Leg 2 of the 2025 Toyota Gazoo Racing PH Cup was the most action-packed so far

“It will be boring,” they said. That’s what a lot had in mind upon first seeing the new street circuit track layout for the second race weekend of the 2025 Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippine Cup. And boy did that change once the action started.

Held at the Villar City in Cavite, the country’s one-make race series returned to the streets after seven years. Also closer to Metro Manila, it attracted more than 12,000 visitors during its three-day run from May 23 to 25, 2025 (Friday to Sunday).

As with the first leg of this season, racers were divided into four classes: Novice, Sporting, Super Sporting, and Legacy, utilizing the Toyota Vios OMR car.

All racers competed on the 2.4km long makeshift street circuit which featured 14 turns (including two hairpins and six chicanes). This provided for a thrilling experience not only for them, but also spectators who were there to witness the different wheel-to-wheel action and different incidents.

Even Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) President Masando Hashimoto himself who continues to compete in the Novice Class was unable to finish the race after he hit the central barriers and flipped-over. He thankfully came out of the incident with no injury.

The race weekend also saw the debut of the Tamaraw Racing Concept which performed a Drag Race Exhibition, and shows off what can be done to the iconic utility vehicle nameplate in the world of motorsports. If you want to know more about it, you can read about it here.

Despite not being a racer, we even got to try the track ourselves, joining different Toyota and Lexus car clubs. The track was surely one to not forget.

Of course, musical performances by OPM icons Rico Blanco, Parokya Ni Edgar, Ely Buendia, and Bamboo were held, along with the Toyota Drive Fest which brought event-exclusive deals and test drives for brand-new Toyota and Lexus vehicles, and the chance to purchase certified pre-owned vehicles from T-Sure.

Race Weekend 3 of the 2025 season of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippine Cup will return to the Clark International Speedway in Clark, Pampanga in August, with the promise of more street racing action in future seasons of the country’s largest one-make race series.

The full list of winners of last weekend’s race are as follows:

Race 1: Sprint Race 3

• Novice Class
  • 1 – Pablo Salapantan – Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team
  • 2 – Ian Magbanua – Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team
  • 3 – John Rey San Diego – Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team

• Sporting Class
  • 1 – Russel Reyes – Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines
  • 2 – Jesse Garcia – Obengers Racing-Toyota Balintawak
  • 3 – Bernardus Corpino – Jordan Racing

• Super Sporting Class
  • 1 – Joaquin Garrido – Obengers Racing-Toyota Balintawak
  • 2 – Russel Cabrera – Toyota Team Cebu
  • 3 – Red Diwa – Toyota Isabela

• Legacy Class
  • 1 – Oliver Aquino – Oyi Racing: A Tech 7 Project
  • 2 – Paolo Ang – Madkart-R Racing
  • 3 – Julian Colvin – Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines

Race 2: Sprint Race 4

• Novice Class
  • 1 – Reph Bangsil – Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team
  • 2 – Luis Moreno – Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team
  • 3 – Masando Hashimoto – Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team

• Sporting Class
  • 1 – Raymond Cudala – R Racing Team
  • 2 – Bernardus Corpino – Jordan Racing
  • 3 – Mike Santos – R Racing Team

• Super Sporting Class
  • 1 – Jarond Mesina – Dash Racing x Era Motorsport
  • 2 – Alain Alzona – Toyota General Santos-Smart Communications Racing
  • 3 – Michael Bryan Co – R Garage/Toyota Dagupan Group

• Legacy Class
  • 1 – Luigi Co – Gel Napat Racing-R Racing
  • 2 – JV Ejercito – Obengers Racing-Toyota Balintawak
  • 3 – Andre Rodrigues – Oyi Racing

Race 3: Sprint Race 5

• Novice Class
  • 1- Pablo Salapantan – Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team
  • 2 – Ian Magbanua – Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team
  • 3 – Masando Hashimoto – Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team

• Sporting Class
  • 1 – Jesse Garcia – Obengers Racing-Toyota Balintawak
  • 2 – Bernardus Corpino – Jordan Racing
  • 3 – Miguel Abano – DrQ.Motorsports/Era Autosport

• Super Sporting Class
  • 1 – Russel Cabrera – Toyota Team Cebu
  • 2 – Joaquin Garrido – Obengers Racing-Toyota Balintawak
  • 3 – Michael Bryan Co – R Garage/Toyota Dagupan Group

• Legacy Class
  • 1 – Oliver Aquino – Oyi Racing: A Tech 7 Project
  • 2 – Julian Colvin – Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines
  • 3 – Paolo Ang – Madkart-R Racing

_{Photos by Sam Surla and Toyota}