2011 Toyota Racing Series

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The 2011 Toyota Racing Series was the seventh running of the Toyota Racing Series. The Toyota Racing Series is New Zealand's premier open-wheeler motorsport category.

Defending champion Mitch Evans of Giles Motorsport retained both his International Trophy and main series titles, joining Daniel Gaunt as the only drivers to have won the Series on more than one occasion, after enjoying a successful championship campaign. Evans took seven race victories – including becoming the youngest-ever winner of the New Zealand Grand Prix – and fourteen podium finishes out of a possible fifteen races. Evans clinched both championship titles at Manfield after his closest rival at the time, Scott Pye elected not to attend the final meeting of the season at Taupō due to testing commitments in Europe. Pye fell to fourth in the championship standings after strong weekends for Nick Cassidy and Jamie McNee allowed them to overhaul Pye's points tally.

Cassidy, another Giles Motorsport driver, finished as top rookie after taking the round victory at Taupō which included his first two race wins in the Series, and he also took five further podium finishes as he finished 168 points behind Evans. McNee, in his second season in the championship, took his first race victories, winning at Timaru and Hampton Downs as well as a second place at Taupō to finish 47 points clear of Pye. Russian driver Daniil Kvyat finished the best of the five European drivers in the series, finishing in fifth place for Victory Motor Racing with a solitary victory at Manfeild. Two other drivers won races during the season, Russia's Ivan Lukashevich, like fellow countryman Kvyat won at Manfeild, and Britain's Alex Lynn won at Teretonga.

## Teams and drivers

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Giles Motorsport  | 1  |  Mitch Evans[1] | All
7  |  Nick Cassidy[1] | All
13  |  Nick Foster[1] | All
36  |  Alex Lynn[1] | 1–4
M2 Competition | 2  |  Earl Bamber[2] | 4
4  |  Kotaro Sakurai[1] | 1–4
5  |  Ivan Lukashevich[1] | 1–4
11  |  Earl Bamber[3] | 3
Ken Smith[1] | 4
22  |  Jordan Skinner[1] | All
ETEC Motorsport  | 8  |  Jamie McNee[1] | All
19  |  Scott Pye[1] | 1–4
Jono Lester[4] | 5
20  |  Josh Hill[1] | 1–4
48  |  Mario Farnbacher[1] | 1–4
Dart International  | 17  |  Alastair Wootten[1] | All
Victory Motor Racing  | 29  |  Daniil Kvyat[1] | 1–4
87  |  Damon Leitch[1] | All

## Calendar

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The first four rounds were part of the International Trophy.[5]

Round  | Date  | Circuit/Location

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1  | R1  | 15 January  |  Teretonga Park, Invercargill
R2  | 16 January

2  | R1  | 22 January  |  Timaru International Motor Raceway, Timaru
R2  | 23 January

3  | R1  | 5 February  |  Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, Waikato
R2  | 6 February

4  | R1  | 12 February  |  Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding
R2  | 13 February

5  | R1  | 12 March  |  Taupo Motorsport Park, Taupō
R2  | 13 March

## Results

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Round  | Circuit  | Pole Position  | Winning Driver  | Winning Team  | Round Winning Driver  | Round Winning Team

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1  | R1  |  Teretonga Park, Invercargill |  Mitch Evans |  Scott Pye | ETEC Motorsport  |  Mitch Evans | Giles Motorsport
R2  |  Nick Cassidy |  Mitch Evans | Giles Motorsport
R3  |  |  Alex Lynn | Giles Motorsport
2  | R1  |  Timaru International Motor Raceway, Timaru |  Mitch Evans |  Mitch Evans | Giles Motorsport  |  Mitch Evans | Giles Motorsport
R2  |  Mitch Evans |  Mitch Evans | Giles Motorsport
R3  |  |  Jamie McNee  | ETEC Motorsport
3  | R1  |  Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, Waikato |  Nick Foster  |  Mitch Evans | Giles Motorsport  |  Mitch Evans | Giles Motorsport
R2  |  |  Jamie McNee  | ETEC Motorsport
R3  |  Nick Foster  |  Mitch Evans | Giles Motorsport
4  | R1  |  Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding |  Daniil Kvyat |  Daniil Kvyat | Victory Motor Racing  |  Mitch Evans | Giles Motorsport
R2  |  |  Ivan Lukashevich | M2 Competition
R3  |  Mitch Evans |  Mitch Evans | Giles Motorsport
5  | R1  |  Taupo Motorsport Park, Taupō |  Mitch Evans |  Nick Cassidy | Giles Motorsport  |  Nick Cassidy | Giles Motorsport
R2  |  Mitch Evans |  Mitch Evans | Giles Motorsport
R3  |  |  Nick Cassidy | Giles Motorsport

## Championship standings

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### Scoring system

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Position  | 1st  | 2nd  | 3rd  | 4th  | 5th  | 6th  | 7th  | 8th  | 9th  | 10th  | 11th  | 12th  | 13th  | 14th  | 15th  | 16th  | 17th  | 18th  | 19th  | 20th  | 21st  | 22nd  | 23rd  | 24th  | 25th  | 26th  | 27th  | 28th  | 29th  | 30th

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Points  | 75  | 67  | 60  | 54  | 49  | 45  | 42  | 39  | 36  | 33  | 30  | 28  | 26  | 24  | 22  | 20  | 18  | 16  | 14  | 12  | 10  | 9  | 8  | 7  | 6  | 5  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 1

### Drivers' Championship

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| Pos  | Driver  | TER | TIM | HMP | MAN | TAU | Points

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1  |  Mitch Evans | 2 | 1  | 3  | 1 | 1 | 3  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 1 | Ret | 1 | 3  | 973
2  |  Nick Cassidy R | 9  | 2 | 8  | 5  | 2  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 3  | 11  | 6  | 8  | 1  | 5  | 1  | 805
3  |  Jamie McNee  | 6  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 6  | 1  | 5  | 1  | 6  | 13  | 7  | 12  | 6  | 2  | 7  | 675
4  |  Scott Pye | 1  | 4  | 5  | 3  | 4  | 7  | 11  | 9  | 4  | 3  | 4  | 3  |  |  |  | 628
5  |  Daniil Kvyat R | 3  | Ret  | 6  | 13  | 7  | 5  | 2  | 7  | 2  | 1 | 3  | 2  |  |  |  | 600
6  |  Alastair Wootten  | 11  | 7  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 6  | 8  | 10  | 7  | 7  | 15  | Ret  | 3  | 6  | 2  | 584
7  |  Ivan Lukashevich | 8  | 8  | 9  | 6  | 5  | 2  | 10  | 12  | 10  | 6  | 1  | 7  |  |  |  | 531
8  |  Damon Leitch R | Ret  | 3  | 4  | 11  | 8  | Ret  | 6  | 5  | 14  | 8  | 8  | Ret  | 4  | 8  | 6  | 517
9  |  Alex Lynn | 4  | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 10  | 4  | 4  | Ret  | 9  | 9  | Ret  |  |  |  | 514
10  |  Nick Foster R | 5  | 9  | Ret  | 7  | 10  | Ret  | Ret | 13  | 13 | 5  | 14  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 510
11  |  Jordan Skinner R | 10  | Ret  | 12  | 9  | 11  | 9  | 12  | Ret  | 11  | 10  | Ret  | 10  | 7  | 7  | 8  | 410
12  |  Mario Farnbacher R | Ret  | 5  | 2  | 4  | Ret  | Ret  | 13  | 11  | 8  | 4  | 10  | 6  |  |  |  | 397
13  |  Josh Hill R | Ret  | 12  | 10  | Ret  | 13  | 8  | 9  | 8  | 9  | 12  | 5  | 4  |  |  |  | 368
14  |  Kotaro Sakurai R | 7  | 11  | 13  | 10  | 12  | Ret  | 14  | 14  | 12  | 14  | 11  | 9  |  |  |  | 325
15  |  Earl Bamber |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7  | 6  | 5  | Ret  | 12  | Ret  |  |  |  | 164
16  |  Jono Lester |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5  | 4  | 4  | 157
17  |  Ken Smith |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15  | 13  | 11  |  |  |  | 78
Pos  | Driver  | TER | TIM | HMP | MAN | TAU | Points
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Gold | Winner
Silver | Second place
Bronze | Third place
Green | Points finish
Blue | Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Retired (Ret)
Red | Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black | Disqualified (DSQ)
White | Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank  | Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
R – Rookie

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "2011 Toyota Racing Series Competitor List" (PDF). toyotaracing.co.nz. Toyota Racing Management. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
2. ^ Martinez, Peter (11 February 2011). "Earl Bamber rusty for NZ Grand Prix defence". Stuff. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
3. ^ "Bamber late entry for Toyota series". The New Zealand Herald. APN News & Media. New Zealand Press Association. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
4. ^ "Lester to make Toyota Racing Series debut at Taupo". toyotaracing.co.nz. Toyota Racing Management. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
5. ^ "Toyota Racing Series – 2011" (PDF). toyotaracing.co.nz. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.

## External links

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