Al Futtaim launches Toyota Motorsport Academy TV Series for Ramadan
Posted by Tejas Kokcha on Apr 25, 2023
For the first time in the Middle East region, Al Futtaim has launched the first home-grown motorsports reality TV show with the Toyota Motorsport Academy. Spread out into 9 episodes, the series will take viewers through the quest of 150 ‘off-roading academics’, selected by Al Futtaim Toyota, to become the very best.
Al Futtaim Toyota shortlisted the top 150 from a whopping 1200 applications. There are 13 different nations represented among the competitors, with UAE citizens and female racers doing particularly well.
The participants will be taking part in a number of driving, media, and fitness challenges to win the crown of the Al-Futtaim Toyota Gazoo Racing Off-Road Ambassador for 2023.
Starting from Tuesday, 4th April, the episodes will start streaming on Shahid, the region’s biggest Arabic-language streaming platform, throughout Ramadan. The finale episodes will be aired live at the end of May 2023. The full schedule is as follows:
Episode 1: Auditions 1 4.4.2023
Episode 2: Auditions 2 11.4.2023
Episode 3: Auditions 3 18.4.2023
Episode 4: Auditions 4 25.4.2023
Episode 5: Top 24 2.5.2023
Episode 6: Top 16 9.5.2023
Episode 7: Top 8 16.5.2023
Episode 8: Finale pt.1 23.5.2023
Episode 9: Finale pt.2 30.5.2023