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The 2011 Toyota Racing Series was the seventh running of the Toyota Racing Series

Toyota Racing Series

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 Toyota Racing Series is New Zealand's premier open-wheeler motorsport category.

Defending champion Mitch Evans

Mitch Evans

Mitchell Evans , is a motor racing driver from New Zealand who won the 2010 and 2011 Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand and was runner up in the 2010 Australian Drivers' Championship despite missing three races...

of Giles Motorsport retained both his International Trophy and main series titles, joining Daniel Gaunt

Daniel Gaunt

Daniel Gaunt, born 27 February 1985, in Auckland, is a New Zealand racing driver.-Formula Racing:After rising through the ranks of New Zealand Formula Ford, which included a third place finish in the 2002 New Zealand Grand Prix, Gaunt moved to Australia, competing in the Formula 4000 category and...

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

2011 New Zealand Grand Prix

The 2011 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Manfeild Autocourse near Feilding on 13 February 2011. It was the fifty-sixth New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to Toyota Racing Series cars...

– and fourteen podium finishes out of a possible fifteen races. Evans clinched both championship titles at Manfield

Manfeild Autocourse

The Manfeild Autocourse was built by the in 1973 as a purpose built course. In 1990 extra land was acquired and the circuit extension built, bringing Manfeild up to international standards...

after his closest rival at the time, Scott Pye

Scott Pye

Scott Robert Pye is an Australian racing driver. He won the 2010 British Formula Ford Championship.-Australia:...

elected not to attend the final meeting of the season at Taupo

Taupo Motorsport Park

Taupo Motorsport Park is a motorsports circuit located in Broadlands Road, Taupo, New Zealand. It is owned and operated by MIT Development Ltd....

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 Taupo 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

Timaru International Motor Raceway

Timaru International Motor Raceway is a motor racing circuit situated about 10 minutes or outside of Timaru, New Zealand. The circuit is accessible from either the Main South Highway or Timaru-Pleasant Point Highway. It is often called Levels because of its previous name Levels Raceway...

and Hampton Downs as well as a second place at Taupo to finish 47 points clear of Pye. Russian driver Daniil Kvyat

Daniil Kvyat

Daniil Kvyat is a Russian auto racing driver. Currently he lives with family at Rome, Italy. He is fluent in four languages: English, Spanish, Italian, Russian.-Karting:Kvyat has been an active kart racer in Russia and Italy...

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

Ivan Lukashevich

Ivan Lukashevich is a Russian racing driver. He is part of the Marussia Motors driver development programme.-Karting:Lukashevich competed in karting from 2001 to 2005. In 2001 and 2002 he took the Mini Class title of the Moscow Karting Championship...

, like fellow countryman Kvyat won at Manfeild, and Britain's Alex Lynn won at Teretonga

Teretonga Park

Teretonga is a motor racing circuit situated south-west of Invercargill, New Zealand. It is home of the Southland Sports Car Club. The circuit was established in 1957 and said to be the southern most race track in the world...

Teams and drivers

Team	#	Driver	Rounds
Giles Motorsport	1	Mitch Evans Mitch Evans Mitchell Evans , is a motor racing driver from New Zealand who won the 2010 and 2011 Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand and was runner up in the 2010 Australian Drivers' Championship despite missing three races...	All
	7	Nick Cassidy	All
	13	Nick Foster	All
	36	Alex Lynn Alex Lynn Alexander George Lynn is a British racing driver who lives in Essex.-Karting:Lynn began his racing career in karting at the age of eleven with Andy Cox Racing...	1–4
M2 Competition	2	Earl Bamber Earl Bamber Earl Anderson Bamber is a motor racing driver and commentator from New Zealand.-Career:Bamber is a young rookie driver with a reputation for suffering from bouts of red mist but has demonstrated race driving talent when progressing through karts and minor single seater series, and in 2008 was...	4
	4	Kotaro Sakurai	1–4
	5	Ivan Lukashevich Ivan Lukashevich Ivan Lukashevich is a Russian racing driver. He is part of the Marussia Motors driver development programme.-Karting:Lukashevich competed in karting from 2001 to 2005. In 2001 and 2002 he took the Mini Class title of the Moscow Karting Championship...	1–4
	11	Earl Bamber Earl Bamber Earl Anderson Bamber is a motor racing driver and commentator from New Zealand.-Career:Bamber is a young rookie driver with a reputation for suffering from bouts of red mist but has demonstrated race driving talent when progressing through karts and minor single seater series, and in 2008 was...	3
	11	Ken Smith	4
	22	Jordan Skinner	All
ETEC Motorsport	8	Jamie McNee	All
	19	Scott Pye Scott Pye Scott Robert Pye is an Australian racing driver. He won the 2010 British Formula Ford Championship.-Australia:...	1–4
	19	Jono Lester	5
	20	Josh Hill Josh Hill (Racing Driver) Joshua Hill, born 9 January 1991, is a British racing driver from Surrey, England. He is the son of 1996 Formula One world champion Damon Hill and the grandson of two-time Formula One world champion Graham Hill.Hill is in his third year of racing...	1–4
	48	Mario Farnbacher	1–4
Dart International	17	Alastair Wootten	All
Victory Motor Racing	29	Daniil Kvyat Daniil Kvyat Daniil Kvyat is a Russian auto racing driver. Currently he lives with family at Rome, Italy. He is fluent in four languages: English, Spanish, Italian, Russian.-Karting:Kvyat has been an active kart racer in Russia and Italy...	1–4
Victory Motor Racing	87	Damon Leitch	All

Calendar

The first four rounds were part of the International Trophy.

Round	Date	Location	Winning driver	Winning team
1	15/16 January	Teretonga Park Teretonga Park Teretonga is a motor racing circuit situated south-west of Invercargill, New Zealand. It is home of the Southland Sports Car Club. The circuit was established in 1957 and said to be the southern most race track in the world...	Mitch Evans Mitch Evans Mitchell Evans , is a motor racing driver from New Zealand who won the 2010 and 2011 Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand and was runner up in the 2010 Australian Drivers' Championship despite missing three races...	Giles Motorsport
2	22/23 January	Timaru International Motor Raceway Timaru International Motor Raceway Timaru International Motor Raceway is a motor racing circuit situated about 10 minutes or outside of Timaru, New Zealand. The circuit is accessible from either the Main South Highway or Timaru-Pleasant Point Highway. It is often called Levels because of its previous name Levels Raceway...	Mitch Evans Mitch Evans Mitchell Evans , is a motor racing driver from New Zealand who won the 2010 and 2011 Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand and was runner up in the 2010 Australian Drivers' Championship despite missing three races...	Giles Motorsport
3	5/6 February	Hampton Downs Motorsport Park	Mitch Evans Mitch Evans Mitchell Evans , is a motor racing driver from New Zealand who won the 2010 and 2011 Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand and was runner up in the 2010 Australian Drivers' Championship despite missing three races...	Giles Motorsport
4	12/13 February	Manfeild Autocourse Manfeild Autocourse The Manfeild Autocourse was built by the in 1973 as a purpose built course. In 1990 extra land was acquired and the circuit extension built, bringing Manfeild up to international standards...	Mitch Evans Mitch Evans Mitchell Evans , is a motor racing driver from New Zealand who won the 2010 and 2011 Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand and was runner up in the 2010 Australian Drivers' Championship despite missing three races...	Giles Motorsport
5	12/13 March	Taupo Motorsport Park Taupo Motorsport Park Taupo Motorsport Park is a motorsports circuit located in Broadlands Road, Taupo, New Zealand. It is owned and operated by MIT Development Ltd....	Nick Cassidy	Giles Motorsport

Championship standings

EWLINE

Pos	Driver	TER Teretonga Park Teretonga is a motor racing circuit situated south-west of Invercargill, New Zealand. It is home of the Southland Sports Car Club. The circuit was established in 1957 and said to be the southern most race track in the world...			TIM Timaru International Motor Raceway Timaru International Motor Raceway is a motor racing circuit situated about 10 minutes or outside of Timaru, New Zealand. The circuit is accessible from either the Main South Highway or Timaru-Pleasant Point Highway. It is often called Levels because of its previous name Levels Raceway...			HMP			MAN Manfeild Autocourse The Manfeild Autocourse was built by the in 1973 as a purpose built course. In 1990 extra land was acquired and the circuit extension built, bringing Manfeild up to international standards...			TAU Taupo Motorsport Park Taupo Motorsport Park is a motorsports circuit located in Broadlands Road, Taupo, New Zealand. It is owned and operated by MIT Development Ltd....			Points
1	Mitch Evans Mitch Evans Mitchell Evans , is a motor racing driver from New Zealand who won the 2010 and 2011 Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand and was runner up in the 2010 Australian Drivers' Championship despite missing three races...	67	75	60	75	75	60	75	67	75	67	67	75	Ret	75	60	973
2	Nick Cassidy	36	67	39	49	67	54	60	60	60	30	45	39	75	49	75	805
3	Jamie McNee	45	33	30	28	45	75	49	75	45	26	42	28	45	67	42	675
4	Scott Pye Scott Pye Scott Robert Pye is an Australian racing driver. He won the 2010 British Formula Ford Championship.-Australia:...	75	54	49	60	54	42	30	36	54	60	54	60				628
5	Daniil Kvyat Daniil Kvyat Daniil Kvyat is a Russian auto racing driver. Currently he lives with family at Rome, Italy. He is fluent in four languages: English, Spanish, Italian, Russian.-Karting:Kvyat has been an active kart racer in Russia and Italy...	60	Ret	45	26	42	49	67	42	67	75	60	67				600
6	Alastair Wootten	30	42	42	39	36	45	39	33	42	42	22	Ret	60	45	67	584
7	Ivan Lukashevich Ivan Lukashevich Ivan Lukashevich is a Russian racing driver. He is part of the Marussia Motors driver development programme.-Karting:Lukashevich competed in karting from 2001 to 2005. In 2001 and 2002 he took the Mini Class title of the Moscow Karting Championship...	39	39	36	45	49	67	33	28	33	45	75	42				531
8	Damon Leitch	Ret	60	54	30	39	Ret	45	49	24	39	39	Ret	54	39	45	517
9	Alex Lynn Alex Lynn Alexander George Lynn is a British racing driver who lives in Essex.-Karting:Lynn began his racing career in karting at the age of eleven with Andy Cox Racing...	54	45	75	67	60	33	54	54	Ret	36	36	Ret				514
10	Nick Foster	49	36	Ret	42	33	Ret	Ret	26	26	49	24	49	67	60	49	510
11	Jordan Skinner	33	Ret	28	36	30	36	28	Ret	30	33	Ret	33	42	42	39	410
12	Mario Farnbacher	Ret	49	67	54	Ret	Ret	26	30	39	54	33	45				397
13	Josh Hill Josh Hill (Racing Driver) Joshua Hill, born 9 January 1991, is a British racing driver from Surrey, England. He is the son of 1996 Formula One world champion Damon Hill and the grandson of two-time Formula One world champion Graham Hill.Hill is in his third year of racing...	Ret	28	33	Ret	26	39	36	39	36	28	49	54				368
14	Kotaro Sakurai	42	30	26	33	28	Ret	24	24	28	24	30	36				325
15	Earl Bamber Earl Bamber Earl Anderson Bamber is a motor racing driver and commentator from New Zealand.-Career:Bamber is a young rookie driver with a reputation for suffering from bouts of red mist but has demonstrated race driving talent when progressing through karts and minor single seater series, and in 2008 was...							42	45	49	Ret	28	Ret				164
16	Jono Lester													49	54	54	157
17	Ken Smith										22	26	30				78
Pos	Driver	TER Teretonga Park Teretonga is a motor racing circuit situated south-west of Invercargill, New Zealand. It is home of the Southland Sports Car Club. The circuit was established in 1957 and said to be the southern most race track in the world...			TIM Timaru International Motor Raceway Timaru International Motor Raceway is a motor racing circuit situated about 10 minutes or outside of Timaru, New Zealand. The circuit is accessible from either the Main South Highway or Timaru-Pleasant Point Highway. It is often called Levels because of its previous name Levels Raceway...			HMP			MAN Manfeild Autocourse The Manfeild Autocourse was built by the in 1973 as a purpose built course. In 1990 extra land was acquired and the circuit extension built, bringing Manfeild up to international standards...			TAU Taupo Motorsport Park Taupo Motorsport Park is a motorsports circuit located in Broadlands Road, Taupo, New Zealand. It is owned and operated by MIT Development Ltd....			Points

External links

Official website of the Toyota Racing Series

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