M2 Competition (team)

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Flag of New Zealand.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg M2 Competition
M2 Competition.jpg
Founded2010
Founder(s)Jonathan Moury
Mark Pilcher
Team principal(s)Elise Moury (co-owner)
Jonathan Moury (co-owner)
Mark Pilcher(co-owner)
Current series Formula Regional Oceania Championship
Former series Formula Renault Eurocup
F4 Spanish Championship
Toyota Finance 86 Championship
British GT Championship
Current drivers Flag of Austria.svg Charlie Wurz
Flag of New Zealand.svg Callum Hedge
Flag of New Zealand.svg Liam Sceats
Flag of the United States.svg David Morales
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryder Quinn
Drivers'
Championships
Toyota Racing Series:
2013: Nick Cassidy
2015: Lance Stroll
2016: Lando Norris
2018: Robert Shwartzman
2019: Liam Lawson
2020: Igor Fraga
2021: Matthew Payne
2023: Charlie Wurz
Website m2-automotive.com

M2 Competition are a motorsport team based in New Zealand and Belgium.

Contents

History

Founded in 2010, M2 Competition began partaking in the New Zealand-based single-seater championship the Castrol Toyota Racing Series in 2010, with Ivan Lukashevich taking the team's first win at Manfield. The following year, the team achieved their second victory and first pole position from Jordan King at Taupo. [1] In 2013, the team saw their first champion crowned with Nick Cassidy claiming his second successive title. [2] Since then, the team has taken Lance Stroll, Lando Norris, Robert Shwartzman and Liam Lawson to the TRS title as well as fielding the likes of Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn, Raffaele Marciello, Marcus Armstrong and Richard Verschoor.

In November 2018, it was announced M2 would expand into Europe by competing in the 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup championship under a Belgian license. [3]

Current series results

Toyota Racing Series / Formula Regional Oceania Championship

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF.L.PodiumsPointsD.C.
2011 Tatuus-Toyota Flag of Russia.svg Ivan Lukashevich 1210025317th
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Skinner15000041011th
Flag of Japan.svg Kotaro Sakurai 12000032514th
Flag of New Zealand.svg Earl Bamber 6000016415th
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ken Smith 300007817th
2012 Tatuus-Toyota Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan King 1511045915th
Flag of France.svg Nathanaël Berthon 1500005557th
Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello 1510025359th
Flag of Thailand.svg Tanart Sathienthirakul 15000038314th
Flag of India.svg Sheban Siddiqi15000021220th
2013 Tatuus-Toyota Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick Cassidy 15106109151st
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lynn 1533298032nd
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Steijn Schothorst 1510157544th
Flag of Norway.svg Dennis Olsen 15000041013th
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Spike Goddard 15000026217th
Flag of Ireland.svg Ryan Cullen 6000012220th
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pieter Schothorst300006721st
2014 Tatuus-Toyota Flag of the Netherlands.svg Steijn Schothorst 1521156304th
Flag of Russia.svg Egor Orudzhev 1531185956th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Levin Amweg15000040911th
Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Lima15000040512th
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macauley Jones 15000034018th
Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Piquet 9000014023rd
2015 Tatuus FT-50-Toyota Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll 15401109061st
Flag of France.svg Brandon Maïsano 1554587982nd
Flag of India.svg Arjun Maini 1524257504th
Flag of Ireland.svg Charlie Eastwood 1500125357th
Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Kristensen15000050211th
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jamie Conroy15100144615th
2016 Tatuus FT-50-Toyota Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris 15685119241st
Flag of India.svg Jehan Daruvala 1531367892nd
Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Piquet 1521377105th
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guanyu Zhou 1510146856th
Flag of Russia.svg Artem Markelov 1500055888th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kami Laliberté15000038613th
2017 Tatuus FT-50-Toyota Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Piquet 1530088502nd
Flag of New Zealand.svg Marcus Armstrong 1531087924th
Flag of India.svg Jehan Daruvala 1525297815th
Flag of Austria.svg Ferdinand Habsburg 1500025528th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kami Laliberté15000049810th
Flag of France.svg Jean Baptiste Simmenauer 15000024819th
2018 Tatuus FT-50-Toyota Flag of Russia.svg Robert Shwartzman 1513299161st
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Verschoor 15644129112nd
Flag of New Zealand.svg Marcus Armstrong 15211109013rd
Flag of the United States.svg Juan Manuel Correa 1521237564th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Pull 1500036926th
2019 Tatuus FT-50-Toyota Flag of New Zealand.svg Liam Lawson 15545113561st
Flag of New Zealand.svg Marcus Armstrong 15525103462nd
Flag of Austria.svg Lucas Auer 1513172703rd
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Esteban Muth 1510032635th
Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Das 1510222057th
Flag of Russia.svg Artem Petrov 1510131819th
2020 Tatuus FT-60-Toyota Flag of Brazil.svg Igor Fraga 1543393621st
Flag of New Zealand.svg Liam Lawson 15537103562nd
Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Tsunoda 1510032574th
Flag of Israel.svg Ido Cohen 1500001649th
Flag of France.svg Émilien Denner1310017215th
Flag of Angola.svg Rui Andrade 1500007016th
2021 Tatuus FT-60-Toyota Flag of New Zealand.svg Matthew Payne 956592871st
Flag of New Zealand.svg Kaleb Ngatoa 901032292nd
Flag of New Zealand.svg Billy Frazer 910032013rd
Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Vlok900001496th
Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen 331331057th
Flag of New Zealand.svg Josh Bethune300002314th
2023 Tatuus FT-60-Toyota Flag of Austria.svg Charlie Wurz 1544173431st
Flag of New Zealand.svg Callum Hedge 1534393292nd
Flag of New Zealand.svg Liam Sceats1500132454th
Flag of the United States.svg David Morales 1510122006th
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryder Quinn1500021997th
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens van Hoepen 6121515411th
2024 Tatuus FT-60-Toyota Flag of Poland.svg Roman Bilinski 15655123851st
Flag of New Zealand.svg Liam Sceats1532483422nd
Flag of South Korea.svg Michael Shin 1510152454th
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Gerrard Xie 1411022066th
Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Lacorte 9101213010th
Flag of the United States.svg Bryce Aron 610119915th
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryder Quinn300003021st

Former series results

Formula Renault Eurocup

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF.L.PodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2019 Tatuus F3 T-318 Flag of India.svg Kush Maini 140001746th5th
Flag of the United States.svg Yves Baltas60000319th
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Esteban Muth 20000025th
Flag of Germany.svg Lucas Alecco Roy80000220th
Flag of South Africa.svg Callan O'Keeffe 20000117th
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patrick Schott40000022nd
2020 Tatuus F3 T-318 Flag of Russia.svg Michael Belov 1000004013th8th

F4 Spanish Championship

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2020 Tatuus F4-T014 Flag of France.svg Émilien Denner30000028thNC

Toyota Finance 86 Championship

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsD.C.
2017-18 Toyota 86 Flag of New Zealand.svg Peter Vodanovich 900014229th
2018-19 Toyota 86 Flag of New Zealand.svg Connor Davison18000054112th
2019-20 Toyota 86 Flag of New Zealand.svg Connor Davison9000024615th
Flag of New Zealand.svg Campbell Stewart1200025675th

British GT Championship

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2019 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Quinn
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner
100000NCNC

Timeline

Current series
Formula Regional Oceania Championship 2011–2021, 2023–present
Formula 4 Australian Championship 2024–present
Former series
Toyota Finance 86 Championship 2017–2020
British GT Championship 2019
Formula Renault Eurocup 2019–2020
F4 Spanish Championship 2020

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