The first weekend of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippine Cup wraps up
The first weekend of this year’s Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippine Cup took place last March 22 at the Clark International Speedway, where several new changes were first seen with the series.
New racers such as Sim Racer and Autocross Challenge graduate Luis Moreno made their debut in the Novice class, while the Legacy Class brought out older-generation Toyota Vios race cars, including notable participants such as Senator JV Ejercito and Paolo Ang, a former runner-up of the 2021 and 2023 Sporting Class.
For non-race car events, GR and Lexus owners experienced the track, and a first-ever Club Race that saw owners of the GR 86, GR Supra, and GR Yaris go head to head with each other to see who was the fastest.
Apart from a two-car GR 86 drifting exhibition, the updated GR Yaris also made its track debut.
The activity area held many events, such as the Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup experience sim area, die-cast cars for sale, and a musical performance from the
Race Weekend 2 will happen this May, so stay tuned for further updates. Here are the full results of this weekend’s winners:
Race 1: Sprint 1
Novice Class
1- Luis Moreno – Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team
2 – Masando Hashimoto – Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team
3 – Pablo Salapantan – Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team
Legacy Class
1 – Paolo Ang – R Racing – MADkart
2 – Luigi Agustin Co – Gel Napat Racing – R Racing
3 – JV Ejercito – Obengers Racing – Toyota Balintawak
Sporting Class
1 – Russel Reyes Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines
2 – Julia de los Angeles Obengers Racing – Toyota Balintawak
3 – Jesse Garcia Obengers Racing – Toyota Balintawak
Super Sporting Class
1 – Maila Alivia – Toyota Isabela
2 – Russel Cabrera – Toyota Team Cebu
3 – Jarond Mesina – Dash Racing x Era Autosport
Race 2: Sprint 2
Novice Class
1 – John Rey San Diego – Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team
2 – Luis Moreno – Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team
3 – Masando Hashimoto – Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team
Legacy Class
1 – Paolo Ang – R Racing – MADkart
2 – Luigi Agustin Co – Gel Napat Racing – R Racing
3 – Andre Rodrigues – Oyi Racing
Sporting Class
1 – Russel Reyes – Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines
2 – Raymond Cudala – R Racing – MADkart
3 – Mike Santos – R Racing – MADkart
Super Sporting Class
1 – Maila Alivia – Toyota Isabela
2 – Alain Gabriel Alzona – Toyota General Santos – Smart Communications Racing
3 – Russel Cabrera – Toyota Team Cebu
Race 3: Endurance Race 1
Novice Class
1 – Luis Moreno – Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team
2 – Masando Hashimoto – Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team
3 – John Rey San Diego – Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team
Sporting Class
1 – Jesse Garcia – Obengers Racing – Toyota Balintawak
2 – Julia de los Angeles – Obengers Racing – Toyota Balintawak
3 – Raymond Cudala – R Racing – MADkart
Super Sporting Class
1 – Iñigo Anton – Obengers Racing – Toyota Balintawak
2 – Russel Cabrera – Toyota Team Cebu
3 – Alain Gabriel Alzona – Toyota General Santos – Smart Communications Racing
Club Race
Angelo Magtoto – GR Supra
Christopher Co – GR 86
Miguel Antolin – GR Yaris
Photos by Sam Surla and Julian Panlilio
