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2019 Toyota Racing Series
The 2019 Castrol Toyota Racing Series was the fifteenth running of the Toyota Racing Series, the premier open-wheel motorsport category held in New Zealand. The series consisted of fifteen races at five meetings. It began on 10 January at Highlands Motorsport Park, in Cromwell, and concluded on 10 February with the 64th running of the New Zealand Grand Prix, at Circuit Chris Amon in Feilding. The championship, as well as the 2019 New Zealand Grand Prix was won by rookie Liam Lawson; who became the first New Zealander to win the championship since Nick Cassidy in 2013. Champion Liam Lawson and runner-up Marcus Armstrong both took five wins apiece, whilst Cameron Das, FIA Formula 3 European Championship driver Lucas Auer, Esteban Muth, Brendon Leitch and Artem Petrov all had one race win each. Teams and drivers Race calendar The calendar for the series was announced on 19 June 2018, and will be held over five successive weekends in January and February. Races 2 and 3 of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyota Racing Series
The Formula Regional Oceania Championship is New Zealand's premier formula racing category. The series includes races for every major trophy in New Zealand circuit racing including the New Zealand Motor Cup and the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy. The cars are also the category for the New Zealand Grand Prix – one of only two races in the world with FIA approval to use the ''Grand Prix'' nomenclature outside Formula One. The series was formerly known as the Toyota Racing Series until 2023. Summary The Toyota Racing Series is an incubator and showcase for the next generation of New Zealand racing talent. The Series offers emerging drivers the chance to gain valuable experience with carbon-fibre composite chassis, aerodynamics and slick tyres. The Series has the full endorsement of Motorsport New Zealand, the sport's governing body. Until the beginning of 2017, the series was managed by Toyota Racing Management a company under the leadership of Barrie Thomlinson. Previously ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artem Petrov
Artem Sergeevich Petrov ( rus, Артём Сергеевич Петро́в, p=ɐrˈtɵm pʲɪˈtrof, born 14 January 2000) is a Russian racing driver who most recently competed in the 2021 Indy Pro 2000 Championship for Exclusive Autosport. Career Karting Born in Saint Petersburg, Petrov began his karting career since the early ages before entering Russian and Finnish championships in 2008. He became Russian champion in KF-Junior category in 2014 as well as won the Russian Cup. Petrov took part in CIK-FIA World Karting Championship in KF-Junior category where he became 6th in 2015. He also won the Vega International Winter Trophy, finished on podium in several international WSK races. Formula 4 In 2016, Petrov graduated to single-seaters. He competed in the 2016 Italian F4 Championship with DR Formula and had two podium finishes in overall rankings along with 7 rookie podiums. Petrov remained in the Italian Championship with DR Formula for 2017. He won two races at Monza and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorsport
Motorsport, motorsports or motor sport is a global term used to encompass the group of competitive sporting events which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles. The terminology can also be used to describe forms of competition of two-wheeled motorised vehicles under the banner of motorcycle racing, and includes off-road racing such as motocross. Four- (or more) wheeled motorsport competition is globally governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA); and the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) governs two-wheeled competition. Likewise, the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) governs powerboat racing while the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) governs air sports, including aeroplane racing. All vehicles that participate in motorsports must adhere to the regulations that are set out by the respective global governing body. History In 1894, a French newspaper organised a race from Paris to Rouen and back, starti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esteban Muth
Esteban Muth (born 30 October 2001) is a Belgian-German racing driver who currently drives for Walkenhorst Motorsport in Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. Career Muth made his motorsport debut in karting in 2010 and mainly competed in championships in Belgium and the Netherlands. In 2012, he won the Mini Parilla class of the Belgian Championship. In 2015, he started competing in international championships with a twelfth place in the KFJ class of the German ADAC Kart Masters. In 2016 and 2017, he competed in the OK Junior and OK classes respectively of both the European and World Karting Championships. In his senior year, he finished tenth in the world championship. In 2018, Muth switched to formula racing, making his debut in the French F4 Championship. He won two races at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and the Circuito Permanente de Jerez and also achieved podium finishes at the Circuit de Pau-Ville, Dijon-Prenois and Jerez. With 145.5 points, he finished seventh in the standing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M2 Competition (team)
M2 Competition are a motorsport team based in New Zealand and Belgium. 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. In 2013, the team saw their first champion crowned with Nick Cassidy claiming his second successive title. 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 The 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup is a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Smith (racing Driver)
Kenneth James Smith (born 11 August 1941) is a New Zealand motor racing driver, who won the New Zealand Grand Prix in 1976, 1990, and 2004. Smith first competed in motor racing in 1958, winning the New Zealand Hill Climb championship when he was 16. He progressed to single seater racing in 1962, first driving a Lola March T, Formula Junior car. Later he raced in Formula Ford, Formula 5000, Formula Pacific, Formula Mondial, and Toyota Racing Series among others Smith won the Gold Star Drivers Award in the 1975–1976, 1983–1984, 1984–1985, 1986–1987 and 1989–1990 seasons. In 2011 Smith won the Formula 5000 Revival championship for the third time. As well as his victories in New Zealand, Smith also won the Penang Grand Prix three times, the Selangor Grand Prix twice, and the Malaysian Grand Prix once. Honours and awards Smith was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1987 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to motorsport, and in 1995 was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dev Gore
Dev Gore (born 31 July 1997 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American professional racing driver competing in international motorsport. Background Gore started his racing career at the age of 18 years old. After an initial taste of karting in 2015, he entered the Florida Winter Tour and the Rotax Grand Nationals in the DD2 category. In 2016, he moved into US DD2 National and US Open DD2 and was crowned champion. Gore raced for Team USA at the Rotax Grand Finals. He is a graduate of Bertil Roos Racing School. In 2021 he will compete in the DTM for the Rosberg team. He calls his car "Toothless" based on one of the two main characters from the film trilogy How to Train Your Dragon. Career Gore was a participant in the MAXSpeed Driver Advancement Program in 2017 and made his debut in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship, part of the Mazda Road to Indy development program. Gore finished the 2017 Cooper Tires USF2000 in 13th place in the overall standings, among a total of 36 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Smith (racing Driver)
Thomas Smith (born 6 June 2002) is an Australian racing driver set to compete in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing. He previously raced with Douglas Motorsport in the GB3 Championship, having won one race and finishing 19th overall in the standings. Career New Zealand Formula Ford The first single-seater series in which Smith competed was the 2017–18 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship. He had a best finish of third place at Teretonga Park. F3 Asian Championship Smith's first year in the F3 Asian Championship was in 2019. Driving for Pinnacle Motorsport, Smith had a best finish of eighth place at the final race in Shanghai. This, along with five more points-scoring results, put him 12th in the championship. For the 2019–20 season, Smith joined Absolute Racing, teaming up with the inaugural W Series champion Jamie Chadwick and FIA F3 driver Devlin DeFrancesco. Smith ended the season in 10th place with 48 points, 218 points behind champion J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petr Ptáček
Petr Ptáček Jr. (born 16 October 2002) is a Czech racing driver who last competed for R-ace GP in the 2020 Formula Renault Eurocup. He was a member of the Sauber Junior Team The Sauber Academy – formerly known as the Sauber Junior Team – is an initiative by Sauber Motorsport to help nurture talent from karts through the feeder series ladder to promote them to their Formula One team. In November 2018, Sauber ... in 2020. Racing record Racing career summary † As Ptáček was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. Complete Italian F4 Championship results ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Complete F4 Spanish Championship results ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) † As Ptáček was a guest driver, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raoul Hyman
Raoul Joshua Hyman (born 12 May 1996) is a South African racing driver scheduled to compete in the Super Formula Championship for B-Max Racing. He is the 2022 Formula Regional Americas and 2018 F3 Asian Champion. Career Lower formulae Hyman made his car racing debut in 2013, competing in the BRDC Formula 4 Championship with HHC Motorsport. He finished seventh in the standings, having taken four podiums. He returned to BRDC F4 in 2014, once again driving for HHC alongside Sennan Fielding and Will Palmer. The South African started his season out strongly, winning the season opener at Silverstone from pole position, before achieving the same feat weeks later at Brands Hatch, where he fended off a charging Arjun Maini in the closing laps. A pair of podiums at the next two events respectively followed, as Hyman elevated himself into the championship battle. However, scoring only one podium from the second round at Silverstone and none at Brands Hatch made him fall back compared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calan Williams
Calan Williams (born 30 June 2000) is an Australian racing driver who is competing in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with BMW M Team WRT. He previously competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship with Trident, having previously raced for Jenzer Motorsport in the FIA Formula 3 Championship during 2020 and 2021. He is the champion of the 2017 Australian Formula 3 Premier Series. Early career Karting Williams was a member of the Wanneroo-based Tiger Kart Club, and competed in karting championships across Western Australia, and in several race meetings around the country. His karting career spanned from 2007 until 2014. Lower formulae 2015 Having tested a Formula Ford car for the first time in December 2014, Williams debuted in formula racing the following year in Western Australian Formula Ford, where he scored a round win on debut at the Barbagallo Raceway, having finished on the podium in two of the three races. A pole position in the final round followed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
