2018 Toyota Racing Series


The 2018 Castrol Toyota Racing Series was the fourteenth running of the Toyota Racing Series, the premier open-wheel motorsport category held in New Zealand. The series consisted of fifteen races at five meetings. It began on 13 January at Ruapuna Park in Christchurch, and concluded on 11 February with the 63rd running of the New Zealand Grand Prix, at Circuit Chris Amon in Feilding.
M2 Competition driver Robert Shwartzman won the title, being the only driver who finished in the top-five every race of the season. His teammates Richard Verschoor and Marcus Armstrong had more podium finishes and race wins, but were not as consistent as Shwartzman. Another M2 driver Juan Manuel Correa raced his first season in the series, but was not considered as a rookie due to his GP3 Series experience, and he won races at Teretonga and Taupo; he finished fourth in the standings. Giles Motorsport driver Clement Novalak was the highest placed rookie who conformed series regulations, winning races at Teretonga and Hampton Downs and completed the top-five in the championship.

Teams and drivers

TeamDriverStatusRounds
Giles Motorsport4 Reid HarkerAll
Giles Motorsport17 Clément NovalakAll
MTEC Motorsport5 Ryan YardleyAll
MTEC Motorsport11 Taylor CockertonAll
MTEC Motorsport52 Charles MilesiAll
M2 Competition7 Richard VerschoorAll
M2 Competition9 Marcus ArmstrongAll
M2 Competition15 James PullAll
M2 Competition35 Robert ShwartzmanAll
M2 Competition68 Juan Manuel CorreaAll
Victory Motor Racing28 Cameron DasAll
Victory Motor Racing44 Calvin Ming1–3
Victory Motor Racing47 Ken Smith5
Victory Motor Racing86 Brendon LeitchAll

Race calendar and results

The calendar for the series was announced on 22 June 2017, and was held over five successive weekends in January and February.

Championship standings

In order for a driver to score championship points, they have to complete at least 75% of the race winner's distance, and be running at the race's completion. All races counted towards the final championship standings.
;Scoring system
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th
Points7567605449454239363330282624222018161412

Drivers' championship

Footnotes