Sepang:Sensational young Malaysian rider Hakim Danish Ramli made his mark by recording the fifth-fastest time in the first free practice session for the Moto3 class at the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix, held at Sepang International Circuit.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the 19-year-old from the AEON Credit-MT Helmets-MSI team clocked a time of 2 minutes 11.834 seconds, just 0.249 seconds behind the fastest rider, Spaniard Alvaro Carpe of the Red Bull KTM Ajo team. Carpe set the session's best time at 211.585.

Spanish rider Maximo Quiles, representing the CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team, secured second place with a time of 211.714. His teammate, Argentine rider Marco Morelli, followed closely with a time of 211.720. Indonesian rider Veda Pratama, from Honda Team Asia, completed the top four with a time of 211.819, narrowly edging out Hakim Danish by 0.015 seconds.

Ryusei Yamanaka, another AEON Credit-MT Helmets-MSI team rider from Japan, finished in 13th place with a time of 212.397.

Sepang International Circuit (SIC) chief executive officer Azhan Shafriman Hanif emphasized the importance of tomorrow's qualifying session for Hakim Danish, encouraging him to perform without pressure and focus on securing a strong starting position for Sunday's race.

In the MotoGP class, Marc Marquez of the Ducati Lenovo Team was the fastest rider, while Marco Bezzecchi of Aprilia Racing and Pedro Acosta of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing both secured top positions. In the Moto2 class, Izan Guevara of the BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2 team led the time sheets.

The practice session was conducted under dry conditions, with an air temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and 82 percent humidity.