Toyota Motor Philippines has officially announced the champions of the 2023 Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Vios Cup. This includes the victors of the Circuit Championship and the Autocross Challenge.
Vios One Make Race (OMR) cars lining up for the Autocross Challenge
Here are the individual overall winners of the Circuit Championship 2023 season in the promotional class, sporting class, and super sporting class:
| Circuit Championship | ||
| Super Sporting Class | ||
| Rank | Name | Team |
| 1 | John Dizon | JD Motorsports - Ribbon Arc |
| 2 | Joaquin Garrido | Toyota North EDSA - Obengers Racing Team |
| 3 | Gerard Loy | R Racing Team |
| Sporting Class | ||
| 1 | Russel Cabrera | Toyota Team Cebu |
| 2 | Maila Alivia | JBT/Toyota Isabela |
| 3 | Mikey Keilani Jordan | Toyota Otis, Inc. - Obengers Racing Team |
| Promotional Class | ||
| 1 | Alain Alzona | Toyota General Santos - Chooks-to-Go Racing |
| 2 | Jarond Mesina | Toyota Team Cebu |
| 3 | Paolo Ayo | TTC/Edgesport |
Besides the individual circuit championship winners, TMP likewise declared the overall team winners for the 2023 TGR Vios Cup. These are the winning teams as follows:
| Circuit Championship Team Awards | |
| Rank | Name |
| 1 | Toyota Team Cebu Alpha |
| 2 | Toyota Team Cebu Bravo |
| 3 | Team Happy Hotel/Chooks-to-Go Racing |
Here are this season’s champions for the TGR Vios Cup Autocross Challenge for the promotional media class, sporting media class, promotional influencer class, and sporting influencer class:
| Autocross Challenge | ||
| Promotional Media | ||
| Rank | Name | Team |
| 1 | Patricia Tenorio | Zigwheels |
| 2 | Mica de los Reyes | The Philippine Star |
| 3 | Lyka Tan | Carmudi |
| Sporting Media | ||
| 1 | Wowie Go | C! Magazine |
| 2 | John Rey San Diego | Autocar |
| 3 | Ronald de los Reyes | Philippine Daily Inquirer |
| Promotional Influencer | ||
| 1 | Ezra Domingo | |
| 2 | Arianne Bautista | |
| 3 | Genesis Redido | |
| Sporting Influencer | ||
| 1 | Reph Bangsil | |
| 2 | Carla Lizardo-Sulit | |
| 3 | Lexi Mendiola | |
Of note, the racing action for the TGR Vios Cup from the first to the last leg was held at the Clark International Speedway (CIS). Also concluded in the third leg of the racing series were the Circuit Championship Race 8, and Race 7, as well as the first-ever TGR Grand Prix race.
The 2023 TGR Vios Cup circuit champions together with TMP and Tuason Racing executives
The Grand Prix is a one-hour and 30-minute race with mandatory pit stops. It was competed by all circuit racers from all three classes. Finishing first in the promotional class for the Grand Prix was Alain Alzona of Toyota General Santos - Chooks-to-Go Racing. Darrel Garbes of Inbox Toyota San Fernando meanwhile, took the win for the Sporting Class, while Red Diwa of JBT Racing - Toyota Isabela emerged as the Grand Prix victor in the Super Sporting Class.
The third leg likewise saw demonstration runs from Autocross Challenge champions from yesteryears.
Toyota GR Altis
Piloting the Toyota GR Altis in these demo runs were the 2022 Media Sporting Class Champion, Jamil Lacuna of Autoindustriya, 2022 Media Promotional Class Champion, Pablo Salapantan of YugaAuto, and 2021 Media Class Champion Jose Altoveros.
Besides all the racing action, Toyota’s GR-S lineup likewise wowed the crowds at CIS. Included in the display were the Fortuner GR-S, Hilux GR-S, Rush GR-S, and GR Yaris, among others.
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