Toyota Motor PH officially announces 2023 TGR Vios Cup champions

Updated Dec 15, 2023 | Same topic: Automotive Industry Updates

Another season of hot racing action concludes.

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 l

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.

A picture of TGR Vios Cup racing champions at awarding.

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

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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Know more about Toyota

Toyota

For the local market, Toyota Philippines offers 22 car models. The most affordable of these is the Toyota Wigo hatchback. Toyota also has three sedan models namely the Vios, the Corolla Altis, and the Camry. It then has one entry to the pickup truck segment, the Hilux. For coupes, Toyota Philippines offers two models: the GT 86 and the Supra. The Toyota local SUV segment has four models. These include the Fortuner, Land Cruiser, and Land Cruiser Prado. The Toyota MPV segment for the Philippines has three models: the Avanza, Rush, and the Innova. Then there are two Toyota vans in the Philippine market: the Hiace and the Hiace Super Grandia. For hatchbacks, there's the Wigo, the GR Yaris, Prius, and the Yaris, while the minivan segment then has the Alphard. And lastly, the crossovers sold by Toyota include the Corolla Cross, and the RAV4.

Here at Philkotse.com, we provide the complete Toyota Philippines Price list for 2023, which we update on a monthly basis. Besides that, we also list the latest and hottest car promos ranging from low monthly amortizations, cash discounts, and low downpayments. 

For more information about the Toyota Philippines price list for 2023, as well other details regarding the brand, continue below.

Cesar G.B. Miguel

Cesar G.B. Miguel

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Cesar Guiderone B. Miguel was born and raised in Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte. He graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in English degree from Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology. He previously worked as a freelance writer for various websites, as a member of the Iligan City Disaster Risk Reduction Management's training staff, and as a medical sales representative.

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