2005–06 Toyota Racing Series

Motor racing competition November 2010 March 2026 2005–06 Toyota Racing Series 2005 2006–07 The 2005–06 Toyota Racing Series was the second Toyota Racing Series season. It began on November 4, 2005, at Pukekohe and ended on Sunday, April 23, 2006, also at Pukekohe. Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2005–06 Toyota Racing Series. All teams used Tatuus TT104ZZ chassis with Toyota engine. Team No. Car number Driver Rounds Brent Collins Motorsport 1 NZL Brent Collins 5 Motorsport Solutions 4 NZL Andrew Higgins All Auto Motion 5 NZL Marc Doran All 40 NZL Mark Munro All Jayant Singh Motorsport 6 NZL Jayant Singh All Cobra Vehicle Security 7 NZL Ben Harford All Karcher Racing 9 NZL Matthew Hamilton 1–6, 8 Ken Smith Racing 11 NZL Ken Smith All Victory Motorsport 15 NZL Marc Williams All 28 NZL Brendon Hartley 3–6 Lancer Racing 18 NZL Andrew Reeves 1–2 Spurdle Motorsport 76 NZL Duane Spurdle All Kiwi American Racing 20 NZL Daynom Templeman All Mark Petch Motorsport 22 GBR Jay Howard 1, 3 DNK Steffen Møller 2 55 NZL Christina Orr All Mark Russ 28 NZL Mark Russ 7–8 Team Meritus 38 BHR Hamad Al Fardan 1–5 International Motorsport 47 NZL Daniel Gaunt All 48 NZL Dale Williams All 70 NZL Chris van der Drift 3 Victory Motor Racing 50 NZL Nelson Hartley 4 NZL James Cressey NZL Shannon O'Brien 5 NZL Will Thomason 6–8 ESWA Racing 66 NZL Hamish Cross All 84 GBR Ben Clucas 8 Ben Crighton Racing 87 NZL Ben Crighton All Knight Motorsport 97 NZL Andy Knight All International drivers The 2005/2006 Toyota Racing Series featured four overseas drivers. Two British drivers (Jay Howard, Ben Clucas), Stefen Møller from Denmark and Hamad Al Fardan from Bahrain. Calendar Round Date Venue Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 2005 1 R1 November 4–6 Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe NZL Daniel Gaunt NZL Matthew Hamilton NZL Matthew Hamilton Karcher Racing R2 NZL Daniel Gaunt NZL Matthew Hamilton Karcher Racing R3 NZL Daniel Gaunt NZL Daniel Gaunt International Motorsport 2 R1 November 25–27 Ruapuna Park, Christchurch NZL Matthew Hamilton NZL Marc Doran DNK Steffen Møller Mark Petch Motorsport R2 NZL Andy Knight DNK Steffen Møller Mark Petch Motorsport R3 NZL Daniel Gaunt NZL Daniel Gaunt International Motorsport 2006 3 R1 January 13–15 Teretonga Park, Invercargill GBR Jay Howard GBR Jay Howard NZL Andy Knight Knight Motorsport R2 GBR Jay Howard GBR Jay Howard Mark Petch Motorsport R3 NZL Andy Knight BHR Hamad Al Fardan Team Meritus 4 R1 January 20–23 Timaru Raceway, Timaru NZL Daniel Gaunt NZL Daniel Gaunt NZL Daniel Gaunt International Motorsport R2 NZL Ben Harford NZL Ben Harford Cobra Vehicle Security R3 NZL Ben Harford NZL Ben Harford Cobra Vehicle Security 5 R1 January 27–29 Ruapuna Park, Christchurch NZL Matthew Hamilton Karcher Racing R2 NZL Matthew Hamilton Karcher Racing R3 NZL Matthew Hamilton Karcher Racing 6 R1 February 17–19 Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding NZL Daniel Gaunt NZL Daniel Gaunt NZL Daniel Gaunt International Motorsport R2 NZL Daniel Gaunt NZL Daniel Gaunt International Motorsport R3 NZL Daniel Gaunt NZL Brendon Hartley Victory Motor Racing 7 R1 March 17–19 Taupo Motorsport Park, Taupō NZL Daniel Gaunt NZL Daniel Gaunt NZL Andy Knight Knight Motorsport R2 NZL Daniel Gaunt NZL Daniel Gaunt International Motorsport R3 NZL Ben Harford NZL Ben Harford Cobra Vehicle Security 8 R1 April 21–23 Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe NZL Daniel Gaunt NZL Daniel Gaunt NZL Daniel Gaunt International Motorsport R2 GBR Ben Clucas GBR Ben Clucas ESWA Racing *International Series **V8 Supercar support race. Championship standings Drivers' championship Pos. PositionDriverPUK1RUA1TERTIMRUA2MANTAUPUK2PointsR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3 1 NZL Daniel Gaunt 4 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 6 5 4 3 1 1 4 2 1 2 1 2 4 1491 2 NZL Ben Harford 2 11 3 16 16 4 3 2 13 9 1 1 4 5 10 12 2 Ret 14 4 1 Ret 5 11 1012 3 NZL Andy Knight Ret 6 10 Ret 3 6 1 5 DSQ 6 16 4 2 2 Ret 3 4 2 1 3 Ret 2 3 18 943 4 NZL Marc Doran 8 9 5 3 5 5 8 18 5 8 8 5 16 10 11 Ret 12 3 8 6 4 5 6 6 913 5 NZL Matthew Hamilton 1 1 12 13 4 DNS 4 9 7 3 17 2 1 1 1 Ret 6 8 Ret 12 8 883 6 NZL Dale Williams 10 10 7 14 8 7 7 6 14 4 5 9 Ret 8 Ret 8 9 Ret 4 7 5 14 4 3 806 7 NZL Christina Orr 8 8 6 4 Ret 14 12 16 11 14 11 11 12 15 7 4 7 9 5 2 Ret 11 15 14 759 8 NZL Brendon Hartley 5 4 3 2 3 3 6 3 4 2 3 1 711 9 NZL Daynom Templeman 5 5 4 11 7 3 11 17 4 Ret DNS Ret 8 19 Ret 6 5 Ret 7 13 Ret 4 8 5 679 10 NZL Hamish Cross 11 Ret 16 10 Ret Ret 15 13 12 12 6 17 9 12 Ret Ret 11 12 9 5 3 6 7 2 629 11 NZL Andrew Higgins 12 14 11 6 17 Ret 10 12 9 Ret 12 13 Ret 11 6 9 Ret 7 11 10 7 9 19 17 610 12 NZL Ben Crighton 16 16 Ret Ret 10 9 14 11 6 Ret 14 15 13 16 Ret 5 13 6 10 11 6 12 10 7 598 13 BHR Hamad Al Fardan 6 4 Ret 9 11 2 6 10 1 5 15 7 3 6 DNS 593 14 NZL Duane Spurdle 15 15 13 8 Ret 11 13 8 10 11 7 10 Ret 18 5 DNS Ret 11 13 12 8 10 11 12 591 15 NZL Mark Munro 7 7 17 7 6 10 DNS 10 Ret 7 4 DNS Ret 9 Ret 11 8 13 6 15 Ret DNS 17 15 547 16 NZL Marc Williams 14 12 9 5 14 8 19 7 8 15 13 14 10 14 DSQ 10 14 DNS Ret 8 Ret DNS 16 10 543 17 NZL Ken Smith 13 13 8 15 9 Ret 17 DNS DNS 13 9 12 14 13 DSQ 7 10 5 Ret Ret DNS 8 14 9 496 18 NZL Jayant Singh Ret 17 14 Ret 12 12 16 14 Ret Ret Ret 16 15 17 8 Ret 15 10 DNS 14 Ret DNS 18 DNS 320 19 GBR Jay Howard 3 3 2 18 1 Ret 278 20 NZL Brent Collins 7 7 2 151 21 DNK Steffen Møller 1 1 Ret 150 22 GBR Ben Clucas 3 1 1 135 23 NZL Mark Russ 3 Ret Ret 7 9 13 128 24 NZL Andrew Reeves 17 18 15 12 13 Ret 110 25 NZL Will Thomason Ret Ret Ret 12 9 Ret 13 13 16 110 26 NZL Nelson Hartley 10 10 8 105 27 NZL Shannon O'Brien 11 Ret 9 66 28 NZL Chris van der Drift 9 15 Ret 58Pos. PositionDriverR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3PointsPUK1RUA1TERTIMRUA2MANTAUPUK2 References toyotaracing.co.nz Category:Toyota Racing Series Toyota Racing Series Toyota Racing Series