Exciting 2022 TGR Vios Cup season concludes under wet weather

MANILA: The 2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Vios Cup was concluded by Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) on November 19 with an exciting final weekend.

For the grand finale of the 2022 TGR Vios Cup season, about 55 racers from the Circuit Championship and Autocross Challenge's Super Sporting, Sporting, and Promotional classes converged once more at the Clark International Speedway.

It was a season finale to remember as many of the last leg’s teams ultimately sustained their momentum to win podium finishes for their racing teams. Successfully pushing the pedal to the metal are the second leg’s top finishers, who took home the championship for their respective categories.

Some of the 2022 TGR Vios Cup challenges in the latter part of the racing day witnessed extreme racing conditions as the rain started to pour at the Clark International Speedway. This made every class’ win even more worth all the strategic moves throughout the wet speedway.

For Race 9’s Promotional Class Winners, it was Jay Lao of OTR Racing Team who ultimately won the top podium finish, with Ian Rosales of Toyota Team Cebu placing second, and Alain Alzona of Alzona Racing Team taking the third spot.

Sporting Class racer Joaquin Garrido of the Obengers Racing Team championed Race 9, with Michael Keilani Jordan of Jordan Racing Team finishing second, and Jiro Garbes of Toyota San Fernando completing the top three.

It was quite an eventful weekend for the Obengers Racing Team as Inigo Anton also bagged the top spot for Race 9’s Super Sporting Class, with Red Diwa finishing second, and John Dizon, also from Obengers Racing, finishing in third.

The 2022 TGR Vios Cup Autocross Challenge racers also had their fair share of the wild turns at the tracks, but this did not stop the previous leg’s winners from still finishing in their respective top spots.

For the Media Promotional Class, Pablo Salapantan (YugaTech) still finished on top, with Siegwald Go (C! Magazine) advancing to second place, and Riz Javier (Top Gear Philippines) claiming the third spot. Media Sporting Class also saw Jan Lacuna (Autoindustriya) keeping his podium spot, with Ronald Delos Reyes (The Daily Tribune) and Kevin Francisco (The Modern Creatures) finishing second, and third respectively.

The influencers also showed what they got when it came to being the star on the race track. Bringing home the Promotional Class top spot was Miguel Romulo, who bested two other strong contenders, Ashley Gosiengifiao, who finished second, and Carla Lizardo, who took third place.

It was a quick rise to the top spot for Enzo Pineda, who championed the Influencer Sporting Class, with Jules Aquino and Aaron Villaflor eventually claiming the second and third spots, respectively.

In the GR GT Cup Class of the 2022 TGR Vios Cup Autocross Challenge, Russel Reyes was champion whose performance upgraded from being second during the previous leg to now gaining the top spot, becoming a challenging yet fulfilling feat. Jether Miole finished second, while Mark Elman claimed the third spot.

See the full list of winners below:

Circuit Championship

Promotional Class
Place	Name	Team
1	Jay Lao	OTR Racing Team
2	Ian Rosales	Toyota Team Cebu
3	Alain Alzona	Alzona Racing Team – Toyota General Santos

 

Sporting Class
Place	Name	Team
1	Joaquin Garrido	Toyota Otis – Obengers Team
2	Michael Feilani	Jordan Racing Team
3	Jiro Garbes	JBT Racing / Toyota San Fernando

 

Super Sporting Class
Place	Name	Team
1	Inigo Anton	Toyota North Edsa – Obengers Team
2	Red Diwa	JBT Racing / Toyota Isabela
3	John Dizon	Obengers Racing - Funhanmart

 

Autocross Challenge

Media – Promotional Class
Place	Name	Publication
1	Pablo Salapantan	Yugatech / YugaAuto
2	Siegwald Go	C! Magazine
3	Riz Javier	Top Gear PH

 

Media - Sporting Class
Place	Name	Team
1	Jan Lacuna	Autoindustriya
2	Ron de los Reyes	Daily Tribune
3	Kevin Francisco	The Modern Creatures

 

Influencers - Promotional Class
Place	Name
1	Miggy Romulo
2	Ashley Gosiengfiao
3	Carla Lizardo

 

Influencers - Sporting Class
Place	Name
1	Enzo Pineda
2	Jules Aquino
3	Arron Villaflor

 

GR GT Cup
Place	Name
1	Russel Reyes
2	Jether Miole
3	Mark Elman

 

Following the last leg of TGR Vios Cup, TMP will soon announce overall season champs this December to officially wrap up the season and award the races who really championed the competition from start to finish.

With the TGR Vios Cup 2022 season coming to a close, there is a lot more to expect for next season as TMP continues to level up and bring the love for local racing to motorsports enthusiasts nationwide. No pumping of brakes here, with TGR Vios Cup gaining its speed for more turns, drifts, and racing thrills for the next season.

Catch the 2022 TGR Vios Cup action again on the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing PH’s official Facebook and YouTube channel.

The Toyota Gazoo Racing Vios Cup 2022 was organized in cooperation with Bridgestone and partner Petron. Other sponsors are Brembo, Denso, AVT, 3M, OMP, Tuason Racing, Kinto One, myToyota Wallet, and ROTA.

Photos from Toyota Motor Philippines and Roy Robles

Also read: Toyota Motor Philippines celebrates local motorsports with the final leg of the 2022 Vios Cup