2016 Toyota Racing Series – Points After 12 of 15 Races

Points After 4 of 5 Meetings 1st, Lando Norris*, 735 points 2nd, Pedro Piquet, 649 points 3rd, Guan Yu Zhou*, 634 points 4th, Jehan Daruvala, 626 points 5th, Brendon Leitch, 597 points 6th, Ferdinand Habsburg, 550 points 7th, Artem Markelov, 493 points 8th, James Munro, 455 points 9th, Taylor Cockerton*, 406 points 10th, Devlin DeFrancesco*,…

2016 Toyota Racing Series – Taupo, Race 3, Denny Hulme Trophy to Norris

Race Norris With One Hand on the Title Pint sized, 16 year old English teenager Lando Norris, has his sights set on the Toyota Racing Series which finishes with the New Zealand Grand Prix at Manfeild next Sunday after winning the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy at Taupo this (Sunday) afternoon. Norris, who was never troubled…

2016 Toyota Racing Series – Taupo, Qualifying, Pole to Norris

Qualifying – Norris On Top Again Lando Norris was fastest in both qualifying sessions for the Toyota Racing Series at Taupo this morning despite red flags and the best efforts of his rivals, which will go a long way towards helping him cement his hold on the series lead at this, the 4th race weekend…

2016 Toyota Racing Series – Laliberté Goes to School at the Race Track

Laliberté Goes to School at the Race Track International motor racing drivers competing in the Toyota Racing Series do not just arrive here with their helmet and racing overalls. The majority have come to New Zealand for the five consecutive weekends of racing with at least one support person to enhance their performance on the…

2016 Toyota Racing Series – Taupo, Testing Day 2, Habsburg All the Way

Day 2, Test Session 1 1st – No. 62, Ferdinand Habsburg, AUT, Giles Motorsport, 1:23.171 2nd – No. 10, Artem Markelov, RUS, M2 Competition, 1:23.226 3rd – No. 31, Lando Norris*, GBR, M2 Competition, 1:23.229 4th – No. 33, Guan Yu Zhou*, CHN, M2 Competition, 1:23.379 5th – No. 5, Pedro Piquet, BRA, M2 Competition,…

2016 Toyota Racing Series – Round 4, Schedule

2016 Toyota Racing Series – Round 4, Schedule The Toyota Racing Series continues at the Taupo this weekend February 6th/7th. The top seven on the points table are closely matched, with the top Kiwi driver Brendon Leitch fifth overall and just 14 points away from second. He has already had two second places in races…

2016 Toyota Racing Series – Svetlana is Breaking the Mould

Svetlana is Breaking the Mould For the last two years Svetlana Strelnikova has celebrated her birthday in an oyster restaurant at Bluff. Strelnikova is in a unique position in world motorsport as the Team Principal of Russian Time, which competes in the GP2 series, the curtain raiser to most of the European rounds of the…

2016 Toyota Racing Series – Points After Round 3, Norris Keeps Control

Points After Race 9 of 15 1st, Lando Norris*, 518 points 2nd, Pedro Piquet, 466 points 3rd, Jehan Daruvala, 463 points 4th, Guanyu Zhou*, 460 points 5th, Brendon Leitch, 452 points 6th, Ferdinand Habsburg/Artem Markelov, 423 points 8th, James Munro, 320 points 9th, Antoni Ptak, 303 points 10th, Taylor Cockerton*, 289 points 11th, Devlin DeFrancesco*,…