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Toyota sending top Pinoy sim racers to Malaysia

Gazoo Racing GT Cup PH 2023 season winners announced

Published Sep 15, 2023 02:36 am

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The country’s top simulation racers have been found and will be heading to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to represent the country in the Toyota Gazoo Racing Gran Turismo Cup Asia Finals. The finalists were determined after the staging of the National Finals that was streamed online last September 6.

Contenders in the 2023 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Gran Turismo Cup Philippines (TGR GT Cup PH) were classified into Sporting Class, Promotional Class and Junior Class. Sporting Class finalists battled it out for a slot in Team Philippines for the TGR GT Cup 2023 Asia Finals.

The event featured three races conducted in the video game, Gran Turismo. Each race was on a different track and car to truly test their skill. Racers took on Trial Mountain in the GR 86 for the first race, Sardegna – Rally Cross in the GR Yaris RZ for the second race, and Mount Panorama in the GR Supra Race Car ’19 for the third and final race.

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National finalists of the TGR GT Cup (from left): Matthew Ang, Russel Reyes, and Luis Moreno.

Russel Reyes took the championship in the National Finals, showing consistency throughout all three races, where he won two out of three rounds. Last season, Reyes took second place in the National Finals, and represented the Philippines in the Asia Finals, where he finished 6th.

Sporting Class newcomer Matthew Ang, who finished second place overall in the Promotional Class last year, bagged second place in this year’s National Finals, pulled by a remarkable performance during the second race where he showcased his skill on the Sardegna rally course.

Completing the TGR GT Cup Team Philippines lineup is Luis Moreno, who finished in third place. Moreno was the TGR GT Cup Philippines 2021 champion. This year, he makes his comeback to the Team Philippines roster and is his first time participating in the Asia Finals.

“We have a strong roster of racers this year,” shared TMP Vice President for Marketing Services, Elvin Luciano. “This is the first time we are sending players overseas for the Asia Finals. Having watched Russel, Matthew, and Luis in the local and national rounds, we are confident that they will make us proud as Team Philippines,” Luciano added.

As the Sporting Class season winners, Reyes, Ang, and Moreno will be representing the country at the TGR GT Cup 2023 Asia Finals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on September 24. The live event will be broadcast online on the Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Facebook page at 5PM.

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Junior Class winners (from left): TMP First Vice President for Vehicle Sales Operations, Danny Cruz; Vito Manas; David Enzo Ison; Russo Gabriel Formoso; and Toyota Gazoo Racing Motorsports Advisor, Sherwin Chualim.

The overall winners for the Junior and Promotional classes were announced as well. David Enzo Ison dominated the Junior Class, with Russo Gabriel Formoso coming in second, and Vito Manas in third. In the Promotional Class, Stanley Theodore Golez was declared champion. Benedict Salido followed in second place, and Jan Rene Aldiosa in third.

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Promotional Class winners (from left): TMP First Vice President for Vehicle Sales Operations, Danny Cruz; Jan Rene Aldiosa; Stanley Theodore Golez; Benedict Salido; and Toyota Gazoo Racing Motorsports Advisor, Sherwin Chualim.

With the conclusion of the local TGR GT Cup rounds, TMP now sets its sights on the regional round, where the Asia representatives for the TGR GT Cup 2023 Global Finals will be determined.

For more information on TOYOTA GAZOO Racing activities, visit toyota.com.ph/gazoo and follow TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Philippines on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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