Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) is gearing up for the finale of its motorsports season with Race Weekend 3 of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippine Cup (TGR Philippine Cup) at the Clark International Speedway in Mabalacat, Pampanga.
Slated this November 8 to 9, the final race weekend is expected to be the most exciting as it will determine the season winners of the annual racing series.
The weekend kicks off with Sprint Races for the Novice, Promotional, Sporting and Super Sporting classes.
These will be followed by the final Endurance Race of the season, where racers put their skills to the test in a 1.5-hour circuit race. Points from the endurance race are added to the overall tally of scores.
Racers will be awarded points based on finishing order.
The racer with the highest number of points at the end of three race weekends will be declared the season winner.
Leading the Super Sporting class, the most competitive among all the classes, is race prodigy Iñigo Anton of the Toyota Balintawak – Obengers Racing Team, followed by Russel Cabrera from Team Toyota Cebu in second, with Red Diwa of JBT Racing / Toyota Isabela in third.
In the Sporting class, Jiro Garbes of Inbox – Toyota San Fernando leads the standings, with Jarond Mesina of Team Toyota Cebu in second, and Danzel Waytan of JD Motorsports – Ribbon Arc in third.
Bong Garbes of Inbox – Toyota San Fernando, meanwhile, leads the Promotional class, followed by Julia Delos Angeles of Toyota San Jose Del Monte, Inc. – Obengers Racing Team in second, and Rex Abrenilla of Team Toyota Cebu in third.
Previous Autocross racers Reph Bangsil and Lexi Mendiola return to the circuit races in the Novice class alongside media racers Jamil Lacuna, Jose Altoveros, Pablo Salapantan and John Rey San Diego, and sim racer Russel Reyes. TMP President Masando Hashimoto is also back to push his limits in the Vios OMR – the one-make-race car used for the series.
Reyes currently leads the Novice class standings, with Lacuna close behind in second place, and San Diego in third.
“It’s the last race weekend of the season, so we are working to make it the most thrilling one yet. We have a lot of activities lined up, both on track and in the activity area, so we hope fans can come and experience the fun-to-drive spirit with us,” shared TMP vice president for marketing services, Elvin Luciano.
