TGR Vios Cup ends 2022 season 

Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) has concluded this year’s edition of the Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Vios Cup last November 19, 2022 with its third and final leg for the season. 

Thanks to varying weather conditions which added to challenges on the track for that weekend, this final leg was definitely one for the books with around 55 racers across the Super Sporting, Sporting, and Promotional classes of Circuit Championship and Autocross Challenge all gathered at the Clark International Speedway.

For Race 9’s Promotional Class Winners, it was Jay Lao of OTR Racing Team who ultimately won the top podium finish with Ian Rosales of Toyota Team Cebu placing second and Alain Alzona of Alzona Racing Team taking the third spot.

Sporting Class racer Joaquin Garrido of the Obengers Racing Team championed Race 9, Michael Keilani Jordan of Jordan Racing Team finished second, and Jiro Garbes of Toyota San Fernando completed the top 3.

It was quite an eventful weekend for the Obengers Racing Team as Iñigo Anton also bagged the top spot for Race 9’s Super Sporting Class, Red Diwa finishing second, and John Dizon, also from Obengers Racing, finishing in third.

Autocross Challenge racers also had their fair share of the wild turns at the tracks. For the Media Promotional Class, Pablo Salapantan of YugaTech/YugaAuto still finished on top, with Siegwald Go of C! Magazine advancing to second place and Riz Javier of Top Gear Philippines claiming the third spot. Media Sporting Class also saw Jan Lacuna of AutoIndustriya.com keeping his podium spot, with Ronald Delos Reyes of Auto Review and Kevin Franciso of The Modern Creatures finishing second, and third respectively.

The influencers also showed what they got when it came to being the star on the race track. Bringing home the Promotional Class top spot was Miguel Romulo, who bested two other strong contenders, Ashley Gosiengfiao, who finished second, and Carla Lizardo, who took third place. It was a quick rise to the top spot for Enzo Pineda, who championed the Influencer Sporting Class, with Jules Aquino and Aaron Villaflor eventually claiming the second and third spots, respectively.

In the GR GT Cup Class of Autocross Challenge, Russel Reyes was champion whose performance upgraded from being second during the previous leg to now gaining the top spot, became a challenging yet fulfilling feat. Jether Miole finished second, while Mark Elman claimed the third spot.

Following the last leg of TGR Vios Cup, TMP will soon announce overall season champs this December to officially wrap up the season and award the races who really championed the competition from start to finish.

With the TGR Vios Cup 2022 season coming to a close, there’s a lot more to expect for next season as TMP continues to level up and bring the love for local racing to motorsports enthusiasts nationwide.