000km (S1k) Endurance Race 2017 over the weekend, beating strong contenders from Maxxoil Mayhem Team and Tedco Racing who were driving Honda and Suzuki cars respectively.
The winning car – No. 82 Proton Suprima S R3 – was piloted by Admi Shahrul and James Veerapen (pictured below), who finished way ahead of last year’s S1k Champions, Tengku Djan Ley and Keifli Othman. Compatriots Syafiq Ali and Farique Hairuman in the Proton Iriz R3 (Car 81) finished in fifth place following 171 gruelling laps.
“Team PROTON R3 demonstrated commendable teamwork after being absent from the S1k race last year. We have an excellent team of racers, engineers and technical staff who are totally dedicated to the development of Proton R3 cars and motorsports, and I am so proud of what they have achieved tonight. The preparation, planning and risk analysis plays an important role, apart from having good cars to start with and Petronas as our loyal supporter,” said Dr Li Chunrong, Chief Executive Officer, PROTON.
“Many of the motorsports fans are aware that Proton cars have superior ride and handling, and that our cars can withstand the grit and challenges of an endurance race. Proton cars are reliable and tough, and tonight our experienced drivers know how much they can push the cars to its best capability. The team displayed a good endurance race which resulted in a superb come-back to motorsports. This is certainly a good turning point for PROTON,” Li added.
“We shall continue to put in place good strategy for our cars for better performance and durability, so that our customers receive the best ownership experience. With a good team, we strive to do better in the endurance race next year too,” Li added.
Well done R3, mengharumkan nama famili Geely.
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PROTON BEST!!
Hondak LOUYAH LAAAA BALIK LAAAA
So what? still nobody is buying…
This is about race, not selling
Thank god the new ceo is quick to see that proton’s motorsport heritage is something that need to be leverage on.
We get it: P1 have lotus handling, game changer. Same thing over the years, p1 won this event, won that event. Now can you PLEASE focus back on wrestle your place against p2 in marketing and desirability? Stop wasting time with these so-called “R&D”, we want MORE safety features, not proving which maker makes a car that can turn harder!
Honestly with the speed limit of 110kmh, you’d think they would start to compete honda and the likes about better safety features, not motorsport! Starting to doubt the benefits of selling p1 to china. Or maybe they were right all along; p1 was never their focus to revive, just an excuse to gain a foothold for SEA production facility…
Did you know that P1 has much better safety than P2?
P1 was segment leader in terms of safety and value for money for many many years. Where were u?
Proton R3, as the racing arm of Proton – as a manufacturer should race in a separate category (together, but different winners). it should known as Super Team.
or perhaps, teams like Wing Hing is under Super Team category (which is because high level of resources) while Proton is under manufacturer segment.
Yo bro, that car has been tuned up la..changed that part this part here and there..go take 1 car from your showroom n bring that car to that race..for sure cannot tahan..haih…dont say proton cars reliable and tough if like dat
Err. That goes the same for other racers as well. What is important to note is the engine and transmission was not radically altered or replaced. That shows P1 standard powertrain is solid from the get go.
Bro, u doesn’t know everything about car right ? More engine mod = more unreliable
Mana kereta myvi yg laju tu tak masuk ke…ke takut terbabas sebab ringan
Kasi masuk la itu bezza sama myvi baru kompon menang la….hahaha
To compare P1 with P2 and other japan car brand actually proton is making a very very good car interm of safety and also handling… when we come to quality proton is the worst… this happen not because of the material used or experience in making a car… this happen cause by the management of proton itself… they not well planned before making a new car which lead to a lot of improvement that need to be done, skip because they want to produce the car faster… another thing is cause by the manufacturing quality control… so when we are talking about why proton sold to geely n why some top management from geely is conquering proton now because they want to refurbish the proton management so that proton can become as best as proton could be… so please dont blame anyone when you do not know anything… please read and study first before write or speak on something… thank you
A turbocharged Suprima S R3 running against a field of NA cars???.
Rules do not permit forced induction. It runs a regular Campro.
@Kunta Kintee, just to refresh your memory. Read back the reivew in PT about Suprima R3. The engine is N/A.
https://paultan.org/2015/10/02/gallery-proton-r3-malaysian-touring-car/
Kenapa org tak guna kereta toyota dgn myvi dlm race ni erk…kata laju…
Should make variants of R3 tuned Proton and sell it at a reasonable pricing ,No need for force induction.1.3 Saga R3 with 120hp/140nm & Exora/Persona/Iriz 1.6 with 150hp/175nm will be hot favourite