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. Evans also claimed the International Trophy which consisted of the first four rounds of the championship.
Teams and drivers Team Driver Rounds Giles Motorsport 4 Mitch Evans All 9 Daniel Jilesen All 20 Sten Pentus 1–4 28 Lucas Foresti 1–4 Knight Motorsport 6 Andy Knight 3 Sam MacNeill Motorsport Sam MacNeill 4–5 Triple X Motorsport Chris Wootton 1 7 Earl Bamber All 41 Stefan Webling All Neale Motorsport 8 Jamie McNee All Ken Smith Motorsport 11 Ken Smith 3–4 ETEC Motorsport 47 Nathan Morcom 1–2 Richie Stanaway 3–4 48 Andrew Waite All Dart International 69 Alastair Wootten All
Calendar Round Date Location Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 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
Championship standings Pos Driver TER TIM HMP MAN TAU Points 1 Mitch Evans 1 2 6 1 6 2 1 3 5 7 4 2 2 2 3 915 2 Earl Bamber 6 6 2 6 1 1 3 2 4 11 5 1 1 1 1 912 3 Andrew Waite 4 5 7 7 4 3 6 1 7 5 1 8 5 7 6 762 4 Sten Pentus 2 1 4 2 2 5 5 11 1 2 DSQ 3 660 5 Daniel Jilesen 3 3 3 3 8 4 Ret 9 9 8 9 5 Ret 3 4 643 6 Alastair Wootten 7 8 11 5 5 6 8 10 11 3 7 9 6 6 8 623 7 Stefan Webling 11 9 8 9 3 9 7 12 6 10 10 11 7 5 2 606 8 Lucas Foresti 5 4 1 4 9 7 2 4 3 6 Ret Ret 536 9 Jamie McNee 8 7 5 Ret Ret 8 Ret 5 10 12 6 6 4 Ret 5 472 10 Richie Stanaway 4 6 2 1 2 4 362 11 Sam MacNeill 4 3 7 3 4 7 312 12 Nathan Morcom 9 10 9 8 7 10 219 13 Ken Smith 9 7 12 9 8 10 214 14 Andy Knight Ret 8 8 78 15 Chris Wootton 10 DNS 10 66 Pos Driver TER TIM HMP MAN TAU Points
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