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The 2007–08 Toyota Racing Series was the fourth 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 2008 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.
Teams and drivers
editThe following teams and drivers competed during the 2007–08 Toyota Racing Series. All teams were New Zealand-registered.
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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International Motorsport | 1 | Earl Bamber | All |
2 | Mitch Cunningham | All | |
27 | Daniel Gaunt | 2–3 | |
Triple X Motorsport | 3 | Matt Halliday | 2–4 |
44 | Kristján Einar | 2–4 | |
Knight Motorsport | 5 | Andy Knight | All |
19 | Sam MacNeill | 1, 5–7 | |
Michael Pickens | 2–4 | ||
Scorpion Racing | 6 | Hamish Cross | All |
Jason Bargwanna | NC | ||
NZ Motorsport Trust | 7 | Ben Harford | All |
Motorsport Solutions | 9 | Nic Jordan | All |
74 | Michael Burdett | All | |
89 | John Whelan | NC | |
Ken Smith Motorsport | 10 | Dominic Storey | All |
11 | Ken Smith | All | |
Prviateer | 20 | Daynom Templeman | 3–4 |
Victory Motor Racing | 28 | Nelson Hartley | 1–5 |
D. J. Hewitt | 40 | Matthew Hamilton | 2 |
Mark Munro | 6–7 | ||
European Technique | 47 | Nathan Antunes | All |
Evans European | 48 | Andrew Waite | NC |
Mark Petch Motorsport | 55 | Christina Orr | All |
Ben Crighton Motorsport | 87 | Ben Crighton | All |
Calendar
editChampionship standings
editPos. | Driver | PUK | RUA | MAN1 | TAU | MAN2 | TIM | TER | HAM | Points | |||||||||||||||||
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R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | |||||
1 | Andy Knight | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1230 | ||
2 | Earl Bamber | 13 | 4 | 12 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1207 | ||
3 | Ben Harford | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 3 | 1 | Ret | 995 | ||||
4 | Michael Burdett | 10 | 13 | 5 | 12 | Ret | 4 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 901 | ||
5 | Nic Jordan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 835 | ||
6 | Mitch Cunningham | 12 | 3 | 10 | 6 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 803 | ||
7 | Dominic Storey | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 792 | ||||
8 | Christina Orr | 8 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 8 | 661 | ||
9 | Ken Smith | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 652 | ||
10 | Hamish Cross | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | DNS | 4 | 9 | Ret | 10 | DNS | 8 | 11 | 626 | ||||
11 | Nelson Hartley | 7 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 625 | ||||||||||
12 | Ben Crighton | 6 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 602 | ||
13 | Sam MacNeill | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 6 | DNS | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 581 | ||||||||
14 | Nathan Antunes | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 15 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 5 | 7 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 3 | 564 | ||
15 | Matt Halliday | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 417 | ||||||||||||||||
16 | Daniel Gaunt | 4 | Ret | 7 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 238 | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Mark Munro | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 214 | |||||||||||||||||
18 | Michael Pickens | 16 | 12 | 12 | DNS | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 192 | ||||||||||||||||
19 | Kristján Einar | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 174 | ||||||||||||||||
20 | Daynom Templeman | 8 | 15 | 6 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 4 | Ret | 170 | |||||||||||||||||
21 | Matthew Hamilton | 8 | 8 | 5 | 127 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Andrew Waite | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Jason Bargwanna | Ret | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- | John Whelan | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | Points | ||
PUK | RUA | MAN1 | TAU | MAN2 | TIM | TER | HAM |