# 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 Sunday, April 23, 2006, also at Pukekohe.

## Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2005–06 Toyota Racing Series. All teams used Tatuus TT104ZZ chassis with Toyota engine.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Brent Collins Motorsport | 1 | Brent Collins | 5 |
| Motorsport Solutions | 4 | Andrew Higgins | All |
| Auto Motion | 5 | Marc Doran | All |
| Auto Motion | 40 | Mark Munro | All |
| Jayant Singh Motorsport | 6 | Jayant Singh | All |
| Cobra Vehicle Security | 7 | Ben Harford | All |
| Karcher Racing | 9 | Matthew Hamilton | 1–6, 8 |
| Ken Smith Racing | 11 | Ken Smith | All |
| Victory Motorsport | 15 | Marc Williams | All |
| Victory Motorsport | 28 | Brendon Hartley | 3–6 |
| Lancer Racing | 18 | Andrew Reeves | 1–2 |
| Spurdle Motorsport | 76 | Duane Spurdle | All |
| Kiwi American Racing | 20 | Daynom Templeman | All |
| Mark Petch Motorsport | 22 | Jay Howard | 1, 3 |
| Mark Petch Motorsport | 22 | Steffen Møller | 2 |
| Mark Petch Motorsport | 55 | Christina Orr | All |
| Mark Russ | 28 | Mark Russ | 7–8 |
| Team Meritus | 38 | Hamad Al Fardan | 1–5 |
| International Motorsport | 47 | Daniel Gaunt | All |
| International Motorsport | 48 | Dale Williams | All |
| International Motorsport | 70 | Chris van der Drift | 3 |
| Victory Motor Racing | 50 | Nelson Hartley | 4 |
| Victory Motor Racing | 50 | James Cressey | |
| Victory Motor Racing | 50 | Shannon O'Brien | 5 |
| Victory Motor Racing | 50 | Will Thomason | 6–8 |
| ESWA Racing | 66 | Hamish Cross | All |
| ESWA Racing | 84 | Ben Clucas | 8 |
| Ben Crighton Racing | 87 | Ben Crighton | All |
| Knight Motorsport | 97 | Andy Knight | All |

### International Drivers

The 2005/2006 Toyota Racing Series featured four overseas drivers. Two British drivers (Jay Howard, Ben Clucas), Stefen Møller from Denmark and Hamad Al Fardan from Bahrain.

## Calendar

| Round | 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 |
| 1 | R2 | November 4–6 | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe | | Daniel Gaunt | Matthew Hamilton | Karcher Racing |
| 1 | R3 | November 4–6 | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe | | Daniel Gaunt | Daniel Gaunt | International Motorsport |
| 2 | R1 | November 25–27 | Ruapuna Park, Christchurch | Matthew Hamilton | Marc Doran | Steffen Møller | Mark Petch Motorsport |
| 2 | R2 | November 25–27 | Ruapuna Park, Christchurch | | Andy Knight | Steffen Møller | Mark Petch Motorsport |
| 2 | R3 | November 25–27 | Ruapuna Park, Christchurch | | Daniel Gaunt | Daniel Gaunt | International Motorsport |
| 2006 ||||||||
| 3 | R1 | January 13–15 | Teretonga Park, Invercargill | Jay Howard | Jay Howard | Andy Knight | Knight Motorsport |
| 3 | R2 | January 13–15 | Teretonga Park, Invercargill | | Jay Howard | Jay Howard | Mark Petch Motorsport |
| 3 | R3 | January 13–15 | Teretonga Park, Invercargill | | Andy Knight | Hamad Al Fardan | Team Meritus |
| 4 | R1 | January 20–23 | Timaru Raceway, Timaru | Daniel Gaunt | Daniel Gaunt | Daniel Gaunt | International Motorsport |
| 4 | R2 | January 20–23 | Timaru Raceway, Timaru | | Ben Harford | Ben Harford | Cobra Vehicle Security |
| 4 | R3 | January 20–23 | Timaru Raceway, Timaru | | Ben Harford | Ben Harford | Cobra Vehicle Security |
| 5 | R1 | January 27–29 | Ruapuna Park, Christchurch | | | Matthew Hamilton | Karcher Racing |
| 5 | R2 | January 27–29 | Ruapuna Park, Christchurch | | | Matthew Hamilton | Karcher Racing |
| 5 | R3 | January 27–29 | Ruapuna Park, Christchurch | | | Matthew Hamilton | Karcher Racing |
| 6 | R1 | February 17–19 | Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding | Daniel Gaunt | Daniel Gaunt | Daniel Gaunt | International Motorsport |
| 6 | R2 | February 17–19 | Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding | | Daniel Gaunt | Daniel Gaunt | International Motorsport |
| 6 | R3 | February 17–19 | Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding | | Daniel Gaunt | Brendon Hartley | Victory Motor Racing |
| 7 | R1 | March 17–19 | Taupo Motorsport Park, Taupō | Daniel Gaunt | Daniel Gaunt | Andy Knight | Knight Motorsport |
| 7 | R2 | March 17–19 | Taupo Motorsport Park, Taupō | | Daniel Gaunt | Daniel Gaunt | International Motorsport |
| 7 | R3 | March 17–19 | Taupo Motorsport Park, Taupō | | Ben Harford | Ben Harford | Cobra Vehicle Security |
| 8 | R1 | April 21–23 | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe | Daniel Gaunt | Daniel Gaunt | Daniel Gaunt | International Motorsport |
| 8 | R2 | April 21–23 | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe | | Ben Clucas | Ben Clucas | ESWA Racing |
*International Series
**V8 Supercar support race.

## Championship standings
### Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | PUK1 | PUK1 | PUK1 | RUA1 | RUA1 | RUA1 | TER | TER | TER | TIM | TIM | TIM | RUA2 | RUA2 | RUA2 | MAN | MAN | MAN | TAU | TAU | TAU | PUK2 | PUK2 | PUK2 | Points |
| 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 | R3 | Points |
| 1 | Daniel Gaunt | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1491 |
| 2 | Ben Harford | 2 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | Ret | 14 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 11 | 1012 |
| 3 | Andy Knight | Ret | 6 | 10 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | DSQ | 6 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 18 | 943 |
| 4 | Marc Doran | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 913 |
| 5 | Matthew Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4 | DNS | 4 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 6 | 8 | | | | Ret | 12 | 8 | 883 |
| 6 | Dale Williams | 10 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 8 | 9 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 806 |
| 7 | Christina Orr | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 11 | 15 | 14 | 759 |
| 8 | Brendon Hartley | | | | | | | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 711 |
| 9 | Daynom Templeman | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 4 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 8 | 19 | Ret | 6 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 13 | Ret | 4 | 8 | 5 | 679 |
| 10 | Hamish Cross | 11 | Ret | 16 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 629 |
| 11 | Andrew Higgins | 12 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 17 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 610 |
| 12 | Ben Crighton | 16 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 6 | Ret | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | Ret | 5 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 598 |
| 13 | Hamad Al Fardan | 6 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 6 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | 593 |
| 14 | Duane Spurdle | 15 | 15 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 18 | 5 | DNS | Ret | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 591 |
| 15 | Mark Munro | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 10 | DNS | 10 | Ret | 7 | 4 | DNS | Ret | 9 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 15 | Ret | DNS | 17 | 15 | 547 |
| 16 | Marc Williams | 14 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 14 | DSQ | 10 | 14 | DNS | Ret | 8 | Ret | DNS | 16 | 10 | 543 |
| 17 | Ken Smith | 13 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 9 | Ret | 17 | DNS | DNS | 13 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | DSQ | 7 | 10 | 5 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 8 | 14 | 9 | 496 |
| 18 | Jayant Singh | Ret | 17 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | 15 | 17 | 8 | Ret | 15 | 10 | DNS | 14 | Ret | DNS | 18 | DNS | 320 |
| 19 | Jay Howard | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | 18 | 1 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 278 |
| 20 | Brent Collins | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 151 |
| 21 | Steffen Møller | | | | 1 | 1 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 150 |
| 22 | Ben Clucas | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 1 | 1 | 135 |
| 23 | Mark Russ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 9 | 13 | 128 |
| 24 | Andrew Reeves | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 110 |
| 25 | Will Thomason | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 9 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 16 | 110 |
| 26 | Nelson Hartley | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 105 |
| 27 | Shannon O'Brien | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Ret | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 66 |
| 28 | Chris van der Drift | | | | | | | 9 | 15 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 58 |
| 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 | R3 | Points |
| Pos. | Driver | PUK1 | PUK1 | PUK1 | RUA1 | RUA1 | RUA1 | TER | TER | TER | TIM | TIM | TIM | RUA2 | RUA2 | RUA2 | MAN | MAN | MAN | TAU | TAU | TAU | PUK2 | PUK2 | PUK2 | | Points |