Category | One-make racing by Toyota |
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Country | New Zealand |
Inaugural season | 2013 |
Constructors | Toyota |
Tyre suppliers | Hankook |
Drivers' champion | Peter Vodanovich |
Official website | Official website |
Current season |
The Toyota Finance 86 Championship is a one-make sports car racing series by Toyota based in New Zealand. Toyota Finance 86 Championship cars are based on the Toyota 86 (TR86). [1]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th |
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Points | 75 | 67 | 60 | 54 | 49 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Season | Champion |
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2013–14 | Jamie McNee |
2014–15 | Tom Alexander |
2015–16 | Ash Blewett |
2016–17 | Ryan Yardley |
2017–18 | Jack Milligan |
2018–19 | Callum Hedge |
2019–20 | Peter Vodanovich |
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