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Taj Izrin, Nabil Azlan and Ethen Low to represent Malaysia at the 2026 TGR Asia Esport GT Championship

Malaysia will field Taj Izrin Aiman Taj Madira, Nabil Azlan and Ethen Low in its bid for the 2026 TGR Asia Esport GT Championship title at JioSpace, Petaling Jaya, on 14 and 15 November.

Organised by Toyota Motor Asia, the championship brings together simulator racers from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.

They will compete on Gran Turismo 7 on PlayStation for individual and team honours.

Malaysia’s driver line-up

Taj Izrin, 27, leads Malaysia’s challenge as an Asian Games gold medallist, the 2024 TGR Asia champion and a four-time TGR Malaysia eRacing champion.

Making his seventh appearance for the national team in the regional championship, he aims to reclaim the individual title and help Malaysia secure the team championship.

Nabil, 24, brings momentum from his gold medal victory at the Asia Pacific Motorsport Championship (APMC). He is also the 2025 TGR Malaysia eRacing Pro champion and recipient of the E-Motorsport Competitor of the Year award.

Having transitioned from simulator racing to real-world motorsport through an opportunity provided by UMW Toyota Motor, and subsequently won the Rookie and Sporting class titles in the Vios Challenge, Nabil is now targeting his first TGR Asia title.

Completing the team is Ethen Low, 16, the 2025 TGR Malaysia eRacing Junior champion. This will be his second international appearance after reaching the APMC semi-finals.

Low also competes in the 2026 Vios Challenge through the GAZOO Racing–UMW Toyota Motor Young Talent Development Programme. He currently shares the lead in the Rookie class with two races remaining.

Race format

The Asian final features two races:

  • Individual: A 25-minute race in Super Formula cars at Fuji Speedway.
  • Team: A 20-minute race in GR Supra Racing Concept cars at Grand Valley Highway–1.

First held in 2018 as the GR Velocity Esports Championship, the competition was subsequently known as the Toyota GR Supra GT Cup and GR GT Cup Asia Championship before adopting its new name this year.

The platform aims to discover and develop regional simulator racing talent, with winners of previous editions having had the opportunity to represent Asia at the World Final.