2017 Toyota Racing Series
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The 2017 Toyota Racing Series will be the thirteenth running of the Toyota Racing Series, the premier open-wheel motorsport category held in New Zealand. The series will consist of fifteen races at five meetings. It will begin on 14 January at Ruapuna Park in Christchurch, and will end on 12 February with the 62nd running of the New Zealand Grand Prix, at Manfeild Autocourse in Feilding. Lando Norris is the defending drivers champion, whilst M2 Competition are the defending teams champions.
Teams and drivers
A new team, MTEC Motorsport will debut this season.[1]
| Team | No | Driver | Status | Rounds |
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| M2 Competition | 5 |  Pedro Piquet |
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| 6 |  Jehan Daruvala |
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| 31 |  Lando Norris |
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| TBA |  Marcus Armstrong |
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| MTEC Motorsport | 11 | Taylor Cockerton[2] |
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| Victory Motor Racing | TBA |  Nikita Lastochkin |
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Race calendar and results
The calendar for the series was announced on 12 July 2016, and will be held over five successive weekends in January and February.[3]
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| 1 | R1 | 13 January | Ruapuna Park, Christchurch |  |
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| 2 | R1 | 21 January | Teretonga Park, Invercargill | |
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| 3 | R1 | 28 January | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, Waikato | |
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| 4 | R1 | 4 February | Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park, Taupo | |
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| 5 | R1 | 11 February | Circuit Chris Amon, Feilding | |
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| R2 | 12 February | |
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References
- ↑ "New Australasian team to challenge in Toyota Racing Series". Toyota New Zealand. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "Cockerton first entry for 2017 Toyota Racing Series". Toyota New Zealand. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ "Toyota Racing Series - prospects look good". Toyota New Zealand. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
External links
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