Champions Crowned! TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Thailand 2025 Tests Drivers on the Road to Speed
Toyota crowned the 2025 champions of its TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Thailand series on May 14, with winners crowned across four racing classes designed to develop aspiring drivers into professional racers.
Somsuth Tangkhacha, Marketing Director of Toyota Motor Thailand, alongside Sutthipong Smitchati, Race Director of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Thailand, presided over the awards ceremony for "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Thailand: Champions of The Year 2025," presenting titles to the highest-scoring drivers of 2025 in the grand Make Race competition. The event was held under the concept "MAKE EVER-BETTER CARS From Circuit to the Road" at TOYOTA ALIVE Bang Na on May 14, 2025.
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Thailand 2025 showcases the prominence of the Toyota One Make Race, transmitting motorsport DNA to everyday drivers under the "MAKE EVER-BETTER CARS" philosophy through intense competition across four main classes, spanning major cities including Chonburi, Chiang Mai, Phuket, and Buriram. This aims to propel promising new drivers toward professional racing careers.
Beyond on-track intensity, Toyota delivered a complete motorsport festival experience, featuring GR vehicle performance showcases in the GR Performance & Drift Show and GR Experience Hot lab with exclusive GR models. Entertainment came from the TOYOTA Racing Star Team, led by Miya Thongjuea, Payupay Orio, and Pangpond-Akkaravut, generating overwhelming response both at the track and online. This reflects the widespread appeal of motorsport and TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Thailand's success as Thailand's most popular motorsport competition.
The 2025 Champions of The Year across all four classes are:
Yaris ATIV Lady One Make Race: 1. #135 Piyawadee Prutsathorn - A Motorsport & BoxzaRacing Team 2. #107 Sitanan Pikulkajorn - Bfin Racing Compact Wise the Hub 3. #156 Arinyada Horn - Sittipol OT Energy Drink 4. #195 Khemisara Konpudsa - Burgundi Motorsport 5. #189 Kittiya Thirawatwarti - KT Team Thailand
Yaris One Make Race: 1. #22 Komura Toshiki - RUK TEAM NEXZTER PMC52 2. #68 Siripakorn Yabyant - TMC-Drive 68 Lenso by Woot Bangbon3 3. #23 Abdull Miqail - 23 Motors Racing Team 4. #59 Benchrong Chomaigul - Superclub Racing Team 5. #44 Kittinart Lueangarunchai - RUK TEAM NEXZTER PMC52
Hilux REVO One Make Race: 1. #4 Nruchit Kiartimonisr - TD Racing by SP Auto 2. #3 Kittisak Siangslak - BKC Voltronic By House Of Cars x Vangarg Garage 3. #19 Niruth Suchrit 4. #49 Pongsathorn Onon - KM Racing 5. #13 Chalermpol Phonlukkarin
Corolla ALTIS GR Sport One Make Race: 1. #9 Sitthichai Khannimit - SpeedRev Racing By NCL Service (eligible to join TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Thailand as a full-fledged driver in the 2026 season, reflecting the program's goal of developing Thai drivers to professional level) 2. #10 Akkaravut Mangklasut - TOYOTA Racing Star Team 3. #11 [Information incomplete]
