TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Philippine Cup Launches 2024 Race Season

Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) recently kicked off the 10th season of its motorsports program with the first race weekend of the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Philippine Cup (TGR Philippine Cup). The thrilling event attracted thousands of spectators to Clark International Speedway, where over 30 racers competed in both sprint and endurance races.

During the opening ceremony, TMP President Masando Hashimoto revealed that he would be participating as a racer under the Novice Class – a new circuit racing class that gathers winners and top performers from the Autocross Challenge. He was joined by influencers Lexi Mendiola and Reph Bangsil, media racers Jamil Lacuna, Jose Altoveros, Pablo Salapantan, and John Ray San Diego, and sim racer Russel Reyes. Seasoned racers under the Promotional, Sporting, and Super Sporting classes also returned to the track to bring adrenaline-pumping action with 2024 newcomers.

Sporting and Super Sporting Class racers battle it out in wet weather

The morning saw racers driving under sunny skies, while the afternoon was met with rain showers. The differing weather conditions put both racers and cars to the test, providing fans with high-octane wheel-to-wheel battles.

For the first race weekend, two sprint races and one endurance race were held. Here is the full list of winners:

RACE 1: SPRINT RACE 1 NOVICE CLASS

PROMOTIONAL CLASS

SPORTING CLASS

SUPER SPORTING CLASS

RACE 2: SPRINT RACE 2 NOVICE CLASS

PROMOTIONAL CLASS

SPORTING CLASS

SUPER SPORTING CLASS

RACE 3: ENDURANCE RACE 1 NOVICE CLASS

PROMOTIONAL CLASS

SPORTING CLASS

SUPER SPORTING CLASS

TMP President Masando Hashimoto and Senior Vice President Masahiro 

Four-wheeled showstoppers were also spotted on track as car club members took to the speedway their GR performance vehicles for the Car Club Track Day. This was followed by a driving exhibition by drifters Hanz Jimenez and Dane Cruz. A select few from the public were also given the exciting opportunity to ride shotgun and experience being drifted on the track. Freebies were also up for grabs at the sponsors’ booths and TGR GT Cup experience booth.

Autotelic heats up the stage at the TGR Philippine Cup

The race weekend was capped by performances by Filipino band Autotelic, raffles for the public, and the succeeding awarding of winners.

The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Philippine Cup is brought to you by Official Fuel Partner Petron and Official Tire Partner GT Radial, and in cooperation with Official Timekeeper Seiko. This event is also supported by Toyota Financial Services Philippines, myTOYOTA Wallet, Denso, AVT, 3M, ROTA, Tuason Racing, OMP, and Kinto One.

Racing fans can look forward to the second race weekend of the TGR Philippine Cup on September 28, 2024, for more exhilarating action. For more information on the TGR Philippine Cup, visit Toyota Philippines. Follow TOYOTA GAZOO Racing on Facebook and Instagram and TMP’s official pages—Toyota Motor Philippines on Facebook and Instagram, ToyotaMotorPH on X, and join the Viber community at Toyota PH for updates.