Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race

The Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race, also known as MME, is a 12-Hours endurance race event held annually since it2000 at the Sepang International Circuit on late August as part of the Merdeka festivities in Malaysia.

In the late 90s, Malaysian auto manufacturer Proton used to organize a 500km race at Shah Alam circuit for local racers racing with Protons, to celebrate Merdeka in Malaysia. When Sepang International Circuit was built the race was shifted to the F1 circuit, with the winners of the race entitled to a new Proton road car.

But after the 1999 race, a dispute happened between Proton and Sepang International Circuit, resulting in Proton's sponsorship withdrawal. Sepang therefore decided to host a replacement race by itself and started the Merdeka Millennium 12 Hours Endurance Race in 2000. The race also opened up for non-Proton entries.

Since then, the race has evolved and has been organized annually ever since.

Visit the official MME website. The full history can be found here : http://malaysiangp.com.my/story/mme-history