Qualifiers for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Philippines eSports GT Championship happening until September 14

  • Toyota invites aspiring racers to take first step toward their motorsports dreams

Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) has announced the start of its e-motorsports season with the launch of its refreshed sim racing tournament, the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Philippines eSports GT Championship 2025 (TGR PH eSports GT Championship).

The TGR PH eSports GT Championship 2025 continues TMP’s drive of staging the country’s premier virtual racing competition. Participants go head-to-head in sprint races using the Gran Turismo 7 game on PlayStation. Winners will take home cash prizes, original GR merchandise, and an invitation to the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Academy. The Top 3 will also have the honor of representing the Philippines at the Asia Finals in Thailand later this year, competing against some of the best sim racers in the region.

To join, participants must be permanent residents or citizens of the Philippines and must reside in the country during the tournament schedule. Minors (17 years old and below) need guardian permission to participate. Qualifiers may be done online (using a PlayStation 4 or 5, an active PSN account with PS PLUS subscription, and a copy of Gran Turismo 7) or offline at select Toyota GR Performance dealerships. Offline players simply need to bring a valid government-issued ID for verification.

Interested participants may now register through this link: https://forms.office.com/r/rqhiXM2Bef to schedule their qualifiers. The qualifiers will determine the Top 40 players who will advance to the quarterfinals on October 11 at Ayala Malls Manila Bay, followed by the semifinals and national finals on October 12.

Since its launch in 2020, TGR Philippines’ e-motorsports program has provided aspiring racers an avenue to jumpstart their motorsport careers. Winners have progressed to real-life racing through TMP’s premier series, the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Philippine Cup, where they drive the Vios one-make-race (OMR) car. Former champions Russel Reyes (2024) and Luis Moreno (2025) even went on to win the TGR Philippine Cup Novice Class.

The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Philippines eSports GT Championship 2025 is sanctioned by the Automobile Association Philippines and made possible with the support of Official Fuel & Lubricants Partner Petron and Official Tire Partner GT Radial, along with Seiko, Toyota Financial Services Philippines, Tuason Racing, and other partners.

For more information and updates, follow TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Philippines on Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, and TikTok, or join the official TGR PH eSports GT Championship Facebook Group.