The Toyota Racing Series is New Zealand's premier "open-wheeler" motorsport 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.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2005 Toyota Racing Series.

Team	Car	Car #	Driver
Auto Motion	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	5	Andrew Higgins
		40	Mark Munro
Motorsport Talent	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	7	Ben Harford
Oakley Estates	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	8	Kim Crocker
Karcher Racing	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	9	Matthew Hamilton
		10	Fiona Hamilton
Ken Smith Racing	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	11	Ken Smith
Wynn's Racing	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	20	Wade Cunningham Wade Cunningham Wade Cunningham is a racing driver from Auckland, New Zealand who has most notably competed in the Firestone Indy Lights Series.Cunningham's professional career began when he won the Karting World Championship in 2003....
Chris Pither Motorsport	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	22	Chris Pither Chris Pither Chris Pither, born December 3, 1986 in Palmerston North, is a New Zealand racing driver. Pither started racing in his home country, coming up through the open wheeler ranks first through the evolved Formula Vee class Formula First, then Formula Ford...
EPR	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	26	Tim Edgell
GVI	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	28	Brendon Hartley Brendon Hartley Brendon Hartley is a New Zealand race car driver.-Career:Hartley was born in a family well integrated within motorsport. His father, Bryan, had raced in many forms of motorsport, most notably Formula Atlantic. At the age of six, Hartley began his motor racing career in kart racing, following his...
Brent Collins Motorsport	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	44	Brent Collins
International Motorsport	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	44	Daniel Gaunt Daniel Gaunt Daniel Gaunt, born 27 February 1985, in Auckland, is a New Zealand racing driver.-Formula Racing:After rising through the ranks of New Zealand Formula Ford, which included a third place finish in the 2002 New Zealand Grand Prix, Gaunt moved to Australia, competing in the Formula 4000 category and...
Victory Motor Racing	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	50	James Cressey
Spurdle Motorsport	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	76	Duane Spurdle
Ben Crighton Racing	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	87	Ben Crighton
Knight Motorsport	Toyota Tatuus TT104ZZ	97	Andy Knight

Calendar

Round	Date	Venue
1	January 8–9	Levels Timaru International Motor Raceway Timaru International Motor Raceway is a motor racing circuit situated about 10 minutes or outside of Timaru, New Zealand. The circuit is accessible from either the Main South Highway or Timaru-Pleasant Point Highway. It is often called Levels because of its previous name Levels Raceway...
2	January 15–16	Teretonga Teretonga Park Teretonga is a motor racing circuit situated south-west of Invercargill, New Zealand. It is home of the Southland Sports Car Club. The circuit was established in 1957 and said to be the southern most race track in the world...
3	January 22–23	Ruapuna Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park is a permanent motor racing circuit owned by . It is located at 107 Hasketts Road in Templeton, northwest of Christchurch, New Zealand....
4	February 19–20	Manfeild Manfeild Autocourse The Manfeild Autocourse was built by the in 1973 as a purpose built course. In 1990 extra land was acquired and the circuit extension built, bringing Manfeild up to international standards...
5	April 2–3	Manfeild Manfeild Autocourse The Manfeild Autocourse was built by the in 1973 as a purpose built course. In 1990 extra land was acquired and the circuit extension built, bringing Manfeild up to international standards...
6	April 16–17	Pukekohe Pukekohe Park Raceway Although Pukekohe Park Raceway is better known internationally as a motor racing circuit, it is primarily a horse racing circuit in New Zealand. It is located south of Auckland City in the North Island. The track is now owned by Pukekohe Park Limited...