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2005–06 Toyota Racing Series

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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

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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
Brent Collins Motorsport 1 New Zealand Brent Collins*
Motorsport Solutions 4 New Zealand Andrew Higgins
Auto Motion 5 New Zealand Marc Doran
40 New Zealand Mark Munro
Jayant Singh Motorsport 6 New Zealand Jayant Singh
Cobra Vehicle Security 7 New Zealand Ben Harford
Karcher Racing 9 New Zealand Matthew Hamilton
Ken Smith Racing 11 New Zealand Ken Smith
Victory Motorsport 15 New Zealand Marc Williams
28 New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Lancer Racing 18 New Zealand Andrew Reeves**
Spurdle Motorsport 76 New Zealand Duane Spurdle
Kiwi American Racing 20 New Zealand Daynom Templeman
Mark Petch Motorsport 22 United Kingdom Jay Howard**
Denmark Steffen Møller*
55 New Zealand Christina Orr
Mark Russ 28 New Zealand Mark Russ**
Team Meritus 38 Bahrain Hamad Al Fardan
International Motorsport 47 New Zealand Daniel Gaunt
48 New Zealand Dale Williams
70 New Zealand Chris van der Drift*
Victory Motor Racing 50 New Zealand Nelson Hartley*
New Zealand James Cressey
New Zealand Shannon O'Brien*
New Zealand Will Thomason**
ESWA Racing 66 New Zealand Hamish Cross
84 United Kingdom Ben Clucas*
Ben Crighton Racing 87 New Zealand Ben Crighton
Knight Motorsport 97 New Zealand Andy Knight

*Competed in one round only.
**Competed in two rounds only.

International Drivers

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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

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Round Date Venue Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
2005
1 R1 November 4–6 Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe New Zealand Daniel Gaunt New Zealand Matthew Hamilton New Zealand Matthew Hamilton Karcher Racing
R2 New Zealand Daniel Gaunt New Zealand Matthew Hamilton Karcher Racing
R3 New Zealand Daniel Gaunt New Zealand Daniel Gaunt International Motorsport
2 R1 November 25–27 Ruapuna Park, Christchurch New Zealand Matthew Hamilton New Zealand Marc Doran Denmark Steffen Møller Mark Petch Motorsport
R2 New Zealand Andy Knight Denmark Steffen Møller Mark Petch Motorsport
R3 New Zealand Daniel Gaunt New Zealand Daniel Gaunt International Motorsport
2006
3 R1 January 13–15 Teretonga Park, Invercargill United Kingdom Jay Howard United Kingdom Jay Howard New Zealand Andy Knight Knight Motorsport
R2 United Kingdom Jay Howard United Kingdom Jay Howard Mark Petch Motorsport
R3 New Zealand Andy Knight Bahrain Hamad Al Fardan Team Meritus
4 R1 January 20–23 Timaru Raceway, Timaru New Zealand Daniel Gaunt New Zealand Daniel Gaunt New Zealand Daniel Gaunt International Motorsport
R2 New Zealand Ben Harford New Zealand Ben Harford Cobra Vehicle Security
R3 New Zealand Ben Harford New Zealand Ben Harford Cobra Vehicle Security
5 R1 January 27–29 Ruapuna Park, Christchurch
R2
R3
6 R1 February 17–19 Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding New Zealand Daniel Gaunt New Zealand Daniel Gaunt New Zealand Daniel Gaunt International Motorsport
R2 New Zealand Daniel Gaunt New Zealand Daniel Gaunt International Motorsport
R3 New Zealand Daniel Gaunt New Zealand Brendon Hartley Victory Motorsport
7 R1 March 17–19 Taupo Motorsport Park, Taupō New Zealand Daniel Gaunt New Zealand Daniel Gaunt New Zealand Andy Knight Knight Motorsport
R2 New Zealand Daniel Gaunt New Zealand Daniel Gaunt International Motorsport
R3 New Zealand Ben Harford New Zealand Ben Harford Cobra Vehicle Security
8 R1 April 21–23 Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe New Zealand Daniel Gaunt New Zealand Daniel Gaunt New Zealand Daniel Gaunt International Motorsport
R2 United Kingdom Ben Clucas United Kingdom Ben Clucas ESWA Racing

*International Series
**V8 Supercar support race.

References

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toyotaracing.co.nz