The 2018 Toyota 86 Racing Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Toyota 86 cars.[1] The series began on 20 April at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and concluded on 25 November at Newcastle Street Circuit. It was the third running of the Toyota 86 Racing Series. Defending series winner, Jimmy Vernon elected not to defend his title, choosing to contest the 2018 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia instead.

The series was won by Tim Brook.[2]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the series:

Entrant No Driver Rounds
Gowans Racing 2 Australia Adam Gowans 1
Sieders Racing Team 3 Australia David Sieders 1–5
38 Australia Luke van Herwaarde 1–5
68 Australia Gerard Maggs 2–5
96 Australia Jaiden Maggs 1–5
Gibson Racing 5 Australia John Gibson 1
Adrenaline Industries 5 Australia Richard Peasey 2
37 3, 5
Aussie Driver Search 6 Australia Jake Klein 1–5
33 Australia Jake Burton 1–5
67 Australia Zak Best 5
71 Australia Craig Thornton 3
Australia Kyle Austin 5
76 Australia Ellexandra Best 5
Clintons Toyota 7 Australia Cameron Crick 1–5
John Iafolla Racing 8 Australia John Iafolla 1–5
AISIN Products 9 Australia Luke King 1–5
Brema Group Racing 11 Australia Zane Morse 1–5
That English Bloke 15 Australia James Wilkins 1–5
Hinde Transport 16 Australia Ben Grice 1–5
Toyota Racing Australia 17 Australia Steve Owen 2
Australia Glenn Seton 5
New Zealand Chris Pither 3
36 1
Australia James Davison 5
37 Australia Leanne Tander 1
42 4
86 Australia Warren Luff 2
Australia Jason Bright 3
Australia Harry Bates 4
New Zealand Jack Milligan 5
Hashtag Race Academy 18 Australia Tomas Gasperak 1
Australia Gabriel Gasperak 3–4
George Gutierrez Motorsport 19 Australia George Gutierrez 1–5
SLO-Mango Racing 20 Australia Tim Beddoe 1, 4
Tempest Solutions 21 Australia Zach Loscialpo 1, 3–5
Samoilenko Racing 23 Australia Simon Samoilenko 1, 5
M1 Racing 24 Australia Michael Fabri 1
Hi-Tec Oils / CGR Performance 27 Australia Dylan Thomas 1–5
77 New Zealand Jaden Ransley 1
Australia Will Cauchi 3
Muller M-Sport 28 Australia Tom Muller 1
Melbourne City Toyota 29 Australia Jaylyn Robotham 1, 3–4
Team RSG 30 Australia Hayden Jackson 1–3, 5
McLaren Real Estate Macarthur 34 Australia Tim Brook 1–5
MDR Motorsport 35 Australia Haydn Clark 1–3
melbas.com.au 37 Australia Aaron Cameron 4
Auto Approve / Wilson Security 48 Australia Nic Carroll 1–5
Reynolds Auctions 55 Australia Gavin Reynolds 1, 4–5
McDonalds Townsville 55 Australia Madison Dunston 2
Luff Motors Yass Toyota 56 Australia Kane Baxter-Smith 1–2, 5
Cam Walton Racing 60 United Kingdom Cam Walton 1–5
Pulse Racing 74 Australia Trent Grubel 1–3, 5
International Motorsport 78 New Zealand Michael Scott 3, 5
Surelinc 84 Australia Emily Duggan 2–5
Whitty Race Engineering 90 Australia Jarrod Whitty 1–5
Autoware 92 Australia Mitchell Maddren 1–2
Broc Feeney Racing 93 Australia Broc Feeney 1–2, 4
Liam McAdam Motorsport 97 Australia Liam McAdam 1–5
Hazard Solutions 99 Australia Graham Smith 1–3, 5
Declan Fraser Racing 777 Australia Declan Fraser 1–5

Calendar

The calendar for the 2018 series was announced on the 3rd of November, 2017. The series began on 20 April at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and concluded on 25 November at Newcastle Street Circuit.[3]

Rnd Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
(Phillip Island, Victoria)		 20–22 April Australia Liam McAdam Australia Tim Brook Australia Liam McAdam Liam McAdam Motorsport
R2 Australia Tim Brook Australia Liam McAdam Liam McAdam Motorsport
R3 Australia Liam McAdam Australia Liam McAdam Liam McAdam Motorsport
2 R1 Queensland Townsville Street Circuit
(Townsville, Queensland)		 6–8 July Australia Tim Brook Australia Tim Brook Australia Tim Brook McLaren Real Estate Mcarthur
R2 Australia Jake Klein Australia Tim Brook McLaren Real Estate Mcarthur
R3 Australia Luke King Australia Tim Brook McLaren Real Estate Mcarthur
3 R1 South Australia The Bend Motorsport Park
(Tailem Bend, South Australia)		 24–26 August Australia Liam McAdam Australia Declan Fraser Australia James Wilkins That English Bloke
R2 Australia Declan Fraser Australia Nic Carroll Auto Approve / Wilson Security
R3 Australia Broc Feeney Australia Broc Feeney Broc Feeney Racing
4 R1 Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway
(Melbourne, Victoria)		 14–16 September Australia Tim Brook Australia David Sieders Australia Tim Brook McLaren Real Estate Mcarthur
R2 Australia Tim Brook Australia Broc Feeney Broc Feeney Racing
R3 Australia Nic Carroll Australia Jake Klein Aussie Driver Search
5 R1 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit
(Bathurst, New South Wales)		 4–7 October Australia Tim Brook Race cancelled due to first-lap crash
R2 United Kingdom Cam Walton Australia Jake Klein Aussie Driver Search
R3 Australia Tim Brook Australia Tim Brook McLaren Real Estate Mcarthur
6 R1 New South Wales Newcastle Street Circuit
(Newcastle, New South Wales)		 23–25 November
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R3

Series standings

The series was won by Tim Brook.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 2018 Toyota 86 Racing Series – Sporting and Technical Regulations – Version 2, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. 1 2 Toyota 86 Racing Series - 2018 Season - Races + Standings, www.toyota.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. ↑ "Expanded Toyota 86 Series calendar in 2018, www.speedcafe.com". Retrieved 7 October 2018.
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