Vios Cup rookie and Carbay Philippines bet Patricia Tenorio won in the Media Promotional Class of the Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Autocross Challenge.
To note, both Carmudi and its sister company Zigwheels are under Carbay.
Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) kicked off the first leg of the TGR Vios Cup early this month at the Clark International Speedway.
Welcoming both racers and fans was TMP President Atsuhiro Okamoto.
“Racers, racing teams, fans, supporters. We are all part of our growing Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines family. We thank you for always being part of the Vios Cup’s long and exciting history, and we hope to see you as we elevate this program even more in the future – especially now that we are entering an era of carbon neutrality in motorsports,” Okamoto commented.
Making its TGR Vios Cup debut and serving as this season’s safety car is the Toyota Corolla Altis Gazoo Racing-Sport Hybrid Electric Vehicle.
Team Toyota Cebu dominated the Circuit Championship races with Jarond Mesina and Ian Rosales taking the top spots in Promotional and Super Sporting classes respectively. Meanwhile, Toyota Balintawak Inc. – Obengers Racing Team emerged victorious in the Sporting Class with Vios Cup newcomer, Bern Corpino.
Meanwhile, Toyota General Santos – Chooks-to-Go Racing’s Alain Alzona and Inbox Toyota San Fernando’s Bong Garbes followed Mesina in the Promotional podiums in second and third. Michael Keilani Jordan and Maila Alivia then took the second and third spots in the Sporting class, while Gerard Loy and Bryan Co of R Racing Team completed the podium spots in the Super Sporting Class.
Following Tenorio in the Media Promotional Class was Philkotse’s Cesar Miguel in second place and Top Gear’s Riz Javier in third.
Siegwald Go, on the other hand, took the top spot in the Media Sporting Class while Justin Young of Visor came in at second place and John Rey San Diego of Autocar Philippines at third.
The TGR Vios Cup’s Promotional Influencer Class saw an all-female podium with Bianca Yao coming in first and first-timers Arianne Bautista and Apple David finishing second and third respectively.
Miguel Romulo leveled up for the new season, finishing in first place, now in the Sporting Influencer Class. Lexi Mendiola and Reph Bangsil followed him in the second and third places.
Not to be outdone, local e-motorsports participants showed what they have in the first round of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Gran Turismo Cup Philippines (TGR GT Cup PH), which was held late last month.
Present was a mix of TGR GT Cup PH first-timers and veterans.
David Enzo Ison came in first place for the Junior Class; Stanley Theodore Golez championed the Promotional Class; while last season’s champion Luis Moreno claimed his spot as the Sporting Class Champion.
Joshua David Marquez and Russo Grabriel Formoso took the second and third spots in the Junior Class, while Deigo Herrera and Benedict Salido followed right behind Golez in the Promotional Class. Lastly, Matthew Spencer Ang and Russel Reyes completed the second and third spots, respectively, in the Sporting Class.
The TGR Vios Cup and the TGR GT Cup are two of the main motorsports events that Toyota Gazoo Racing and TMP offer to promote and elevate motorsports in the country — not just on tracks but online as well.
Photos from Toyota Motor Philippines and Patricia Tenorio’s Instagram page
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