Toyota GAZOO RACING Vios Cup returns for another season this year
The Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Vios Cup fever is back for another season. Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) is opening another exciting motorsports season with the 2023 edition of its premier one-make-race series, as well as the biggest national e-motorsports championship, the TGR Gran Turismo (GT) Cup Philippines.
Set to have its first leg on July 1, 2023, the TGR Vios Cup will be in its ninth season. Happening at Clark International Speedway, admission is free for on-site spectators who can witness the action live starting at 9:00 AM. Online viewers may likewise tune in via the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Philippines Facebook page.
This year, the TGR Vios Cup is also introducing a new race format and bringing in a surprise for Toyota fans. The 2023 TGR Vios Cup will feature both seasoned and upcoming racers in the Super Sporting, Sporting, and Promotional classes of its Circuit Championship event. Celebrity and media personalities will also test their driving speed in the Autocross Challenge.
Since the TGR Vios Cup started in 2014, it has brought the thrill of racing closer to Filipinos by inviting racers from homegrown professional and amateur teams to race the locally made and most popular car in the country, the Toyota Vios, in its one-make-race (OMR) form.
Usually held in the biggest racetrack in the country, the Clark International Speedway in Pampanga, the OMR series has also taken the roads of Cebu, Alabang, Pasay and Taguig.
TGR GT Cup Philippines
This year also marks a bigger and better TGR Gran Turismo (GT) Cup Philippines.
The TGR GT Cup Philippines gathers e-motorsports players all over the country to compete to be the fastest e-racer in the Philippines. After three qualifying rounds, the best of the best will race live in a national finals to be held in a public Manila venue.
Winners will then go on to represent the Philippines at the TGR GT Cup Asia Regional Finals, competing with fellow champion e-racers from neighboring Asian countries. Winners of the 2023 season will also get to race in the next season of the TGR Vios Cup, allowing them to further their racing skills on the actual racetracks.
Free registration for the 2023 season is open to all Filipinos with a Sony PlayStation 4 or 5 with an active PSN Account and PS PLUS Subscription. Interested participants may register through https://toyota.com.ph/gtcup. The first local round will be broadcast on the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Philippines Facebook page on June 28, 2023.
