The second leg of the 2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing (GR) Vios Cup has concluded. As such, victors have already emerged out of the 28 racers that participated in the Circuit Championship’s three different categories, as well as the Autocross Challenge.
The Toyota Vios OMR cars at CIS
The said event took place at the Clark International Speedway (CIS) last week on August 20, 2022. Attendees as well as the racers themselves also got to see another preview of the upcoming 2023 Toyota GR 86 which will be debuting on August 26, 2022.
Here is the list of the winners of the 2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing Vios Cup Leg 2 Circuit Championship:
| PROMOTIONAL CLASS | ||
| Rank | Name | Team |
| 1 | Jay Lao | Happy Hotels/OT Racing Team |
| 2 | Alan Palacios | Toyota Team Cebu |
| 3 | Jarond Mesina | Toyota Team Cebu |
| SPORTING CLASS | ||
| Rank | Name | Team |
| 1 | Jiro Garbes | JB Racing/Toyota Team San Fernando |
| 2 | Russell Cabrera | Toyota Team Cebu |
| 3 | Royce Sarmiento | RMS Cars Racing Team |
| SUPER SPORTING CLASS | ||
| Rank | Name | Team |
| 1 | Bryan Co | R Racing Team |
| 2 | Inigo Anton | Toyota North EDSA – Obengers Racing Team |
| 3 | Gerard Loy | R Racing Team |
For the Autocross Challenge, Miguel Romulo took first place, Ashley Gosiengfiao got second place, and Carla Lizardo took third place for the Influencer class.
Topping the Influencer sporting class is Jules Aquino, followed by Arron Villafor, and in third is Enzo Pineda.
The winners for the Circuit Championship Super Sporting Class
As mentioned, members of the media also got to participate in the Autocross Challenge. For the Media Promotional Class of the said race event, Pablo Salapatan emerged as the first-place victor. In second is Niko Villegas, followed by Siegwald Go in third.
In the Autocross Challenge Media Sporting Class, Jamil Lacuna from Autoindustriya ranked as the first place winner. In second place is Roy Robles from Zigwheels, followed by Ronald de los Reyes from Daily Tribune in third.
Past winners of the GR GT e-racing competition also got to compete in the autocross challenge. In first place in this category is Luis Moreno, followed by Russel Reyes in second place, and Mark Elman in third.
If you missed the exciting, heart-pounding racing action displayed at the Toyota Gazoo Racing Vios Cup Leg 2, then you can catch up with the third leg in November 2022. One can also follow Toyota Motor Philippines’ official social media pages for more updates.
The 2023 Toyota GR 86 at CIS
As mentioned, the Toyota GR86’s launch for the local market is imminent. Toyota Motor Philippines has also revealed the pricing for the two GR86 variants. The entry-level manual transmission version will be priced at Php 2,328,000 while the automatic tranny version will retail for Php 2,499,000.
Moreover, the upcoming GR 86 will be made available in 19 dealerships only. Of note, these are Gazoo Racing Performance-accredited Toyota dealerships. Here’s a list:
- Toyota Alabang
- Toyota Bacoor
- Toyota Batangas City
- Toyota Calamba Laguna
- Toyota Cebu
- Toyota Commonwealth
- Toyota Davao City
- Toyota Global City
- Toyota La Union
- Toyota Lipa, Batangas
- Toyota Mabolo Cebu
- Toyota Makati
- Toyota Manila Bay
- Toyota Otis
- Toyota Quezon Avenue
- Toyota San Fernando, Pampanga
- Toyota San Pablo, Laguna
- Toyota Silang, Cavite
- Toyota Tacloban
To catch more news about the upcoming 2023 Toyota GR 86 as well as the third leg of the 2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing Vios Cup, keep it here on Philkotse.