The 2008–09 Toyota Racing Series was the fifth running of the Toyota Racing Series

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 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

2009 New Zealand Grand Prix

The 2009 New Zealand Grand Prix was an open wheel racing car race held at Manfeild Autocourse, near Feilding on 1 March 2009.It was the fifty-fourth New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to Toyota Racing Series cars . The event was also the third race of the fifth round of the 2008–09 Toyota Racing...

, 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

Mitch Cunningham

Mitchell Cunningham , known as Mitch Cunningham, is a New Zealand racing driver. He is the younger brother of Indy Lights champion Wade 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.

Team	Car	Car #	Driver
European Technique	Tatuus Tatuus Tatuus is an Italian chassis manufacturer for a series of formula racing series, being first founded in 1980. The company is being known for its association with Renault Sport for its production of the Formula Renault chassis.-Vehicles Produced:...  TT104ZZ	1	Andy Knight*
		5	Scott Pye Scott Pye Scott Robert Pye is an Australian racing driver. He won the 2010 British Formula Ford Championship.-Australia:...
		47	Nathan Antunes Nathan Antunes Nathan Antunes in Sydney, Australia is best known as an Australian race car driver. Educated at Trinity Grammar School in Sydney, he has raced in a variety of classes throughout the world.-Racing career:-Junior Karting:...
		50	Adderly Fong Adderly Fong Adderly Fong Chun-Yu, , born March 2, 1990, is a Hong Kong Chinese racing driver. His career started in 2004.He is currently competing in the British Formula Three Championship with Sino Vision Racing.... **
	Tatuus Tatuus Tatuus is an Italian chassis manufacturer for a series of formula racing series, being first founded in 1980. The company is being known for its association with Renault Sport for its production of the Formula Renault chassis.-Vehicles Produced:...  TT104ZZ	2	Earl Bamber Earl Bamber Earl Anderson Bamber is a motor racing driver and commentator from New Zealand.-Career:Bamber is a young rookie driver with a reputation for suffering from bouts of red mist but has demonstrated race driving talent when progressing through karts and minor single seater series, and in 2008 was...
Giles Motorsport	Tatuus Tatuus Tatuus is an Italian chassis manufacturer for a series of formula racing series, being first founded in 1980. The company is being known for its association with Renault Sport for its production of the Formula Renault chassis.-Vehicles Produced:...  TT104ZZ	8	Will Stevens Will Stevens William Stevens, known as Will Stevens, is a British racing driver. He is a part of the Mercedes GP Young Driver Programme. He has competed in such series as Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, Toyota Racing Series and the British Formula Renault Championship.-External links:* *...
		9	Daniel Jilesen
		14	Keeley Pudney
		28	William Buller William Buller (racing driver) William Buller is a British racing driver.-T Cars:After successful spells in both karting and mini stocks, Buller made his circuit racing debut in the 2007 T Cars championship; the series designed for aspiring racing drivers between fourteen and seventeen years of age...
		32	Mitch Cunningham Mitch Cunningham Mitchell Cunningham , known as Mitch Cunningham, is a New Zealand racing driver. He is the younger brother of Indy Lights champion Wade Cunningham....
Ken Smith Motorsport	Tatuus Tatuus Tatuus is an Italian chassis manufacturer for a series of formula racing series, being first founded in 1980. The company is being known for its association with Renault Sport for its production of the Formula Renault chassis.-Vehicles Produced:...  TT104ZZ	11	Ken Smith
Motorsport Solutions	Tatuus Tatuus Tatuus is an Italian chassis manufacturer for a series of formula racing series, being first founded in 1980. The company is being known for its association with Renault Sport for its production of the Formula Renault chassis.-Vehicles Produced:...  TT104ZZ	19	Sam MacNeill
		69	Alastair Wootten
		74	Michael Burdett
		89	John Whelan
	Tatuus Tatuus Tatuus is an Italian chassis manufacturer for a series of formula racing series, being first founded in 1980. The company is being known for its association with Renault Sport for its production of the Formula Renault chassis.-Vehicles Produced:...  TT104ZZ	25	John McIntyre John McIntyre (driver) John McIntyre is a New Zealand racecar driver who competes in the NZV8's and is a co-driver for Stone Brothers Racing at Phillip Island and Bathurst.-NZV8's:... *
Triple X Motorsport	Tatuus Tatuus Tatuus is an Italian chassis manufacturer for a series of formula racing series, being first founded in 1980. The company is being known for its association with Renault Sport for its production of the Formula Renault chassis.-Vehicles Produced:...  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...
	Tatuus Tatuus Tatuus is an Italian chassis manufacturer for a series of formula racing series, being first founded in 1980. The company is being known for its association with Renault Sport for its production of the Formula Renault chassis.-Vehicles Produced:...  TT104ZZ	48	Andrew Waite*
TRS Lites Entries
	Tatuus Tatuus Tatuus is an Italian chassis manufacturer for a series of formula racing series, being first founded in 1980. The company is being known for its association with Renault Sport for its production of the Formula Renault chassis.-Vehicles Produced:...  TT104ZZ	4	Mitch Evans Mitch Evans Mitchell Evans , is a motor racing driver from New Zealand who won the 2010 and 2011 Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand and was runner up in the 2010 Australian Drivers' Championship despite missing three races...
	Tatuus Tatuus Tatuus is an Italian chassis manufacturer for a series of formula racing series, being first founded in 1980. The company is being known for its association with Renault Sport for its production of the Formula Renault chassis.-Vehicles Produced:...  TT104ZZ	12	Chris Cox

*Took part in the Taupo round.


**Took part in the Timaru and Teretonga rounds.

Calendar

Round	Date	Location	Winner
1	28 – 30 Nov 2008	Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park 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....	Mitch Cunningham Mitch Cunningham Mitchell Cunningham , known as Mitch Cunningham, is a New Zealand racing driver. He is the younger brother of Indy Lights champion Wade Cunningham....
2	9 – 11 Jan 2009	Timaru International Motor Raceway 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...	Scott Pye Scott Pye Scott Robert Pye is an Australian racing driver. He won the 2010 British Formula Ford Championship.-Australia:...
3	16 – 18 Jan 2009	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...	Mitch Cunningham Mitch Cunningham Mitchell Cunningham , known as Mitch Cunningham, is a New Zealand racing driver. He is the younger brother of Indy Lights champion Wade Cunningham....
4	23 – 25 Jan 2009	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....	Mitch Cunningham Mitch Cunningham Mitchell Cunningham , known as Mitch Cunningham, is a New Zealand racing driver. He is the younger brother of Indy Lights champion Wade Cunningham....
5	27 Feb – 1 Mar 2009	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...	Earl Bamber Earl Bamber Earl Anderson Bamber is a motor racing driver and commentator from New Zealand.-Career:Bamber is a young rookie driver with a reputation for suffering from bouts of red mist but has demonstrated race driving talent when progressing through karts and minor single seater series, and in 2008 was...
6	13 – 15 Mar 2009	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...	Michael Burdett
NC	17 – 19 Apr 2009	Hamilton Street Circuit Hamilton Street Circuit Hamilton Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit in Hamilton, New Zealand as part of the V8 Supercars championship. The 2008 event from 18 to 20 April was known as the Hamilton 400....	??

• NC – The Hamilton event is not part of the Toyota Racing Series Championship.

Results

Pos.	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Points
1	Mitch Cunningham Mitch Cunningham Mitchell Cunningham , known as Mitch Cunningham, is a New Zealand racing driver. He is the younger brother of Indy Lights champion Wade Cunningham....	188	181	209	225	126	106	1035
2	Sam MacNeill	162	147	157	163	166	127	922
3	Michael Burdett	114	159	117	180	159	150	879
4	Scott Pye Scott Pye Scott Robert Pye is an Australian racing driver. He won the 2010 British Formula Ford Championship.-Australia:...	142	204	180	120	91	98	835
5	Daniel Jilesen	148	120	148	127	39	105	687
6	Alastair Wootten	90	114	95	81	136	108	624
7	John Whelan	129	111	99	114	96	45	594
8	Keeley Pudney	133	99	88	58	124		502
9	Will Stevens Will Stevens William Stevens, known as Will Stevens, is a British racing driver. He is a part of the Mercedes GP Young Driver Programme. He has competed in such series as Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, Toyota Racing Series and the British Formula Renault Championship.-External links:* *...		166	142	183			491
10	William Buller William Buller (racing driver) William Buller is a British racing driver.-T Cars:After successful spells in both karting and mini stocks, Buller made his circuit racing debut in the 2007 T Cars championship; the series designed for aspiring racing drivers between fourteen and seventeen years of age...		170	159	138			467
11	Nathan Antunes Nathan Antunes Nathan Antunes in Sydney, Australia is best known as an Australian race car driver. Educated at Trinity Grammar School in Sydney, he has raced in a variety of classes throughout the world.-Racing career:-Junior Karting:...	184	87	120				391
12	Earl Bamber Earl Bamber Earl Anderson Bamber is a motor racing driver and commentator from New Zealand.-Career:Bamber is a young rookie driver with a reputation for suffering from bouts of red mist but has demonstrated race driving talent when progressing through karts and minor single seater series, and in 2008 was...					209		209
13	Adderly Fong Adderly Fong Adderly Fong Chun-Yu, , born March 2, 1990, is a Hong Kong Chinese racing driver. His career started in 2004.He is currently competing in the British Formula Three Championship with Sino Vision Racing....		88	102				190
14	Andrew Waite				85	81		166
15	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...					150		150
16	Ken Smith					87	42	129
17	John McIntyre John McIntyre (driver) John McIntyre is a New Zealand racecar driver who competes in the NZV8's and is a co-driver for Stone Brothers Racing at Phillip Island and Bathurst.-NZV8's:...				111			111
18	Andy Knight				89			89