2022 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Vios Cup Champions announced

Circuit Championship Sporting Class Winners;
Joaquin Garrido, Royce Sarmiento andTroy Montero
with TMP First Vice President for Vehicle Logistics,
Danny Cruz and Toyota Makati President and
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Motorsports Advisor Sherwin Chualim

Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) officially wrapped up the 2022 season of the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) Vios Cup in an awarding ceremony held recently in Taguig City.

After three successful legs of TGR Vios Cup Circuit Championship, Iñigo Anton of Toyota North Edsa-Obengers Racing Team was declared the overall champion in the Super Sporting Class. Royce Sarmiento of RMS Cars Racing Team and Jay Lao of Happy Hotels/OTR Racing Team took home the championship in the Sporting and Promotional Classes, respectively. 

In the Autocross Challenge, Jules Aquino took the trophy in the Advanced Influencer Class while newcomer Miggy Romulo was declared the champion in the Beginner Influencer Class. In the Media category, Jamil Lacuna was declared the overall champion in the Advanced Media Class while Pablo Salapantan won the Beginner Media Class. Lastly, Russel Reyes took the overall championship trophy for the GT Cup Class.

TMP held the night to commend and show appreciation to the racers who not only contributed to the success of the 2022 TGR Vios Cup, but also served as ambassadors for TMP and TGR’s goal of promoting motorsports in the country.

Circuit Championship Promotional Class Winners;
Ian Rosales, Jay Lao and Alan Palacios with
TMP First Vice President for Vehicle Logistics,
Danny Cruz and Toyota Makati President and
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Motorsports
Advisor Sherwin Chualim

“TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Vios Cup is one of our most celebrated milestones. This would not be possible without you, our racers, and the whole team behind every driver. You gave life to this motorsports program,” TMP First Vice President for Vehicle Sales Operations Danny Cruz said.

Topping off the night’s celebration, the overall Team Award was handed to the Obengers Racing Team. The team’s collective effort and skills on and off tracks made them the best among all the racing teams.

“We contribute to Philippine motorsports by developing more racers,” Obengers Racing Team Co-Principal  Richie Uy said as he received the award on stage with the rest of the Team Obengers racers.

Below is the complete list of the 2022 season’s podium finishers:

Autocross Challenge Advanced Media Class
 Winners: Kevin Francisco, Jamil Lacuna,
Wowie Go, Pablo Salapantan, and Riz Javier

As the 2022 TGR Vios Cup concludes, TMP continues its commitment of igniting the growing passion for motorsports in the county through its various motorsports activities that exhibit how it pushes the limits for better. The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Vios Cup 2022 was organized in cooperation with Bridgestone, and Petron, together with other sponsors Brembo, Denso, OMP, Tuason Racing, AVT, 3M, ROTA, myTOYOTA Wallet, and Kinto One.

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Circuit Championship Super Sporting Class Winners; Iñigo Anton and John Dizon with TMP First Vice President for Vehicle Logistics Danny Cruz and Toyota Makati President and TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Motorsports Advisor Sherwin Chualim