Toyota Finance 86 Championship

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Toyota Finance 86 Championship
Category One-make racing by Toyota
Country New Zealand
Inaugural season2013
Constructors Toyota
Tyre suppliers Hankook
Drivers' champion Flag of New Zealand.svg Peter Vodanovich
Official website Official website
Motorsport current event.svg 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]

Contents

Points system

2013–
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th26th27th28th29th30th
Points756760544945423936333028262422201816141210987654321

Champions

SeasonChampion
2013–14 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jamie McNee
2014–15 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tom Alexander
2015–16 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ash Blewett
2016–17 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan Yardley
2017–18 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jack Milligan
2018–19 Flag of New Zealand.svg Callum Hedge
2019–20 Flag of New Zealand.svg Peter Vodanovich

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References

  1. "The Car". Toyota Racing Series . Toyota Racing Management. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.