Andika Rama delivered outstanding tire management, strategy, and racecraft to win the Toyota Gazoo Racing Asia eSports GT Championship 2025—his second title in the series after his victory in 2023.
The podium finishers in the national rounds in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines made up the grid at this year’s Asia finals held at Toyota Alive Space in Bangkok, Thailand. There were three Gran Turismo 7 races: a seven-lap sprint at Suzuka Circuit using the Toyota GR Yaris, a 21-lap endurance-style race at Interlagos using the Toyota GR010 Hybrid, and a 14-lap sprint at Watkins Glen using the Toyota GR Supra Race Car ’19. For the first time in the series, the second race was a team competition: Each team had to use a single rig, and two mandatory driver changes ensured that all three members drove one stint each.
Rama won both individual events, but victory didn’t come easily. In Suzuka, it was Malaysia’s Taj Aiman—the defending champion—who led for six out of seven laps, committing to a zero-stop strategy on hard tires. By lap seven, however, his tires were completely gone, dropping him quickly down the order. Rama ran the same strategy, but was able to manage his set of hards more effectively to overtake Aiman for the lead in the final lap. He later explained that the wet conditions halfway through the race helped with tire preservation.
Moreno Pratama, also from Indonesia, and Chong Kai Chang of Malaysia completed the Suzuka podium.
The team race in Interlagos saw different approaches from each competing country. Team Malaysia’s winning strategy favored race pace at the expense of higher tire usage—technically the faster strategy, but it required building up gaps for pit stops or overtaking to make up any places lost during a tire change. Team Indonesia and Team Singapore, finishing second and third, respectively, opted to save tires and make fewer stops while keeping a consistent pace.
Team Philippines finished fourth, ahead of Team Thailand.
Rama, Pratama, and Chong again topped the Watkins Glen sprint race, proving they were the best on the grid this year. Their strategies stayed the same: The Indonesians opted to stretch the life of their tires for a one-stopper, while the Malaysians gambled on the more aggressive two-stop strategy, which saw Chong in a rapid fightback over the last few laps to recover from seventh to third.
Enzo Ison of Team Philippines was among those overtaken by Chong in the closing stages. Still the youngest on the grid at just 15, he ran as high as P5 in the final race before eventually finishing P7—the same as his Suzuka result. His eighth-place finish in the individual rankings is a big jump from his P12 result in the 2024 Asia finals.
His teammates Matthew Ang, who returned to the regional stage after missing out on a slot last year, and Victor Ancheta, a first-timer at the Asia finals after winning this year’s Philippine championship, finished P13 and P14, respectively.
Toyota Gazoo Racing Asia eSports GT Championship 2025 results
Individual championship
- Andika Rama (Indonesia) – 74 points
- Moreno Pratama (Indonesia) – 62 points
- Chong Kai Chang (Malaysia) – 59 points
- Taj Aiman (Malaysia) – 49 points
- Iqbal Suji (Malaysia) – 37 points
- Fadtris Isa (Singapore) – 33 points
- Farizi Pramiditya (Indonesia) – 33 points
- Enzo Ison (Philippines) – 32 points
- Ethan Yoh (Singapore) – 31 points
- Jarod Zulkifly Yikai (Singapore) – 25 points
- Thanaphat Pungphat (Thailand) – 24 points
- Chaiyapat Lipikornkosol (Thailand) – 21 points
- Matthew Ang (Philippines) – 19 points
- Victor Ancheta (Philippines) – 18 points
- Akkrapon Meesanthea (Thailand) – 18 points
Country championship
- Indonesia – 169 points
- Malaysia – 151 points
- Singapore – 93 points
- Philippines – 69 points
- Thailand – 63 points
Special awards
- Driver of the Day – Andika Rama Maulana
- Best Racecraft – Chong Kai Chang
- Fastest Race Pace – Fadtris Isa
For both the individual and country championships, the prizes are $3,000 for third place, $4,500 for second place, and $8,000 for first place.
“This year’s Toyota Gazoo Racing Asia eSports GT Championship showcased exactly what the TGR philosophy stands for,” said Jaja Ishibashi, general manager of Toyota Motor Asia. “Every racer pushed their limits, refined their approach, and demonstrated remarkable composure across changing conditions. Beyond the results, what stood out most was the collective commitment to improvement and teamwork. These are values that continue to drive Gazoo Racing forward.”
