2008–09 Toyota Racing Series

The 2008–09 Toyota Racing Series was the fifth running of the 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 cars are also the category for the 2009 New Zealand Grand Prix, 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 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

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The following teams and drivers are competing during the 2008–09 Toyota Racing Series. All drivers compete in Tatuus TT104ZZ chassis.

Team No. Driver Rounds
European Technique 1   Andy Knight 4
5   Scott Pye All
47   Nathan Antunes 1–3
50   Adderly Fong 2–3
Earl Bamber Racing 2   Earl Bamber 4
Giles Motorsport 8   Will Stevens 2–4
9   Daniel Jilesen All
14   Keeley Pudney 1–5
  Richie Stanaway NC
28   William Buller 2–4
32   Mitch Cunningham All
Ken Smith Motorsport 11   Ken Smith 5–6
Motorsport Solutions 19   Sam MacNeill All
41   Stefan Webling NC
69   Alastair Wootten All
74   Michael Burdett All
89   John Whelan All
Privateer 20   Daynom Templeman NC
John McIntyre Racing 25   John McIntyre 4
Triple X Motorsport 47   Daniel Gaunt 5
Andrew Waite 48   Andrew Waite 4–5
TRS Lites
Mitch Evans 4   Mitch Evans 5, NC
Jamie McNee 8   Jamie McNee NC
Chris Cox 12   Chris Cox 5, NC

Calendar

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Round Date Location Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
2008
1 R1 28–30 November Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park   Scott Pye   Mitch Cunningham   Michael Burdett Motorsport Solutions
R2   Nathan Antunes   Nathan Antunes European Technique
R3   Scott Pye   Scott Pye European Technique
2009
2 R1 9-11 January Timaru International Motor Raceway   Scott Pye   Michael Burdett   William Buller Giles Motorsport
R2   Scott Pye   Scott Pye European Technique
R3   Scott Pye   Scott Pye European Technique
3 R1 16-18 January Teretonga Park   Mitch Cunningham   Nathan Antunes   Nathan Antunes European Technique
R2   Scott Pye   Mitch Cunningham Giles Motorsport
R3   William Buller   William Buller Giles Motorsport
4 R1 23-25 January Taupo Motorsport Park   Mitch Cunningham   Sam McNeill   Mitch Cunningham Giles Motorsport
R2   William Buller   Michael Burdett Motorsport Solutions
R3   Michael Burdett   Mitch Cunningham Giles Motorsport
5 R1 27 February-1 March Manfeild Autocourse   Daniel Gaunt   Daniel Gaunt   Earl Bamber Earl Bamber Racing
R2   Earl Bamber   Daniel Gaunt Triple X Motorsport
R3   Earl Bamber   Daniel Gaunt Triple X Motorsport
6 R1 13-15 March Pukekohe Park Raceway   Mitch Cunningham   Mitch Cunningham   Michael Burdett Motorsport Solutions
R2   Mitch Cunningham   Michael Burdett Motorsport Solutions
R3   Mitch Cunningham   Mitch Cunningham Giles Motorsport
NC R1 17-19 April Hamilton Street Circuit   Richie Stanaway   Richie Stanaway   Richie Stanaway Giles Motorsport
R2   Nathan Antunes   Richie Stanaway Giles Motorsport
  • NC – The Hamilton event is not part of the Toyota Racing Series Championship.

Championship standings

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Pos. Driver RUA TIM TER TAU MAN PUK HAM Points
R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2
1   Mitch Cunningham 4 2 2 2 3 4 2 1 2 1 3 1 11 3 13 2 8 1 Ret 4 1110
2   Sam MacNeill 7 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 5 2 2 7 2 8 3 3 2 2 Ret Ret 989
3   Scott Pye 2 Ret 1 4 1 1 3 3 3 11 6 6 7 Ret 5 5 5 3 895
4   Michael Burdett 1 Ret 8 6 4 3 7 7 10 3 1 3 3 4 6 1 1 Ret 2 2 879
5   Daniel Jilesen 6 5 4 7 10 6 6 5 4 7 9 5 8 12 Ret 6 3 6 7 6 732
6   Alastair Wootten Ret 4 9 10 7 8 12 8 12 6 13 9 4 5 12 4 4 4 Ret 3 673
7   John Whelan 8 6 6 8 9 9 9 10 11 10 7 8 Ret 7 4 Ret 6 5 5 8 863
8   Keeley Pudney 5 7 7 9 11 10 5 Ret 8 Ret 12 11 5 10 8 502
9   Will Stevens 3 8 2 10 2 7 5 4 2 491
10   William Buller 1 2 12 8 6 1 4 11 4 467
11   Nathan Antunes 3 1 5 Ret 6 7 1 11 6 3 5 391
12   Earl Bamber 1 2 2 209
13   Adderly Fong Ret Ret 11 11 9 9 190
14   Andrew Waite 9 5 Ret 6 11 11 166
15   Daniel Gaunt Ret 1 1 150
16   Ken Smith DNS 6 7 Ret 7 Ret 8 10 129
17   John McIntyre 12 8 10 111
18   Andy Knight 8 10 12 89
  Richie Stanaway 1 1 0
  Daynom Templeman 4 Ret 0
  Stefan Webling 6 7 0
TRS Lites
  Mitch Evans 9 Ret 9 9 11 0
  Chris Cox 10 9 10 10 13 0
  Jamie McNee Ret 12 0
Pos. Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 Points
RUA TIM TER TAU MAN PUK HAM
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