Born on 29 October 1995 in Leicestershire, England, Tarran began racing minibikes in 2006. In subsequent years he moved up to 125cc machinery and competed in various series such as the Aprilia Superteens, British Motostar and the Red Bull Rookies Cup. In 2014, the Brit returned to his homeland to compete in the Pirelli National Superstock 600 Championship. A strong performance in 2015 saw him make his British Supersport debut the following season. And what a debut it was, with the young rookie snatching the title at his first attempt, after amassing five race wins and ten additional podium finishes. This result meant that he was given the opportunity to compete in the Moto2 world championship in 2017, where he faced very stiff competition. In 2018 he returned to the national series, where he would remain for the next five years. After finishing fifth overall in both 2019 and 2020, a standout 2021 season, in which he won a total of ten races, secured Tarran the British Superbike title. 

After placing seventh in BSB in 2022, he accepted an offer from the PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team to compete in the Supersport World Championship for 2023. The undisputed highlight of his rookie WorldSSP season was undoubtedly the stunning race win he achieved in a complex Race 2 at Most, a fantastic result that went a long way to repaying the hard work and commitment the rider showed all season. No less impressive was his performance in the Suzuka 8 Hours in August of the same year. Together with team-mates Mike di Meglio and Alan Techer, the 28-year-old powered the Honda all the way to the podium, completing the challenging endurance race in third position. Having admirably represented the team in the Supersport class during the 2023 season, Mackenzie moved up to represent the same squad in the WorldSBK category in 2024.

The 2024 brought a variety of challenges for both team and rider. Mackenzie sustained injury in a Race 1 crash at Donington that unfortunately forced him to miss the next two rounds before returning for Magny-Cours. Between scoring points in both of the full-length races at Assen and qualifying eighth at Estoril, the Brit battled for the points zone on a number of occasions to round out the season in twenty-third position. Recognising Tarran’s efforts and potential, the PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team has reconfirmed him for a second WorldSBK campaign in 2025.

Zaqhwan Zaidi was born in Selangor, Malaysia on 20 July 1995. In 2014, Zaidi got a first taste of the production-derived championship when he competed as a wildcard in the Malaysian WorldSSP round and achieved a strong ninth-place finish at home track Sepang. Since then, Zaqhwan has been a regular competitor in the Asia Road Race Championship. After securing the ARRC Supersport title in both 2014 and 2016, he became Asia Superbike champion in 2022 and finished as runner-up in that same category in 2023. Zaidi also placed third in the 2022 Malaysia Superbike Championship. In 2024, the Malaysian continued to compete in the ARRC series, where his team – Honda Asia Dream Racing - rounded out the season as Team Champions, while the rider positioned sixth overall.

Zaidi reached the podium in the 2019 edition of the Sepang 8 Hours, securing an impressive second-place finish alongside team-mates Andi Farid Izdihar and Somkiat Chantra. In 2022, Zaqhwan took on the prestigious Suzuka 8 Hours, placing eleventh as part of a team with Garry Salim and Helmi Azuman. 

The PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team is proud to have Zaqhwan Zaidi on board for the 2025 Superbike World Championship season, the 29-year-old Malaysian set to make his debut in the category alongside reconfirmed Tarran Mackenzie.

Born on 7 April 2000, Japanese rider Toba enjoyed early success when he won the Asia Talent Cup in 2014, its inaugural year. Young Kaito then went on to compete in the Red Bull Rookies Cup and the CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship in 2015. He continued to race in both series in 2016, scoring podiums in both and placing fourth overall with Honda in the CEV Moto3. Toba progressed to Moto3 in 2017, improving year on year before scoring his first world championship race win in 2019, when he crossed the line first at the opening Moto3 round of the season in Qatar. Appearing on the podium at least once each season, the talented Japanese continued to compete in Moto3 until 2023, a season in which he placed eleventh overall, thanks also to a top three finish at the inaugural India GP. 

2024 saw Toba make his debut in the Supersport World Championship with the PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team. His rookie season proved encouraging, with the Japanese rider making consistent progress and regularly fighting for the top fifteen. Scoring points across five rounds, Kaito achieved a season’s best result of sixth in race 2 at the Assen TT Circuit and placed twenty-third at the end of his debut WorldSSP season. Keen to build on the solid progress Kaito made throughout 2024, the PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team has reconfirmed the Japanese talent for the 2025 WorldSSP season.

Born on 24 November 2001, Syarifuddin Azman has competed in CEV Moto3, the JuniorGP World Championship and the Moto3 World Championship in recent years. A regular points scorer aboard Honda machinery in CEV Moto3 in 2021, the young rider moved to the JuniorGP in 2022 where he amassed several podiums to round out the year in fourth place overall. These results saw Azman take a step up to the Moto3 World Championship as a permanent entry in 2023, an opportunity that allowed the rider to gain valuable experience. In 2024 the Malaysian competed in the ARRC Asia Production 250 Championship, scoring two podiums during the year to place sixth come the end of the season. 23-year-old Azman now turns his attention to World Supersport, with the upcoming season marking his debut in the production-derived championship.