2005–06 Toyota Racing Series

The 2005–06 Toyota Racing Series was the second Toyota Racing Series season. It began on November 4, 2005 at Pukekohe and ended on Sunday, April 23, 2006, also at Pukekohe.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2005–06 Toyota Racing Series. All teams used Tatuus TT104ZZ chassis with Toyota engine.

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Brent Collins Motorsport	1	Brent Collins	5
Motorsport Solutions	4	Andrew Higgins	All
Auto Motion	5	Marc Doran	All
	40	Mark Munro	All
Jayant Singh Motorsport	6	Jayant Singh	All
Cobra Vehicle Security	7	Ben Harford	All
Karcher Racing	9	Matthew Hamilton	1–6, 8
Ken Smith Racing	11	Ken Smith	All
Victory Motorsport	15	Marc Williams	All
	28	Brendon Hartley	3–6
Lancer Racing	18	Andrew Reeves	1–2
Spurdle Motorsport	76	Duane Spurdle	All
Kiwi American Racing	20	Daynom Templeman	All
Mark Petch Motorsport	22	Jay Howard	1, 3
		Steffen Møller	2
	55	Christina Orr	All
Mark Russ	28	Mark Russ	7–8
Team Meritus	38	Hamad Al Fardan	1–5
International Motorsport	47	Daniel Gaunt	All
	48	Dale Williams	All
	70	Chris van der Drift	3
Victory Motor Racing	50	Nelson Hartley	4
		James Cressey
		Shannon O'Brien	5
		Will Thomason	6–8
ESWA Racing	66	Hamish Cross	All
	84	Ben Clucas	8
Ben Crighton Racing	87	Ben Crighton	All
Knight Motorsport	97	Andy Knight	All

International Drivers

The 2005/2006 Toyota Racing Series featured four overseas drivers. Two British drivers (Jay Howard, Ben Clucas), Stefen Møller from Denmark and Hamad Al Fardan from Bahrain.

Calendar

Round		Date	Venue	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
2005
1	R1	November 4–6	Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe	Daniel Gaunt	Matthew Hamilton	Matthew Hamilton	Karcher Racing
	R2				Daniel Gaunt	Matthew Hamilton	Karcher Racing
	R3				Daniel Gaunt	Daniel Gaunt	International Motorsport
2	R1	November 25–27	Ruapuna Park, Christchurch	Matthew Hamilton	Marc Doran	Steffen Møller	Mark Petch Motorsport
	R2				Andy Knight	Steffen Møller	Mark Petch Motorsport
	R3				Daniel Gaunt	Daniel Gaunt	International Motorsport
2006
3	R1	January 13–15	Teretonga Park, Invercargill	Jay Howard	Jay Howard	Andy Knight	Knight Motorsport
	R2				Jay Howard	Jay Howard	Mark Petch Motorsport
	R3				Andy Knight	Hamad Al Fardan	Team Meritus
4	R1	January 20–23	Timaru Raceway, Timaru	Daniel Gaunt	Daniel Gaunt	Daniel Gaunt	International Motorsport
	R2				Ben Harford	Ben Harford	Cobra Vehicle Security
	R3				Ben Harford	Ben Harford	Cobra Vehicle Security
5	R1	January 27–29	Ruapuna Park, Christchurch			Matthew Hamilton	Karcher Racing
	R2					Matthew Hamilton	Karcher Racing
	R3					Matthew Hamilton	Karcher Racing
6	R1	February 17–19	Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding	Daniel Gaunt	Daniel Gaunt	Daniel Gaunt	International Motorsport
	R2				Daniel Gaunt	Daniel Gaunt	International Motorsport
	R3				Daniel Gaunt	Brendon Hartley	Victory Motor Racing
7	R1	March 17–19	Taupo Motorsport Park, Taupō	Daniel Gaunt	Daniel Gaunt	Andy Knight	Knight Motorsport
	R2				Daniel Gaunt	Daniel Gaunt	International Motorsport
	R3				Ben Harford	Ben Harford	Cobra Vehicle Security
8	R1	April 21–23	Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe	Daniel Gaunt	Daniel Gaunt	Daniel Gaunt	International Motorsport
	R2				Ben Clucas	Ben Clucas	ESWA Racing

*International Series
**V8 Supercar support race.

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Pos.	Driver	PUK1			RUA1			TER			TIM			RUA2			MAN			TAU			PUK2			Points
		R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3
1	Daniel Gaunt	4	2	1	2	2	1	2	3	2	1	2	6	5	4	3	1	1	4	2	1	2	1	2	4	1491
2	Ben Harford	2	11	3	16	16	4	3	2	13	9	1	1	4	5	10	12	2	Ret	14	4	1	Ret	5	11	1012
3	Andy Knight	Ret	6	10	Ret	3	6	1	5	DSQ	6	16	4	2	2	Ret	3	4	2	1	3	Ret	2	3	18	943
4	Marc Doran	8	9	5	3	5	5	8	18	5	8	8	5	16	10	11	Ret	12	3	8	6	4	5	6	6	913
5	Matthew Hamilton	1	1	12	13	4	DNS	4	9	7	3	17	2	1	1	1	Ret	6	8				Ret	12	8	883
6	Dale Williams	10	10	7	14	8	7	7	6	14	4	5	9	Ret	8	Ret	8	9	Ret	4	7	5	14	4	3	806
7	Christina Orr	8	8	6	4	Ret	14	12	16	11	14	11	11	12	15	7	4	7	9	5	2	Ret	11	15	14	759
8	Brendon Hartley							5	4	3	2	3	3	6	3	4	2	3	1							711
9	Daynom Templeman	5	5	4	11	7	3	11	17	4	Ret	DNS	Ret	8	19	Ret	6	5	Ret	7	13	Ret	4	8	5	679
10	Hamish Cross	11	Ret	16	10	Ret	Ret	15	13	12	12	6	17	9	12	Ret	Ret	11	12	9	5	3	6	7	2	629
11	Andrew Higgins	12	14	11	6	17	Ret	10	12	9	Ret	12	13	Ret	11	6	9	Ret	7	11	10	7	9	19	17	610
12	Ben Crighton	16	16	Ret	Ret	10	9	14	11	6	Ret	14	15	13	16	Ret	5	13	6	10	11	6	12	10	7	598
13	Hamad Al Fardan	6	4	Ret	9	11	2	6	10	1	5	15	7	3	6	DNS										593
14	Duane Spurdle	15	15	13	8	Ret	11	13	8	10	11	7	10	Ret	18	5	DNS	Ret	11	13	12	8	10	11	12	591
15	Mark Munro	7	7	17	7	6	10	DNS	10	Ret	7	4	DNS	Ret	9	Ret	11	8	13	6	15	Ret	DNS	17	15	547
16	Marc Williams	14	12	9	5	14	8	19	7	8	15	13	14	10	14	DSQ	10	14	DNS	Ret	8	Ret	DNS	16	10	543
17	Ken Smith	13	13	8	15	9	Ret	17	DNS	DNS	13	9	12	14	13	DSQ	7	10	5	Ret	Ret	DNS	8	14	9	496
18	Jayant Singh	Ret	17	14	Ret	12	12	16	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	15	17	8	Ret	15	10	DNS	14	Ret	DNS	18	DNS	320
19	Jay Howard	3	3	2				18	1	Ret																278
20	Brent Collins													7	7	2										151
21	Steffen Møller				1	1	Ret																			150
22	Ben Clucas																						3	1	1	135
23	Mark Russ																			3	Ret	Ret	7	9	13	128
24	Andrew Reeves	17	18	15	12	13	Ret																			110
25	Will Thomason																Ret	Ret	Ret	12	9	Ret	13	13	16	110
26	Nelson Hartley										10	10	8													105
27	Shannon O'Brien													11	Ret	9										66
28	Chris van der Drift							9	15	Ret																58
Pos.	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	R1	R2	R3	Points
		PUK1			RUA1			TER			TIM			RUA2			MAN			TAU			PUK2

References

toyotaracing.co.nz