2016 Toyota Racing Series

Motor racing competition Toyota Racing Series Toyota Racing Series 2016 Drivers' Champion: Lando Norris The 2016 Toyota Racing Series was the twelfth running of the Toyota Racing Series, the premier open-wheel motorsport category held in New Zealand. The series, which consisted of fifteen races at five meetings, began on 16 January at Ruapuna Park in Christchurch, and ended on 14 February with the 61st running of the New Zealand Grand Prix, at Manfeild Autocourse in Feilding. As the first European driver to win the Toyota Racing Series, M2 Competition's Lando Norris wrapped up the championship with a race to spare, amassing six wins, eight poles, five fastest laps, and three round wins on his way to the title. Norris won a race at every meeting, taking a pair of victories in Taupō, while only finishing off the podium four times. Force India protégé Jehan Daruvala took the runner-up spot in the championship, with one pole and three wins. Daruvala struggled in Ruapuna, but a strategic tyre gamble in a soggy Race 3 paid off, enabling him to take the Lady Wigram Trophy, despite starting 15th. Two further wins followed in Teretonga and Taupō, and solid top-8 finishes in each of the last nine races helped the Indian to second place overall. New Zealand's Brendon Leitch finished the season in third, despite only one win and three podiums. However, it was his consistency that gave him such a good championship position, as he finished every race in the top 10. Leitch's 754-point haul is also the most points accrued by a Victory Motor Racing driver in team history. Of the other drivers, Ferdinand Habsburg was top Giles Motorsport driver, after a strong campaign saw him take two wins. Pedro Piquet also took victory on two occasions, first in the second race at Teretonga, and again at Hampton Downs, where a superb run from pole saw him take the NZ Motor Cup. Piquet was often runaway leader Norris's main challenger, both on track and in the standings. Ferrari Driver Academy member Guanyu Zhou scored a breakthrough win in Hampton Downs and finished strongly throughout the duration of the series, although a disastrous final weekend compromised his attack. Rookie Taylor Cockerton was the best-placed ETEC Motorsport driver, finishing in ninth. Teams and drivers All teams were New Zealand-registered. Team No. Car number Driver Status Rounds ETEC Motorsport 4 USA Theo Beanhttp://nzmotorracing.co.nz/2015/12/23/cockerton-primed-toyota-racing-series/ Cockerton primed for Toyota Racing Series 23 December 2015 NZ Motor Racing 23 December 2015 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151223142303/http://nzmotorracing.co.nz/2015/12/23/cockerton-primed-toyota-racing-series/ dead Rookie All 11 NZL Taylor Cockertonhttp://nzmotorracing.co.nz/2015/12/23/cockerton-primed-toyota-racing-series/ Cockerton primed for Toyota Racing Series 23 December 2015 NZ Motor Racing 23 December 2015 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151223142303/http://nzmotorracing.co.nz/2015/12/23/cockerton-primed-toyota-racing-series/ dead Rookie All 13 BRA Rodrigo Baptistahttp://www.toyota.co.nz/racing/toyota-racing-series/news/brazilian-cousins-for-toyota-racing-series/ Brazilian cousins for Toyota Racing Series 2 December 2015 Toyota New Zealand 2 December 2015 Rookie All 26 FRA Timothé Burethttp://www.paddockscout.com/pro-mazda-team-mates-buret-and-owen-head-to-trs/32216 Pro Mazda team-mates Buret and Owen head to TRS 1 December 2015 Paddock Scout 1 December 2015 Rookie All M2 Competition 5 BRA Pedro Piquethttp://www.paddockscout.com/pedro-piquet-to-return-to-toyota-racing-series-for-2016-edition/31835 Pedro Piquet to return to Toyota Racing Series for 2016 edition Allen Peter 9 November 2015 Paddock Scout 27 November 2015 All 6 IND Jehan Daruvalahttp://www.motorsport.com/frenault/news/daruvala-announces-formula-renault-2-0-and-toyota-programme-for-2016/ Daruvala announces Formula Renault 2.0 and Toyota programme for 2016 9 December 2015 9 December 2015 19 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233329/https://www.motorsport.com/frenault/news/daruvala-announces-formula-renault-2-0-and-toyota-programme-for-2016/ dead Rookie All 10 RUS Artem Markelovhttp://www.paddockscout.com/markelov-and-laliberte-complete-m2-trs-line-up/32552 Markelov and Laliberte complete M2 Competition TRS line-up Allen Peter 16 December 2015 Paddock Scout 17 December 2015 All 15 CAN Kami Moreira-Lalibertéhttp://www.paddockscout.com/markelov-and-laliberte-complete-m2-trs-line-up/32552 Markelov and Laliberte complete M2 Competition TRS line-up Allen Peter 16 December 2015 Paddock Scout 17 December 2015 Rookie All 31 GBR Lando Norrishttp://www.motorsport.com/openwheel/news/msa-formula-champ-secures-trs-seat/ MSA Formula champ secures TRS seat van Leeuwen Andrew 30 November 2015 motorsport.com 30 November 2015 1 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151201045239/http://www.motorsport.com/openwheel/news/msa-formula-champ-secures-trs-seat/ dead Rookie All 33 CHN Guanyu Zhouhttp://www.paddockscout.com/ferrari-sends-guan-yu-zhou-to-toyota-racing-series/32320 Ferrari sends Guan Yu Zhou to Toyota Racing Series Allen Peter 7 December 2015 Paddock Scout 7 December 2015 Rookie All Giles Motorsport 17 CAN Devlin DeFrancesco Rookie All 21 ARG Nicolas Dapero Rookie All 23 USA Will Owenhttp://www.paddockscout.com/pro-mazda-team-mates-buret-and-owen-head-to-trs/32216 Pro Mazda team-mates Buret and Owen head to TRS 1 December 2015 Paddock Scout 1 December 2015 Rookie All 40 NZL James Munrohttp://www.paddockscout.com/james-munro-to-do-2016-toyota-racing-series-with-giles-team/32006 James Munro to do 2016 Toyota Racing Series with Giles team Allen Peter 19 November 2015 Paddock Scout 27 November 2015 All 62 AUT Ferdinand Habsburghttp://www.paddockscout.com/habsburg-joins-giles-for-second-toyota-racing-series-campaign/32086 Habsburg joins Giles for second Toyota Racing Series campaign David Gruz 23 November 2015 Paddock Scout 27 November 2015 All 67 POL Antoni Ptak Jr.http://www.toyota.co.nz/racing/toyota-racing-series/news/polish-and-german-drivers-added-to-trs-start-list/ Polish and German drivers added to TRS start list 17 December 2015 Toyota New Zealand 17 December 2015 Rookie All Victory Motor Racing 18 DEU Julian Hanseshttp://www.toyota.co.nz/racing/toyota-racing-series/news/polish-and-german-drivers-added-to-trs-start-list/ Polish and German drivers added to TRS start list 17 December 2015 Toyota New Zealand 17 December 2015 Rookie All 25 BRA Bruno Baptistahttp://www.toyota.co.nz/racing/toyota-racing-series/news/brazilian-cousins-for-toyota-racing-series/ Brazilian cousins for Toyota Racing Series 2 December 2015 nzmotorracing 2 December 2015 Rookie All 49 AUS Thomas Randlehttp://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/76743466/aussie-driver-randle-returns-for-nz-grand-prix Aussie driver Randle returns for NZ Grand Prix 10 February 2016 Fairfax New Zealand 11 February 2016 5 86 NZL Brendon Leitchhttp://nzmotorracing.co.nz/2016/01/10/brendon-leitch-confirms-late-entry-into-toyota-racing-series/ Brendon Leitch confirms late entry into Toyota Racing Series 10 January 2016 Toyota New Zealand 11 January 2016 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042051/http://nzmotorracing.co.nz/2016/01/10/brendon-leitch-confirms-late-entry-into-toyota-racing-series/ dead All Race calendar and results The calendar for the series was announced on 23 June 2015, and will be held over five successive weekends in January and February.http://www.toyota.co.nz/racing/toyota-racing-series/news/premier-racing-calendar-unites-kiwi-motorsport/ PREMIER RACING CALENDAR UNITES KIWI MOTORSPORT 23 June 2015 MotorSport New Zealand 21 October 2015 As opposed to the previous year, all rounds will be triple-headers.http://www.motorsport.org.nz/sites/default/files/motorsport/technical-regulations/2016%20TRS%20Articles.pdf 2016 Toyota Racing Series Championship Articles 17 December 2015 MotorSport New Zealand MotorSport New Zealand Inc. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222084817/http://www.motorsport.org.nz/sites/default/files/motorsport/technical-regulations/2016%20TRS%20Articles.pdf 22 December 2015 dead dmy-all Round Date Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Round winner(s) Driver(s), who scored more points in the round than the others Report 1 R1 16 January Ruapuna Park, Christchurch GBR Lando Norris GBR Lando Norris AUT Ferdinand Habsburg Giles Motorsport AUT Ferdinand Habsburg Report R2 17 January GBR Lando Norris GBR Lando Norris M2 Competition R3 GBR Lando Norris BRA Pedro Piquet IND Jehan Daruvala M2 Competition 2 R1 23 January Teretonga Park, Invercargill GBR Lando Norris IND Jehan Daruvala IND Jehan Daruvala M2 Competition GBR Lando Norris Report R2 24 January GBR Lando Norris BRA Pedro Piquet M2 Competition R3 GBR Lando Norris GBR Lando Norris GBR Lando Norris M2 Competition 3 R1 30 January Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, Waikato GBR Lando Norris IND Jehan Daruvala GBR Lando Norris M2 Competition BRA Pedro Piquet Report R2 31 January CHN Guanyu Zhou CHN Guanyu Zhou M2 Competition R3 BRA Pedro Piquet AUT Ferdinand Habsburg BRA Pedro Piquet M2 Competition 4 R1 6 February Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park, Taupō GBR Lando Norris BRA Pedro Piquet GBR Lando Norris M2 Competition GBR Lando Norris Report R2 7 February IND Jehan Daruvala IND Jehan Daruvala M2 Competition R3 GBR Lando Norris GBR Lando Norris GBR Lando Norris M2 Competition 5 R1 13 February Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding IND Jehan Daruvala NZL James Munro AUT Ferdinand Habsburg Giles Motorsport GBR Lando Norris Report R2 14 February BRA Pedro Piquet NZL Brendon Leitch Victory Motor Racing R3 GBR Lando Norris AUT Ferdinand Habsburg GBR Lando Norris M2 Competition Championship standings In order for a driver to score championship points, they have to complete at least 75% of the race winner's distance, and be running at the race's completion. All races counted towards the final championship standings. Scoring system Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th Points 75 67 60 54 49 45 42 39 36 33 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 Drivers' championship Pos. Driver RUA TER HMP TAU MAN Points 1 GBR Lando Norris 3 1 9 2 2 1 1 17 6 1 2 1 3 4 1 924 2 IND Jehan Daruvala 8 13 1 1 5 17 2 4 3 5 1 8 4 2 7 789 3 NZL Brendon Leitch 6 9 5 5 4 2 5 2 9 7 4 5 5 1 10 754 4 AUT Ferdinand Habsburg 1 7 2 13 8 4 6 9 8 6 12 4 1 7 3 727 5 BRA Pedro Piquet 7 2 Ret 4 1 10 3 3 1 2 5 2 Ret 8 15 710 6 CHN Guanyu Zhou 5 3 4 7 6 8 7 1 4 4 3 3 Ret 10 17 685 7 NZL James Munro 4 Ret 14 15 10 9 4 11 2 3 6 11 2 6 4 621 8 RUS Artem Markelov 2 4 3 6 3 3 12 Ret 5 12 7 Ret Ret 12 2 588 9 NZL Taylor Cockerton 9 11 11 11 12 11 10 8 10 9 9 6 6 5 6 545 10 CAN Devlin DeFrancesco 14 10 6 Ret 14 5 11 13 12 8 11 10 7 9 13 465 11 BRA Bruno Baptista Ret 8 8 Ret 13 6 9 7 Ret 10 8 7 9 11 9 443 12 POL Antoni Ptak Jr. 13 5 12 3 Ret 15 8 5 11 Ret Ret 14 8 3 Ret 426 13 CAN Kami Moreira-Laliberté Ret 14 7 Ret 16 7 17 6 7 11 Ret 9 14 14 8 386 14 USA Will Owen 11 12 Ret 10 9 13 16 10 Ret 13 10 12 15 17 14 357 15 FRA Timothé Buret 10 6 15 14 11 Ret 13 15 13 16 Ret 13 10 13 18 349 16 BRA Rodrigo Baptista Ret 16 13 9 18 16 15 14 14 17 Ret Ret 11 16 11 286 17 ARG Nicolas Dapero 12 DSQ 10 8 7 18 19 Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret 15 16 238 18 USA Theo Bean 16 17 Ret 12 17 14 18 12 Ret 15 13 15 Ret 18 Ret 238 19 DEU Julian Hanses 15 15 Ret Ret 15 12 14 16 Ret Ret Ret 16 13 19 12 226 20 AUS Thomas Randle 12 20 5 89 Pos. Driver RUA TER HMP TAU MAN PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap Rookie References Category:Toyota Racing Series Toyota Racing Series