Season finale of 2022 TGR Vios Cup to commence Nov. 19

MANILA: There is no stopping the thrill and excitement of the 2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Vios Cup. The third and culminating leg of the 2022 TGR Vios Cup will commence this Saturday, November 19, 2022, at the Clark International Speedway (CIS) in Pampanga.

Admission is free while spectators are required to present their vaccination cards to present upon entry. Alternatively, the thrill and excitement of the 2022 TGR Vios Cup can be witnessed online through a livestream at the Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines official Facebook page. Races start at 9:30 a.m..

The final leg of the TGR Vios Cup will feature three Circuit Championship classes — Super Sporting, Sporting and Promotional — and Autocross Challenge races. These race events will feature seasoned and celebrity racers, along with influencers and members of the media who will either defend their places or snatch their way to the podium.

During the starting leg of the season for our sporting championship, it was Alain Alzona of Toyota Team General Santos who brought home the trophy for the promotional class. Troy Montero of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Team PH championed the sporting class, while Obengers Racing Team’s John Dizon finished at the top for the super sporting class.

The thrilling circuit championship for the second leg ended on a high with Jay Lao from the OTR Racing Team bringing home the trophy for the Promotional Class. Jiro Garbes from JB Racing championed the Sporting Class while Bryan Co from R Racing Team finished at the top of the podium for the Super Sporting Class.

The 2022 TGR Vios Cup Autocross Challenge was an equally exciting race.

In the first leg, we saw promising performances of Pablo Salapantan (YugaTech) winning the Media Promotional Class and Jan Lacuna (AutoIndustriya) finishing at the top for the Media Sporting Class. Benedict Cua shone the brightest, ending at the top for the Influencers Promotional Class, and Gino Quillamor won the Influencers Advanced Class. The first leg was made more exciting by the thrilling win of Russel Reyes in the GR GT Cup Autocross Challenge.

It was in the second leg of the 2022 TGR Vios Cup that put Miguel Romulo at the top of the podium for the Influencer Promotional Class and Jules Aquino for the Influencer Sporting Class. Pablo Salapantan and Jan Lacuna were able to defend their podium finishes from the previous leg in their respective classes for the 2nd leg – Media Promotional Class and Media Sporting Class, respectively.

As the 2022 season comes to a close, expect many more speeds and thrills on the track with our participating racers, headed by celebrity racers Daniel Matsunaga, Fabio Ide and Troy Montero, with members of media and influencers Benedict Cua, Patch Magtanong, Miguel Romulo, Bianca Yao, Dexi Diaz, Lexi Mendiola, Gino Quillamor, Jules Aquino, Carla Lizardo, Ashley Gosiengfiao, Arron Villaflor, and Enzo Pineda.

As a bonus for the live racing audience, GR Garage booths will be selling official GR merchandise and accessories. Toyota GR vehicles will also be displayed.

The Toyota Gazoo Racing Vios Cup is organized in cooperation with Bridgestone and Petron, and is supported by Brembo, Denso, 3M, AVT, ROTA, OMP, Tuason Racing, myTOYOTA Wallet and Kinto One.

Photos from Toyota Motor Philippines and Roy Robles 

Also read: Our wins (and loss) at the 2022 Toyota GR Vios Cup Autocross Challenge Leg 1