# 2006–07 Toyota Racing Series

The 2006–07 Toyota Racing Series was the third Toyota Racing Series season. It began on 4 November 2006 at Pukekohe Park Raceway in New Zealand and ended on 22 April 2007, also at Pukekohe.

## Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2006–07 Toyota Racing Series. All teams used Tatuus TT104ZZ chassis with Toyota engine.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| International Motorsport | 1 | Daniel Gaunt | All |
| International Motorsport | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | All |
| Knight Motorsport | 3 | Andy Knight | All |
| Motorsport Solutions | 4 | Andrew Higgins | 3, 7 |
| Motorsport Solutions | 22 | Michael Johnson | 1 |
| Auto Motion | 5 | Marc Doran | 1–4 |
| Auto Motion | 5 | Dominic Storey | 6 |
| Auto Motion | 6 | Jayant Singh | 1–2 |
| Auto Motion | 7 | Ben Harford | All |
| Auto Motion | 9 | Nic Jordan | 1–6 |
| Auto Motion | 40 | Mark Munro | 3–6 |
| Auto Motion | 44 | Brent Collins | 7 |
| Ken Smith Motorsport | 11 | Ken Smith | 1–2, 4–7 |
| Ken Smith Motorsport | 11 | Wade Cunningham | 3 |
| Mark Petch Motorsport | 16 | Edoardo Piscopo | 3 |
| Mark Petch Motorsport | 38 | Hamad Al Fardan | 1–3 |
| Mark Petch Motorsport | 55 | Christina Orr | All |
| Zenith Racing | 20 | Daynom Templeman | All |
| Victory Motor Racing | 28 | Brendon Hartley | |
| Victory Motor Racing | 28 | Nelson Hartley | 3–7 |
| Victory Motor Racing | 44 | Will Thomason | 1–3 |
| Victory Motor Racing | 98 | Mark Russ | All |
| European Technique | 42 | Leanne Tander | 4–6 |
| European Technique | 47 | Lucas Dumbrell | 1–2 |
| European Technique | 47 | Barton Mawer | 3–4 |
| European Technique | 47 | Tim Slade | 7 |
| ESWA Racing | 45 | Keeley Pudney | 4–5 |
| ESWA Racing | 45 | Matthew Hamilton | 6–7 |
| ESWA Racing | 84 | Ben Clucas | 1–3 |
| Chris van der Drift | 71 | Chris van der Drift | |
| David Besnard | 72 | David Besnard | 6 |
| Team Meritus | 78 | Earl Bamber | All |
| Ben Crighton Racing | 87 | Ben Crighton | All |

### International Drivers

Nine drivers in all: USA's Michael Johnson, Italy's Edoardo Piscopo, Bahrain's Hamad Al Fardan, Britain's Ben Clucas and five Australian drivers.

## Race calendar

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Map of circuit locations |
| 1 | R1 | Pukekohe Park Raceway (Pukekohe, Auckland Region) | 4 November | PukekoheManfeildTimaruTaupoRuapunaTeretonga |
| 1 | R2 | Pukekohe Park Raceway (Pukekohe, Auckland Region) | 5 November | PukekoheManfeildTimaruTaupoRuapunaTeretonga |
| 1 | R3 | Pukekohe Park Raceway (Pukekohe, Auckland Region) | 5 November | PukekoheManfeildTimaruTaupoRuapunaTeretonga |
| 2 | R1 | Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park (Christchurch, Canterbury) | 25 November | PukekoheManfeildTimaruTaupoRuapunaTeretonga |
| 2 | R2 | Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park (Christchurch, Canterbury) | 26 November | PukekoheManfeildTimaruTaupoRuapunaTeretonga |
| 3 | R1 | Taupo Motorsport Park (Taupō, Waikato) | 20 January | PukekoheManfeildTimaruTaupoRuapunaTeretonga |
| 3 | R2 | Taupo Motorsport Park (Taupō, Waikato) | 21 January | PukekoheManfeildTimaruTaupoRuapunaTeretonga |
| 3 | R3 | Taupo Motorsport Park (Taupō, Waikato) | 21 January | PukekoheManfeildTimaruTaupoRuapunaTeretonga |
| 4 | R1 | Manfeild Autocourse (Feilding, Manawatū District) | 17 February | PukekoheManfeildTimaruTaupoRuapunaTeretonga |
| 4 | R2 | Manfeild Autocourse (Feilding, Manawatū District) | 18 February | PukekoheManfeildTimaruTaupoRuapunaTeretonga |
| 4 | R3 | Manfeild Autocourse (Feilding, Manawatū District) | 18 February | PukekoheManfeildTimaruTaupoRuapunaTeretonga |
| 5 | R1 | Timaru International Motor Raceway (Timaru, Canterbury) | 3 March | PukekoheManfeildTimaruTaupoRuapunaTeretonga |
| 5 | R2 | Timaru International Motor Raceway (Timaru, Canterbury) | 4 March | PukekoheManfeildTimaruTaupoRuapunaTeretonga |
| 5 | R3 | Timaru International Motor Raceway (Timaru, Canterbury) | 4 March | PukekoheManfeildTimaruTaupoRuapunaTeretonga |
| 6 | R1 | Teretonga Park (Invercargill, Southland) | 10 March | PukekoheManfeildTimaruTaupoRuapunaTeretonga |
| 6 | R2 | Teretonga Park (Invercargill, Southland) | 11 March | PukekoheManfeildTimaruTaupoRuapunaTeretonga |
| 6 | R3 | Teretonga Park (Invercargill, Southland) | 11 March | PukekoheManfeildTimaruTaupoRuapunaTeretonga |
| 7 | R1 | Pukekohe Park Raceway (Pukekohe, Auckland Region) | 21 April | PukekoheManfeildTimaruTaupoRuapunaTeretonga |
| 7 | R2 | Pukekohe Park Raceway (Pukekohe, Auckland Region) | 22 April | PukekoheManfeildTimaruTaupoRuapunaTeretonga |
| 7 | R3 | Pukekohe Park Raceway (Pukekohe, Auckland Region) | 22 April | PukekoheManfeildTimaruTaupoRuapunaTeretonga |

## Race results

| Round | Round | Venue | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | R1 | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Daniel Gaunt | Daniel Gaunt | Daniel Gaunt | International Motorsport |
| 1 | R2 | Pukekohe Park Raceway | | Daniel Gaunt | Daniel Gaunt | International Motorsport |
| 1 | R3 | Pukekohe Park Raceway | | Shane van Gisbergen | Ben Clucas | ESWA Racing |
| 2 | R1 | Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park | Ben Clucas | Andy Knight | Hamad Al Fardan | Mark Petch Motorsport |
| 2 | R2 | Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park | | Andy Knight | Andy Knight | Knight Motorsport |
| 3 | R1 | Taupo Motorsport Park | Shane van Gisbergen | Ben Harford | Ben Clucas | ESWA Racing |
| 3 | R2 | Taupo Motorsport Park | | Ben Harford | Daniel Gaunt | International Motorsport |
| 3 | R3 | Taupo Motorsport Park | | Shane van Gisbergen | Ben Harford | Auto Motion |
| 4 | R1 | Manfeild Autocourse | Shane van Gisbergen | Shane van Gisbergen | Shane van Gisbergen | International Motorsport |
| 4 | R2 | Manfeild Autocourse | | Andy Knight | Andy Knight | Knight Motorsport |
| 4 | R3 | Manfeild Autocourse | | Daniel Gaunt | Daniel Gaunt | International Motorsport |
| 5 | R1 | Timaru International Motor Raceway | Daniel Gaunt | Daniel Gaunt | Andy Knight | Knight Motorsport |
| 5 | R2 | Timaru International Motor Raceway | | Daniel Gaunt | Daniel Gaunt | International Motorsport |
| 5 | R3 | Timaru International Motor Raceway | | Andy Knight | Daniel Gaunt | International Motorsport |
| 6 | R1 | Teretonga Park | Daniel Gaunt | Daniel Gaunt | Daniel Gaunt | International Motorsport |
| 6 | R2 | Teretonga Park | | Andy Knight | Ben Harford | Auto Motion |
| 6 | R3 | Teretonga Park | | Daniel Gaunt | Daniel Gaunt | International Motorsport |
| 7 | R1 | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Shane van Gisbergen | Shane van Gisbergen | Andy Knight | Knight Motorsport |
| 7 | R2 | Pukekohe Park Raceway | | Andy Knight | Shane van Gisbergen | International Motorsport |

## Championship standings

| Pos. | Driver | PUK1 | PUK1 | PUK1 | RUA | RUA | TAU | TAU | TAU | MAN | MAN | MAN | TIM | TIM | TIM | TER | TER | TER | PUK2 | PUK2 | Points |
| Pos. | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | Points |
| 1 | Daniel Gaunt | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1448 |
| 2 | Shane van Gisbergen | 5 | 11 | 2 | DNS | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1120 |
| 3 | Ben Harford | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | Ret | 1025 |
| 4 | Andy Knight | 3 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1015 |
| 5 | Christina Orr | 7 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 750 |
| 6 | Daynom Templeman | 6 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 4 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 7 | DNS | 3 | 5 | 10 | 717 |
| 7 | Earl Bamber | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 6 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 600 |
| 8 | Nelson Hartley | | | | | | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 566 |
| 9 | Ben Clucas | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 554 |
| 10 | Nic Jordan | 13 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 13 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 10 | 5 | | | 541 |
| 11 | Hamad Al Fardan | 12 | Ret | DNS | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 530 |
| 12 | Ken Smith | 14 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 14 | | | | 8 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 490 |
| 13 | Mark Russ | 15 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 489 |
| 14 | Marc Doran | 9 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | DNS | 10 | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 469 |
| 15 | Ben Crighton | 11 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 15 | DNS | 240 |
| 16 | Matthew Hamilton | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 236 |
| 17 | Leanne Tander | | | | | | | | | Ret | 9 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 10 | | | 225 |
| 18 | Jayant Singh | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 207 |
| 19 | Mark Munro | | | | | | 17 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | Ret | 7 | | | 157 |
| 20 | Dominic Storey | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 7 | 4 | | | 135 |
| 21 | Andrew Higgins | | | | | | 15 | 13 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 12 | 127 |
| 22 | Keeley Pudney | | | | | | | | | 12 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 13 | | | | | | 109 |
| 23 | Barton Mawer | | | | | | 9 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 15 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 101 |
| 24 | David Besnard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 6 | 15 | | | 90 |
| 25 | Edoardo Piscopo | | | | | | DSQ | 15 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 78 |
| 26 | Wade Cunningham | | | | | | 12 | 14 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 57 |
| 27 | Will Thomason | 18 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | 43 |
| 28 | Tim Slade | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 11 | 39 |
| 29 | Michael Johnson | 17 | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36 |
| 30 | Lucas Dumbrell | 16 | 12 | 15 | 16 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 31 | Brendon Hartley | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 32 | Brent Collins | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 33 | Chris van der Drift | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | Points |
| Pos. | Driver | PUK1 | PUK1 | PUK1 | RUA | RUA | TAU | TAU | TAU | MAN | MAN | MAN | TIM | TIM | TIM | TER | TER | TER | PUK2 | PUK2 | | Points |