2014 Toyota Racing Series
The 2014 Toyota Racing Series was the tenth running of the Toyota Racing Series, the premier open-wheeler motorsport category held in New Zealand. The series, which consists of five meetings of three races, began on 11 January at Teretonga Park in Invercargill and ended on 9 February with the 59th running of the New Zealand Grand Prix, at Manfeild Autocourse in Feilding.
2014 Toyota Racing Series | |||
Previous: | 2013 | Next: | 2015 |
Teams and drivers
All teams are New-Zealand registered.
Team | No. | Driver | Status | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|
Neale Motorsport | 1 | 5 | ||
22 | All | |||
40 | R | All | ||
Giles Motorsport | 4 | R | All | |
7 | R | All | ||
23 | All | |||
25 | R | All | ||
66 | R | All | ||
72 | R | All | ||
M2 Competition | 5 | R | All | |
12 | R | 1–3 | ||
14 | R | All | ||
21 | All | |||
55 | R | All | ||
56 | R | All | ||
ETEC Motorsport | 16 | R | All | |
17 | R | All | ||
26 | R | All | ||
27 | R | All | ||
Victory Motor Racing | 41 | R | All | |
42 | R | All | ||
53 | All | |||
87 | All | |||
88 | R | All |
Race calendar and results
The calendar for the series was announced on 4 July 2013, and will be held over five successive weekends in January and February.[8] The series will visit Highlands Motorsport Park for the first time. The Highlands round will be supporting the V8SuperTourer series, whereas the Teretonga and Timaru rounds will be supporting the New Zealand V8s. Both touring car championships will be part of the New Zealand Grand Prix meeting at Manfeild.
Round | Date | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Round winner(s) | |
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1 | R1 | 11 January | Teretonga Park, Invercargill | M2 Competition | ||||
R2 | 12 January | Neale Motorsport | ||||||
R3 | M2 Competition | |||||||
2 | R1 | 18 January | Timaru International Motor Raceway, Timaru | Neale Motorsport | ||||
R2 | 19 January | Giles Motorsport | ||||||
R3 | Neale Motorsport | |||||||
3 | R1 | 25 January | Highlands Motorsport Park, Cromwell | Giles Motorsport | ||||
R2 | 26 January | M2 Competition | ||||||
R3 | Giles Motorsport | |||||||
4 | R1 | 1 February | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, Waikato | Giles Motorsport | ||||
R2 | 2 February | M2 Competition | ||||||
R3 | Giles Motorsport | |||||||
5 | R1 | 8 February | Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding | Neale Motorsport | ||||
R2 | 9 February | M2 Competition | ||||||
R3 | Neale Motorsport |
Championship standings
In order for a driver to score championship points, they had to complete at least 75% of the race winner's distance. 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 | 21st | 22nd | 23rd |
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Points | 75 | 67 | 60 | 54 | 49 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Drivers' Championship
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Bold – Pole |
Teams' Championship
|
Bold – Pole |
References
- "Cassidy takes aim at third Grand Prix win". Toyota Racing New Zealand. Toyota New Zealand Limited. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- "Neale Motorsport steps up to TRS with Munro and Tang". Motornews. CRC Industries New Zealand Limited. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- "British racer returns to tackle 2014 Toyota Racing Series". Toyota Racing New Zealand. Toyota New Zealand Limited. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- "Steijn is back for 2014 Toyota Racing Series". Motornews. CRC Industries New Zealand Limited. 12 December 2013. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- Mitchell, Scott (6 December 2013). "Piquet's younger son Pedro to make racing debut in Toyota Racing Series". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- "2014 Toyota Racing Series Entries" (PDF). Toyota Racing New Zealand. Toyota New Zealand Limited. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- "Alberico to Fly Team USA Colors in New Zealand's Toyota Racing Series". Team USA Scholarship. Manifest Group. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- "2013/14 MOTORSPORT NZ RACE CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR CONFIRMED". MotorSport New Zealand. 4 July 2013. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.