2014 Toyota Racing Series

The 2014 Toyota Racing Series was the tenth running of the Toyota Racing Series, the premier open-wheeler motorsport category held in New Zealand. The series, which consists of five meetings of three races, began on 11 January at Teretonga Park in Invercargill and ended on 9 February with the 59th running of the New Zealand Grand Prix, at Manfeild Autocourse in Feilding.

Teams and drivers All teams are New-Zealand registered. Team Driver Status Rounds Neale Motorsport 1 Nick Cassidy 5 22 Andrew Tang All 40 James Munro All Giles Motorsport 4 Ryan Tveter All 7 Matt Rao All 23 Jann Mardenborough All 25 Matteo Ferrer All 66 Martin Rump All 72 Alif Hamdan All M2 Competition 5 Gustavo Lima All 12 Pedro Piquet 1–3 14 Macauley Jones All 21 Steijn Schothorst All 55 Egor Orudzhev All 56 Levin Amweg All ETEC Motorsport 16 Matevos Isaakyan All 17 Jordan Oon All 26 Denis Korneev All 27 Martin Kodrić All Victory Motor Racing 41 Robin Hansson All 42 Neil Alberico All 53 Michael Scott All 87 Damon Leitch All 88 Brendon Leitch All

Race calendar and results The calendar for the series was announced on 4 July 2013, and will be held over five successive weekends in January and February. The series will visit Highlands Motorsport Park for the first time. The Highlands round will be supporting the V8SuperTourer series, whereas the Teretonga and Timaru rounds will be supporting the New Zealand V8s. Both touring car championships will be part of the New Zealand Grand Prix meeting at Manfeild.

Round Date Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 11 January Teretonga Park, Invercargill Steijn Schothorst Steijn Schothorst Egor Orudzhev M2 Competition Martin Rump R2 12 January Andrew Tang Andrew Tang Neale Motorsport R3 Egor Orudzhev Michael Scott Egor Orudzhev M2 Competition 2 R1 18 January Timaru International Motor Raceway, Timaru James Munro Egor Orudzhev James Munro Neale Motorsport Jann Mardenborough R2 19 January Jann Mardenborough Jann Mardenborough Giles Motorsport R3 Martin Rump Martin Rump Andrew Tang Neale Motorsport 3 R1 25 January Highlands Motorsport Park, Cromwell Andrew Tang Andrew Tang Martin Rump Giles Motorsport Andrew Tang R2 26 January Andrew Tang Egor Orudzhev M2 Competition R3 Martin Rump Andrew Tang Jann Mardenborough Giles Motorsport 4 R1 1 February Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, Waikato Jann Mardenborough Jann Mardenborough Jann Mardenborough Giles Motorsport Andrew Tang R2 2 February Damon Leitch Steijn Schothorst M2 Competition R3 Martin Rump Martin Rump Martin Rump Giles Motorsport 5 R1 8 February Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding Nick Cassidy Andrew Tang Andrew Tang Neale Motorsport Steijn Schothorst R2 9 February Nick Cassidy Steijn Schothorst M2 Competition R3 Nick Cassidy Martin Rump Nick Cassidy Neale Motorsport

Championship standings In order for a driver to score championship points, they had to complete at least 75% of the race winner's distance. All races counted towards the final championship standings.

Scoring system Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd Points 75 67 60 54 49 45 42 39 36 33 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 8

Drivers' Championship Pos Driver TER TIM HIG HMP MAN Points 1 Andrew Tang 7 1 Ret Ret10 1 2 3 2 2 4 2 1 6 3794 2 Jann Mardenborough 6 2 12 8 1 2 Ret 7 1 1 9 4 6 2 2790 3 Damon Leitch NC 15 2 4 4 7 4 2 3 6 2 5 2 3 Ret 7084 Steijn Schothorst 18 4 3 212 6 Ret Ret Ret 4 1 7 4 1 46305 Martin Rump 2 3 8 7 2 4 1 9 DNS 21 13 1 19 913629 6 Egor Orudzhev 1 Ret 1 3 3 20 5 1 Ret 3 3 3 22 Ret Ret 595 7 James Munro 11 7 Ret 1 18 3 6 5 5 8 15 8 17 5 5587 8 Denis Korneev 5 5 9 Ret 19 8 Ret 13 11 9 6 19 21 14 74179 Neil Alberico 10 9 14 55 17 10 Ret 8 13 14 NC 14 111441110 Matevos Isaakyan 8 8 6 1213 19 7 Ret 13 10 8 10 16 13 Ret41011 Levin Amweg 20 14 4 Ret6 12 15 4 Ret 19 12 11 5 Ret 6 40912 Gustavo Lima 12 17 16 1117 18 8 14 4 11 11 Ret 8 16 940513 Jordan Oon 3 6 19 147 16 11 11 Ret 16 18 15 11 7 Ret39514 Matt Rao 14 20 15 10 Ret 13 14 8 12 5 10 9 18 19 1039415 Michael Scott 4 19 7 Ret Ret 9 13 12 7 18 20 13 12 8 12393 16 Brendon Leitch 13 16 10 615 10 9 Ret 9 14 17 17 15 Ret 11366 17 Ryan Tveter 19 10 11 99 5 3 Ret NC 20 19 Ret 3 Ret Ret344 18 Macauley Jones 17 Ret 5 Ret14 NC 16 Ret 14 12 7 6 9 4 Ret340 19 Robin Hansson 16 Ret Ret 168 11 Ret 6 Ret 7 5 14 10 17 DNS320 20 Matteo Ferrer 9 11 Ret DSQ DSQ EX Ret 10 6 15 16 12 7 10 Ret 289 21 Alif Hamdan Ret 18 18 13 Ret 15 12 15 10 17 22 18 20 15 Ret 240 22 Martin Kodrić Ret 12 17 Ret11 Ret NC Ret DNS 22 21 16 13 12 8 211 23 Pedro Piquet 15 13 13 1516 14 DNS DNS DNS140 24 Nick Cassidy DNS 18 10 Pos Driver TER TIM HIG HMP MAN PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championship Pos Team TER TIM HIG HMP MAN Points 1 Giles Motorsport 1 23 6 2 12 8 1 2 Ret 7 1 1 9 4 6 2 2 1409 66 2 3 8 7 2 4 1 9 DNS 21 13 1 19 9 13 2 Neale Motorsport 1 22 7 1 Ret Ret 9 1 2 3 2 2 4 2 1 6 3 1372 40 11 7 Ret 1 18 3 6 5 5 8 15 8 17 5 5 3 M2 Competition 1 21 18 4 3 2 11 6 Ret Ret Ret 4 1 7 4 1 4 1221 55 1 Ret 1 3 3 20 5 1 Ret 3 3 3 22 Ret DNS 4 Victory Motor Racing 1 41 16 Ret Ret 16 7 11 Ret 6 Ret 7 5 14 10 17 DNS 1031 87 NC 15 2 4 4 7 4 2 3 6 2 5 2 3 Ret 5 ETEC Motorsport 1 17 3 6 19 14 6 16 11 11 Ret 16 18 15 11 7 Ret 812 26 5 5 9 Ret 19 8 Ret 13 11 9 6 19 21 14 7 6 Victory Motor Racing 2 42 10 9 14 5 17 17 10 Ret 8 13 14 NC 14 11 14 769 53 4 19 7 Ret Ret 9 13 12 7 18 20 13 12 8 12 7 M2 Competition 3 5 12 17 16 11 16 18 8 14 4 11 11 Ret 8 16 9 742 14 17 Ret 5 Ret 13 NC 16 Ret 14 12 7 6 9 4 Ret 8 Giles Motorsport 2 4 19 10 11 9 8 5 3 Ret NC 20 19 Ret 3 Ret Ret 636 25 9 11 Ret DSQ DSQ EX Ret 10 6 15 16 12 7 10 Ret 9 Giles Motorsport 3 7 14 20 15 10 Ret 13 14 8 12 5 10 9 18 19 10 629 72 Ret 18 18 13 Ret 15 12 15 10 17 22 18 20 15 Ret 10 ETEC Motorsport 2 16 8 8 6 12 12 19 7 Ret 13 10 8 10 16 13 Ret 623 27 Ret 12 17 Ret 10 Ret NC Ret DNS 22 21 16 13 12 8 11 M2 Competition 2 12 15 13 13 15 15 14 DNS DNS DNS 551 56 20 14 4 Ret 5 12 15 4 Ret 19 12 11 5 Ret 6 12 Victory Motor Racing 3 88 13 16 10 6 14 10 9 Ret 9 14 17 17 15 Ret 11 365 13 Neale Motorsport 2 1 DNS 18 1 91 Pos Team TER TIM HIG HMP MAN PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

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