Toyota Gazoo Racing hosts first-ever Vios Sprint Cup – part of Malaysia Championship Series, from May 21-22

The 2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing calendar in Malaysia is joined by the Vios Dash Cup, the very first-ever jogging of the celebration in the Malaysia Championship Collection (MCS) that requires position this weekend on Could 21-22, 2022 at the Sepang Intercontinental Circuit (SIC).

The Vios Dash Cup will be held in addition to, and unbiased of the Vios Problem, while it retains the structure of the one-make racing sequence that will see competitors choose to the monitor in identical race-well prepared examples of the Toyota Vios with manufacturing unit-normal engine, transmission and suspension, as nicely as identical tyres and fuel in order to assure a amount subject amongst the opponents who will be taking aspect.

Groups of two motorists will be competing in 3 generations of the B-segment sedan in the Vios Sprint Cup, with prize money totalling RM60,000 on provide to the successful competition. The race weekend will see two 1-hour races in whole, with each individual one to be held on Saturday and Sunday.

A whole of 38 motorists will choose portion in the Vios Sprint Cup, and this line-up will be comprised of qualified racers, worldwide and gentlemen motorists, as nicely as youthful expertise like simulator racers. The established, profitable racers between these contain Tengku Djan Ley, Mark Darwin, Mohd Fariqe Hairuman, Eddie Lew, Boy Wong and William Ho, when the younger stars will be comprised of Naquib Azlan, Hayden Haikal, Mika Hakimi, Nabil Azlan, Bradley Benedict Anthony, Timothy Yeo and Alister Yoong.

In purchase to make certain parity amongst teams, driver pairing is completed in buy to avert two seasoned racers teamed up for the Vios Dash Cup. In Prima Pearl TD Racing, Tengku Djan will be paired with Mika Hakimi, while Laser Motor Racing will have Mark Darwin paired with Bradley Benedict Anthony.

Axle Motorsports will be be fielding two all-teenage driver groups, the place Hayden Haikal will be paired with Vios Problem Rookie and Gazoo Racing Young Expertise Advancement alum Naquib Azlan, while the 2nd car or truck will see the pairing of former System 4 SEA racers Alister Yoong and Muizz Musyaffa.

The Vios Dash Cup format will see the two-driver teams enter independent qualifying classes on Saturday, and the driver who emerges with the a lot quicker qualifying lap time will be demanded to start Race 1 on the working day. This race will see a mandatory pit stop during the race, when the 2nd driver will acquire over.

Race 2 that follows on Sunday will take on a reverse grid format based on the success of Saturday’s Race 1. On the 2nd working day, the slower driver of just about every pairing starts the race, and like in Race 1, there will be a necessary pit cease for a driver change. Both of those Race 1 on Saturday and Race 2 on Sunday will commence with a rolling start off grid.

In phrases of prizes, the winner of every of the two races in the Vios Sprint Cup will obtain RM10,000, followed by RM8,000 for the 2nd-positioned racer and RM6,000 for third place. Next match, the fourth-put motorists will provide dwelling RM4,000, and fifth area will generate RM2,000.