Toyota New Zealand - Latest News [Page 7]
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 >>
Zeltwanger Completes Dominant Day With Race Win
Saturday, 5 July 2025, 7:20 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Lee Zeltwanger completed an impressive day at Manfeild – Circuit Chris Amon with victory in the first race of the weekend at the penultimate round of the Toyota 86 Trophy Series. More >>
Close Racing Expected At Manfeild In Toyota 86 Trophy Series
Friday, 4 July 2025, 3:09 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
While championship leader Lee Zeltwanger dominated the three races of the first round, honours for the two races at the second round a fortnight ago were split between young Ajay Giddy and Harry Townshend. More >>
Format Changes Set To Rev Up Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Trophy
Monday, 30 June 2025, 7:34 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Further changes to the format of New Zealand’s premier single seater championship – the Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Trophy - have been confirmed this week by series organisers TOYOTA GAZOO Racing NZ. More >>
Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy Dates Confirmed
Wednesday, 25 June 2025, 6:23 pm | Toyota New Zealand
Dates for the new-look 2026 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy have been confirmed today. More >>
Season Two Dates Locked In For Bridgestone GR86 Championship
Wednesday, 25 June 2025, 5:06 pm | Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand
The season blasts off at the end of October with the first round at Hampton Downs before a break until the 9th – 11th January when its back to the North Waikato circuit, for its second weekend on the ‘long’ track. More >>
Townshend Resists The Pressure For First Win
Sunday, 22 June 2025, 5:22 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Harry Townshend resisted immense pressure from rivals to win the second race of Round 2 of the Toyota 86 Trophy Series at Taupo this afternoon. More >>
Giddy Storms To Race 1 Victory
Sunday, 22 June 2025, 2:09 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Ajay Giddy converted pole position to his first race win in a Toyota 86 this morning at the second round of the Toyota 86 Trophy Series at Taupo, but he didn’t have it all his own way. More >>
Giddy Fastest In Qualifying But Newcomer Sabo Impresses
Sunday, 22 June 2025, 1:20 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
Ajay Giddy will start from pole position for the first race of the second round of the Toyota 86 Trophy Series at Taupo today, but it’s newbie Antal Sabo who caught the eye with a superb front row starting spot on debut. More >>
Zeltwanger In Rivals’ Sights For Taupo
Friday, 20 June 2025, 2:14 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
On an impressive debut last month at Hampton Downs, Lee Zeltwanger clean swept the first round of the series with pole position, two race wins and the day’s fastest lap. Now it’s on to the 3.3km track in the South Waikato, notorious as being particularly ... More >>
FIA Backs Changes To Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy
Wednesday, 18 June 2025, 6:25 pm | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand
The newly-named 2026 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy could attract a record number of rising single seater stars thanks to a streamlining of the calendar to remove clashes with international testing. More >>