The pioneering Malaysian professional motorsport driver on his race to the top
In the What Matters To Me series, a Generation T honouree describes what they do, why they do it, and why it matters
Weiron Tan’s need for speed has taken him into uncharted territory for a Malaysian race car driver. The first Malaysian to win a race in the US, he is also the winner of an FIA World Endurance Championship race, and recently competed for Audi Sport Asia in the 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia series. Here, he describes his achievements and inspirations in his own words.
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My most memorable race was in 2018, Round 4 of the World Endurance Championship in Fuji, Japan. That was when my teammates and I made history by becoming the first ever all Asian lineup to win a race in the WEC. It was a very difficult race, but we pulled it off.
