2005 Toyota Racing Series Explained

The Toyota Racing Series is New Zealand's premier "open-wheeler" motorsport category. The series includes races for every major trophy in New Zealand circuit racing including the New Zealand Motor Cup and the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy. The cars are also the category for the New Zealand Grand Prix - one of only two races in the world with FIA approval to use the Grand Prix nomenclature outside Formula One.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2005 Toyota Racing Series. All teams used Tatuus TT104ZZ chassis with Toyota engine.

TeamDriverRounds
Auto Motion5 Walter Grubmuller1–3
Andrew Higgins4–6
40 Mark Munro1–5
Motorsport Talent7 Ben HarfordAll
Oakley Estates8 Kim CrockerAll
Karcher Racing9 Matthew HamiltonAll
10 Fiona HamiltonAll
Ken Smith Racing11 Ken SmithAll
Wynn's Racing20 Wade Cunningham1–4, 6
Chris Pither Motorsport22 Chris PitherAll
EPR26 Tim EdgellAll
GVI28 Brendon HartleyAll
Brent Collins Motorsport44 Brent CollinsAll
International Motorsport47 Daniel GauntAll
Victory Motor Racing50 James CresseyAll
Spurdle Motorsport76 Duane SpurdleAll
Ben Crighton Racing87 Ben CrightonAll
Knight Motorsport97 Andy KnightAll

Calendar

RndVenueDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1R1Timaru International Motor Raceway
(Timaru, Canterbury)		8–9 January Brent Collins Brent Collins Brendon HartleyGVI
R2 Brent Collins Brent CollinsBrent Collins Motorsport
R3 Andy Knight James CresseyVictory Motor Racing
2R1Teretonga Park
(Invercargill, Southland)		15–16 Januarynowrap Wade Cunninghamnowrap Wade Cunninghamnowrap Wade CunninghamWynn's Racing
R2 Brent Collins Brent CollinsBrent Collins Motorsport
R3 Brent Collins Wade CunninghamWynn's Racing
3R1Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park
(Christchurch, Canterbury)		22–23 January Ben Harford Matthew Hamilton Matthew HamiltonKarcher Racing
R2 Matthew Hamilton Matthew HamiltonKarcher Racing
R3 Brent Collins Brent CollinsnowrapBrent Collins Motorsport
4R1Manfeild Autocourse
(Feilding, Manawatū District)		19–20 Februarynowrap Brendon Hartleynowrap Brendon Hartleynowrap Brendon HartleyGVI
R2 Brendon Hartley Brendon HartleyGVI
R3 Wade Cunningham Brent CollinsBrent Collins Motorsport
5R1Manfeild Autocourse
(Feilding, Manawatū District)		2–3 April Andy Knight Ben Harford Andy KnightKnight Motorsport
R2 Daniel Gaunt Andy KnightKnight Motorsport
R3 Ben Harford Ben HarfordMotorsport Talent
6R1Pukekohe Park Raceway
(Pukekohe, Auckland Region)		16–17 April Daniel Gaunt Daniel Gaunt Andy KnightKnight Motorsport
R2 Wade Cunningham Daniel GauntInternational Motorsport

Drivers' Standings

Pos.[1] DriverTIMTERRUAMANMANPUKPoints
1 Brent Collins2121111531631DNS9835942
2 Andy KnightRet105721044654211213904
3 Daniel Gaunt36331031023414DNS32521874
4 Brendon Hartley1262DNS62138111454384861
5 Chris Pither88Ret4327161085323446782
6 Matthew Hamilton5386471127DNS4DNS87108755
7 Ben Harford74759411Ret7329414192748
8 James Cressey451RetRet128891666DNS7677601
9 Wade Cunningham9741Ret53542DNS55Ret589
10 Ben Crighton101112126912121397886121511563
11 Ken Smith6Ret10888149121110Ret1012101110493
12 Tim Edgell1399DNSDNS16661110DNS76DNS969475
13 Kim Crocker14141410511975129109DNSDNS14Ret468
14 Fiona Hamilton15151513717131515DNS13121313131614398
15 Duane Spurdle161313RetDNS131514Ret1412131210111213367
16 Mark Munro12RetRetRetDNS14Ret10DNS138Ret75DNSRetRet221
17 Andrew Higgins1511111111141312220
18 Walter Grubmuller1112119Ret15DNS1114200
Pos.DriverTIMTERRUAMANMANPUKPoints
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

External links

toyotaracing.co.nz

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Toyota Racing Series 2005 Results . Toyota Racing . 2024-10-31 . 2008-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081016084332/http://www.toyotaracing.co.nz/default.aspx?pageid=33&racemeetingid=1&racetype=6 . dead .

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