# 2005 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 New Zealand Grand Prix - one of only two races in the world with FIA approval to use the Grand Prix nomenclature outside Formula One.

## Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2005 Toyota Racing Series. All teams used Tatuus TT104ZZ chassis with Toyota engine.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Auto Motion | 5 | Walter Grubmuller | 1–3 |
| Auto Motion | 5 | Andrew Higgins | 4–6 |
| Auto Motion | 40 | Mark Munro | 1–5 |
| Motorsport Talent | 7 | Ben Harford | All |
| Oakley Estates | 8 | Kim Crocker | All |
| Karcher Racing | 9 | Matthew Hamilton | All |
| Karcher Racing | 10 | Fiona Hamilton | All |
| Ken Smith Racing | 11 | Ken Smith | All |
| Wynn's Racing | 20 | Wade Cunningham | 1–4, 6 |
| Chris Pither Motorsport | 22 | Chris Pither | All |
| EPR | 26 | Tim Edgell | All |
| GVI | 28 | Brendon Hartley | All |
| Brent Collins Motorsport | 44 | Brent Collins | All |
| International Motorsport | 47 | Daniel Gaunt | All |
| Victory Motor Racing | 50 | James Cressey | All |
| Spurdle Motorsport | 76 | Duane Spurdle | All |
| Ben Crighton Racing | 87 | Ben Crighton | All |
| Knight Motorsport | 97 | Andy Knight | All |

## Calendar

| Rnd | Rnd | Venue | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | Timaru International Motor Raceway (Timaru, Canterbury) | 8–9 January | Brent Collins | Brent Collins | Brendon Hartley | GVI |
| 1 | R2 | Timaru International Motor Raceway (Timaru, Canterbury) | 8–9 January | | Brent Collins | Brent Collins | Brent Collins Motorsport |
| 1 | R3 | Timaru International Motor Raceway (Timaru, Canterbury) | 8–9 January | | Andy Knight | James Cressey | Victory Motor Racing |
| 2 | R1 | Teretonga Park (Invercargill, Southland) | 15–16 January | Wade Cunningham | Wade Cunningham | Wade Cunningham | Wynn's Racing |
| 2 | R2 | Teretonga Park (Invercargill, Southland) | 15–16 January | | Brent Collins | Brent Collins | Brent Collins Motorsport |
| 2 | R3 | Teretonga Park (Invercargill, Southland) | 15–16 January | | Brent Collins | Wade Cunningham | Wynn's Racing |
| 3 | R1 | Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park (Christchurch, Canterbury) | 22–23 January | Ben Harford | Matthew Hamilton | Matthew Hamilton | Karcher Racing |
| 3 | R2 | Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park (Christchurch, Canterbury) | 22–23 January | | Matthew Hamilton | Matthew Hamilton | Karcher Racing |
| 3 | R3 | Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park (Christchurch, Canterbury) | 22–23 January | | Brent Collins | Brent Collins | Brent Collins Motorsport |
| 4 | R1 | Manfeild Autocourse (Feilding, Manawatū District) | 19–20 February | Brendon Hartley | Brendon Hartley | Brendon Hartley | GVI |
| 4 | R2 | Manfeild Autocourse (Feilding, Manawatū District) | 19–20 February | | Brendon Hartley | Brendon Hartley | GVI |
| 4 | R3 | Manfeild Autocourse (Feilding, Manawatū District) | 19–20 February | | Wade Cunningham | Brent Collins | Brent Collins Motorsport |
| 5 | R1 | Manfeild Autocourse (Feilding, Manawatū District) | 2–3 April | Andy Knight | Ben Harford | Andy Knight | Knight Motorsport |
| 5 | R2 | Manfeild Autocourse (Feilding, Manawatū District) | 2–3 April | | Daniel Gaunt | Andy Knight | Knight Motorsport |
| 5 | R3 | Manfeild Autocourse (Feilding, Manawatū District) | 2–3 April | | Ben Harford | Ben Harford | Motorsport Talent |
| 6 | R1 | Pukekohe Park Raceway (Pukekohe, Auckland Region) | 16–17 April | Daniel Gaunt | Daniel Gaunt | Andy Knight | Knight Motorsport |
| 6 | R2 | Pukekohe Park Raceway (Pukekohe, Auckland Region) | 16–17 April | | Wade Cunningham | Daniel Gaunt | International Motorsport |

## Drivers' Standings

| Pos | Driver | TIM | TIM | TIM | TER | TER | TER | RUA | RUA | RUA | MAN | MAN | MAN | MAN | MAN | MAN | PUK | PUK | Points |
| 1 | Brent Collins | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | DNS | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 942 |
| 2 | Andy Knight | Ret | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 904 |
| 3 | Daniel Gaunt | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | DNS | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 874 |
| 4 | Brendon Hartley | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | DNS | 6 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 861 |
| 5 | Chris Pither | 8 | 8 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 782 |
| 6 | Matthew Hamilton | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | DNS | 4 | DNS | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 755 |
| 7 | Ben Harford | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 748 |
| 8 | James Cressey | 4 | 5 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 6 | DNS | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 601 |
| 9 | Wade Cunningham | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | DNS | 5 | | | | 5 | Ret | 589 |
| 10 | Ben Crighton | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 563 |
| 11 | Ken Smith | 6 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 493 |
| 12 | Tim Edgell | 13 | 9 | 9 | DNS | DNS | 16 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | DNS | 7 | 6 | DNS | 9 | 6 | 9 | 475 |
| 13 | Kim Crocker | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | DNS | DNS | 14 | Ret | 468 |
| 14 | Fiona Hamilton | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | DNS | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 398 |
| 15 | Duane Spurdle | 16 | 13 | 13 | Ret | DNS | 13 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 367 |
| 16 | Mark Munro | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 14 | Ret | 10 | DNS | 13 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 5 | DNS | Ret | Ret | 221 |
| 17 | Andrew Higgins | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 220 |
| 18 | Walter Grubmuller | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | Ret | 15 | DNS | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | | | 200 |
| Pos. | Driver | TIM | TIM | TIM | TER | TER | TER | RUA | RUA | RUA | MAN | MAN | MAN | MAN | MAN | MAN | PUK | PUK | 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) |