2014 Toyota Racing Series

The 2014 Toyota Racing Series was the tenth running of the Toyota Racing Series, the premier open-wheeler motorsport category held in New Zealand. The series, which consists of five meetings of three races, began on 11 January at Teretonga Park in Invercargill and ended on 9 February with the 59th running of the New Zealand Grand Prix, at Manfeild Autocourse in Feilding.

2014 Toyota Racing Series

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2015

Teams and drivers

All teams are New-Zealand registered.

Team	No.	Driver	Status	Rounds
Neale Motorsport	1	Nick Cassidy[1]		5
	22	Andrew Tang[2]		All
	40	James Munro[2]	R	All
Giles Motorsport	4	Ryan Tveter[3]	R	All
	7	Matt Rao[3]	R	All
	23	Jann Mardenborough[3]		All
	25	Matteo Ferrer[3]	R	All
	66	Martin Rump[3]	R	All
	72	Alif Hamdan[3]	R	All
M2 Competition	5	Gustavo Lima[4]	R	All
	12	Pedro Piquet[5]	R	1–3
	14	Macauley Jones[4]	R	All
	21	Steijn Schothorst[4]		All
	55	Egor Orudzhev[4]	R	All
	56	Levin Amweg[4]	R	All
ETEC Motorsport	16	Matevos Isaakyan[6]	R	All
	17	Jordan Oon[6]	R	All
	26	Denis Korneev[6]	R	All
	27	Martin Kodrić[6]	R	All
Victory Motor Racing	41	Robin Hansson[6]	R	All
	42	Neil Alberico[7]	R	All
	53	Michael Scott[6]		All
	87	Damon Leitch[6]		All
	88	Brendon Leitch[6]	R	All

Race calendar and results

The calendar for the series was announced on 4 July 2013, and will be held over five successive weekends in January and February.^[8] The series will visit Highlands Motorsport Park for the first time. The Highlands round will be supporting the V8SuperTourer series, whereas the Teretonga and Timaru rounds will be supporting the New Zealand V8s. Both touring car championships will be part of the New Zealand Grand Prix meeting at Manfeild.

Round		Date	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Round winner(s)
1	R1	11 January	Teretonga Park, Invercargill	Steijn Schothorst	Steijn Schothorst	Egor Orudzhev	M2 Competition	Martin Rump
	R2	12 January			Andrew Tang	Andrew Tang	Neale Motorsport
	R3			Egor Orudzhev	Michael Scott	Egor Orudzhev	M2 Competition
2	R1	18 January	Timaru International Motor Raceway, Timaru	James Munro	Egor Orudzhev	James Munro	Neale Motorsport	Jann Mardenborough
	R2	19 January			Jann Mardenborough	Jann Mardenborough	Giles Motorsport
	R3			Martin Rump	Martin Rump	Andrew Tang	Neale Motorsport
3	R1	25 January	Highlands Motorsport Park, Cromwell	Andrew Tang	Andrew Tang	Martin Rump	Giles Motorsport	Andrew Tang
	R2	26 January			Andrew Tang	Egor Orudzhev	M2 Competition
	R3			Martin Rump	Andrew Tang	Jann Mardenborough	Giles Motorsport
4	R1	1 February	Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, Waikato	Jann Mardenborough	Jann Mardenborough	Jann Mardenborough	Giles Motorsport	Andrew Tang
	R2	2 February			Damon Leitch	Steijn Schothorst	M2 Competition
	R3			Martin Rump	Martin Rump	Martin Rump	Giles Motorsport
5	R1	8 February	Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding	Nick Cassidy	Andrew Tang	Andrew Tang	Neale Motorsport	Steijn Schothorst
	R2	9 February			Nick Cassidy	Steijn Schothorst	M2 Competition
	R3			Nick Cassidy	Martin Rump	Nick Cassidy	Neale Motorsport

Championship standings

In order for a driver to score championship points, they had to complete at least 75% of the race winner's distance. All races counted towards the final championship standings.

Scoring system

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23rd
Points	75	67	60	54	49	45	42	39	36	33	30	28	26	24	22	20	18	16	14	12	10	9	8

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver TER TIM HIG HMP MAN Points 1 Andrew Tang 7 1 Ret Ret 10 1 2 3 2 2 4 2 1 6 3 794 2 Jann Mardenborough 6 2 12 8 1 2 Ret 7 1 1 9 4 6 2 2 790 3 Damon Leitch NC 15 2 4 4 7 4 2 3 6 2 5 2 3 Ret 708 4 Steijn Schothorst 18 4 3 2 12 6 Ret Ret Ret 4 1 7 4 1 4 630 5 Martin Rump 2 3 8 7 2 4 1 9 DNS 21 13 1 19 9 13 629 6 Egor Orudzhev 1 Ret 1 3 3 20 5 1 Ret 3 3 3 22 Ret Ret 595 7 James Munro 11 7 Ret 1 18 3 6 5 5 8 15 8 17 5 5 587 8 Denis Korneev 5 5 9 Ret 19 8 Ret 13 11 9 6 19 21 14 7 417 9 Neil Alberico 10 9 14 5 5 17 10 Ret 8 13 14 NC 14 11 14 411 10 Matevos Isaakyan 8 8 6 12 13 19 7 Ret 13 10 8 10 16 13 Ret 410 11 Levin Amweg 20 14 4 Ret 6 12 15 4 Ret 19 12 11 5 Ret 6 409 12 Gustavo Lima 12 17 16 11 17 18 8 14 4 11 11 Ret 8 16 9 405 13 Jordan Oon 3 6 19 14 7 16 11 11 Ret 16 18 15 11 7 Ret 395 14 Matt Rao 14 20 15 10 Ret 13 14 8 12 5 10 9 18 19 10 394 15 Michael Scott 4 19 7 Ret Ret 9 13 12 7 18 20 13 12 8 12 393 16 Brendon Leitch 13 16 10 6 15 10 9 Ret 9 14 17 17 15 Ret 11 366 17 Ryan Tveter 19 10 11 9 9 5 3 Ret NC 20 19 Ret 3 Ret Ret 344 18 Macauley Jones 17 Ret 5 Ret 14 NC 16 Ret 14 12 7 6 9 4 Ret 340 19 Robin Hansson 16 Ret Ret 16 8 11 Ret 6 Ret 7 5 14 10 17 DNS 320 20 Matteo Ferrer 9 11 Ret DSQ DSQ EX Ret 10 6 15 16 12 7 10 Ret 289 21 Alif Hamdan Ret 18 18 13 Ret 15 12 15 10 17 22 18 20 15 Ret 240 22 Martin Kodrić Ret 12 17 Ret 11 Ret NC Ret DNS 22 21 16 13 12 8 211 23 Pedro Piquet 15 13 13 15 16 14 DNS DNS DNS 140 24 Nick Cassidy DNS 18 1 0 Pos Driver TER TIM HIG HMP MAN Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championship

Pos Team No. TER TIM HIG HMP MAN Points 1 Giles Motorsport 1 23 6 2 12 8 1 2 Ret 7 1 1 9 4 6 2 2 1409 66 2 3 8 7 2 4 1 9 DNS 21 13 1 19 9 13 2 Neale Motorsport 1 22 7 1 Ret Ret 9 1 2 3 2 2 4 2 1 6 3 1372 40 11 7 Ret 1 18 3 6 5 5 8 15 8 17 5 5 3 M2 Competition 1 21 18 4 3 2 11 6 Ret Ret Ret 4 1 7 4 1 4 1221 55 1 Ret 1 3 3 20 5 1 Ret 3 3 3 22 Ret DNS 4 Victory Motor Racing 1 41 16 Ret Ret 16 7 11 Ret 6 Ret 7 5 14 10 17 DNS 1031 87 NC 15 2 4 4 7 4 2 3 6 2 5 2 3 Ret 5 ETEC Motorsport 1 17 3 6 19 14 6 16 11 11 Ret 16 18 15 11 7 Ret 812 26 5 5 9 Ret 19 8 Ret 13 11 9 6 19 21 14 7 6 Victory Motor Racing 2 42 10 9 14 5 17 17 10 Ret 8 13 14 NC 14 11 14 769 53 4 19 7 Ret Ret 9 13 12 7 18 20 13 12 8 12 7 M2 Competition 3 5 12 17 16 11 16 18 8 14 4 11 11 Ret 8 16 9 742 14 17 Ret 5 Ret 13 NC 16 Ret 14 12 7 6 9 4 Ret 8 Giles Motorsport 2 4 19 10 11 9 8 5 3 Ret NC 20 19 Ret 3 Ret Ret 636 25 9 11 Ret DSQ DSQ EX Ret 10 6 15 16 12 7 10 Ret 9 Giles Motorsport 3 7 14 20 15 10 Ret 13 14 8 12 5 10 9 18 19 10 629 72 Ret 18 18 13 Ret 15 12 15 10 17 22 18 20 15 Ret 10 ETEC Motorsport 2 16 8 8 6 12 12 19 7 Ret 13 10 8 10 16 13 Ret 623 27 Ret 12 17 Ret 10 Ret NC Ret DNS 22 21 16 13 12 8 11 M2 Competition 2 12 15 13 13 15 15 14 DNS DNS DNS 551 56 20 14 4 Ret 5 12 15 4 Ret 19 12 11 5 Ret 6 12 Victory Motor Racing 3 88 13 16 10 6 14 10 9 Ret 9 14 17 17 15 Ret 11 365 13 Neale Motorsport 2 1 DNS 18 1 91 Pos Team No. TER TIM HIG HMP MAN Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

References

1. "Cassidy takes aim at third Grand Prix win". Toyota Racing New Zealand. Toyota New Zealand Limited. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
2. "Neale Motorsport steps up to TRS with Munro and Tang". Motornews. CRC Industries New Zealand Limited. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
3. "British racer returns to tackle 2014 Toyota Racing Series". Toyota Racing New Zealand. Toyota New Zealand Limited. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
4. "Steijn is back for 2014 Toyota Racing Series". Motornews. CRC Industries New Zealand Limited. 12 December 2013. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
5. Mitchell, Scott (6 December 2013). "Piquet's younger son Pedro to make racing debut in Toyota Racing Series". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
6. "2014 Toyota Racing Series Entries" (PDF). Toyota Racing New Zealand. Toyota New Zealand Limited. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
7. "Alberico to Fly Team USA Colors in New Zealand's Toyota Racing Series". Team USA Scholarship. Manifest Group. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
8. "2013/14 MOTORSPORT NZ RACE CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR CONFIRMED". MotorSport New Zealand. 4 July 2013. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

External links

• Official website