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Exciting Aussie Young Gun Mathew Basso All Set For NZ Campaign

Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 2:12 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

This year’s championship is packed with high quality talent and Mathew knows how hard it is to perform well in it, let alone to win races and challenge for the title. More >>

GR Cup Race Winner Romeo Nasr To Make NZ Debut

Monday, 9 November 2026, 2:12 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Romeo hasn’t raced GR86s in New Zealand but certainly made his mark during the GR Cup season in Australia, winning his first race at the Bathurst 1000 weekend and taking a string of other solid results for 15th overall in the final points. More >>

Hard Lessons Set McGill Up For GR86 Title Challenge

Friday, 6 November 2026, 2:14 pm | Toyota New Zealand

The hard lessons of his first Bridgestone GR86 Championship last season might just end up being the key to a title-challenging campaign this coming season for 18-year-old Lucas McGill. More >>

Rookie And Overall Goals For Scoles In Bridgestone GR86

Thursday, 5 November 2026, 11:53 am | Toyota New Zealand

Nieko was hugely impressive and was in the hunt for the title until the last couple of laps of the final race of the season ultimately losing out to winner – and GR86 rival Taylor Mitchell. More >>

Toyota Makes NZ Rallying History In Bay Of Plenty

Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 2:20 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand

The newly introduced one-make championship for the AWD GR Yaris will provide New Zealand’s rally drivers with a highly competitive and well-regulated platform as part of the New Zealand Rally Championship. More >>

F3 Race Winner Eyeing Successful NZ Campaign To Begin 2027

Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 8:26 am | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand

The 19-year-old – based in Cascais in Portugal - is focussed on fighting for the championship down under and setting his 2027 season – his second in FIA F3 with Rodin Motorsport - on a winning path. More >>

Zeltwanger All Set To Impress On Bathurst’s Big Stage

Friday, 9 October 2026, 12:00 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Bridgestone GR86 Championship Rookie of the Year for the 2025-2026 season Lee Zeltwanger is all set to impress when he takes to the track for the first race later this morning at one of the Toyota 86’s highest profile race weekends worldwide. More >>

McCormack Targeting Trans-Tasman Success At Home

Thursday, 8 October 2026, 7:45 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Kiwi racer Toby McCormack is targeting podiums and a trip to Macau as the top driver in the Tasman region for his first campaign in the 2027 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy. More >>

Full Grid Of 22 Cars All Set For 2027 NZ Campaign

Thursday, 8 October 2026, 9:26 am | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Subject to final inking of a handful of remaining contracts, teams will field up and coming single seater drivers from all motorsport corners of the world. More >>

Eye Catching Boswell Confirmed For Main Game Campaign

Wednesday, 7 October 2026, 1:07 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Riley Boswell is aiming to convert an eye-catching debut campaign over the winter into a successful first campaign in this coming season’s Bridgestone GR86 Championship. More >>

Grammer Leaving No Stone Unturned Ahead Of Full GR86 Season

Monday, 5 October 2026, 12:34 pm | Toyota New Zealand

Grammer was a force during the Toyota 86 Trophy Series – showing prodigious race pace more often than not & taking several race wins. It is all part of a structured programme that if successful will see Nathan on the world stage within a few years. More >>

Allen Aiming For Title In Bridgestone GR86 Championship Swansong

Tuesday, 29 September 2026, 1:08 pm | Toyota New Zealand

Justin Allen – race winner and title contender in past seasons – will start his ninth and he says last season in the Bridgestone GR86 Championship aiming for wins at every round. More >>

Blincoe Makes Mark In Australia

Wednesday, 23 September 2026, 4:46 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Thirteenth fastest in that session, the dup then went 12th in the second practice session, seventh in the first qualifying session with Frougas and then a super impressive fifth in the second qualifying session for Blincoe. More >>

Taylor’s Dream Run To Continue In Bridgestone GR86 Championship?

Monday, 21 September 2026, 12:52 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand

A strong season looks odds-on for Taylor Mitchell, and he is hoping he can do enough to maintain what has been a stand-out run on the track. More >>

Successful Test Sets Up Blincoe For Big GT4 Weekend

Thursday, 17 September 2026, 2:26 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Zach takes the wheel this weekend alongside Danel Frougas in the local Sydney-based GWR Australia team for his prize-winning cameo at Sydney Motorsport Park. More >>

Five Round Championship Plus Supercars Weekend For GR86 Season

Monday, 7 September 2026, 11:12 am | Toyota New Zealand

GAZOO Racing New Zealand has revealed details of its 2026-2027 Bridgestone GR86 Championship, and the five round season looks set to be another highly competitive one bristling with the sport’s top young NZ talent. More >>

GAZOO Racing Gives Kiwi Performance Drivers A Place To Belong

Friday, 28 August 2026, 10:52 am | Toyota New Zealand

Changing from Toyota GAZOO Racing to GAZOO Racing, the move signals the beginning of a new chapter for Kiwi drivers competing in grassroots motorsport, tackling a weekend track day or simply enjoying a great road. More >>

Ryan Wood Named As New Zealand’s First-ever GAZOO Racing Brand Guardian

Friday, 21 August 2026, 12:38 pm | Toyota New Zealand

Ryan Wood says his new role is about creating a stronger community for performance enthusiasts, is a natural extension of the values that have shaped his career, and is a chance to share his story with others who love driving as much as he does. More >>

Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Gen2 Racer Revealed

Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 6:25 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand

The next generation Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Trophy car – the GRF-70 – has been officially unveiled at GAZOO Racing New Zealand’s headquarters at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. More >>

Scoles Takes Victory And Sets Up Big Trophy Series Finish

Sunday, 2 August 2026, 2:28 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand

Invercargill’s Nieko Scoles took his third – and most important – victory in the 2026 Toyota 86 Trophy Series at Manfeild - Circuit Chris Amon this morning – and set up a dramatic showdown for the final race of the season later today. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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