2022 Toyota Racing Series

The 2022 Castrol Toyota Racing Series will be the eighteenth running of the Toyota Racing Series, the premier open-wheel motorsport category held in New Zealand. The season is planned to consist of only one two-race weekend at Hampton Downs, with the second race of the weekend hosting the 67th running of the New Zealand Grand Prix.[1]

2022 Toyota Racing Series
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Entry list

All drivers are scheduled to compete with identical Tatuus FT-60 chassis cars powered by 2.0L turbocharged Toyota engines.

No. Driver
TBA James Penrose[2]

Race calendar

After the 2021 season had a heavily shortened calendar compared to previous seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a four-round calendar with a return to New Zealand's southern island was planned.[3] However, after the organizer's isolation proposal for overseas drivers could not be reviewed in time by the government, the decision was made to only run one round in 2022.[4]

The first, shorter race will award the Dorothy Smith National Memorial Cup, while the second, longer feature race will be the 67th running of the New Zealand Grand Prix.[5]

Round Race name Circuit Date
R1 Dorothy Smith National Memorial Cup Hampton Downs Motorsport Park
(Hampton Downs, North Waikato)		 13 February
R2 67th New Zealand Grand Prix

References
  1. Wood, Ida (2021-09-02). "2022 TRS season called off but New Zealand GP will go ahead". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  2. "Penrose is Castrol's man for the New Zealand Grand Prix". Toyota NZ. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  3. "2022 Castrol Toyota Racing Series taking shape – South Island return confirmed". Toyota NZ. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  4. "TRS cars will only race at the NZ Grand Prix in 2022". Toyota NZ. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  5. Wood, Ida (6 October 2021). "The 2022 New Zealand Grand Prix format explained". Formulascout. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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