The GR86 Championship New Zealand (known for commercial reasons as the Bridgestone GR86 Championship New Zealand) is a one-make sports car racing series by Toyota based in New Zealand. Toyota GR86 Championship cars are based on the Toyota 86 (GR86).
Summary After the rousing success of the Toyota Racing Series open wheel racing series that had garnered international attention, the TR86 championship was conceived as a means for providing a viable - both practically and financially - grassroots pathway for young up-and-coming drivers, as well as 'gentlemen drivers'. The purchase price of a vehicle was $78,000 plus GST and included a Motec data dash as well as an additional set of 18-inch alloy wheels. The cars were also eligible to be adapted for various other categories of motorsport outside the championship.
The first season of the championship took place in 2013 and was run across six rounds throughout the New Zealand summer. A scheduled three-hour endurance race at Pukekohe Park Raceway was cancelled. The inaugural grid comprised a mix of established, seasoned drivers as well as Toyota Racing Series alumni. One of these drivers, Jamie McNee, would become the inaugural champion.
Circuits Bold denotes a circuit is used in the 2026 season.
NumberCircuitsRoundsYears 1 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park 19 2013–present 2 Taupo International Motorsport Park 12 2013–2018, 2020–present Pukekohe Park Raceway 12 2013–2023 4 Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon 11 2013–2021, 2022–2024, 2025–present 5 Teretonga Park 9 2014–2020, 2022–2023, 2024–present 6 Highlands Motorsport Park 7 2013–2014, 2018–2019, 2021–present 7 Euromarque Motorsport Park 6 2014–2018, 2021–2022, 2023–2024
Points system 2013–present Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th Points 75 67 60 54 49 45 42 39 36 33 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Champions
SeasonChampion 2013–14 Jamie McNee 2014–15 Tom Alexander 2015–16 Ash Blewett 2016–17 Ryan Yardley 2017–18 Jack Milligan 2018–19 Callum Hedge 2019–20 Peter Vodanovich 2020-21 Rowan Shepherd 2021-22 Rowan Shepherd 2022-23 Brock Gilchrist 2023-24 Tom Bewley 2024–25 Hugo Allan 2025–26 Chris White
See also Formula Regional Oceania Trophy GR Cup
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