The 2008–09 Toyota Racing Series was the fifth running of the Toyota Racing Series.https://racingcalendar.net/championship/formula-regional-oceania-championship/2008 The Toyota Racing Series is New Zealand's premier open-wheeler motorsport category. The Series includes races for every major trophy in New Zealand circuit racing including the New Zealand Motor Cup and the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy. The cars are also the category for the 2009 New Zealand Grand Prix, which was held as the third race of the Manfeild Autocourse round, – one of only two races in the world with FIA approval to use the Grand Prix nomenclature outside Formula One.
Mitch Cunningham won the championship by over 100 points ahead of Sam MacNeill and Michael Burdett; finishing as the round winner in three of the six meetings.https://talkmotorsport.co.nz/singleseater/look-back-in-history-sunday-toyota-racing-series-2008-09-cunningham-wins/
Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers are competing during the 2008–09 Toyota Racing Series. All drivers compete in Tatuus TT104ZZ chassis. TeamDriverRounds European Technique 1 Andy Knight 4 5 Scott Pye All 47 Nathan Antunes 1–3 50 Adderly Fong 2–3 Earl Bamber Racing 2 Earl Bamber 4 Giles Motorsport 8 Will Stevens 2–4 9 Daniel Jilesen All 14 Keeley Pudney 1–5 Richie Stanaway NC 28 William Buller 2–4 32 Mitch Cunningham All Ken Smith Motorsport 11 Ken Smith 5–6 Motorsport Solutions 19 Sam MacNeill All 41 Stefan Webling NC 69 Alastair Wootten All 74 Michael Burdett All 89 John Whelan All Privateer 20 Daynom Templeman NC John McIntyre Racing 25 John McIntyre 4 Triple X Motorsport 47 Daniel Gaunt 5 Andrew Waite 48 Andrew Waite 4–5 TRS Lites Mitch Evans 4 Mitch Evans 5, NC Jamie McNee 8 Jamie McNee NC Chris Cox 12 Chris Cox 5, NC
Calendar Round Date Location Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 2008 1 R1 28–30 November Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park Scott Pye Mitch Cunningham Michael Burdett Motorsport Solutions R2 Nathan Antunes Nathan Antunes European Technique R3 Scott Pye Scott Pye European Technique 2009 2 R1 9-11 January Timaru International Motor Raceway Scott Pye Michael Burdett William Buller Giles Motorsport R2 Scott Pye Scott Pye European Technique R3 Scott Pye Scott Pye European Technique 3 R1 16-18 January Teretonga Park Mitch Cunningham Nathan Antunes Nathan Antunes European Technique R2 Scott Pye Mitch Cunningham Giles Motorsport R3 William Buller William Buller Giles Motorsport 4 R1 23-25 January Taupo Motorsport Park Mitch Cunningham Sam McNeill Mitch Cunningham Giles Motorsport R2 William Buller Michael Burdett Motorsport Solutions R3 Michael Burdett Mitch Cunningham Giles Motorsport 5 R1 27 February-1 March Manfeild Autocourse Daniel Gaunt Daniel Gaunt Earl Bamber Earl Bamber Racing R2 Earl Bamber Daniel Gaunt Triple X Motorsport R3 Earl Bamber Daniel Gaunt Triple X Motorsport 6 R1 13-15 March Pukekohe Park Raceway Mitch Cunningham Mitch Cunningham Michael Burdett Motorsport Solutions R2 Mitch Cunningham Michael Burdett Motorsport Solutions R3 Mitch Cunningham Mitch Cunningham Giles Motorsport NC R1 17-19 April Hamilton Street Circuit Richie Stanaway Richie Stanaway Richie Stanaway Giles Motorsport R2 Nathan Antunes Richie Stanaway Giles Motorsport
NC – The Hamilton event is not part of the Toyota Racing Series Championship.
Championship standings DriverRUATIMTERTAUMANPUKHAMPointsR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2 1 Mitch Cunningham 4 2 2 2 3 4 2 1 2 1 3 1 11 3 13 2 8 1 Ret 4 1110 2 Sam MacNeill 7 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 5 2 2 7 2 8 3 3 2 2 Ret Ret 989 3 Scott Pye 2 Ret 1 4 1 1 3 3 3 11 6 6 7 Ret 5 5 5 3 895 4 Michael Burdett 1 Ret 8 6 4 3 7 7 10 3 1 3 3 4 6 1 1 Ret 2 2 879 5 Daniel Jilesen 6 5 4 7 10 6 6 5 4 7 9 5 8 12 Ret 6 3 6 7 6 732 6 Alastair Wootten Ret 4 9 10 7 8 12 8 12 6 13 9 4 5 12 4 4 4 Ret 3 673 7 John Whelan 8 6 6 8 9 9 9 10 11 10 7 8 Ret 7 4 Ret 6 5 5 8 594 8 Keeley Pudney 5 7 7 9 11 10 5 Ret 8 Ret 12 11 5 10 8 502 9 Will Stevens 3 8 2 10 2 7 5 4 2 491 10 William Buller 1 2 12 8 6 1 4 11 4 467 11 Nathan Antunes 3 1 5 Ret 6 7 1 11 6 3 5 391 12 Earl Bamber 1 2 2 209 13 Adderly Fong Ret Ret 11 11 9 9 190 14 Andrew Waite 9 5 Ret 6 11 11 166 15 Daniel Gaunt Ret 1 1 150 16 Ken Smith DNS 6 7 Ret 7 Ret 8 10 129 17 John McIntyre 12 8 10 111 18 Andy Knight 8 10 12 89 Richie Stanaway 1 1 0 Daynom Templeman 4 Ret 0 Stefan Webling 6 7 0 TRS Lites Mitch Evans 9 Ret 9 9 11 0 Chris Cox 10 9 10 10 13 0 Jamie McNee Ret 12 0DriverR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2PointsRUATIMTERTAUMANPUKHAM
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