# 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.

## Teams and drivers

All teams are New-Zealand registered.
| Team | No. | Driver | Status | Rounds |
| Neale Motorsport | 1 | Nick Cassidy | | 5 |
| Neale Motorsport | 22 | Andrew Tang | | All |
| Neale Motorsport | 40 | James Munro | R | All |
| Giles Motorsport | 4 | Ryan Tveter | R | All |
| Giles Motorsport | 7 | Matt Rao | R | All |
| Giles Motorsport | 23 | Jann Mardenborough | | All |
| Giles Motorsport | 25 | Matteo Ferrer | R | All |
| Giles Motorsport | 66 | Martin Rump | R | All |
| Giles Motorsport | 72 | Alif Hamdan | R | All |
| M2 Competition | 5 | Gustavo Lima | R | All |
| M2 Competition | 12 | Pedro Piquet | R | 1–3 |
| M2 Competition | 14 | Macauley Jones | R | All |
| M2 Competition | 21 | Steijn Schothorst | | All |
| M2 Competition | 55 | Egor Orudzhev | R | All |
| M2 Competition | 56 | Levin Amweg | R | All |
| ETEC Motorsport | 16 | Matevos Isaakyan | R | All |
| ETEC Motorsport | 17 | Jordan Oon | R | All |
| ETEC Motorsport | 26 | Denis Korneev | R | All |
| ETEC Motorsport | 27 | Martin Kodrić | R | All |
| Victory Motor Racing | 41 | Robin Hansson | R | All |
| Victory Motor Racing | 42 | Neil Alberico | R | All |
| Victory Motor Racing | 53 | Michael Scott | | All |
| Victory Motor Racing | 87 | Damon Leitch | | All |
| Victory Motor Racing | 88 | Brendon Leitch | 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. 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 | 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 |
| 1 | R2 | 12 January | Teretonga Park, Invercargill | | Andrew Tang | Andrew Tang | Neale Motorsport | Martin Rump |
| 1 | R3 | 12 January | Teretonga Park, Invercargill | Egor Orudzhev | Michael Scott | Egor Orudzhev | M2 Competition | Martin Rump |
| 2 | R1 | 18 January | Timaru International Motor Raceway, Timaru | James Munro | Egor Orudzhev | James Munro | Neale Motorsport | Jann Mardenborough |
| 2 | R2 | 19 January | Timaru International Motor Raceway, Timaru | | Jann Mardenborough | Jann Mardenborough | Giles Motorsport | Jann Mardenborough |
| 2 | R3 | 19 January | Timaru International Motor Raceway, Timaru | Martin Rump | Martin Rump | Andrew Tang | Neale Motorsport | Jann Mardenborough |
| 3 | R1 | 25 January | Highlands Motorsport Park, Cromwell | Andrew Tang | Andrew Tang | Martin Rump | Giles Motorsport | Andrew Tang |
| 3 | R2 | 26 January | Highlands Motorsport Park, Cromwell | | Andrew Tang | Egor Orudzhev | M2 Competition | Andrew Tang |
| 3 | R3 | 26 January | Highlands Motorsport Park, Cromwell | Martin Rump | Andrew Tang | Jann Mardenborough | Giles Motorsport | Andrew Tang |
| 4 | R1 | 1 February | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, Waikato | Jann Mardenborough | Jann Mardenborough | Jann Mardenborough | Giles Motorsport | Andrew Tang |
| 4 | R2 | 2 February | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, Waikato | | Damon Leitch | Steijn Schothorst | M2 Competition | Andrew Tang |
| 4 | R3 | 2 February | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, Waikato | Martin Rump | Martin Rump | Martin Rump | Giles Motorsport | Andrew Tang |
| 5 | R1 | 8 February | Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding | Nick Cassidy | Andrew Tang | Andrew Tang | Neale Motorsport | Steijn Schothorst |
| 5 | R2 | 9 February | Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding | | Nick Cassidy | Steijn Schothorst | M2 Competition | Steijn Schothorst |
| 5 | R3 | 9 February | Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding | Nick Cassidy | Martin Rump | Nick Cassidy | Neale Motorsport | Steijn Schothorst |

## 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 | TER | TER | TIM | TIM | TIM | HIG | HIG | HIG | HMP | HMP | HMP | MAN | MAN | 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 | TER | TER | TIM | TIM | TIM | HIG | HIG | HIG | HMP | HMP | HMP | MAN | MAN | MAN | Points |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Teams' Championship

| Pos | Team | No. | TER | TER | TER | TIM | TIM | TIM | HIG | HIG | HIG | HMP | HMP | HMP | MAN | MAN | MAN | Points |
| 1 | Giles Motorsport 1 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1409 |
| 1 | Giles Motorsport 1 | 66 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | DNS | 21 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 1409 |
| 2 | Neale Motorsport 1 | 22 | 7 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1372 |
| 2 | Neale Motorsport 1 | 40 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 1 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 1372 |
| 3 | M2 Competition 1 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1221 |
| 3 | M2 Competition 1 | 55 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | Ret | DNS | 1221 |
| 4 | Victory Motor Racing 1 | 41 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 7 | 11 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 17 | DNS | 1031 |
| 4 | Victory Motor Racing 1 | 87 | NC | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 1031 |
| 5 | ETEC Motorsport 1 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 16 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 812 |
| 5 | ETEC Motorsport 1 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 19 | 8 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 812 |
| 6 | Victory Motor Racing 2 | 42 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 13 | 14 | NC | 14 | 11 | 14 | 769 |
| 6 | Victory Motor Racing 2 | 53 | 4 | 19 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 769 |
| 7 | M2 Competition 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 16 | 9 | 742 |
| 7 | M2 Competition 3 | 14 | 17 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 13 | NC | 16 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | Ret | 742 |
| 8 | Giles Motorsport 2 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | Ret | NC | 20 | 19 | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | 636 |
| 8 | Giles Motorsport 2 | 25 | 9 | 11 | Ret | DSQ | DSQ | EX | Ret | 10 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 636 |
| 9 | Giles Motorsport 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 629 |
| 9 | Giles Motorsport 3 | 72 | Ret | 18 | 18 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 15 | Ret | 629 |
| 10 | ETEC Motorsport 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 7 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 13 | Ret | 623 |
| 10 | ETEC Motorsport 2 | 27 | Ret | 12 | 17 | Ret | 10 | Ret | NC | Ret | DNS | 22 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 623 |
| 11 | M2 Competition 2 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 551 |
| 11 | M2 Competition 2 | 56 | 20 | 14 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 12 | 15 | 4 | Ret | 19 | 12 | 11 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 551 |
| 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 | TER | TER | TIM | TIM | TIM | HIG | HIG | HIG | HMP | HMP | HMP | MAN | MAN | MAN | Points |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |