2007–08 Toyota Racing Series

Motor racing competition January 2010 March 2026 2007–08 Toyota Racing Series 2006–07 2008–09 The 2007–08 Toyota Racing Series was the fourth running of the Toyota Racing Series. 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 2008 New Zealand Grand Prix, which was held as the third race of the Manfeild Autocourse round, - 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 competed during the 2007–08 Toyota Racing Series. All teams were New Zealand-registered. Team No. Driver Rounds International Motorsport 1 NZL Earl Bamber All 2 NZL Mitch Cunningham All 27 NZL Daniel Gaunt 2–3 Triple X Motorsport 3 NZL Matt Halliday 2–4 44 ISL Kristján Einar 2–4 Knight Motorsport 5 NZL Andy Knight All 19 NZL Sam MacNeill 1, 5–7 NZL Michael Pickens 2–4 Scorpion Racing 6 NZL Hamish Cross All AUS Jason Bargwanna NC NZ Motorsport Trust 7 NZL Ben Harford All Motorsport Solutions 9 NZL Nic Jordan All 74 NZL Michael Burdett All 89 NZL John Whelan NC Ken Smith Motorsport 10 NZL Dominic Storey All 11 NZL Ken Smith All Prviateer 20 NZL Daynom Templeman 3–4 Victory Motor Racing 28 NZL Nelson Hartley 1–5 D. J. Hewitt 40 NZL Matthew Hamilton 2 NZL Mark Munro 6–7 European Technique 47 AUS Nathan Antunes All Evans European 48 AUS Andrew Waite NC Mark Petch Motorsport 55 NZL Christina Orr All Ben Crighton Motorsport 87 NZL Ben Crighton All Calendar Round Venue Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 2007 1 R1 Pukekohe Park Raceway(Pukekohe, Auckland Region) 2-4 November NZL Andy Knight NZL Andy Knight NZL Andy Knight Knight Motorsport R2 NZL Andy Knight NZL Nic Jordan NZL Andy Knight Knight Motorsport R3 NZL Earl Bamber NZL Andy Knight Knight Motorsport 2008 2 R1 Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park(Christchurch, Canterbury Region) 4-6 January NZL Ben Harford NZ Motorsport Trust R2 NZL Andy Knight Knight Motorsport R3 NZL Earl Bamber International Motorsport 3 R1 Manfeild Autocourse(Feilding, Manawatū District) 11-13 January NZL Earl Bamber NZL Matt Halliday NZL Daniel Gaunt International Motorsport R2 NZL Earl Bamber NZL Earl Bamber International Motorsport R3 NZL Nelson Hartley NZL Andy Knight Knight Motorsport 4 R1 Taupō Motorsport Park(Taupō, Taupō District) 18-20 January NZL Ben Harford NZL Matt Halliday NZL Ben Harford NZ Motorsport Trust R2 NZL Michael Burdett NZL Earl Bamber International Motorsport R3 NZL Dominic Storey NZL Ben Harford NZ Motorsport Trust 5 R1 Manfeild Autocourse(Feilding, Manawatū District) 15-17 February NZL Earl Bamber NZL Nelson Hartley NZL Earl Bamber International Motorsport R2 NZL Andy Knight NZL Andy Knight Knight Motorsport R3 NZL Earl Bamber NZL Earl Bamber International Motorsport 6 R1 Timaru International Motor Raceway(Timaru, Canterbury Region) 29 February-2 March NZL Andy Knight NZL Earl Bamber NZL Earl Bamber International Motorsport R2 NZL Ben Harford NZL Earl Bamber International Motorsport R3 NZL Earl Bamber NZL Earl Bamber International Motorsport 7 R1 Teretonga Park(Invercargill, Southland) 7-9 March NZL Michael Burdett NZL Earl Bamber NZL Michael Burdett Motorsport Solutions R2 NZL Ben Harford NZL Ben Harford NZ Motorsport Trust R3 NZL Earl Bamber NZL Michael Burdett Motorsport Solutions NC R1 Hamilton Street Circuit(Hamilton, Waikato District) 18-20 April NZL Earl Bamber NZL Andrew Waite NZL Earl Bamber International Motorsport R2 NZL Earl Bamber NZL Earl Bamber International Motorsport Championship standings Pos. PositionDriverPUKRUAMAN1TAUMAN2TIMTERHAMPointsR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2 1 NZL Andy Knight 1 1 1 3 1 16 3 5 1 6 3 11 2 1 Ret 2 2 2 2 4 2 3 4 1230 2 NZL Earl Bamber 13 4 12 2 Ret 1 5 1 5 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 6 5 3 1 1 1207 3 NZL Ben Harford 3 14 3 1 2 2 Ret 6 3 1 10 1 6 7 9 7 9 Ret 3 1 Ret 995 4 NZL Michael Burdett 10 13 5 12 Ret 4 10 4 8 4 2 Ret 11 12 7 11 3 3 1 2 1 9 12 901 5 NZL Nic Jordan 2 2 2 17 9 6 6 10 Ret 11 5 7 10 10 6 6 6 8 8 3 Ret 5 2 835 6 NZL Mitch Cunningham 12 3 10 6 Ret 15 15 14 12 13 7 4 4 9 10 5 4 7 4 6 5 2 Ret 803 7 NZL Dominic Storey 11 6 4 7 6 18 14 9 4 5 9 16 7 Ret Ret 3 5 4 5 7 6 792 8 NZL Christina Orr 8 12 9 11 7 10 11 13 7 9 Ret 10 5 6 5 14 11 11 11 Ret 10 8 8 661 9 NZL Ken Smith 5 10 11 13 11 13 16 12 11 16 15 15 8 8 11 8 8 12 10 10 9 Ret 11 652 10 NZL Hamish Cross 9 8 8 10 Ret 9 9 8 9 8 8 8 12 DNS 4 9 Ret 10 DNS 8 11 626 11 NZL Nelson Hartley 7 7 Ret 9 5 17 2 11 Ret 7 6 2 3 2 3 625 12 NZL Ben Crighton 6 11 7 14 10 8 12 16 10 15 11 12 Ret 11 8 13 10 Ret 12 9 7 7 7 602 13 NZL Sam MacNeill 4 5 6 10 12 6 DNS 5 2 12 12 6 13 11 4 Ret 5 581 14 AUS Nathan Antunes Ret 9 Ret Ret 4 11 7 7 15 Ret 4 5 9 4 Ret 4 Ret 5 7 Ret DNS Ret 3 564 15 NZL Matt Halliday 5 3 3 4 3 2 2 Ret Ret 417 16 NZL Daniel Gaunt 4 Ret 7 1 2 Ret 238 17 NZL Mark Munro 10 7 9 9 12 8 Ret 9 214 18 NZL Michael Pickens 16 12 12 DNS 17 14 14 13 14 192 19 ISL Kristján Einar 15 13 14 13 Ret 13 Ret 14 13 174 20 NZL Daynom Templeman 8 15 6 12 Ret 9 4 Ret 170 21 NZL Matthew Hamilton 8 8 5 127 - NZL Andrew Waite 6 6 0 - AUS Jason Bargwanna Ret 10 0 - NZL John Whelan Ret Ret 0Pos. PositionDriverR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2PointsPUKRUAMAN1TAUMAN2TIMTERHAM References toyotaracing.co.nz Category:Toyota Racing Series Toyota Racing Series Toyota Racing Series