2023 Toyota Racing Series

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The 2023 Castrol Toyota Racing Series is planned to be the eighteenth running of the Toyota Racing Series, the premier open-wheel motorsport category held in New Zealand. It is scheduled to start in January of 2023.

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Entry list

All drivers are scheduled to compete with identical Tatuus FT-60 chassis cars powered by 2.0L turbocharged Toyota engines. After the 2021 season was run without any officially recognized teams, a planned return to a team-based format was announced. [1]

TeamNo.DriverRounds
Kiwi Motorsport5 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Fecury [2] TBC
M2 Competition 17 Flag of New Zealand.svg Callum Hedge [3] TBC
77 Flag of the United States.svg David Morales [4] TBC
101 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryder Quinn [5] TBC
Giles Motorsport66 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Shehan [6] TBC
88 Flag of the United States.svg Chloe Chambers [7] TBC

Race calendar

Two years in a row, the championship was heavily influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic: the 2021 season had a heavily shortened calendar compared to previous seasons and the 2022 season was cancelled entirely. [10] [11]

As New Zealand's border restrictions are set to be eased in late 2022, the 2023 season will see the return of a pre-pandemic calendar, with rounds on both the North and the South Island. [12] On 30 May 2022, a five-round calendar was announced. [13] The round at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park was later confirmed to become the 67th running of the New Zealand Grand Prix. [14]

RoundCircuitDate
1 Highlands Motorsport Park
(Cromwell, Otago)
13–15 January
2 Teretonga Park Raceway
(Invercargill, Southland)
20–22 January
3 Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon
(Feilding, Manawatu District)
27–29 January
4 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park
(Hampton Downs, North Waikato)
3–5 February
5 Taupo International Motorsport Park
(Taupō, Waikato)
10–12 February

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