2023 Season of Toyota GR Vios Cup Starts This Weekend

MANILA: This Saturday, July 1, 2023, the Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Vios Cup returns for another exhilarating season.

This weekend, the first of the three rounds of the TGR Vios Cup, Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP)'s longest-running top one-make-race series, will be held at the Clark International Speedway in Pampanga. The gates open at 9:00 a.m. Additionally, there is no charge for admittance, so anybody may enjoy the thrilling racing action and TGR events all day long.

The official Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Facebook page will also broadcast the event live online.

The traditional Circuit Championship is back for the TGR Vios Cup this year, but with a significant season change. Since the Vios Cup began in 2014, the third leg will involve endurance racing, giving the Toyota Vios racers a chance to put their endurance to the test. Leading racers and racing teams from across the nation are expected to raise the stakes of the events this season.

Future racers are joining Vios Cup veterans to provide new hands on the wheel. Actor Enzo Pineda, a former Toyota Vios Cup Autocross competitor who has been promoted to the Circuit Promotional Class, is the newest member to Team Toyota Gazoo Racing PH's lineup of Circuit Championship racers this year. Troy Montero, a former Vios Cup racer, is currently competing in the Super Sporting Class at the speedway. To complete the trio, a third celebrity will compete in the circuit race.

The popular Autocross Challenge, which features social media stars — and select members of the motoring press — will return in conjunction with the racing event. This year's class will include online celebrities Macoy Dubs, Genesis Redido, cyclist Ezra Domingo, and sportscaster Apple David.

Reph Bangsil and model Arianne Bautista, who previously competed in the Vios Cup Autocross, are returning this year. The returnee Carla Lizardo and the newbie Megan Young, both beauty queens, will display their grace and beauty on the track as they join the Autocross lineup. Migy Romulo, the Autocross champion from the previous season, as well as crowd favorites from the 2022 season Benedict Cua, Bianca Yao, and Lexi Mendiola round out the field of Season 2023 Autocross competitors.

Spectators may fully immerse themselves in the Gazoo Racing experience by participating in events and contests sponsored by TMP and the TGR Vios Cup, as well as by viewing a display of several Toyota GR cars and testing out the TGR GT Cup racing rigs.

Organizers of the 2023 Toyota Gazoo Racing Vios Cup are Petron and Bridgestone. Denso, 3M, AVT, ROTA, OMP, Tuason Racing, myTOYOTA Wallet, and Kinto One are other sponsors.

Photos from Toyota Motor Philippines and Roy Robles

Also read: Toyota PH Announces Return of Vios Cup, GT Cup this Year