2010 Toyota Racing Series

The 2010 Toyota Racing Series was the sixth running of the Toyota Racing Series. The Toyota Racing Series is New Zealand's premier open-wheeler motorsport category. The Series included races for every major trophy in New Zealand circuit racing including the New Zealand Motor Cup and the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy. The cars were also the category for the 2010 New Zealand Grand Prix, which was held as the third race of the Manfeild Autocourse round.

Teenager Mitch Evans claimed the title by just three points ahead of Earl Bamber, who won six races during the Series.^[1] Evans also claimed the International Trophy which consisted of the first four rounds of the championship.^[2]

Teams and drivers

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Giles Motorsport	4	Mitch Evans^[3]	All
	9	Daniel Jilesen^[3]	All
	20	Sten Pentus^[3]	1–4
	28	Lucas Foresti^[3]	1–4
Knight Motorsport	6	Andy Knight^[4]	3
Sam MacNeill Motorsport		Sam MacNeill^[5]	4–5
Triple X Motorsport		Chris Wootton^[6]	1
	7	Earl Bamber^[6]	All
	41	Stefan Webling^[6]	All
Neale Motorsport	8	Jamie McNee^[3]	All
Ken Smith Motorsport	11	Ken Smith^[3]	3–4
ETEC Motorsport	47	Nathan Morcom^[3]	1–2
	47	Richie Stanaway^[4]	3–4
	48	Andrew Waite^[3]	All
Dart International	69	Alastair Wootten^[3]	All

Calendar

Round		Date	Location	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	16 January	Teretonga Park	Mitch Evans	Mitch Evans	Mitch Evans	Giles Motorsport
	R2	17 January		Mitch Evans	Mitch Evans	Sten Pentus	Giles Motorsport
	R3	17 January			Sten Pentus	Lucas Foresti	Giles Motorsport
2	R1	23 January	Timaru International Motor Raceway	Mitch Evans	Mitch Evans	Mitch Evans	Giles Motorsport
	R2	24 January		Mitch Evans	Earl Bamber	Earl Bamber	Triple X Motorsport
	R3	24 January			Lucas Foresti	Earl Bamber	Triple X Motorsport
3	R1	6 February	Hampton Downs Motorsport Park	Mitch Evans	Richie Stanaway	Mitch Evans	Giles Motorsport
	R2	7 February			Mitch Evans	Andrew Waite	ETEC Motorsport
	R3	7 February		Mitch Evans	Richie Stanaway	Sten Pentus	Giles Motorsport
4	R1	13 February	Manfeild Autocourse	Mitch Evans	Earl Bamber	Richie Stanaway	ETEC Motorsport
	R2	14 February			Sten Pentus	Andrew Waite	ETEC Motorsport
	R3	14 February		Mitch Evans	Sten Pentus	Earl Bamber	Triple X Motorsport
5	R1	20 March	Taupo Motorsport Park	Earl Bamber	Mitch Evans	Earl Bamber	Triple X Motorsport
	R2	21 March			Earl Bamber	Earl Bamber	Triple X Motorsport
	R3	21 March		Earl Bamber	Earl Bamber	Earl Bamber	Triple X Motorsport

Championship standings

Pos	Driver	TER			TIM			HMP			MAN			TAU			Points
1	Mitch Evans	1	2	6	1	6	2	1	3	5	7	4	2	2	2	3	915
2	Earl Bamber	6	6	2	6	1	1	3	2	4	11	5	1	1	1	1	912
3	Andrew Waite	4	5	7	7	4	3	6	1	7	5	1	8	5	7	6	762
4	Sten Pentus	2	1	4	2	2	5	5	11	1	2	DSQ	3				660
5	Daniel Jilesen	3	3	3	3	8	4	Ret	9	9	8	9	5	Ret	3	4	643
6	Alastair Wootten	7	8	11	5	5	6	8	10	11	3	7	9	6	6	8	623
7	Stefan Webling	11	9	8	9	3	9	7	12	6	10	10	11	7	5	2	606
8	Lucas Foresti	5	4	1	4	9	7	2	4	3	6	Ret	Ret				536
9	Jamie McNee	8	7	5	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	5	10	12	6	6	4	Ret	5	472
10	Richie Stanaway							4	6	2	1	2	4				362
11	Sam MacNeill										4	3	7	3	4	7	312
12	Nathan Morcom	9	10	9	8	7	10										219
13	Ken Smith							9	7	12	9	8	10				214
14	Andy Knight							Ret	8	8							78
15	Chris Wootton	10	DNS	10													66
Pos	Driver	TER			TIM			HMP			MAN			TAU			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)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

References

^ "Evans snatches TRS title back in thrilling finale". toyotaracing.co.nz. Toyota Racing Management. 2010-03-21. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
^ "Bamber elated with New Zealand Grand Prix win". toyotaracing.co.nz. Toyota Racing Management. 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2010-03-21. Though Bamber took the prestigious Grand Prix title, Evans could take solace from second place, valuable points adding to his Championship title pursuit. He also won the four round international component of the Toyota Racing Series and takes home a cheque for $5,000 and a Tissot watch.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Four International drivers for 2010 Toyota Racing Series". toyotaracing.co.nz. Toyota Racing Management. 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
^ ^a ^b "Stakes go up as the silverware comes out". toyotaracing.co.nz. Toyota Racing Management. 2010-02-05. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
^ "Evans aims to be youngest ever Grand Prix winner". toyotaracing.co.nz. Toyota Racing Management. 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Triple X sign Bamber, Webling and Australian Wootton for Toyota Racing Series" (PDF). Stefan Webling Motorsport. Stefan Webling. 2009-12-20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-10-20.

External links

Official website of the Toyota Racing Series

[1] "Evans snatches TRS title back in thrilling finale". toyotaracing.co.nz. Toyota Racing Management. 2010-03-21. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-21.

[2] "Bamber elated with New Zealand Grand Prix win". toyotaracing.co.nz. Toyota Racing Management. 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2010-03-21. Though Bamber took the prestigious Grand Prix title, Evans could take solace from second place, valuable points adding to his Championship title pursuit. He also won the four round international component of the Toyota Racing Series and takes home a cheque for $5,000 and a Tissot watch.

[Teretonga-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Four International drivers for 2010 Toyota Racing Series". toyotaracing.co.nz. Toyota Racing Management. 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2010-01-12.

[Knight,_Stanaway-4] "Stakes go up as the silverware comes out". toyotaracing.co.nz. Toyota Racing Management. 2010-02-05. Retrieved 2010-02-05.

[5] "Evans aims to be youngest ever Grand Prix winner". toyotaracing.co.nz. Toyota Racing Management. 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2010-02-13.

[Triple_X-6] "Triple X sign Bamber, Webling and Australian Wootton for Toyota Racing Series" (PDF). Stefan Webling Motorsport. Stefan Webling. 2009-12-20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-10-20.

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