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All drivers compete with identical Tatuus FT-60 chassis cars powered by 2.0L turbocharged Toyota engines running on 100% fossil-free fuel. [1] [2]
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The 2025 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship is the third season of the Formula Regional Oceania Championship, and the twentieth running of the premier open-wheel motorsport category formerly known as the Toyota Racing Series It is held in New Zealand over five consecutive weekends in January and February 2025.
The highest placed Australian or Kiwi driver after the first two rounds was awarded the Tasman Cup. In 2025, mtec Motorsport driver Zack Scoular took that title.
All drivers compete with identical Tatuus FT-60 chassis cars powered by 2.0L turbocharged Toyota engines running on 100% fossil-free fuel. [1] [2]
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The 2025 race calendar was announced in July of 2024. [22] The championship again consists of five weekends. Highlands Motorsport Park was intended to leave the calendar and be replaced by Teretonga Park, which returned after a one-year absence. However, on 2 September 2024, it was announced that the 69th running of the New Zealand Grand Prix would be held in Highlands Motorsport Park instead of Euromarque Motorsport Park, so the latter will leave the calendar instead. [23]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Support bill | Map of circuit locations | |
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| 1 | R1 | Taupo International Motorsport Park (Taupō, Waikato) | 11 January | Taupo Historic Grand Prix Formula Atlantic NZ Historic Historic Saloons, Sports and GTs F5000 Tasman Cup Revival | |
| R2 | 12 January | ||||
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| 2 | R1 | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park (Hampton Downs, North Waikato) | 18 January | Toyota GR86 Championship Super V8 Series GT New Zealand Championship TA2 New Zealand | |
| R2 | 19 January | ||||
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| 3 | R1 | Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon (Feilding, Manawatū District) | 25 January | NextGen NZ Championship Manfeild International GT Racing New Zealand | |
| R2 | 26 January | ||||
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| 4 | R1 | Teretonga Park (Invercargill, Southland District) | 1 February | Toyota GR86 Championship GT New Zealand Championship Mazda Racing Series NZ Championship Pirelli Porsche Race Series | |
| R2 | 2 February | ||||
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| 5 | R1 | Highlands Motorsport Park (Cromwell, Otago) | 8 February | New Zealand Grand Prix Toyota GR86 Championship GT New Zealand Championship Mazda Racing Series NZ Championship | |
| R2 | 9 February | ||||
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| Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
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| 1 | R1 | Taupo International Motorsport Park |  Zack Scoular | Zack Scoular | Zack Scoular | mtec Motorsport |
| R2 |  Michael Shin |  Matías Zagazeta | M2 Competition | |||
| R3 |  Arvid Lindblad |  Will Brown | Arvid Lindblad | M2 Competition | ||
| 2 | R1 | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park | Arvid Lindblad |  Josh Pierson | Arvid Lindblad | M2 Competition |
| R2 | Arvid Lindblad | Sebastian Manson | M2 Competition | |||
| R3 | Arvid Lindblad | Arvid Lindblad | Arvid Lindblad | M2 Competition | ||
| 3 | R1 | Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon | Arvid Lindblad | Arvid Lindblad | Arvid Lindblad | M2 Competition |
| R2 | Zack Scoular | Zack Scoular | mtec Motorsport | |||
| R3 | Arvid Lindblad | Arvid Lindblad | Arvid Lindblad | M2 Competition | ||
| 4 | R1 | Teretonga Park | Arvid Lindblad | Arvid Lindblad | Matías Zagazeta | M2 Competition |
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| 5 | R1 | Highlands Motorsport Park | ||||
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No points are awarded for pole position or fastest lap.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
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| Points | 35 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
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| Points | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † — Did not finish, but classified
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Each team counts its two best results of every race.
| Pos. | Team | TAU | HMP | MAN | TER | HIG | Points | ||||||||||
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| R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
| 1 | M2 Competition | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 533 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | mtec motorsport | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 439 | |||||
| 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||
| 3 | Giles Motorsport | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 259 | |||||
| 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 10 | ||||||||
| 4 | Kiwi Motorsport | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 142 | |||||
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 13 | ||||||||
| Pos. | Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Points |
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