It’s on to the Asia Regional Finals for Estefano Rivera, Russel Reyes and Topher Tejada after they bagged the coveted places in the third season of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Gran Turismo Cup Philippines.
In the recently-concluded National Round at the Clark International Speedway, TGR Vios Cup veteran and champion Estefano Rivera showed exceptional performance to take the top spot in the Sporting Class, with Russel Reyes and Jether Miole following right behind him. Meanwhile, up-and-coming e-racer Topher Tejada claimed the title of champion for the Promotional Class, followed by Matthew Spencer Ang and Aaron Christian Asence in second and third place.
A total of 16 e-racers battled it out on the thrilling Suzuka Circuit Speedway and Fuji International Speedway in the GR Yaris and GR Supra in search of
Rivera, Reyes, and Tejada were chosen to represent Team Toyota Philippines in the Asia Regional Rounds where they will be competing against some of the best e-racers from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.
The national team’s composition was determined by the results of the GR GT Cup Philippines 2022, where the champions from each class are given the opportunity to represent the Team Toyota Philippines. The third and last spot is awarded to the Sporting Class runner-up as the next best player from the pool of winners.
While in deep preparation for the Asia Regional Finals, Team Toyota Philippines found time to visit the Toyota booth on the last day of the recently-held 8th Philippine International Motor Show last September 18, 2022. Estefano, Russel, and Topher took the GR GT Cup racing rigs for a quick practice play with visitors.
Fans can show their support by giving heart-pumping cheers for Team Toyota Philippines during the broadcast on October 9, 2022, 6PM on the Toyota Motor Philippines and Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Facebook pages.
Team Toyota Philippines is preparing to ace the races with the support of official connectivity partner, PLDT Enterprise.
Stay updated with Team Toyota Philippines’ journey to the Asia Regional Finals by following Toyota Motor Philippines and TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Philippines on Facebook. You can also follow Toyota Motor Philippines on Instagram, ToyotaMotorPH on Twitter, and Toyota PH on Viber.
MAIN PHOTO: Team Toyota Philippines members Estefano Rivera, Russel Reyes, and Topher Tejada with TMP president Atsuhiro Okamoto, vice president for sales planning and administration Cherry Bolanos, senior vice president for marketing Masatoshi Toiya, and first vice president for vehicle sales operations Sherwin Chualim.
