Tunku Abdul Rahman Hassanal Jefri


Tunku Abdul Rahman Al-Haj ibni Sultan Ibrahim, also known as Prince Jefri Ibrahim, is a member of the Johor royal family who is the Tunku Panglima of Johor. He is the third son of Sultan Ibrahim and Raja Zarith Sofiah. He is also the grandson of both Sultan Iskandar of Johor and Sultan Idris Shah II of Perak.
Tunku Abdul Rahman is also a racing driver. He is contracted to Triple Eight Race Engineering where he competes in Asian and Australian GT3 championships.
In 2019, Tunku Abdul Rahman made his debut as a racing driver in the 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia Series for the Johor Motorsport Racing team and recorded numerous proud successes in the sport.

Background

Tunku Abdul Rahman Hassanal Jefri is the fifth child and fourth son of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the current Sultan of Johor and Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, the Permaisuri of Johor. His parents are also the current Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia.
At the age of 17, Tunku Abdul Rahman Hassanal Jefri, who was the youngest Royal Johor Military Force officer, was assigned as the Flag Officer at the 52nd Birthday Celebration Ceremony of the Sultan of Johor. He is a Colonel in the ATSNJ, in addition to serving as an Observer Member of the Johor Royal Council.

Racing record

Complete GT World Challenge Asia results

YearTeam123456789101112DCPoints
2022Triple Eight JMRSEP
1

1
SEP
2

5
SUZ
1

3
SUZ
2

2
FUJ
1

4
FUJ
2

1
SUG
1

9
SUG
2

10
OKA
1

3
OKA
2

13
2nd123
2023Triple Eight JMRBUR
1
11
BUR
2
15
FUJ
1
7
FUJ
2
13
SUZ
1
22
SUZ
2
18
MOT
1
11
MOT
2
13
OKA
1
18
OKA
2
12
SEP
1
11
SEP
2
11
36th7

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

YearEntrantClassChassis12345RankPoints
2023–24Triple Eight JMRGTMercedes-AMG GT3 EvoSEP
1

7
SEP
2

6
DUB
5
ABU
1

1
ABU
2

1
2nd74

* Season still in progress.

Honours

Johor

National