{"id":5484,"date":"2026-07-14T07:26:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T07:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/?p=5484"},"modified":"2026-07-14T07:26:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T07:26:29","slug":"hakim-danish-to-have-dedicated-grandstand-at-malaysian-gp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/hakim-danish-to-have-dedicated-grandstand-at-malaysian-gp\/","title":{"rendered":"Hakim Danish to have dedicated grandstand at Malaysian GP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hakim Danish Ramli will have a dedicated grandstand named after him at this year&#8217;s Malaysian Grand Prix following an impressive first half of his rookie Moto3 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The 18-year-old has enjoyed a good start to his Grand Prix career, claiming his maiden victory at the Grand Prix of Czechia and finishing third at Mugello.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QDGE6KLA-Wg?si=8I9_XtOLpXm3fbK8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>His triumph at Brno also ended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/hakim-danish-joins-exclusive-sea-club-of-grand-prix-winners\/\">Malaysia&#8217;s decade-long wait for a Grand Prix victory<\/a>, with the country&#8217;s previous winner being Khairul Idham Pawi in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The special grandstand initiative was announced by organisers on Tuesday after Hakim returned to Malaysia for the mid-season break.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will have a special grandstand for Hakim Danish. Those who have not bought tickets yet can wait, or they can buy them now and later exchange them for tickets to the Hakim Danish Special Grandstand,&#8221; Sepang International Circuit (SIC) CEO Azhan Shafriman Hanif was quoted as saying by Bernama.<\/p>\n<p>Azhan added that the grandstand would be located along the front straight near the Main Grandstand, with two seating blocks initially allocated and additional capacity available if required.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DawiClsAumh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DawiClsAumh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Tarmac Sports (@tarmacsportsmy)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hakim welcomed the tribute, saying he was honoured by it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am thankful for this recognition. It gives me motivation to race at Sepang later this year and give my best in front of the Malaysian fans,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative came during a significant year for Malaysian motorsport, with Kuala Lumpur hosting MotoGP&#8217;s 2026 season launch earlier this year before the Sepang International Circuit secured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/sepang-to-stay-on-motogp-calendar-until-2031\/\">a new five-year agreement to remain on the championship calendar<\/a> until the end of the 2031 season.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qLeg-KwaYkI?si=yDQRaRoPmtsQc_ai\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hakim Danish Ramli will have a dedicated grandstand named after him at this year&#8217;s Malaysian Grand Prix following an impressive first half of his rookie Moto3 campaign. The 18-year-old has enjoyed a good start to his Grand Prix career, claiming his maiden victory at the Grand Prix of Czechia and finishing third at Mugello. 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