The 2023 Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Vios Cup has kicked off. Its first local round commenced on July 1, 2023, and the results are now out for the racing series’ circuit championship and autocross events.
The Vios OMR cars competing in the circuit championship
Here is a list of all the winners for the 2023 TGR Vios Cup Leg 1 Circuit Championship.
| PROMOTIONAL CLASS | ||
| Champion | JAROND MESINA | TOYOTA TEAM CEBU |
| 2nd Place | ALAIN ALZONA | TOYOTA GENERAL SANTOS – CHOOKS-TO-GO RACING TEAM |
| 3rd Place | BONG GARBES | INBOX TOYOTA SAN FERNAN |
| SPORTING CLASS | ||
| Champion | BERN CORPINO | TOYOTA BALINTAWAK, INC. – OBENGERS RANCING TEAM |
| 2nd Place | MICHAEL KEILANI JORDAN | TOYOTA OTIS, INC. – OBENGERS RACING TEAM |
| 3rd Place | MAILA ALIVIA | JBT RACING / TOYOTA |
| SUPER SPORTING CLASS | ||
| Champion | IAN ROSALES | TOYOTA TEAM CEBU |
| 2nd Place | GERARD LOY | R RACING TEAM |
| 3rd Place | BRYAN CO | R RACING TEAM |
The following are the winners of this year’s Leg 1 Autocross challenge. For those unaware, autocross is a timed motorsport event where cars travel through a course marked by traffic cones and pylons.
The TGR Vios Cup Autocross Challenge cars
In the context of the Vios Cup, this event is participated by members of the media and popular local influencers.
| PROMOTIONAL MEDIA | ||
| Champion | PATRICIA TENORIO | ZIGWHEELS |
| 2nd Place | CESAR MIGUEL | PHILKOTSE |
| 3rd Place | RIZ JAVIER | TOP GEAR PHILIPPINES |
| SPORTING MEDIA | ||
| Champion | SIEGWALD GO | C! MAGAZINE |
| 2nd Place | JUSTIN YOUNG | VISOR |
| 3rd Place | JOHN REY SAN DIEGO | AUTOCAR PHILIPPINES |
| PROMOTIONAL INFLUENCER | |
| Champion | BIANCA YAO |
| 2nd Place | ARIANNE BAUTISTA |
| 3rd Place | APPLE DAVID |
| SPORTING INFLUENCER | |
| Champion | MIGUEL ROMULO |
| 2nd Place | LEXI MENDIOLA |
| 3rd Place | REPH BANGSIL |
If you want to watch more racing action, note that the TGR GT Cup Philippines Round 2 will be broadcasted live on the Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Facebook page on July 14, 2023, at 7 p.m.
2023 TGR Vios Cup participants together with Toyota PH executives
Unlike the real-life TGR event where racers use the One Make Race (OMR) Vios cars on a real track, the GT Cup is an e-racing event competed via the Gran Turismo video game. It is no less intense than real racing as the winners of the Philippine edition will go on to represent the country in the TGR GT Cup Asia Regional Finals.
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