Alzona doubles at BRC

Alain Gabriel Alzona claimed two Super Sporting Class victories as the Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippine Cup made its Batangas Racing Circuit debut during Race Weekend 3.

The Toyota Gensan/Davao Racing driver won Sprint Races 7 and 9. Red Diwa of Toyota Isabela denied him a sweep after taking Sprint Race 8 ahead of Joaquin Garrido and Alzona.

Alzona’s final victory came after a well-timed pass on Michael Bryan Co before the first turn. Co stayed close but could not regain the lead and finished second. Diwa completed the podium.

The Sporting Class produced a close fight between Bern Zaragoza and Joshua David Marquez. Zaragoza won Sprint Races 7 and 9 for Resultado Racing, while Marquez took Sprint Race 8 for Obengers Racing. Mike Santos earned two third-place finishes before Raymond Paul Base placed third in the final sprint.

Obengers Racing also secured two Tamaraw Class victories. Jesse Garcia led Iñigo Anton and Potenciano Andaman II in Sprint Race 7, while Anton won Sprint Race 8 ahead of Oliver Aquino and Toyota Gazoo Racing Philippines driver Enzo Ison.

Raymond Cudala of R Racing-Toyota Dagupan captured the final Tamaraw race. Anton finished second, followed by Aquino.

Tamaraw Sprint Race 9 included several late incidents. Ison spun after contact with teammate Will Lucas, while Garcia and Russel Reyes were also removed from contention following separate collisions.

Paolo Ang completed a clean sweep of the Legacy Class for Madkart-R Racing. He won Sprint Races 5 and 6 ahead of Gabie Desales and Oliver Estrella.

The weekend marked the Philippine Cup’s first appearance at BRC in its 13-year history. It was also the second leg of Toyota Motor Philippines’ “rolling laboratory” for sustainable racing. The Vios one-make cars used an E20 bioethanol blend, while the Tamaraw race vehicles ran on B5 coco-biodiesel.

The fourth and final race weekend will be held from September 10 to 12 at Clark International Speedway.