Apart from the Sporting Class for semi-professionals and the Super Sporting Class for professional racers, the Promotional Class race will have celebrities taking part.
Janna Nick, Diana Danielle, Shawn Lee and Syukri Yahaya who raced in Season 1 will take part again.
Challenging the four celebrities will be six new names and they are Aiman Tino, Khai Bahar, Nabila Razali, Wany Hasrita, Akim Ahmad, and Nabil Ahmad.
This new group will also be given training at the Vios Academy so they will be better prepared for the races.
The Vios Challenge retain its sponsors as in the first season.
They are Toyo Tyres, Denso, TRD Asia, Enkei, Moty’s, Drive M7 Energy Drinks, and Toyota Capital Services.
While the Vios Challenge will be the highlight of the Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) festival weekends, there will also be many other activities for the family.
As before, there will be four rounds of the Vios Challenge one-make series.
Each round will be part of the Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Racing Festival.
The first race will be on the East Coast at Stadium Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin in Terengganu from August 2 – 4, 2018.
The following rounds will be held on October 19 – 21 at MAEPS in Serdang, Selangor; February 22 – 24, 2019 at the Batu Kawan Stadium in Penang; and finally at the Sepang International Circuit on April 12 – 14, 2019.
The format of the series, which is sanctioned by the FIA international motorsport body, will be the same as before.
All competitors will use identical and specially prepared Toyota Vios which conform to regulations.
This will ensure that the competition is about driver skills as all the cars will have similar performance levels.
Inspections before and after each race will be conducted to ensure that no modifications have been made to improve performance.
There will be a total of 3 race classes in the Vios Challenge Race. Two classes for drivers of different skill levels – the Sporting Class for semi-professionals and the Super Sporting Class for those who are racing professionals.
This not only ensures closer racing but also helps to make it more encouraging for newer drivers as they will have an opportunity to also win races in their own class.
Updates on the second season of the Vios Challenge can be found at the Toyota Gazoo Racing website (http://toyotagazooracingmalaysia.com.my) or on its social media pages at:
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/tgrmy)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/toyotagazooracingmalaysia)
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/TOYOTAGAZOORacingMalaysia)
