2021 Toyota Racing Series

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The 2021 Castrol Toyota Racing Series was the seventeenth running of the Toyota Racing Series, the premier open-wheel motorsport category held in New Zealand. The series consisted of nine races at three meetings. It began on 24 January at Hampton Downs, in Waikato, and concluded on 14 February at Manfeild, Feilding.[1] The season opener also hosted the 66th running of the New Zealand Grand Prix.[2] The 2021 Toyota Racing Series was the first season in which no individual race teams were running and all drivers were under a Toyota Racing banner. This was due to the COVID situation. [3]

Teams and drivers

More information Team, No. ...
Team No. Driver Rounds
M2 Competition 3 New Zealand Chris Vlok[4] All
7 New Zealand Matt Payne[5] All
14 New Zealand Billy Frazer[6] All
15 New Zealand Kaleb Ngatoa[7] All
32 New Zealand Josh Bethune[8] 1
97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen[9] 1
TGR NZ 11 New Zealand Conrad Clark[10] All
Giles Motorsport 22 New Zealand Tom Alexander[11] 1–2
24 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner[12] 1
50 New Zealand Ken Smith[13] 1
84 New Zealand Peter Vodanovich[14] All
Tasman Motorsports 27 New Zealand Daniel Gaunt[15] 1
31 New Zealand Chris van der Drift[16] 1
Kiwi Motorsport 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy[17] 1
86 New Zealand Brendon Leitch[18] 1
87 New Zealand Damon Leitch[19] 1
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Changes

Sporting

To compensate for the shortened calendar, the race distances were increased, from 50 and 70 kilometers to 70 and 80 kilometers respectively.[20]

Race calendar

The 2021 calendar was announced on 17 November 2020. Heavy border restrictions in New Zealand because of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a shortened calendar compared to traditional seasons, with only three race weekends at two circuits, limited to the North Island.[21]

More information Round, Circuit ...
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Race winner
1 R1 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park
(Hampton Downs, North Waikato)		 23 January New Zealand Chris van der Drift New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen
R2 24 January New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen
R3 New Zealand Kaleb Ngatoa New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen
2 R1 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park
(Hampton Downs, North Waikato)		 30 January New Zealand Matthew Payne New Zealand Peter Vodanovich New Zealand Matthew Payne
R2 New Zealand Matthew Payne New Zealand Matthew Payne New Zealand Matthew Payne
3 R1 Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon
(Feilding, Manawatū District)		 13 February New Zealand Matthew Payne New Zealand Matthew Payne New Zealand Matthew Payne
R2 New Zealand Matthew Payne New Zealand Matthew Payne New Zealand Matthew Payne
R3 14 February New Zealand Matthew Payne New Zealand Matthew Payne New Zealand Billy Frazer [a]
R4 New Zealand Matthew Payne New Zealand Matthew Payne New Zealand Matthew Payne
Source:[21]
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Championship standings

Drivers' championship

More information Pos., Driver ...
Pos. Driver HD1 HD2 MAN Points
1 New Zealand Matthew Payne 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 287
2 New Zealand Kaleb Ngatoa 5 4 4 4 2 2 3 4 5 229
3 New Zealand Billy Frazer 10 9 8 3 6 4 5 1 2 201
4 New Zealand Conrad Clark 12 6 10 6 5 3 4 5 3 183
5 New Zealand Peter Vodanovich 9 7 Ret 2 DSQ 5 2 3 4 167
6 New Zealand Chris Vlok 14 10 13 7 4 6 6 6 6 149
7 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen 1 1 1 105
8 New Zealand Tom Alexander 8 Ret 11 5 3 75
9 New Zealand Chris van der Drift 2 2 12 71
10 New Zealand Damon Leitch 11 5 5 54
11 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner 6 Ret 2 51
12 New Zealand Brendon Leitch 4 Ret 6 44
13 New Zealand Daniel Gaunt 7 Ret 7 36
14 New Zealand Josh Bethune Ret 8 14 23
15 New Zealand Greg Murphy 13 Ret 9 22
16 New Zealand Ken Smith 15 Ret 15 12
Pos. Driver HD1 HD2 MAN Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

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Notes

  1. [a]
    Matthew Payne finished first but received two five-second time penalties for separate infringements (lining up outside of grid box and safety car restart procedure).

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