THE DRIVER
MEET MAYA
Maya Zuhri is a young Malaysian karting driver developing her motorsport career through competitive karting in Europe and North America. Every training session, race weekend and international experience is part of a structured journey focused on racing experience, driver development and long-term progression in motorsport.
MALAYSIA 🇲🇾
Nationality
#15
Driver number
KARTING
Current discipline
27 DECEMBER 2011
Date of birth
THE CRAFT / THE COMMITMENT / THE NEXT LAP
ON TRACK
International karting experience. Structured coaching. Progress earned one session at a time.
DEVELOPMENT TARGETS
THE ROAD FORWARD
2026 / FOUNDATION
Intensive karting development, training and competition in Spain, international exposure and expansion into Canadian karting.
2027 / DEVELOPMENT
Increased race programme, advanced coaching, KartStars / TRAK competition targets, physical and simulator development.
F4
2027–2028 / TRANSITION
Single-seater testing targets, Formula 4 preparation, driver academy opportunities and international development programmes.
FUTURE / F1 ACADEMY PATHWAY
Maya’s long-term ambition is to develop toward the level required for an F1 Academy opportunity. Her focus today is on building a strong karting foundation: consistent pace, confident racecraft, technical understanding and physical preparation. Progression toward Formula 4 and other single-seater opportunities will depend on performance, readiness, funding and the right development programme — with every step earned on track.
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INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
ONE DRIVER. MULTIPLE CIRCUITS. ONE GOAL.
MALAYSIA
LYL Circuit • I-City Karting • Formula Karting — Kuala Lumpur
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ON TRACK
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Competitive karting experience, international development and professional coaching — the foundations of Maya’s karting programme.
THE DATA
RESULTS & PERFORMANCE
Race results from Maya’s karting programme. Dates and best lap times will be added when available.
DATE
EVENT
CIRCUIT
CATEGORY
QUALIFYING
RESULT
BEST LAP
Carlos Sainz Karting
Carlos Sainz — Las Rozas
Karting
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Carlos Sainz Karting
Carlos Sainz — Las Rozas
Karting
P3
P1
40.930
Ángel Burgueño Karting
Ángel Burgueño
Karting
P7
P5
53.701
Formula Karting
Formula Karting — Kuala Lumpur
Karting
P1
P1
48.793
Goodwood AD Final
Goodwood Kartways
Karting
P8
P6
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MADRL Pre-final
Mosport
Karting
P8
P9
53.746
MADRL Final
Mosport
Karting
P9
P7
53.260
MADRL Championship Final
Mosport
Karting
P16
P12
52.708
PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT / AWAITING VERIFIED TELEMETRY
Lap-time improvements and session comparisons will appear here once verified data is supplied. No performance figures have been invented.
RACING, TRAINING, PADDOCK
BEHIND THE VISOR
A view inside the programme — on track, in training and behind the scenes.
THE MISSION
RACING WITH PURPOSE
Maya’s journey is about more than becoming faster. It is about demonstrating what is possible for the next generation of Malaysian and Southeast Asian female karting drivers. From grassroots karting to the international motorsport stage, the goal is to build the skills, experience and professional foundation required to compete at increasingly higher levels of the sport.
NEWS & UPDATES
LATEST NEWS
Race reports, testing updates, partnerships and programme announcements.
IN THE NEWS / THE STAR
Maya begins international go-kart career with dreams of making it to F1 Academy
The Star covers Maya’s first steps in international karting and her ambition to represent Malaysia on an F1 Academy podium.
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IN THE MEDIA / MIDDLEGROUND
The Long Road to F1 Academy: Maya Zuhri’s Fight for Her Place
MiddleGround profiles Maya’s international karting journey, the challenges of building a programme and her ambition to progress in motorsport.
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MANAGEMENT ENQUIRIES
LET’S RACE FORWARD.
Sponsorship, teams & driver academies, media, motorsport partnerships and general enquiries. All enquiries go through Maya’s team.
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OFF TRACK
The person behind #15. Follow Maya’s journey beyond the circuit, from training days to the moments in between.
INSTAGRAM
@_mayazuhri