Top Filipino racers showcased their skills as they drove the Toyota Vios One-Make Race edition at the tracks of the Clark International Speedway.
Racers from the sporting, celebrity, and media motoring industries raced alongside Toyota car owners with the Toyota-provided race cars at the Vios Racing Festival held on June 8 in Pampanga.
The Filipino race car drivers drove the OMR Vios racecar which has been modified for optimum handling and performance. Drivers competed in two racing formats – the Autocross Challenge and Circuit Championship. Racers were also categorized in three divisions: celebrity, promotional, and sporting.
READ: Celebrity racers topbill Toyota Vios Circuit Championship
Toyota Motor Philippines President Satoru Suzuki revealed the new Toyota Supra. “As our way of saying ‘thank you’ for coming all the way here at the Clark International Speedway, I am very honored to announce that you are now among the first in
Southeast Asia to see the 2019 Toyota Supra in the metal,” said Suzuki.
Here are the winners of the Vios Racing Festival:
AUTOCROSS CHALLENGE
- Car Club/ Vios Owners Class
Rank Name Official Time
1 Carlos Iñigo Anton 00:49.99 - Influencers Class
Rank Name Official Time
1 Vince Vandorpe 00:54.49 - Media Class
Rank Name
Official Time
1 Jose Luis Altoveros (Autoindustriya) 00:53.05
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CIRCUIT CHAMPIONSHIP RACE 1
- Sporting Class
1 John Dizon Obengers / Toyota Marilao - Promotional Class
1 Francis Adriano Obengers / Toyota San Jose Del Monte - Celebrity Class
Rank
1 Daniel Matsunaga Toyota Motor Philippines
2 Aubrey Miles Toyota Motor Philippines
3 Gretchen Ho Toyota Motor Philippines
CIRCUIT CHAMPIONSHIP RACE 2
- Sporting Class
1 Eggy Ong JBT Racing / Toyota San Fernando - Promotional Class
1 Francis Adriano Obengers / Toyota San Jose Del Monte - Celebrity Class
Rank
1 Troy Montero Toyota Motor Philippines
2 Gretchen Ho Toyota Motor Philippines
3 Daniel Matsunaga Toyota Motor Philippines
CIRCUIT CHAMPIONSHIP RACE 3
- Sporting Class
1 Lord Seno Toyota Cebu - Promotional Class
1 Julian Tang Obengers / Toyota Otis - Celebrity Class
Rank
1 Troy Montero Toyota Motor Philippines
2 Gretchen Ho Toyota Motor Philippines
3 Aubrey Miles Toyota Motor Philippines
The June race is the first leg of the Vios Circuit Championship. The Vios Racing Festival will return to the Clark International Speedway for the second and third leg of the Circuit Championship in August and November.
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