2005–06 Toyota Racing Series
Encyclopedia
The 2006 Toyota Racing Series was the 2nd Toyota Racing Series
season. It began on November 4, 2005 at Pukekohe
and ended on April 23, 2006, also at Pukekohe.
*Competed in one round only.
**Competed in two rounds only.
featured four overseas drivers. Three British divers, Jay Howard
, Steffen Moller, Ben Clucas and Hamad Al Fardan
from Bahrain
.
*International Series
**V8 Supercar support race.
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...
season. It began on November 4, 2005 at Pukekohe
Pukekohe Park Raceway
Although Pukekohe Park Raceway is better known internationally as a motor racing circuit, it is primarily a horse racing circuit in New Zealand. It is located south of Auckland City in the North Island. The track is now owned by Pukekohe Park Limited...
and ended on April 23, 2006, also at Pukekohe.
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2006 Toyota Racing Series.| Team | Car | Car # | Driver |
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| Brent Collins Motorsport | Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ | 1 |  Brent Collins* |
| Motorsport Solutions | Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ | 4 | Andrew Higgins |
| Auto Motion | Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ | 5 | Marc Doran |
| 40 | Mark Munro |
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| Jayant Singh Motorsport | Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ | 6 | Jayant Singh |
| Cobra Vehicle Security | Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ | 7 | Ben Harford |
| Karcher Racing | Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ | 9 | Matthew Hamilton |
| Ken Smith Racing | Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ | 11 | Ken Smith |
| Victory Motorsport | Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ | 15 | Marc Williams |
| 28 | Brendon Hartley Brendon Hartley Brendon Hartley is a New Zealand race car driver.-Career:Hartley was born in a family well integrated within motorsport. His father, Bryan, had raced in many forms of motorsport, most notably Formula Atlantic. At the age of six, Hartley began his motor racing career in kart racing, following his... |
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| Lancer Racing | Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ | 18 | Andrew Reeves** |
| 72 | Duane Spurdle |
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| Kiwi American Racing | Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ | 20 | Daynom Templeman |
| Mark Petch Motorsport | Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ | 22 |  Jay HowardJay Howard Jay Howard is an English professional race car driver who competes in the IZOD IndyCar Series and Indianapolis 500 and resides in Indianapolis, Indiana. Howard was the 2005 U.S... ** |
| 22 | Steffen Moller* |
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| 55 | Christina Orr |
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| Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ | 28 | Mark Russ** |
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| Team Meritus | Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ | 38 |  Hamad Al FardanHamad Al Fardan Hamad Al Fardan is a Bahraini racing driver. He is the first Bahraini to drive at GP2 Series level.-Formula BMW:... |
| International Motorsport | Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ | 47 | Daniel Gaunt Daniel Gaunt Daniel Gaunt, born 27 February 1985, in Auckland, is a New Zealand racing driver.-Formula Racing:After rising through the ranks of New Zealand Formula Ford, which included a third place finish in the 2002 New Zealand Grand Prix, Gaunt moved to Australia, competing in the Formula 4000 category and... |
| 48 | Dale Williams |
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| 70 | Chris van der Drift Chris van der Drift Christopher Jason van der Drift is a New Zealand racecar driver of Dutch descent.-Career:Chris started karting at the age of 7 and in 1994 he raced his first year in cadets... * |
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| Victory Motor Racing | Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ | 50 | Nelson Hartley* |
| Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ | 50 | James Cressey |
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| Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ | 50 | Shannon O'Brien* |
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| Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ | 50 | Will Thomason** |
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| ESWA Racing | Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ | 66 | Hamish Cross |
| 84 | Ben Clucas Ben Clucas Ben Clucas is a British racing driver. He has competed in such series as Formula 3 Euro Series, Toyota Racing Series and the British Formula Three Championship. Clucas won the 2006 Australian Drivers' Championship for Team BRM and the GT Light class of the Spanish GT Championship in 2009 with... * |
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| Ben Crighton Racing | Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ | 87 | Ben Crighton |
| Knight Motorsport | Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ | 97 | Andy Knight |
*Competed in one round only.
**Competed in two rounds only.
International Drivers
The 2005/06 Toyota Racing SeriesToyota 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...
featured four overseas drivers. Three British divers, Jay Howard
Jay Howard
Jay Howard is an English professional race car driver who competes in the IZOD IndyCar Series and Indianapolis 500 and resides in Indianapolis, Indiana. Howard was the 2005 U.S...
, Steffen Moller, Ben Clucas and Hamad Al Fardan
Hamad Al Fardan
Hamad Al Fardan is a Bahraini racing driver. He is the first Bahraini to drive at GP2 Series level.-Formula BMW:...
from Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
.
Calendar
| Round | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 4–6 | Pukekohe Pukekohe Park Raceway Although Pukekohe Park Raceway is better known internationally as a motor racing circuit, it is primarily a horse racing circuit in New Zealand. It is located south of Auckland City in the North Island. The track is now owned by Pukekohe Park Limited... |
| 2 | November 25–27 | Ruapuna Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park is a permanent motor racing circuit owned by . It is located at 107 Hasketts Road in Templeton, northwest of Christchurch, New Zealand.... |
| 3 | January 13–15 | Teretonga Park Teretonga Park Teretonga is a motor racing circuit situated south-west of Invercargill, New Zealand. It is home of the Southland Sports Car Club. The circuit was established in 1957 and said to be the southern most race track in the world... * |
| 4 | January 20–23 | Levels Timaru International Motor Raceway Timaru International Motor Raceway is a motor racing circuit situated about 10 minutes or outside of Timaru, New Zealand. The circuit is accessible from either the Main South Highway or Timaru-Pleasant Point Highway. It is often called Levels because of its previous name Levels Raceway... * |
| 5 | January 27–29 | Ruapuna Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park is a permanent motor racing circuit owned by . It is located at 107 Hasketts Road in Templeton, northwest of Christchurch, New Zealand.... * |
| 6 | February 17–19 | Manfeild Autocourse Manfeild Autocourse The Manfeild Autocourse was built by the in 1973 as a purpose built course. In 1990 extra land was acquired and the circuit extension built, bringing Manfeild up to international standards... * |
| 7 | March 17–19 | Taupo Motorsport Park Taupo Motorsport Park Taupo Motorsport Park is a motorsports circuit located in Broadlands Road, Taupo, New Zealand. It is owned and operated by MIT Development Ltd.... |
| 8 | April 21–23 | Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe Park Raceway Although Pukekohe Park Raceway is better known internationally as a motor racing circuit, it is primarily a horse racing circuit in New Zealand. It is located south of Auckland City in the North Island. The track is now owned by Pukekohe Park Limited... ** |
*International Series
**V8 Supercar support race.