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In-Form Townshend Confident About Bridgestone GR86 Season Ahead
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 3:23 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Townshend scored his first podium in the highly competitive championship last season at Hampton Downs and during the winter scored his first race victories in a Toyota 86, in the Trophy series for older model cars. More >>
Current Generation Of Toyota GR Supra To Be Discontinued In New Zealand
Monday, 29 September 2025, 3:39 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Since its launch in New Zealand in 2019, the GR Supra has delighted customers with a new take on its legendary rear-drive dynamics, turbocharged performance and eye-catching design, helping to elevate the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing profile locally. More >>
Young Gun Giddy Aiming To Add Consistency To Speed
Monday, 29 September 2025, 12:04 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
A strong season beckons for the 14 year old – who will remain the youngest racer in the highly competitive national competition. More >>
Jones Back In Final Five In TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRC Challenge Program
Saturday, 27 September 2025, 1:40 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Kiwi rally star Zeal Jones is once again aiming to secure a place in Toyota’s world rally programme as a stepping stone to becoming one of the top-level competitors in the FIA World Rally Championship. More >>
Hunter Pursuing Big Season In Bridgestone GR86 Championship
Friday, 26 September 2025, 12:39 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Christchurch racer Simon Hunter has been putting in the hard yards on and off-track as he aims to make a major step forward in the highly competitive Bridgestone GR86 Championship. More >>
Dates For Second Toyota 86 Trophy Series Confirmed
Thursday, 25 September 2025, 11:28 am | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Following last season’s successful introduction to the New Zealand motorsport calendar, the 2026 series will once again be held over four rounds. More >>
Broughan Focused On Big Step Forward In Bridgestone GR86
Tuesday, 9 September 2025, 4:24 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
The Marlborough Boys College student will remain with Mackenzie Motorsport for his second season in New Zealand’s top one make one model championship. More >>
Blincoe Wants The Top Step – And More
Monday, 1 September 2025, 4:06 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Zach Blincoe – who showed tremendous pace on occasion during his first season in the Bridgestone GR86 Championship – is returning for a second season and is another rising young star aiming to mount a title challenge. More >>
Hill Out For Wins And Podiums In Second Season
Wednesday, 27 August 2025, 4:11 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Cameron Hill will return for season two with Right Karts by M2 Competition. (Photo/Bruce Jenkins) Eighteen-year-old race winner Cameron Hill will return for a second season in the Bridgestone GR86 Championship and is targeting regular podium finishes as ... More >>
Allen Revved Up For Season Number Eight
Monday, 25 August 2025, 5:10 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Feilding’s Justin Allen – the most experienced Toyota 86 racing driver in New Zealand – is raring to go for what will be his eighth season in the super competitive championship. More >>
Templeton Eyes Rookie Title In Bridgestone GR86 Championship
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 4:07 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Seventeen year old Templeton stayed within rookie rules taking part in just two rounds of the championship last season at Hampton Downs and Taupo and has the same new car for this season’s full rookie campaign. More >>
White Confirmed And Aiming At Title Challenge
Monday, 18 August 2025, 2:11 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Chris White is the first of the 2025-2026 Bridgestone GR86 Championship hot favourites to confirm details of his campaign More >>
Registrations Open For Bridgestone GR86 Championship
Wednesday, 6 August 2025, 3:09 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Interest in the next edition of the championship is at an unprecedented level – with drivers from the inaugural Toyota 86 Trophy Series, rookies and regulars from last season and a healthy amount of new and upcoming driving talent all looking to ... More >>
Hitech Confirm Team For New Zealand
Tuesday, 29 July 2025, 5:07 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Hitech’s first full campaign was a three-car entry in the 2016 FIA Formula 3 European championship, and they have since expanded into FIA Formula 2, FIA Formula 3, GB3, British Formula 4, Formula Winter Series and F1 Academy. More >>
Townshend Wins But Trophy Series Prize Goes To Zeltwanger
Monday, 28 July 2025, 9:47 am | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
The Massey racer – who won with new team Skunkworks Motorsport - can now look forward to a full season in TOYOTA GAZOO Racing NZ’s ‘main game’, the 2025-26 Bridgestone GR86 Championship. More >>
Zeltwanger Poised For Title – But All To Play For In Double Points Finale
Sunday, 27 July 2025, 3:18 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
A great start from the outside of the front row netted Lee Zeltwanger another race victory in the Toyota 86 Trophy Series earlier on Sunday – leaving him with one hand on the inaugural title and just one race to go. More >>
Zeltwanger Two Races Away From Glory
Friday, 25 July 2025, 2:13 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Zeltwanger has been the revelation of the four round winter series, not only matching the pace of more senior Bridgestone GR86 Championship runners Harry Townshend and Ajay Giddy, but leading the points battle for series honours overall with just two ... More >>
Jones And Thomson Focus On Securing First Win In Japan
Thursday, 24 July 2025, 3:12 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Jones and Thomson remain second in the points but now trail leaders Otake Nao and Hashimoto Misaki by 73 points. Mathematically it’s is still possible to take the title, but Zeal is focussing on producing three more solid results from the final ... More >>
Top US Team HMD Motorsports Confirmed For Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Trophy
Thursday, 10 July 2025, 7:30 am | Toyota New Zealand
HMD has campaigned in Indy Lights and INDY NXT since its inception in 2019, and also an alliance in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES from 2022 to 2023, and in the Formula Regional Americas championship in 2020. More >>
Zeltwanger Shows His Racing Prowess At Manfeild
Sunday, 6 July 2025, 8:04 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Lee Zeltwanger increased his grip on the inaugural Toyota 86 Trophy Series today with a second win of the weekend in the final race of three at Manfeild – Circuit Chris Amon. More >>
