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.

2014 Toyota Racing Series
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Teams and drivers

All teams are New-Zealand registered.

Team No. Driver Status Rounds
Neale Motorsport 1 Nick Cassidy[1] 5
22 Andrew Tang[2] All
40 James Munro[2] R All
Giles Motorsport 4 Ryan Tveter[3] R All
7 Matt Rao[3] R All
23 Jann Mardenborough[3] All
25 Matteo Ferrer[3] R All
66 Martin Rump[3] R All
72 Alif Hamdan[3] R All
M2 Competition 5 Gustavo Lima[4] R All
12 Pedro Piquet[5] R 1–3
14 Macauley Jones[4] R All
21 Steijn Schothorst[4] All
55 Egor Orudzhev[4] R All
56 Levin Amweg[4] R All
ETEC Motorsport 16 Matevos Isaakyan[6] R All
17 Jordan Oon[6] R All
26 Denis Korneev[6] R All
27 Martin Kodrić[6] R All
Victory Motor Racing 41 Robin Hansson[6] R All
42 Neil Alberico[7] R All
53 Michael Scott[6] All
87 Damon Leitch[6] All
88 Brendon Leitch[6] R 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.[8] 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 Round winner(s)
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 Ret 10 1 2 3 2 2 4 2 1 6 3 794
2 Jann Mardenborough 6 2 12 8 1 2 Ret 7 1 1 9 4 6 2 2 790
3 Damon Leitch NC 15 2 4 4 7 4 2 3 6 2 5 2 3 Ret 708
4 Steijn Schothorst 18 4 3 2 12 6 Ret Ret Ret 4 1 7 4 1 4 630
5 Martin Rump 2 3 8 7 2 4 1 9 DNS 21 13 1 19 9 13 629
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 5 587
8 Denis Korneev 5 5 9 Ret 19 8 Ret 13 11 9 6 19 21 14 7 417
9 Neil Alberico 10 9 14 5 5 17 10 Ret 8 13 14 NC 14 11 14 411
10 Matevos Isaakyan 8 8 6 12 13 19 7 Ret 13 10 8 10 16 13 Ret 410
11 Levin Amweg 20 14 4 Ret 6 12 15 4 Ret 19 12 11 5 Ret 6 409
12 Gustavo Lima 12 17 16 11 17 18 8 14 4 11 11 Ret 8 16 9 405
13 Jordan Oon 3 6 19 14 7 16 11 11 Ret 16 18 15 11 7 Ret 395
14 Matt Rao 14 20 15 10 Ret 13 14 8 12 5 10 9 18 19 10 394
15 Michael Scott 4 19 7 Ret Ret 9 13 12 7 18 20 13 12 8 12 393
16 Brendon Leitch 13 16 10 6 15 10 9 Ret 9 14 17 17 15 Ret 11 366
17 Ryan Tveter 19 10 11 9 9 5 3 Ret NC 20 19 Ret 3 Ret Ret 344
18 Macauley Jones 17 Ret 5 Ret 14 NC 16 Ret 14 12 7 6 9 4 Ret 340
19 Robin Hansson 16 Ret Ret 16 8 11 Ret 6 Ret 7 5 14 10 17 DNS 320
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 Ret 11 Ret NC Ret DNS 22 21 16 13 12 8 211
23 Pedro Piquet 15 13 13 15 16 14 DNS DNS DNS 140
24 Nick Cassidy DNS 18 1 0
Pos Driver TER TIM HIG HMP MAN Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championship
Pos Team No. 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 No. TER TIM HIG HMP MAN Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References
  1. "Cassidy takes aim at third Grand Prix win". Toyota Racing New Zealand. Toyota New Zealand Limited. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. "Neale Motorsport steps up to TRS with Munro and Tang". Motornews. CRC Industries New Zealand Limited. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  3. "British racer returns to tackle 2014 Toyota Racing Series". Toyota Racing New Zealand. Toyota New Zealand Limited. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  4. "Steijn is back for 2014 Toyota Racing Series". Motornews. CRC Industries New Zealand Limited. 12 December 2013. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  5. Mitchell, Scott (6 December 2013). "Piquet's younger son Pedro to make racing debut in Toyota Racing Series". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  6. "2014 Toyota Racing Series Entries" (PDF). Toyota Racing New Zealand. Toyota New Zealand Limited. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  7. "Alberico to Fly Team USA Colors in New Zealand's Toyota Racing Series". Team USA Scholarship. Manifest Group. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  8. "2013/14 MOTORSPORT NZ RACE CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR CONFIRMED". MotorSport New Zealand. 4 July 2013. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

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