Toyota Gazoo Racing PH concludes 2024 Philippine Cup, here are the results

The 2024 season of the Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Philippine Cup has come to a successful close with its third and final leg held last November 9 (Saturday) at the Clark International Speedway in Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga.

As it has always been, the star of the one-make race was the Toyota Vios OMR car. Race Weekend 3 was also divided into four categories—Novice Class, Promotional Class, Sporting Class, and Super Sporting Class, same with previous legs.

Also like before, TMP President Masando Hashimoto himself raced in the Novice Class under the Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Team. In fact, he had to cut a business trip short to be able to compete in the season’s final race.

“I wanted to meet the racers, mechanics, coaches and motorsports fans—this is my motivation for coming back. Today is the last race weekend of the TGR Philippine Cup, which will decide the season winners, so I wanted to say congratulations to them,” he said.

The winners of the first two races for Race Weekend 3 are as follows: 

Race 1: Sprint Race 5

Novice Class

• 1st – Jamil Lacuna – Toyota Gazoo Racing PH
• 2nd – Russel Reyes – Toyota Gazoo Racing PH
• 3rd – Pablo Salapantan – Toyota Gazoo Racing PH

Promotional Class

• 1st – Bong Garbes – Inbox-Toyota San Fernando
• 2nd – Mike Santos – R Racing Team
• 3rd – Miguel Abano – DRQ Motorsport

Sporting Class

• 1st – Darrel Garbes – Inbox-Toyota San Fernando
• 2nd – Paolo Ayo – Paolo’s Cakes & Pastries – Edgesport Racing
• 3rd – Alain Alzona – Toyota General Santos – Chooks-To-Go Racing Team

Super Sporting Class

• 1st – Red Diwa – JBT Racing/Toyota Isabela
• 2nd – Iñigo Anton – Toyota Balintawak – Obengers Racing
• 3rd – Maila Avilia – JBT Racing/Toyota Isabela

Race 2: Sprint Race 6

Novice Class

• 1st – Pablo Salapantan – Toyota Gazoo Racing PH
• 2nd – John Rey San Diego – Toyota Gazoo Racing PH
• 3rd – Russel Reyes – Toyota Gazoo Racing PH

Promotional Class

• 1st – Bong Garbes – Inbox-Toyota San Fernando
• 2nd – Ryan Agoncillo – Toyota Gazoo Racing PH
• 3rd – Johndale Dy – Toyota Team Cebu

Sporting Class

• 1st – Danzel Waytan – JD Motorsports – Ribbon Arc
• 2nd – Jay Lao – Happy Hotels
• 3rd – Alain Alzona – Toyota General Santos – Chooks-To-Go Racing Team

Super Sporting Class

• 1st – Russel Cabrera – Toyota Team Cebu
• 2nd – Mikey Keilani Jordan – Jordan Racing
• 3rd – Iñigo Anton – Toyota Balintawak – Obengers Racing Team

After the first two races, visitors at the Clark International Speedway were treated to a Drifting Exhibition by professional drifters Dane Cruz and Hans Jimenez who both demonstrated the capabilities of the Toyota GR 86. Members of GR car clubs were also able to take to the track and push their GR Supra, GR Yaris, and GR 86 vehicles.

Later in the day, the final Endurance Race of the season was held where all 34 racers were put on the grid. The 1.5-hour race proved to be a challenge as hot afternoon temperatures put a toll on both racers and cars, typical of Clark International Speedway.

The winners for Endurance Race 3 are as follows:

Novice Class

• 1st – Jamil Lacuna – Toyota Gazoo Racing PH
• 2nd – Reph Bangsil – Toyota Gazoo Racing PH
• 3rd – Russel Reyes – Toyota Gazoo Racing PH

Promotional Class

• 1st – Bong Garbes – Inbox-Toyota San Fernando
• 2nd – Julia Delos Angeles – Toyota Marilao/San Jose Del Monte – Obengers Racing Team
• 3rd – Ryan Agoncillo – Toyota Gazoo Racing PH

Sporting Class

• 1st – Alain Alzona – Toyota General Santos – Chooks-To-Go Racing Team
• 2nd – Jesse Garcia – Toyota North Edsa/Otis – Obengers Racing Team
• 3rd – Paolo Ayo – Paolo’s Cakes & Pastries – Edgesport Racing

Super Sporting Class

• 1st – Iñigo Anton – Toyota Balintawak – Obengers Racing Team
• 2nd – Russel Cabrera – Toyota Team Cebu
• 3rd – Maila Avilia – JBT Racing/Toyota Isabela

Finally, with the conclusion of Race Weekend 3, this year’s season was officially closed with the overall season winners also determined through the number of points collected from all six sprint races and three endurance races.

The overall winners of the 2024 Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippine Cup are as follows:

Novice Class

• 1st – Russel Reyes – Toyota Gazoo Racing PH
• 2nd – Jamil Lacuna – Toyota Gazoo Racing PH
• 3rd – John Rey San Diego – Toyota Gazoo Racing PH

Promotional Class

• 1st – Bong Garbes – Inbox-Toyota San Fernando
• 2nd – Julia Delos Angeles – Toyota Marilao/San Jose Del Monte – Obengers Racing Team
• 3rd – Rex Abrenilla – Toyota Team Cebu

Sporting Class

• 1st – Alain Alzona – Toyota General Santos – Chooks-To-Go Racing Team
• 2nd – Danzel Waytan – JD Motorsport – Ribbon Arc
• 3rd – Jarond Mesina – Toyota Team Cebu

Super Sporting Class

• 1st – Iñigo Anton – Toyota Balintawak – Obengers Racing Team
• 2nd – Russel Cabrera – Toyota Team Cebu
• 3rd – Red Diwa – JBT Racing/Toyota Isabela

Team Championship

• 1st – Obengers Racing Team
• 2nd – JBT Racing Team
• 3rd – Toyota Team Cebu Alpha

And that’s it for the 2024 Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippine Cup. Congratulations to all the winners! It was a fun and action-packed season for sure and we know that there is always a lot tp look forward to in coming seasons.

The 2024 Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippine Cup is sponsored by Petron, GT Radial, and Seiko. It is also supported by Toyota Financial Services Philippines, myTOYOTA Wallet, Denso, AVT, 3M, ROTA, Tuason Racing, OMP, and Kinto One.