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Alvin
Bahar
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Driver Profile · Alvin Bahar

For 14-time National Champion Alvin Bahar,
racing is not just about speed — it's a legacy.

14×
National Champion Titles
30+
Years Professional Racing
269
Race Starts on Record
#48
ISTCR Champion 2025
Date of Birth24 April 1974
Place of BirthJakarta, Indonesia
NationalityIDIndonesia
Car Number#48
Career Start1993
DisciplinesTouring Car
RoleDirector, HRI
2026 CategoryISTCR
Age52
Alvin Bahar — Honda Racing Indonesia
Season 2025 — Indonesia Touring Car Race
Biography — Alvin Bahar
"Racing is not just about speed. It's about precision, discipline, and the relentless pursuit of perfection — on every lap, on every track."

Alvin Bahar is not merely a racing driver — he is a living institution of Indonesian motorsport. As the Director and founding pillar of Honda Racing Indonesia, Alvin has spent over four decades accumulating a record that stands unmatched: 14 National Championship titles across touring car and single seater classes.

Background

Through sheer talent, strategic race craft, and an engineer's understanding of the machine beneath him, he rose to claim 14 National Touring Car Championships and an additional National Single Seater Championship — a feat that has cemented his status as Indonesia's most decorated touring car driver.

Legacy

Beyond the podium, Alvin's true legacy is the ecosystem he has built. As Director of Honda Racing Indonesia, he has transformed HRI into a world-class programme — developing young talent, managing professional drivers, and competing with factory-level precision. His son, Avila Bahar, who holds five national titles, stands as proof of the dynasty Alvin has forged.

2025 Season

In 2025, Alvin dominated the ISTCR with 53 championship points across six rounds. Six races, six P1 finishes, five qualifying poles. The master still sets the benchmark.

14× National Champion 1× Single Seater Champion HRI Director ISTCR 269 Race Starts 40+ Years Racing
The Machine

The Weapon
of a Legend

Honda Civic Type R FL5 — HRI #48 Alvin Bahar
2026 Competition Machine
Civic
Type R FL5
ISTCR Spec · #48 Alvin Bahar
Engine 2.0L TURBOCHARGED
Power Output HRI Factory Tuned
Drivetrain Sequential 6-Speed
Class ISTCR
Career History · ITCR & ISTCR

A Legacy Written in Asphalt

2025
ISTCR Champion
53 pts · 6 Rounds · Honda Racing Indonesia — latest title confirming sustained dominance at the pinnacle of Indonesian racing.
Champion
2024
ISTCR Champion
73 pts · 6 Rounds · National Championship Series · Honda Racing Indonesia holds both driver and team constructor titles.
Champion
2023
ISTCR — P3
58 pts · 6 Rounds · National Championship Series · Podium finish in a fiercely contested season.
P3
2022
ISTCR Champion
60 pts · National Championship Series · Dominant season — HRI simultaneously claims team constructor honours.
Champion
2019
ITCR MAX Champion — 73 Points
7 Rounds · Honda Racing Indonesia · Multiple race victories, leading from round one to the finale.
Champion
Pre
2019
9 Additional National Titles + 1 Single Seater
National champion across multiple classes spanning a 40+ year career. The foundation of an unmatched legacy in Indonesian motorsport.
+10 Titles
ISTCR · Season 2025

2025 Season Results

Round 1
P1 + SP
9 pts
Round 2
P1 + SP
9 pts
Round 3
P1 + SP
8 pts
Round 4
P1 + SP
8 pts
Round 5
P1 + SP
10 pts
Round 6
P1
9 pts
Final Standing
P1 Champion
Total Points
53
Class
ISTCR
Rounds Completed
6/6
"
Racing is not just about winning.
It's about building the future
of Indonesian motorsport.

— Alvin Bahar · Director, Honda Racing Indonesia

Career Statistics · ITCR & ISTCR

Season by Season

SeasonClassSeriesPosPointsStatus
2025ISTCRITCR153Champion
2024ISTCRNational Championship173Champion
2023ISTCRNational Championship358Podium
2022ISTCRNational Championship160Champion
2019ITCR MAXITCR173Champion
Pre-2019Various ClassesNational1+10 Titles