Inje Masters Series Round 4 Endurance Race, Kim Hyun-seok, Won-won, achieved 4 consecutive wins
Aug 24, 2025
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Hosted by Inje Speedium, the fourth round of the season of the Inje Masters Series was held at Inje Speedium in Inje-gun, Gangwon-do on the 23rd with the support of Inje-gun, Kumho Tire, and Absol.
Inje Durability, the main event representing the Inje Masters series, 17 race cars and a total of 35 drivers participated in five classes, and the 300km night endurance race was held for the first time since its launch. Kim Hyun-seok and Won Dae-han (Team Root Garage), who won all three previous rounds, were also the first to cross the finish line in the night race, continuing their dominance of winning four consecutive games.
Kim Hyun-seok and Dae-han's group recorded a lap time of 1:49.251 in the qualifying round held during the day, and won the unified pole position for the fourth consecutive game, one step closer to winning the championship. In the final, which began at 6 p.m., he continued to maintain the lead except when he pitted in. In the end, he achieved the 3.908km Inje Speedium full course 77 lap in 2 hours 49 minutes 31 seconds 081 to win four consecutive games.
Initially, the match was supposed to end for up to three hours or if the leading team passed 77 laps (300km), but Kim Hyun-seok and Won Dae-han showed a good pace to confirm the championship without taking less than three hours. In second place, Kim Yo-sep and Lim Hyung-soo of the same team came in with a difference of 13.611 seconds from the lead. Korea-Japan high school driver duo Jeong Jin-seo and Yusei Mitsuyama (DMZ) continued their steady run and finished 71 laps to lift the third-place trophy.
In the INGT2N class, Kim Tae-il, Jang Sung-hoon, and Lee Ki-hyun (Team 05X) went 73 laps in 2 hours, 50 minutes and 16 seconds 440 to win the class trophy, while in the INGT2N Evo class, Jung Sang-oh, Lee Pal-woo, and Kim Tae-hee (Bravio) took the top spot. In the INGT3 class, Ji Sung-seop (Liquimoli JD Racing), who continued his driving for three hours without replacing the driver, turned 74 laps in 2 hours, 50 minutes and 56 seconds to achieve the third place overall and the first place in the class.
Lee Jung-min, CEO of Inje Speedium, said, "I am happy to finish the 300km night race safely for the first time since the launch of the competition. We will continue to prepare various attempts for the competition and events for the audience to create a competition that can be enjoyed by many people." he said. The final round of the season of the Inje Masters series will take place on October 11-12.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
