2017–18 Toyota Finance 86 Championship
The 2017–2018 Toyota Finance 86 Championship is the fifth running of the Toyota Finance 86 Championship. The championship began on 4 November 2017 at Pukekohe Park Raceway and will conclude on 12 March 2018 at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park.
2017–18 Toyota Finance 86 Championship | |||
Previous: | 2016–17 | Next: | 2018–19 |
Teams and drivers
All teams were New-Zealand registered.
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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International Motorsport | 3 | All | |
9 | All | ||
Ascent Motorsport | 4 | 1 | |
M2 Competition | 4 | 3–5 | |
Speed Works | 5 | 1 | |
Richards Team Motorsport | 7 | All | |
Ken Smith Motorsport | 11 | 1–4, 6 | |
CareVets New Zealand | 17 | All | |
18 | All | ||
Jordan Baldwin Motorsport | 23 | All | |
Jacob Smith Racing | 27 | 5–6 | |
Ben MacDonald Racing | 35 | 1–2, 6 | |
Jaden Ransley Motorsport | 53 | All | |
Nathan Pilcher Motorsport | 55 | 2 | |
Brock Gilchrist Racing | 86 | 5–6 | |
Sam Wallace Motorsport | 88 | 3–5 | |
Quin Motorsport | 91 | 1 | |
Neale Motorsport | 98 | 1 | |
Race calendar and results
All rounds are to be held in New Zealand. The first round in Pukekohe Park Raceway will be held in support of the Supercars Championship. Rounds 3, 4 and 5 are to be held with the Toyota Racing Series.[1]
Round | Date | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Round winner(s) | |
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2017 | ||||||||
1 | R1 | 4 November | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe | CareVets New Zealand | ||||
R2 | 5 November | Ken Smith Motorsport | ||||||
R3 | Ken Smith Motorsport | |||||||
2 | R1 | 2 December | Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park, Taupo | International Motorsport | ||||
R2 | 3 December | International Motorsport | ||||||
R3 | Ken Smith Motorsport | |||||||
2018 | ||||||||
3 | R1 | 13 January | Mike Pero Motorsport Park, Christchurch | CareVets New Zealand | ||||
R2 | 14 January | International Motorsport | ||||||
R3 | Jaden Ransley Motorsport | |||||||
4 | R1 | 20 January | Teretonga Park, Invercargill | CareVets New Zealand | ||||
R2 | 21 January | International Motorsport | ||||||
R3 | International Motorsport | |||||||
5 | R1 | 10 February | Circuit Chris Amon, Feilding | CareVets New Zealand | ||||
R2 | 11 February | International Motorsport | ||||||
R3 | CareVets New Zealand | |||||||
6 | R1 | 10 March | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, Waikato | Jaden Ransley Motorsport | ||||
R2 | 11 March | Albany Toyota | ||||||
R3 | Ken Smith 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, and be running at the finish. All races counted towards the final championship standings.[2] The 2017–2018 New Zealand Toyota 86 Championship was won by Jack Milligan. The 2017–2018 New Zealand Toyota 86 Rookie Championship was won by Jordan Baldwin
- Scoring system
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th |
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Points | 75 | 67 | 60 | 54 | 49 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
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Bold – Pole |
References
- "2017/2018 Toyota 86 Championship – Calendar". Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- "2017/2018 Toyota 86 Championship – Points Table" (PDF). Retrieved 8 November 2017.