In the first race of the Moto4 Asia Cup at the PT Grand Prix of Thailand, 15-year-old MotoAmerica Twins Cup racer Bodie Paige finished 12th, taking the checkered flag 6.511 seconds behind the race winner. Australian Paige’s race included a long lap penalty, which he served mid-race, before recovering to secure four championship points.

Bodie Paige: “Got off to a solid start today. I wasn’t in the best position when it came time to serve the long lap, but I managed to regroup, make up a few positions, and felt strong with my pace towards the end of the race. We’ve got another one tomorrow, so the goal is to back it up, put myself inside the top five, and be in the fight for a podium in the closing laps. Looking forward to getting back out there.”

His 14-year-old younger brother Jake Paige, who will be racing in MotoAmerica Talent Cup this season, crossed the finish line 19th, ending the race 29.506 seconds off the lead at Chang International Circuit.

Jake Paige: “Today was a tough one. I was carrying an injury from a crash in qualifying this morning. I felt like we had solid race pace and things were shaping up well early on, but my shoulder just wouldn’t cooperate and I struggled through the second half of the race. I’ll focus on recovery tonight and do everything I can to have the shoulder ready to go tomorrow. We’ll reset and come back stronger.”

More from a press release issued by Idemitsu Moto4 Asia Cup:

Chishiki holds off Kunitate by 0.017s to win Race 1 in Thailand.

Hayato Chishiki is an Idemitsu Moto4 Asia Cup winner after the Japanese star beat compatriot Waku Kunitate by 0.017s as the duo went head-to-head at the final corner on the final lap in Thailand. Third place went to Bintang Pranata, with the Indonesian coming out on top in a brilliant battle for the podium.

Chishiki was able to break away with just under a third of the race remaining, but Kunitate did well to reel in his countryman to set up a last lap fight for the win. Kunitate left it until Turn 12, the last corner, to make a move. And it nearly worked, but Chishiki managed to power back past on the cutback to clinch the first 25 points of the season.

Pranata finished 2.6s off the win in P3, with Pacharagorn Thonggerdloung and polesitter Haruki Matsuyama narrowly missing out on a rostrum in P4 and P5 in the 2026 curtain-raiser.

Make sure you tune into Race 2 from Buriram on Sunday morning at 09:45 local time!

Watch Race 1 in Thailand HERE! 

The Paige brothers are the first siblings in #Moto4Asia since the Öncüs! Time for a challenge! 

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