2022 Toyota Racing Vios Cup champions officially awarded 

MANILA: In a ceremony conducted recently in Taguig City, Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) formally concluded the Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Vios Cup's 2022 campaign.

After three successful legs of the TGR Vios Cup Circuit Championship, Iñigo Anton of Toyota North Edsa-Obengers Racing Team was declared the overall champion in the Super Sporting Class. Royce Sarmiento of RMS Cars Racing Team and Jay Lao of Happy Hotels/OTR Racing Team took home the championship in the Sporting and Promotional Classes, respectively.

In the Autocross Challenge, Jules Aquino took the trophy in the Advanced Influencer Class while newcomer Miggy Romulo was declared the champion in the Beginner Influencer Class. In the Media category, Jamil Lacuna (Autoindustriya.com) was declared the overall champion in the Advanced Media Class, while Pablo Salapantan (YugaAuto) won the Beginner Media Class. Lastly, Russel Reyes took the overall championship trophy for the GT Cup Class.

The purpose of the event was to honor and express gratitude to the racers that not only helped the 2022 TGR Vios Cup succeed but also served as representatives of TMP and TGR's mission to advance motorsports in the nation.

“Toyota Gazoo Racing Vios Cup is one of our most celebrated milestones. This would not be possible without you, our racers, and the whole team behind every driver. You gave life to this motorsports program,” TMP First Vice President for Vehicle Sales Operations Danny Cruz said.

Topping off the night’s celebration, the overall Team Award was handed to the Obengers Racing Team. The team’s collective effort and skills on and off tracks made them the best among all the racing teams.

“We contribute to Philippine motorsports by developing more racers,” Obengers Racing Team Co-Principal Richie Uy said as he received the award on stage with the rest of the Team Obengers racers.

The Toyota Gazoo Racing Vios Cup 2022 season podium finishers

CIRCUIT CHAMPIONSHIP

SUPER SPORTING CLASS
Rank	Name	Team
1	Iñigo Anton	Toyota North Edsa-Obengers Racing Team
2	Gerard Loy	R Racing Team
3	John Dizon	Funhanmart-Obengers Racing Team

 

SPORTING CLASS
Rank	Name	Team
1	Royce Sarmiento	RMS Cars Racing Team
2	Joaquin Garrido	Toyota Otis-Obengers Racing Team
3	Troy Montero	TOYOTA GAZOO Racing PH

 

PROMOTIONAL CLASS
Rank	Name	Team
1	Jay Lao	Happy Hotels/OTR Racing Team
2	Ian Rosales	Team Toyota Cebu
3	Alan Palacios	Team Toyota Cebu

 

AUTOCROSS CHALLENGE

INFLUENCER ADVANCED CLASS
Rank	Name
1	Jules Aquino
2	Enzo Pineda
3	Aaron Villaflor

 

INFLUENCER BEGINNER CLASS
Rank	Name
1	Miguel Romulo
2	Carla Lizardo
3	Ashley Gosiengfiao

 

MEDIA ADVANCED CLASS
Rank	Name
1	Jamil Lacuna
2	Kevin Francisco
3	Ronald Delos Reyes

 

MEDIA BEGINNER CLASS
Rank	Name
1	Pablo Salapantan
2	Wowie Go
3	Riz Javier

 

GT CUP CLASS
Rank	Name
1	Russel Reyes
2	Mark Elman
3	Jether Miole

 

As the 2022 TGR Vios Cup concludes, TMP continues its commitment of igniting the growing passion for motorsports in the county through its various motorsports activities that exhibit how it pushes the limits for better. The Toyota Gazoo Racing Vios Cup 2022 was organized in cooperation with Bridgestone, and Petron, together with other sponsors Brembo, Denso, OMP, Tuason Racing, AVT, 3M, ROTA, myTOYOTA Wallet, and Kinto One.

Our 2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing Vios Cup experience

We at team ZigWheels Philippines experienced all the action this racing series offered. We learned the ropes of racing in the Toyota GR Academy, and showcased our racing chops in the TGR Vios Cup Autocross.

Photos from Toyota Motor Philippines

Also read: Toyota Motor Philippines celebrates local motorsports with the final leg of the 2022 Vios Cup