2005–06 Toyota Racing Series

2005–06 Toyota Racing Series

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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.	Driver
Brent Collins Motorsport	1	Brent Collins*
Motorsport Solutions	4	Andrew Higgins
Auto Motion	5	Marc Doran
	40	Mark Munro
Jayant Singh Motorsport	6	Jayant Singh
Cobra Vehicle Security	7	Ben Harford
Karcher Racing	9	Matthew Hamilton
Ken Smith Racing	11	Ken Smith
Victory Motorsport	15	Marc Williams
	28	Brendon Hartley
Lancer Racing	18	Andrew Reeves**
Spurdle Motorsport	76	Duane Spurdle
Kiwi American Racing	20	Daynom Templeman
Mark Petch Motorsport	22	Jay Howard**
		Steffen Møller*
	55	Christina Orr
Mark Russ	28	Mark Russ**
Team Meritus	38	Hamad Al Fardan
International Motorsport	47	Daniel Gaunt
	48	Dale Williams
	70	Chris van der Drift*
Victory Motor Racing	50	Nelson Hartley*
		James Cressey
		Shannon O'Brien*
		Will Thomason**
ESWA Racing	66	Hamish Cross
	84	Ben Clucas*
Ben Crighton Racing	87	Ben Crighton
Knight Motorsport	97	Andy Knight

*Competed in one round only.
**Competed in two rounds only.

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	Daniel Gaunt	Matthew Hamilton	Matthew Hamilton	Karcher Racing
	R2				Daniel Gaunt	Matthew Hamilton	Karcher Racing
	R3				Daniel Gaunt	Daniel Gaunt	International Motorsport
2	R1	November 25–27	Ruapuna Park, Christchurch	Matthew Hamilton	Marc Doran	Steffen Møller	Mark Petch Motorsport
	R2				Andy Knight	Steffen Møller	Mark Petch Motorsport
	R3				Daniel Gaunt	Daniel Gaunt	International Motorsport
2006
3	R1	January 13–15	Teretonga Park, Invercargill	Jay Howard	Jay Howard	Andy Knight	Knight Motorsport
	R2				Jay Howard	Jay Howard	Mark Petch Motorsport
	R3				Andy Knight	Hamad Al Fardan	Team Meritus
4	R1	January 20–23	Timaru Raceway, Timaru	Daniel Gaunt	Daniel Gaunt	Daniel Gaunt	International Motorsport
	R2				Ben Harford	Ben Harford	Cobra Vehicle Security
	R3				Ben Harford	Ben Harford	Cobra Vehicle Security
5	R1	January 27–29	Ruapuna Park, Christchurch
	R2
	R3
6	R1	February 17–19	Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding	Daniel Gaunt	Daniel Gaunt	Daniel Gaunt	International Motorsport
	R2				Daniel Gaunt	Daniel Gaunt	International Motorsport
	R3				Daniel Gaunt	Brendon Hartley	Victory Motorsport
7	R1	March 17–19	Taupo Motorsport Park, Taupō	Daniel Gaunt	Daniel Gaunt	Andy Knight	Knight Motorsport
	R2				Daniel Gaunt	Daniel Gaunt	International Motorsport
	R3				Ben Harford	Ben Harford	Cobra Vehicle Security
8	R1	April 21–23	Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe	Daniel Gaunt	Daniel Gaunt	Daniel Gaunt	International Motorsport
	R2				Ben Clucas	Ben Clucas	ESWA Racing

*International Series
**V8 Supercar support race.

References

toyotaracing.co.nz