Six years after its introduction in Malaysia in 2017, GAZOO Racing will ride on strong public awareness and acceptance to make an even bigger and impactful contribution in 2022.
GAZOO Racing’s activities in 2022 will focus on four key areas, central to which are the racing activities both on the track and as well as online, via the Toyota GAZOO Racing Festival and the GR Velocity Esports Championship respectively.
“Racing has opened up a multitude of opportunities for Toyota domestically and we will continue to build on this strong momentum to drive both the Toyota and GAZOO Racing brands ahead with exciting activities as well as products,” said UMW Toyota Motor, President, Ravindran K.
Focus will also continue to be on the introduction of new GR and GR-Sport models throughout the year and enhancing its GR Garage network and activities nationwide.
Season 5 of the Toyota GAZOO Racing Festival will continue to be anchored by the Vios Challenge one-make series which will feature 3 rounds and a total of 6 races with Round 1
kicking off in March (18-20), followed by Round 2 in June (24-26) and the third and final round in September (23-25).
Out of which, two of the rounds will be held in Sepang International Circuit with one street racing planned.
Racing will once again be divided into 4 classes: the Promotional Class for local celebrities; the Super Sporting Class for elite and professional drivers; the Sporting Class for amateur and gentlemen drivers; and the Rookie Class for young drivers.
In total, more than a half a million ringgit in prize monies is up for grabs, including RM70,000 and RM50,000 which will go to the overall champion of the Super Sporting and Sporting Class champions respectively making the Vios Challenge the most lucrative motorsports event in the country for the last 5 years.
