Tunku Abdul Rahman Hassanal Jefri

Tunku Abdul Rahman Al-Haj ibni Sultan Ibrahim
Born	(1993-02-05) February 5, 1993 Johor, Malaysia
Occupation(s)	Racing driver, Royal family member
Years active	2019–present (racing)
Known for	Professional GT3 racing driver; Tunku Panglima of Johor

Tunku Abdul Rahman Al-Haj ibni Sultan Ibrahim (Jawi: ; born 5 February 1993), also referred to as Prince Jefri Ibrahim, belongs to the Johor royal lineage and holds the title of Tunku Panglima of Johor. He is the third-born son of Sultan Ibrahim and Raja Zarith Sofiah, and the grandson of both Sultan Iskandar of Johor and Sultan Idris Shah II of Perak.

As a professional racing driver, Tunku Abdul Rahman is signed with Triple Eight Race Engineering, participating in GT3 competitions across Asia and Australia. His racing career commenced in 2019 within the Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia Series representing Johor Motorsport Racing, where he quickly made a significant impact.

Background

Tunku Abdul Rahman Hassanal Jefri is the fifth offspring and fourth male child of Sultan Ibrahim, the reigning Sultan of Johor, and Raja Zarith Sofiah, the Permaisuri of Johor. His parents also hold the positions of Malaysia’s Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Raja Permaisuri Agong.

At age 17, he distinguished himself as the youngest officer in the Royal Johor Military Force (ATSNJ), serving as Flag Officer during Sultan Ibrahim’s 52nd birthday celebrations. Currently, he holds the rank of Colonel within ATSNJ and acts as an Observer Member on the Johor Royal Council.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2021	GT World Challenge Australia - Pro-Am	Triple Eight Race Engineering	8	1	2	2	7	121	3rd
2022	GT World Challenge Asia - GT3	Triple Eight JMR	10	2	0	1	5	123	2nd
	GT World Challenge Asia - Pro-Am Cup			3	0	1	6	158	1st
	GT World Challenge Australia - Pro-Am	JMR Triple Eight Race Engineering	8	4	7	0	1	130	3rd
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1	0	0	0	1	15	15th
2023	GT World Challenge Asia - GT3	Triple Eight JMR	12	0	0	0	0	7	36th
	GT World Challenge Asia - Pro-Am Cup			0	0	0	0	13	33rd
	GT World Challenge Australia - Pro-Am	Triple Eight Race Engineering	8	0	0	0	3	91	7th
	2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
2023-24	2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series - GT	Triple Eight Race Engineering	5	2	0	0	2	74	style="background:#DFDFDF;" |2nd
2024	align=left 2024 GT World Challenge Australia - Pro-Am	align=left Johor Motorsports Racing
	align=left 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	rowspan=4 align=left Triple Eight Race Engineering	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	align=left 2024 Intercontinental GT Challenge					-	align=left 2024 International GT Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	align=left 2024 GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am					-	2025	align=left 2025 GT World Challenge Asia	rowspan=2 align=left Johor Motorsport Racing JMR					-	align=left 2025 International GT Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	align=left 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	align=left Johor Motorsport JMR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	2025-26	align=left 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series - GT	align=left Johor Motorsports JMR					-

Full GT World Challenge Asia Results

(key) (Races displayed in bold denote pole positions; races in italics signify fastest laps)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	DC	Points
2022	Triple Eight JMR	SEP 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			2nd	123
2023	Triple Eight JMR	BUR 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	36th	7

Full Asian Le Mans Series Results

(key) (Pole positions are shown in bold; fastest laps are marked in italics)

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	1	2	3	4	5	Rank	Points
2023–24	Triple Eight JMR	GT	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	SEP 1 7	SEP 2 6	DUB 5	ABU 1 1	ABU 2 1	2nd	74

^* Current season in progress.

Full Bathurst 12 Hour Results

Year	Team	Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Completed Laps	Ovr. Pos.	Class Pos.
2022	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Broc Feeney Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Shane van Gisbergen	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	APA	291	3rd	3rd
2023	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Richie Stanaway Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jamie Whincup	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	PA	319	10th	3rd
2024	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jordan Love Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jamie Whincup	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	PA	274	11th	3rd

Full Spa 24 Hour Results

Year	Team	Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Completed Laps	Ovr. Pos.	Class Pos.
2024	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Martin Konrad Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jordan Love Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Alexander Sims	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	PA	114	DNF

Johor State Awards

• First Class of the Royal Family Order of Johor (DK I) awarded on 22 November 2012
• Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – conferred the title Dato on 15 March 2015
• Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ibrahim of Johor (SMIJ) – honored with the title Dato on 30 March 2015
• Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (DPMJ) – bestowed the title Dato on 11 April 2009
• First Class award of the Sultan Ibrahim Medal (PIS I)
• First Class award of the Sultan Ibrahim Medal (PSI I) received on 23 March 2017
• Sultan Ibrahim Coronation Medal granted on 23 March 2015
• Golden Jubilee Medal from Grup Gerak Khas - Gold Medal

National Recognitions

• • Awarded the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal on 30 July 2019
  • Awarded the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal on 20 July 2024