Toyota Racing Series
| Toyota Racing Series | |
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 Toyota Racing Series 2016
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| Vehicle type | Monoposto |
| Country or region | New Zealand |
| Current name | Toyota Racing Series |
| First season | 2005 |
| Official website | www.toyotaracing.co.nz/ |
The Toyota Racing Series is an automobile racing series for formula racing cars. It is the highest monoposto racing series in New Zealand and has been held annually since 2005.
General
In addition to drivers from New Zealand, the series has an international starting field.
Former drivers of the Toyota Racing Series are for example Wade Cunningham and Jay Howard (both IndyCar Series ), Brendon Hartley ( Formula 1 test driver) and Chris van der Drift ( Superleague Formula ). In addition to younger racing drivers, the Toyota Racing Series also included pilots who already had some motorsport experience, such as Matt Halliday , who had previously competed in the Champ Car and A1GP .
The New Zealand Grand Prix is on the Toyota Racing Series calendar . Alongside the Macau Grand Prix and the Grand Prix de Pau , it is one of the few racing events outside of the Formula 1 World Championship that has the status of a national Grand Prix.
vehicle
The monoposto is based on a carbon fiber monocoque designed and manufactured by the Italian racing car manufacturer Tatuus in accordance with the FIA - Formula 3 regulations. The chassis is a typical formula racing car with front and rear wings, winglets and a fully clad underbody including a diffuser. The vehicles are powered by a modified 1.8-liter Toyota engine called the 2ZZ-GE. It runs on E85 biofuel and has an output of around 160 kW (215 PS). The standard tires ( slicks ) come from Michelin (front: 20 / 54-13, rear: 24 / 57-13). The car has a total weight of around 480 kg.
Racetracks
- current racetracks
- Feilding (since 2005)
- Invercargill (since 2005)
- North Waikato (since 2009)
- Taupo (since 2006)
- Timaru (since 2005)
- former racetracks
- Hamilton (2008)
- Christchurch (2005-2008, 2015-2018)
- Pukekohe (2005-2008)
Point system
There are three races every race weekend. The first race takes place on Saturday afternoon, the other two on Sunday morning and afternoon. The same point system is used in every race.
| position | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | 13. | 14th | 15th | 16. | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23. | 24. | 25th | 26th | 27. | 28. | 29 | 30th |
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| Points | 75 | 67 | 60 | 54 | 49 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 30th | 28 | 26th | 24 | 22nd | 20th | 18th | 16 | 14th | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
master
| season | master | team |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 |
 Brent Collins
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Brent Collins Motorsport |
| 2005/2006 |
Daniel Gaunt
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International motorsport |
| 2006/2007 |
Daniel Gaunt
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International motorsport |
| 2007/2008 |
Andy Knight
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Knight Motorsport |
| 2008/2009 |
Mitch Cunningham
|
Giles Motorsport |
| 2010 |
Mitch Evans
|
Giles Motorsport |
| 2011 |
Mitch Evans
|
Giles Motorsport |
| 2012 |
Nick Cassidy
|
Giles Motorsport |
| 2013 |
Nick Cassidy
|
M2 Competition |
| 2014 |
 Andrew Tang
|
Neale Motorsport |
| 2015 |
 Lance Stroll
|
M2 Competition |
| 2016 |
 Lando Norris
|
M2 Competition |
| 2017 |
 Thomas Randle
|
Victory Motor Racing |
| 2018 |
 Robert Shwartzman
|
M2 Competition |
| 2019 |
Liam Lawson
|
M2 Competition |
| 2020 |
 Igor Fraga
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M2 Competition |