The third and final round of the 2025 Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippine Cup (Toyota GR Cup) has concluded in the most thrilling way. Closing the season with a mark in Philippine motorsport history, the Toyota GR Cup not only saw podiums of talented drivers deserving of championship titles, but it also flagged off the Tamaraw Cup circuit and drag exhibition races, which will become regular events in the Toyota GR Cup race weekends, starting next year.
Organized by Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP), the 2025 season finale took place last August 9 at the 4.2 km long Clark International Speedway (CIS) in Pampanga. Hundreds of on-location and online spectators joined the fun with interactive activities for everyone.
Headlining the weekend were the inaugural Tamaraw Cup exhibition events. Featuring race prepped Toyota Tamaraw pickups, these machines were piloted by past Vios Cup champions Allan Uy, Daniel Miranda, Estefano Rivera, John Dizon, and GR Development Driver Aaron Guevara. The exhibition races proved the Tamaraw’s capabilities as a race machine for both circuit and drag races, making the Tamaraw Cup an official race class and part of the Toyota GR Cup by next year.
Alongside the Tamaraw Cup exhibitions, the weekend featured the final leg of the Toyota GR Cup. A thrilling battle down to the wire, here are the official results.
Race 1
Race 1 concluded with the Super Sporting Class 1st place finisher, Iñigo Anton, of team Obengers Racing-Toyota Balintawak. He joined the podium with 2nd placer, Red Diwa, of the Toyota Isabela racing team, and team Toyota Team Cebu-Standard Insurance’s Russel Cabrera, who claimed 3rd place.
In the Sporting Class, team R Racing-Toyota Dagupan Group-MADkart’s Raymond Cudala and Mike Santos finished 1st and 2nd, respectively, while Jamil Lacuna of Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines clinched 3rd.
Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines’ Luis Moreno, TMP President Masando Hashimoto, and Reph Bangsil finished Race 1 in that order. On the other hand, Julian Colvin of Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines defended the Legacy Class lead to win against Oliver Aquino of team Tech7 Project, who placed 2nd, and Paolo Ang of R Racing-Toyota Dagupan Group-MADkart, who took 3rd.
Race 2
In Race 2, Michael Bryan Co of R Racing-Toyota Dagupan Group-MADkart finished ahead in the Super Sporting Class, followed by Toyota Isabela’s duo, Maila Alivia and Red Diwa, who claimed 2nd and 3rd places, respectively.
Jamil Lacuna finally came out on top in the Sporting Class. He fought hard against Obengers Racing-Toyota Balintawak’s Jesse Garcia, who finished 2nd. Team Inbox Racing-Toyota San Fernando’s Darrel Garbes completed the top 3.
In the Novice Class, Luis Moreno scored his second first-place win, followed by John Rey San Diego in second, and Reph Bangsil with another third-place finish. Meanwhile, in the Legacy Class, the same drivers in Race 1 completed the top 3. However, the finishing order was slightly shuffled, with Oliver Aquino winning against Julian Colvin. Paolo Ang secured another 3rd place victory.
Endurance Race
The 1.5-hour Endurance Race saw Alain Gabriel Alzona of team Toyota General Santos-Motul Infiniteserv Racing winning 1st place ahead of Michael Bryan Co in 2nd. Maila Alivia concluded her 2025 season Endurance Race in 3rd place.
Mike Santos and Jamil Lacuna crossed the line in 1st and 2nd places, respectively. Jiro Garbes of team Inbox Racing-Toyota San Fernando joined them in 3rd place. Meanwhile, TMP President Masando Hashimoto, Luis Moreno, and John Rey San Diego completed the Endurance Race Novice Class, finishing in that order.
2025 Season Overall Champions
The 2025 Toyota GR Cup Overall Class champions were also crowned on the same day. The Super Sporting Class title was given to Russel Cabrera, while Jesse Garcia claimed the Sporting Class title. Luis Moreno took home the Novice Class title. Moreover, TMP also gave the Obengers racing team its 2025 season Overall Team Championship title.
Congratulations to all the winners!
