The 2010 Toyota Racing Series was the sixth running of the Toyota Racing Series. The Toyota Racing Series is New Zealand's premier open-wheeler motorsport category. The Series included races for every major trophy in New Zealand circuit racing including the New Zealand Motor Cup and the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy. The cars were also the category for the 2010 New Zealand Grand Prix, which was held as the third race of the Manfeild Autocourse round.
Teenager Mitch Evans claimed the title by just three points ahead of Earl Bamber, who won six races during the Series.[1] Evans also claimed the International Trophy which consisted of the first four rounds of the championship.[2]
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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Giles Motorsport | 4 | Mitch Evans[3] | All |
9 | Daniel Jilesen[3] | All | |
20 | Sten Pentus[3] | 1–4 | |
28 | Lucas Foresti[3] | 1–4 | |
Knight Motorsport | 6 | Andy Knight[4] | 3 |
Sam MacNeill Motorsport | Sam MacNeill[5] | 4–5 | |
Triple X Motorsport | Chris Wootton[6] | 1 | |
7 | Earl Bamber[6] | All | |
41 | Stefan Webling[6] | All | |
Neale Motorsport | 8 | Jamie McNee[3] | All |
Ken Smith Motorsport | 11 | Ken Smith[3] | 3–4 |
ETEC Motorsport | 47 | Nathan Morcom[3] | 1–2 |
Richie Stanaway[4] | 3–4 | ||
48 | Andrew Waite[3] | All | |
Dart International | 69 | Alastair Wootten[3] | All |
Round | Date | Location | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
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1 | R1 | 16 January | Teretonga Park | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | Giles Motorsport |
R2 | 17 January | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | Sten Pentus | Giles Motorsport | ||
R3 | Sten Pentus | Lucas Foresti | Giles Motorsport | ||||
2 | R1 | 23 January | Timaru International Motor Raceway | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | Mitch Evans | Giles Motorsport |
R2 | 24 January | Mitch Evans | Earl Bamber | Earl Bamber | Triple X Motorsport | ||
R3 | Lucas Foresti | Earl Bamber | Triple X Motorsport | ||||
3 | R1 | 6 February | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park | Mitch Evans | Richie Stanaway | Mitch Evans | Giles Motorsport |
R2 | 7 February | Mitch Evans | Andrew Waite | ETEC Motorsport | |||
R3 | Mitch Evans | Richie Stanaway | Sten Pentus | Giles Motorsport | |||
4 | R1 | 13 February | Manfeild Autocourse | Mitch Evans | Earl Bamber | Richie Stanaway | ETEC Motorsport |
R2 | 14 February | Sten Pentus | Andrew Waite | ETEC Motorsport | |||
R3 | Mitch Evans | Sten Pentus | Earl Bamber | Triple X Motorsport | |||
5 | R1 | 20 March | Taupo Motorsport Park | Earl Bamber | Mitch Evans | Earl Bamber | Triple X Motorsport |
R2 | 21 March | Earl Bamber | Earl Bamber | Triple X Motorsport | |||
R3 | Earl Bamber | Earl Bamber | Earl Bamber | Triple X Motorsport |
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