2008–09 Toyota Racing Series
2008–09 Toyota Racing Series | |||
Previous: | 2007–08 | Next: | 2010 |
The 2008–09 Toyota Racing Series was the fifth 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 2009 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.
Mitch Cunningham won the championship by over 100 points ahead of Sam MacNeill and Michael Burdett; finishing as the round winner in three of the six meetings.
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers are competing during the 2008–09 Toyota Racing Series. All drivers compete in Tatuus TT104ZZ chassis.
Team | No | Driver | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|
European Technique | 1 | Andy Knight | 4 |
5 | Scott Pye | All | |
47 | Nathan Antunes | 1–3 | |
50 | Adderly Fong | 2–3 | |
Earl Bamber Racing | 2 | Earl Bamber | 4 |
Giles Motorsport | 8 | Will Stevens | 2–4 |
9 | Daniel Jilesen | All | |
14 | Keeley Pudney | 1–5 | |
28 | William Buller | 2–4 | |
32 | Mitch Cunningham | All | |
Ken Smith Motorsport | 11 | Ken Smith | 5–6 |
Motorsport Solutions | 19 | Sam MacNeill | All |
69 | Alastair Wootten | All | |
74 | Michael Burdett | All | |
89 | John Whelan | All | |
John McIntyre Racing | 25 | John McIntyre | 4 |
Triple X Motorsport | 47 | Daniel Gaunt | 5 |
Andrew Waite | 48 | Andrew Waite | 4–5 |
TRS Lites Entries | |||
Mitch Evans | 4 | Mitch Evans | |
Chris Cox | 12 | Chris Cox |
Calendar
Round | Date | Location | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | |
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2008 | |||||||
1 | R1 | 28–30 November | Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park | Scott Pye | Mitch Cunningham | Michael Burdett | Motorsport Solutions |
R2 | Nathan Antunes | Nathan Antunes | European Technique | ||||
R3 | Scott Pye | Scott Pye | European Technique | ||||
2009 | |||||||
2 | R1 | 9-11 January | Timaru International Motor Raceway | Scott Pye | Michael Burdett | William Buller | Giles Motorsport |
R2 | Scott Pye | Scott Pye | European Technique | ||||
R3 | Scott Pye | Scott Pye | European Technique | ||||
3 | R1 | 16-18 January | Teretonga Park | Mitch Cunningham | Nathan Antunes | Nathan Antunes | European Technique |
R2 | Scott Pye | Mitch Cunningham | Giles Motorsport | ||||
R3 | William Buller | William Buller | Giles Motorsport | ||||
4 | R1 | 23-25 January | Manfeild Autocourse | Mitch Cunningham | Sam McNeill | Mitch Cunningham | Giles Motorsport |
R2 | William Buller | Michael Burdett | Motorsport Solutions | ||||
R3 | Michael Burdett | Mitch Cunningham | Giles Motorsport | ||||
5 | R1 | 27 February-1 March | Manfeild Autocourse | Daniel Gaunt | Daniel Gaunt | Earl Bamber | Earl Bamber Racing |
R2 | Earl Bamber | Daniel Gaunt | Triple X Motorsport | ||||
R3 | Earl Bamber | Daniel Gaunt | Triple X Motorsport | ||||
6 | R1 | 13-15 March | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Mitch Cunningham | Mitch Cunningham | Michael Burdett | Motorsport Solutions |
R2 | Mitch Cunningham | Michael Burdett | Motorsport Solutions | ||||
R3 | Mitch Cunningham | Mitch Cunningham | Giles Motorsport | ||||
NC | R1 | 17-19 April | Hamilton Street Circuit | Richie Stanaway | Richie Stanaway | Richie Stanaway | Giles Motorsport |
R2 | Nathan Antunes | Richie Stanaway | Giles Motorsport | ||||
- NC – The Hamilton event is not part of the Toyota Racing Series Championship.
Results
Pos. | Driver | RUA | TIM | TER | TAU | MAN | PUK | Points |
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1 | Mitch Cunningham | 188 | 181 | 209 | 225 | 126 | 181 | 1110 |
2 | Sam MacNeill | 162 | 147 | 157 | 163 | 166 | 194 | 989 |
3 | Scott Pye | 142 | 204 | 180 | 120 | 91 | 158 | 895 |
4 | Michael Burdett | 114 | 159 | 117 | 180 | 159 | 150 | 879 |
5 | Daniel Jilesen | 148 | 120 | 148 | 127 | 39 | 150 | 732 |
6 | Alastair Wootten | 90 | 114 | 95 | 81 | 136 | 157 | 673 |
7 | John Whelan | 129 | 111 | 99 | 114 | 96 | 45 | 594 |
8 | Keeley Pudney | 133 | 99 | 88 | 58 | 124 | 502 | |
9 | Will Stevens | 166 | 142 | 183 | 491 | |||
10 | William Buller | 170 | 159 | 138 | 467 | |||
11 | Nathan Antunes | 184 | 87 | 120 | 391 | |||
12 | Earl Bamber | 209 | 209 | |||||
13 | Adderly Fong | 88 | 102 | 190 | ||||
14 | Andrew Waite | 85 | 81 | 166 | ||||
15 | Daniel Gaunt | 150 | 150 | |||||
16 | Ken Smith | 87 | 42 | 129 | ||||
17 | John McIntyre | 111 | 111 | |||||
18 | Andy Knight | 89 | 89 | |||||
Pos. | Driver | RUA | TIM | TER | TAU | MAN | PUK | Points |