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 April 23, 2006, also at Pukekohe.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2005-06 Toyota Racing Series.

Team	Car	No	Driver
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
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
Lancer Racing	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	18	Andrew Reeves**
		72	Duane Spurdle
Kiwi American Racing	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	20	Daynom Templeman
Mark Petch Motorsport	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	22	Jay Howard**
		22	Steffen Moller*
		55	Christina Orr
	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	28	Mark Russ**
Team Meritus	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	38	Hamad Al Fardan
International Motorsport	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	47	Daniel Gaunt
		48	Dale Williams
		70	Chris van der Drift*
Victory Motor Racing	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	50	Nelson Hartley*
	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	50	James Cressey
	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	50	Shannon O'Brien*
	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	50	Will Thomason**
ESWA Racing	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	66	Hamish Cross
		84	Ben Clucas*
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 Series featured four overseas drivers. Three British drivers (Jay Howard, Steffen Moller, Ben Clucas) 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 Moller	Mark Petch Motorsport
	R2				Andy Knight	Steffen Moller	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
	R2
	R3
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 Motorsport
7	R1	March 17-19	Taupo Motorsport Park, Taupo	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.

References

toyotaracing.co.nz