Sunset Showdown Awaits as HoloType International Heads to Buriram

Buriram, 18 June – Tomorrow evening at 18:00 ICT, the HoloType International series rolls into Thailand for Round 4: an 80-minute, single-split sprint under Buriram’s fading sun. With all twenty-four Oreca 07 prototypes on track, the International grid—smaller than its Japan counterpart—offers a straight fight for honours and valuable championship points.

For local favorite Tawan Bhumin, who drives Fuwawa Abyssgard’s #25 Oreca, Buriram marks a homecoming. After a stellar runner-up at Le Mans, Bhumin knows the Thai crowd will be firmly behind him—and a lights-to-flag victory could vault him into genuine title contention.

Championship leader Mohd Shazren Redza (Koseki Bijou #14) arrives with a 38-point advantage over Dan Evans (Airani Iofifteen #15). Shazren Redza’s consistency in avoiding late-stop dramas—unlike rival Ryan Kagawa’s fuel gamble at Le Mans—has kept him atop the standings, but a single off-moment under Buriram’s floodlights could level the playing field.

Joshua Azurid (Mori Calliope #4) and Javier Lusby (Vestia Zeta #07) remain poised to pounce: Azurid’s Mugello masterclass and Lusby’s electric pace at Sebring suggest both can challenge for victory when the lights go out. Meanwhile, Evelyn Kuromi (#53) arrives on the back of her Spielberg Split B blitz back in Formula Hololive International and will be keen to replicate that late-race charge under Buriram’s setting sun.

Unlike World and Japan rounds—where contests of varying distances contests split across multiple divisions—Buriram’s International clash is a standalone 80-minute affair, with every pit-stop carrying outsized weight. As the sun dips below the horizon, drivers must balance aggressive pace with careful tyre and fuel management on the heat-soaked asphalt which will cool over time as the sun sets.

With much of the INT season to go, this sunset sprint could prove decisive. For Bhumin, it’s a chance to ignite local support into championship momentum. For Shazren Redza and his pursuers, it’s another opportunity to build—or shrink—a points buffer as they head to Sydney.