Toyota Motor Philippines officially started the 2022 season for the Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Vios Cup. The first leg of this event already took place last weekend on July 2, 2022, and so the car brand has already released the list of winners for the said leg.
Several TGR Vios Cup cars at the Clark International Speedway
As with previous TGR Vios Cup seasons, there were three categories. There’s Super Sporting, Sporting, and the Promotional Class. In total, 27 racers hopped into their race-spec Vios to put their skills to the test.
Apart from that, there’s also the Autocross Challenge wherein influencers, media personalities, and celebrities showed what they got in terms of precision driving by navigating through an obstacle course as fast as they can.
A TGR Vios cup-spec Vios doing its thing
Here’s a list of all the TGR Vios Cup Leg 1 race winners per category:
| CIRCUIT CHAMPIONSHIP | ||
| Promotional Class | ||
| Rank | Name | Team |
| 1 | Alain Alzona | Alzona Racing Team-Toyota Team General Santos |
| 2 | Alan Palacios | Toyota Team Cebu |
| 3 | Ian Rosales | Toyota Team Cebu |
| Sporting Class | ||
| 1 | Troy Montero | Toyota Gazoo Racing Team PH |
| 2 | Royce Sarmiento | RMS Cars Racing Team |
| 3 | Joaquin Garrido | Toyota Otis-Obengers Racing Team |
| Super Sporting Class | ||
| 1 | John Dizon | Obengers Racing Team |
| 2 | Inigo Anton | Toyota North EDSA – Obengers Racing Team |
| 3 | Daryl Deleon | Toyota Marilao – Obengers Racing Team |
| AUTOCROSS CHALLENGE | ||
| Media – Promotional Class | ||
| Rank | Name | Team |
| 1 | Jamil Lacuna | Autoindustriya |
| 2 | Roy Robles | Zigwheels |
| 3 | Kevin Francisco | The Modern Creatures |
| Influencers – Promotional Class | ||
| 1 | Benedict Chua | |
| 2 | Carla Lizardo | |
| 3 | Miggy Romulo | |
| Influencers – Advanced Class | ||
| 1 | Gino Quillamor | |
| 2 | Jules Aquino | |
| 3 | Lexi Mendiola | |
Besides the real-life racing that took place, TMP also released the list of winners for the latest round of the GR GT Cup and the GR GT Cup virtual racing competition. As the name implies, this is an e-racing event that is held within the digitally crafted race tracks of Gran Turismo.
| GR GT Cup | |
| Promotional Class | |
| Rank | Name |
| 1 | Christopher Tejada |
| 2 | Matthew Ang |
| 3 | Chino Asence |
| Sporting Class | |
| 1 | Estefano Rivera |
| 2 | Russel Reyes |
| 3 | Jether Miole |
| GR GT Cup Autocross Challenge | |
| 1 | Russel REyes |
| 2 | Luis Moreno |
| 3 | Mark Elmar |
If you don’t want to miss another round of TMP’s TGR Vios Cup, be aware that its Leg 2 and Leg 3 are scheduled to take place in August 2022 and November 2022 respectively.
TMP President Atsuhiro Okamoto together with the TGR Vios Cup racers
Congratulations to the winners, and for more automotive industry updates, keep reading here on the Philippines’ largest automotive portal.