Tamaraw OMR shines as Toyota Gazoo PH Cup wraps up

The 2025 season of Toyota Motor Philippines’ premier racing series, the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Philippine Cup, concluded with intense action and standout performances across three race weekends. Russel Cabrera from Toyota Team Cebu – Standard Insurance, Jesse Garcia from Obengers Racing – Toyota Balintawak, and Luis Moreno from the Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team emerged as overall champions in their respective classes.

The final race weekend on August 9 at Clark International Speedway in Mabalacat, Pampanga, featured the Tamaraw one-make-race debut in the Sprint Race Exhibition. Former Vios Cup champions and GR Development Driver Aaron Guevara pushed the locally made Tamaraw, which averaged 2 minutes and 30 seconds per lap and even finished ahead of a GR 86 and Vios OMR Legacy Class car in the Drag Race.

“Since the Tamaraw OMR Concept’s debut in Race Weekend 2, we’ve made significant upgrades focused on safety and handling. As the first country to develop an OMR vehicle, it’s challenging and we have a lot of work ahead of us, but so far, we are impressed with the performance of the Tamaraw this weekend,” shared TMP GR Section Supervisor JC Gaon.

Other thrilling moments included the return of the Endurance Race, where TMP President Masando Hashimoto celebrated his first win. Vios OMR racers went head-to-head in the Sprint Race, while owners of the GR Yaris, GR Supra, and GR 86 competed in the Club Race.

The weekend also kicked off the TGR Philippines eSports GT Championship 2025 qualifiers and ended with a live performance by local band Over October before the winners were announced.

“It has been a thrilling year. From the introduction of the Legacy Class during Race Weekend 1 to the unforgettable Race Weekend 2 city street race and sprint race debut of the Tamaraw OMR Concept during Race Weekend 3, we can say the 2025 season is one for the books. We would like to thank all the racers, racing teams, sponsors, media partners, fans, and everyone else who made this racing series possible. Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines will continue to bring more exciting activities. We hope you look forward to them,” shared TMP Assistant Vice President for Marketing Services Andy Ty.

The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Philippine Cup is sanctioned by the Automobile Association Philippines. Official Fuel & Lubricants Partner Petron and Official Tire Partner GT Radial supported the event along with Official Timekeeper Seiko, Toyota Financial Services, Tuason Racing School, AVT, 3M, Denso, Vinyl Frog Premier Vehicle Wraps, OMP, ROTA, Autoplus, PIAA, AutoQuix, Bebang Halo-Halo, Sparco, and myTOYOTA.

Here are the full list of winners:

RACE 1: SPRINT RACE 6

SUPER SPORTING CLASS

1 Iñigo Anton Obengers Racing – Toyota Balintawak

2 Red Diwa Toyota Isabela

3 Russel Cabrera Toyota Team Cebu – Standard Insurance

SPORTING CLASS

1 Raymond Cudala R Racing – Toyota Dagupan Group – MADkart

2 Mike Santos R Racing – Toyota Dagupan Group – MADkart

3 Jamil Lacuna Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines

NOVICE CLASS

1 Luis Moreno Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team

2 Masando Hashimoto Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team

3 Reph Bangsil Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team

LEGACY CLASS

1 Julian Colvin Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines

2 Oliver Aquino Tech7 Project

3 Paolo Ang R Racing – Toyota Dagupan Group – MADkart

RACE 2: SPRINT RACE 7

SUPER SPORTING CLASS

1 Michael Bryan Co R Racing – Toyota Dagupan Group – MADkart

2 Maila Alivia Toyota Isabela

3 Red Diwa Toyota Isabela

SPORTING CLASS

1 Jamil Lacuna Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines

2 Jesse Garcia Obengers Racing – Toyota Balintawak

3 Darrel Garbes Inbox Racing – Toyota San Fernando

NOVICE CLASS

1 Luis Moreno Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team

2 John Rey San Diego Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team

3 Reph Bangsil Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team

LEGACY CLASS

1 Oliver Aquino Tech7 Project

2 Julian Colvin Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines

3 Paolo Ang R Racing – Toyota Dagupan Group – MADkart

RACE 3: ENDURANCE RACE 2

SUPER SPORTING CLASS

1 Alain Gabriel Alzona Toyota General Santos – Motul Infiniteserv Racing

2 Michael Bryan Co R Racing – Toyota Dagupan Group – MADkart

3 Maila Alivia Toyota Isabela

SPORTING CLASS

1 Mike Santos R Racing – Toyota Dagupan Group – MADkart

2 Jamil Lacuna Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines

3 Jiro Garbes Inbox Racing – Toyota San Fernando

NOVICE CLASS

1 Masando Hashimoto Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team

2 Luis Moreno Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team

3 John Rey San Diego Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team

2025 SEASON WINNERS

SUPER SPORTING CLASS

1 Russel Cabrera Toyota Team Cebu – Standard Insurance

2 Alain Gabriel Alzona Toyota General Santos – Motul Infiniteserv Racing

3 Michael Bryan Co R Racing – Toyota Dagupan Group – MADkart

SPORTING CLASS

1 Jesse Garcia Obengers Racing – Toyota Balintawak

2 Russel Reyes Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines

3 Raymond Cudala R Racing – Toyota Dagupan Group – MADkart

NOVICE CLASS

1 Luis Moreno Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team

2 Masando Hashimoto Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team

3 John Rey San Diego Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines Novice Team

TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

1 Obengers Racing

2 R Racing – Toyota Dagupan Group – MADkart

3 Toyota Team Cebu – Standard Insurance 1