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The Toyota Racing Series is New Zealand's premier "open-wheeler" motorsport category. The series includes races for every major trophy in New Zealand circuit racing including the New Zealand Motor Cup and the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy. The cars are also the category for the New Zealand Grand Prix - one of only two races in the world with FIA approval to use the Grand Prix nomenclature outside Formula One.
The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2005 Toyota Racing Series. All teams used Tatuus TT104ZZ chassis with Toyota engine.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auto Motion | 5 |  Walter Grubmuller | 1–3 |
 Andrew Higgins | 4–6 | ||
| 40 | Mark Munro | 1–5 | |
| Motorsport Talent | 7 | Ben Harford | All |
| Oakley Estates | 8 | Kim Crocker | All |
| Karcher Racing | 9 | Matthew Hamilton | All |
| 10 | Fiona Hamilton | All | |
| Ken Smith Racing | 11 | Ken Smith | All |
| Wynn's Racing | 20 | Wade Cunningham | 1–4, 6 |
| Chris Pither Motorsport | 22 | Chris Pither | All |
| EPR | 26 | Tim Edgell | All |
| GVI | 28 | Brendon Hartley | All |
| Brent Collins Motorsport | 44 | Brent Collins | All |
| International Motorsport | 47 | Daniel Gaunt | All |
| Victory Motor Racing | 50 | James Cressey | All |
| Spurdle Motorsport | 76 | Duane Spurdle | All |
| Ben Crighton Racing | 87 | Ben Crighton | All |
| Knight Motorsport | 97 | Andy Knight | All |
| Rnd | Venue | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Timaru International Motor Raceway (Timaru, Canterbury) | 8–9 January | Brent Collins | Brent Collins | Brendon Hartley | GVI |
| R2 | Brent Collins | Brent Collins | Brent Collins Motorsport | ||||
| R3 | Andy Knight | James Cressey | Victory Motor Racing | ||||
| 2 | R1 | Teretonga Park (Invercargill, Southland) | 15–16 January | Wade Cunningham | Wade Cunningham | Wade Cunningham | Wynn's Racing |
| R2 | Brent Collins | Brent Collins | Brent Collins Motorsport | ||||
| R3 | Brent Collins | Wade Cunningham | Wynn's Racing | ||||
| 3 | R1 | Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park (Christchurch, Canterbury) | 22–23 January | Ben Harford | Matthew Hamilton | Matthew Hamilton | Karcher Racing |
| R2 | Matthew Hamilton | Matthew Hamilton | Karcher Racing | ||||
| R3 | Brent Collins | Brent Collins | Brent Collins Motorsport | ||||
| 4 | R1 | Manfeild Autocourse (Feilding, Manawatū District) | 19–20 February | Brendon Hartley | Brendon Hartley | Brendon Hartley | GVI |
| R2 | Brendon Hartley | Brendon Hartley | GVI | ||||
| R3 | Wade Cunningham | Brent Collins | Brent Collins Motorsport | ||||
| 5 | R1 | Manfeild Autocourse (Feilding, Manawatū District) | 2–3 April | Andy Knight | Ben Harford | Andy Knight | Knight Motorsport |
| R2 | Daniel Gaunt | Andy Knight | Knight Motorsport | ||||
| R3 | Ben Harford | Ben Harford | Motorsport Talent | ||||
| 6 | R1 | Pukekohe Park Raceway (Pukekohe, Auckland Region) | 16–17 April | Daniel Gaunt | Daniel Gaunt | Andy Knight | Knight Motorsport |
| R2 | Wade Cunningham | Daniel Gaunt | International Motorsport | ||||
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