The TGR Asia Esport GT Championship, one of the regional eRacing favourites, returns this weekend for the 2026 edition with a high-calibre roster that includes three distinguished champions taking part.
Organized by Toyota Motor Asia, the event takes place in Malaysia on November 14/15 at the Jiospace lifestyle and entertainment hub in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
The annual simulator racing championship gathers top simulator racers representing 5 ASEAN nations – Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines – competing on Sony PlayStation’s Gran Turismo 7 platform for both individual and team honours.
The Malaysian team
Team Malaysia consists of Taj Izrin Aiman Taj Madira, Nabil Azlan, and Ethen Low, who were chosen after battling through a local championship. Heading the national charge is 27-year old Taj Izrin Aiman (shown below), whose credentials include an Asian Games gold medal, the 2024 TGR Asia championship title, and 4 TGR Malaysia eRacing titles. Marking his seventh appearance for the Malaysian team in the series, Taj Izrin Aiman approaches the grid with measured pragmatism despite his recent international success.
Alongside him is 24-year old Nabil Azlan, the reigning gold medalist at the Asia Pacific Motorsports Championship, the 2025 TGR Malaysia eRacing Pro champion, and recipient of the E-Motorsport Competitor of the Year award. Nabil has previously made full use of his simulator background to transition successfully into real-world motorsport, capturing Rookie and Sporting Class titles in the Vios Challenge one-make race.
Rounding out the trio is Ethen Low, 16, the 2025 TGR Malaysia eRacing Junior champion who is making his second international appearance. Despite his youth, Low has demonstrated significant capability across both virtual and real-world disciplines, currently sharing joint first place in the Rookie Class of the 2026 Vios Challenge as part of the GAZOO Racing-UMW Toyota Motor Young Talent Development Program.
Since 2018
Originally established in 2018 as the GR Velocity Esports Championship, Toyota’s regional simulator series has evolved through the Toyota GR Supra GT Cup and GR GT Cup Asia Championship before adopting its current identity as the TGR Asia Esport GT Championship for its 9th successive year.
The regional platform serves a developmental function to identify and cultivate top simulator talent from across Asia.
At the upcoming Asia final, competitors will compete in a 25-minute race at Japan’s Fuji Speedway utilizing Super Formula machinery. Additionally, the event has an Esports Team Race requiring competitors to pilot the GR Supra Racing Concept car in a 20-minute event across the Grand Valley Highway layout.
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