# 2020 Toyota Racing Series

The 2020 Castrol Toyota Racing Series was the sixteenth running of the Toyota Racing Series, the premier open-wheel motorsport category held in New Zealand. The series consisted of fifteen races at five meetings. It began on 17 January at Highlands Motorsport Park, in Cromwell, and concluded on 16 February with the 65th running of the New Zealand Grand Prix, at Circuit Chris Amon in Feilding.

## Changes
### Technical

In May 2019, the new Tatuus F.3 T-318, nicknamed "FT-60", chassis was revealed to be the chassis used from the 2020 season onwards. The change in chassis will also be accompanied by a new engine. The modified 1.8L Toyota four cylinder 2ZZ-GE production engines that were used since the series' inception will be replaced with a 2.0L turbocharged unit, increasing power output from 200bhp (150kW) to 270bhp (200kW). The top speed of the cars has increased to 250 km/h. The improved aerodynamics mean that the FT-60 is expected to generate around 25% more downforce that its predecessor. The six-speed Sadev paddle-shift sequential will remain.

### Tyres

In July 2019, it was announced that Hankook Tire would become the series' tyre supplier starting from the 2020 season. The new contract stipulates that 1,600 tyres will be brought in for each season, with each driver receiving 17 sets of tyres, with the ability to add a further two sets of wet weather tyres if required. The tyre is of the same specification used in Formula Renault Eurocup and the W Series. Tyre dimensions will also be changed in conjunction with the changing of supplier; 230/560 for the fronts and 280/580 for the rear.

## Teams and drivers

All teams are based and registered in New Zealand.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| M2 Competition | 1 | Liam Lawson | All |
| M2 Competition | 6 | Ido Cohen | All |
| M2 Competition | 17 | Igor Fraga | All |
| M2 Competition | 21 | Émilien Denner | All |
| M2 Competition | 33 | Yuki Tsunoda | All |
| M2 Competition | 99 | Rui Andrade | All |
| Giles Motorsport | 4 | Henning Enqvist | All |
| Giles Motorsport | 26 | Grégoire Saucy | All |
| Giles Motorsport | 44 | Lirim Zendeli | All |
| Giles Motorsport | 49 | Ken Smith | 5 |
| Giles Motorsport | 62 | Chelsea Herbert | 1–2 |
| Kiwi Motorsport | 5 | Spike Kohlbecker | All |
| Kiwi Motorsport | 7 | Axel Gnos | All |
| Kiwi Motorsport | 13 | Tijmen van der Helm | 3–5 |
| Kiwi Motorsport | 16 | Amaury Cordeel | 1 |
| Kiwi Motorsport | 32 | José Blanco-Chock | 1–2 |
| Kiwi Motorsport | 43 | Franco Colapinto | All |
| mtec Motorsport engineered by R-ace GP | 9 | Petr Ptáček | All |
| mtec Motorsport engineered by R-ace GP | 10 | Oliver Rasmussen | All |
| mtec Motorsport engineered by R-ace GP | 11 | Jackson Walls | All |
| mtec Motorsport engineered by R-ace GP | 23 | Caio Collet | All |
| mtec Motorsport engineered by R-ace GP | 88 | Lucas Petersson | All |
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### Team changes

A joint three-year effort between MTEC Motorsport and France-based R-ace GP will see the latter organization take charge of the race engineering side of the operation starting from the 2020 season.
MP Motorsport and Kiwi Motorsport announced they would be joining forces by supplying engineers and mechanics.

## Race calendar

The 2020 calendar was announced on 30 April 2019 with each round to have three races, with qualifying taking place for both races one and three.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | R1 | Highlands Motorsport Park (Cromwell, Otago) | 18 January | Caio Collet | Caio Collet | Liam Lawson | M2 Competition |
| 1 | R2 | Highlands Motorsport Park (Cromwell, Otago) | 19 January | | Oliver Rasmussen | Yuki Tsunoda | M2 Competition |
| 1 | R3 | Highlands Motorsport Park (Cromwell, Otago) | 19 January | Liam Lawson | Liam Lawson | Liam Lawson | M2 Competition |
| 2 | R1 | Teretonga Park (Invercargill, Southland) | 25 January | Igor Fraga | Caio Collet | Caio Collet | mtec Motorsport engineered by R-ace GP |
| 2 | R2 | Teretonga Park (Invercargill, Southland) | 26 January | | Igor Fraga | Émilien Denner | M2 Competition |
| 2 | R3 | Teretonga Park (Invercargill, Southland) | 26 January | Jackson Walls | Liam Lawson | Liam Lawson | M2 Competition |
| 3 | R1 | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park (Hampton Downs, North Waikato) | 1 February | Petr Ptáček | Liam Lawson | Igor Fraga | M2 Competition |
| 3 | R2 | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park (Hampton Downs, North Waikato) | 2 February | | Liam Lawson | Franco Colapinto | Kiwi Motorsport |
| 3 | R3 | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park (Hampton Downs, North Waikato) | 2 February | Igor Fraga | Igor Fraga | Igor Fraga | M2 Competition |
| 4 | R1 | Pukekohe Park Raceway (Pukekohe, Auckland Region) | 8 February | Liam Lawson | Liam Lawson | Liam Lawson | M2 Competition |
| 4 | R2 | Pukekohe Park Raceway (Pukekohe, Auckland Region) | 9 February | | Liam Lawson | Jackson Walls | mtec Motorsport engineered by R-ace GP |
| 4 | R3 | Pukekohe Park Raceway (Pukekohe, Auckland Region) | 9 February | Liam Lawson | Liam Lawson | Liam Lawson | M2 Competition |
| 5 | R1 | Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon (Feilding, Manawatū District) | 15 February | Franco Colapinto | Igor Fraga | Igor Fraga | M2 Competition |
| 5 | R2 | Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon (Feilding, Manawatū District) | 16 February | | Franco Colapinto | Tijmen van der Helm | Kiwi Motorsport |
| 5 | R3 | Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon (Feilding, Manawatū District) | 16 February | Igor Fraga | Franco Colapinto | Igor Fraga | M2 Competition |

## Championship standings

The series had introduced a new drivers' championship points system for the season. Drivers were awarded the same number of points for Races 1 & 3. Race 2 featured a reversed grid of the top 6 to 8 finishers from Race 1, and awarded reduced points to the top 15 finishers. Drivers must have completed 75% of the race distance and be running at the finish to score points.

### Scoring system
#### Race (starting grid from qualifying)

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
| Points | 35 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

#### Reversed grid Race

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| Points | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | HIG | HIG | HIG | TER | TER | TER | HMP | HMP | HMP | PUK | PUK | PUK | MAN | MAN | MAN | Points |
| 1 | Igor Fraga | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 362 |
| 2 | Liam Lawson | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 356 |
| 3 | Franco Colapinto | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 315 |
| 4 | Yuki Tsunoda | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 257 |
| 5 | Petr Ptáček | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 241 |
| 6 | Grégoire Saucy | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 220 |
| 7 | Caio Collet | 7 | Ret | DNS | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 14 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 219 |
| 8 | Lirim Zendeli | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | Ret | 3 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 200 |
| 9 | Ido Cohen | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 164 |
| 10 | Jackson Walls | 12 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 160 |
| 11 | Oliver Rasmussen | 6 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 158 |
| 12 | Lucas Petersson | 16 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 127 |
| 13 | Spike Kohlbecker | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 109 |
| 14 | Tijmen van der Helm | | | | | | | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | Ret | 84 |
| 15 | Émilien Denner | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | 14 | Ret | 72 |
| 16 | Rui Andrade | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 18 | Ret | 70 |
| 17 | Henning Enqvist | Ret | 18 | 14 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 68 |
| 18 | Axel Gnos | 15 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 60 |
| 19 | José Blanco-Chock | Ret | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 41 |
| 20 | Chelsea Herbert | 17 | 17 | 15 | DNS | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 21 | Ken Smith | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 19 | 15 | 10 |
| — | Amaury Cordeel | WD | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | | | | | — |
| Pos. | Driver | HIG | HIG | HIG | TER | TER | TER | HMP | HMP | HMP | PUK | PUK | PUK | 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) |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Caio Collet originally won the race, but received a 5-second time penalty for performing a practice start on the formation lap.