Team Toyota PH gears up for GR GT Cup Asia Regional Rounds in October

MANILA: Team Toyota Philippines stopped by the Toyota booth at the 8th Philippine International Motor Show held at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. The e-racers had a quick practice play with visitors at the GR GT Cup racing rigs installed on the booth.

The country’s representatives for this year’s GR GT Cup Asia Regional Rounds were named during the National Round of the third season of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Gran Turismo Cup Philippines that was held on July 1 at the Clark International Speedway.

To secure their place on the podium, 16 e-racers competed virtually on the exhilarating Suzuki Circuit Speedway and Fuji International Speedway in the GR Yaris and GR Supra.

TGR Vios Cup veteran Estefano Rivera outperformed the other e-racers to win the Sporting Class, with Russel Reyes and Jether Miole placing second and third, respectively.

Rising e-racer Topher Tejada won the Promotional Class, finishing ahead of Matthew Spencer Ang and Aaron Christian Asence in second and third, respectively.

Rivera, Reyes, and Tejada moved one step closer to the international stage as they were selected to represent Team Toyota Philippines in the Asia Regional Rounds, where they will face off against the best e-racers from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.

The selection was made as part of the prizes for the GR GT Cup Philippines 2022, where the class champions will have an exciting opportunity to race for the country as Team Toyota Philippines.

The GR GT Cup Asia Regional Round will happen on October 9 at 6 p.m. It will be livestreamed on the official Facebook pages of Toyota Motor Philippines and Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines.

Photos from Toyota Motor Philippines

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