Making his full season debut in 2010 Zulfahmi Khairuddin became only the second rider from his homeland to compete in the World Championship after Shahrol Yuzi. Khairuddin made his debut in the World Championship as a wildcard at the 2009 Malaysian GP, where he placed 20th, and in 2010 finished in the points on four occasions as he developed his experience in the 125s further. As the sole Malaysian representative in the Moto3 class, Khairuddin undertook his third World Championship campaign riding for the AirAsia-SIC-Ajo team, under which he scored his first two podiums and first pole position. He stepped into the Red Bull KTM Ajo team for 2013, moving across to the Ongetta-AirAsia for 2014 at the helm of the Honda Moto3™ bike. Khairuddin now represents the Sepang International Circuit team on a KTM.