March 6, 2026

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These are your Top 40 finalists for the TGR PH eSports GT Championship

With the qualifiers of the Toyota Gazoo Racing PH eSports GT Championship 2025 now over, the Top 40 have been decided from over 250 participants across the country who threw the gauntlet down and set their fastest lap times around the Suzuka East Short Course with the Toyota Supra RZ (‘20).

Here they are with their respective qualifying times:

Enzo Ison 0:56.272
Matthew Spencer D. Ang 0:56.352
Victor Lorenzo Ancheta 0:56.442
Corwin Josiah Mercado 0:56.467
Russo Gabriel Formoso 0:56.564
Jether Miole 0:56.606
Jon Steven Chua 0:56.695
Michael Vincent W. Velasquez 0:56.709
James Talanay 0:56.790
Bien Matthew Buenaventura 0:56.836
Michael Vincent Canicosa 0:56.904
James Patrick Lopez 0:56.905
Voltaire Sayco 0:56.906
Alonso Marcus Lacambra 0:56.914
Christopher Harris Tejada 0:56.915
Zeph Marcelo 0:56.946
Kryz Axl Aranzanso 0:56.953
Victor Emmanuel Baylosis 0:56.963
Francis Angelo Gonzales 0:57.024
Arlie Jophen Matubis 0:57.028
Reinier Tolentino 0:57.046
Ethan Gabriel A. Rubio 0:57.071
Joseph Eid 0:57.093
Jiro Marcelino Cruz 0:57.127
Jo Hashimoto 0:57.142
Jhan Vernon Ablir 0:57.166
Mark Voltaire Elman 0:57.194
Paolo Ayo 0:57.237
Sean Mervin Ronquillo 0:57.240
Karl Bryan Bonono 0:57.250
Elizabeth Mae Gumila 0:57.253
Bernard Villangca 0:57.271
James Michael Ortiz 0:57.275
Matt Frederic See 0:57.275
Sherwin Rada 0:57.286
Prince Von Erico Contreras 0:57.297
Alanzo Matteo Gonzaga 0:57.317
Vito Clodualdo Paul Manas 0:57.318
Diomel Railey Pingul 0:57.337
Corban Guerrero 0:57.340

Most notably, the son of Toyota Motor Philippines President Masando Hashimoto, Jo Hashimoto, made it into these qualifiers, showing like father, like son, considering the President has been taking part in the Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippine Cup for the past few seasons.

Watch out for these Top 40 who will battle it out with each other on October 11 at Ayala Malls Manila Bay in Pasay City. The following day, October 12, is when the Top 20 from the quarterfinals will battle with each other in the semifinals, followed by the Top 10, who will compete for the coveted Top 3 spots that will represent the country in the TGR Asia eSports GT Championship in Thailand.

As for those who will attend the finals, sim racing rigs, booths, and original GR merchandise will be up for sale. Plus, car displays with the GR Yaris, the GR Supra, the GR 86, and the actual Vios OMR, plus the actual Tamaraw OMR driven during the 2025 Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippine Cup.

Photo by Sam Surla