2025–26 Toyota GR86 Championship

The 2025–26 GR86 Championship New Zealand (known for commercial reasons as the 2025–26 Bridgestone GR86 Championship New Zealand) was the thirteenth running of the one-make sports car racing series and the second using the newer Toyota GR86 model following its debut in the 2024–25 season. The championship was held in New Zealand over six weekends, starting at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park in October 2025, going through to Taupo International Motorsport Park in April 2026.

The championship was won by Chris White while rookie of the year honours went to Lee Zeltwanger.

Entry list

All drivers compete with identical Toyota GR86 cars on the Bridgestone Potenza RE-71RS tyres.

{| | {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 87%" !Team !No. !Driver !Status !Rounds |- | iMac Engineering | 1 | Hugo Allan | | All |- | rowspan="5" | Right Karts by M2 Competition | 7 | Thomas Mallard | | 2 |- | 32 | Josh Bethune | | All |- | 42 | Simon Hunter | | 1–4 |- | 43 | Cameron Hill | | All |- | 186 | Cooper Barnes | | All |- | rowspan="6" | Mackenzie Motorsport | 10 | Ajay Giddy | | All |- | 50 | Nathan Grammer | align="center" | | 5–6 |- | 73 | Harry Townshend | | All |- | 90 | Zach Blincoe | | All |- | 222 | Arthur Broughan | | All |- | 861 | Nieko Scoles | align="center" | | 4 |- | rowspan=2 | Action Motorsport | 18 | Conley Webley | align="center" | | 6 |- | 39 | Jack Szewczuk | | 3–4 |- | CareVets Racing | 22 | Lee Zeltwanger | align="center" | | All |- | James Marshall Motorsport | 25 | Lucas McGill | align="center" | | All |- | SkunkWorks Racing | 63 | Cooper Cooley | align="center" | | 6 |- | rowspan="2" | Syndicate Motorsport | 81 | Cormac Murphy | | 1–2 |- | 99 | Justin Allen | | All |- | rowspan="2" | Neale Motorsport | 88 | Chris White | | All |- | 92 | Mac Templeton | align="center" | | All |- |} |}

Race calendar

The 2025–26 season takes place across six rounds visiting five circuits across New Zealand {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" ! colspan="2" | Round ! Circuit ! Date ! Map |- ! rowspan="3" | 1 ! R1 | rowspan="3" | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park | 1 November 2025 | rowspan="17" | |- ! R2 | rowspan="2" | 2 November 2025 |- ! R3 |- ! rowspan="3" | 2 ! R1 | rowspan="3" | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park | 10 January 2026 |- ! R2 | rowspan="2" | 11 January 2026 |- ! R3 |- ! rowspan="3" | 3 ! R1 | rowspan="3" | Teretonga Park | 24 January 2026 |- ! R2 | rowspan="2" | 25 January 2026 |- ! R3 |- ! rowspan="3" | 4 ! R1 | rowspan="3" | Highlands Motorsport Park | 31 January 2026 |- ! R2 | rowspan="2" | 1 February 2026 |- ! R3 |- ! rowspan="3" | 5 ! R1 | rowspan="3" | Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon | 28 February 2026 |- ! R2 | rowspan="2" | 1 March 2026 |- ! R3 |- ! rowspan="3" | 6 ! R1 | rowspan="2" | Taupo International Motorsport Park | 10 April 2026 |- ! R2 | 11 April 2026 |- |}

Race results

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 87%" !colspan=2| Round ! Circuit ! Pole position ! Fastest lap ! Winning driver ! Winning team |- !rowspan=3| 1 ! R1 |rowspan=3| Hampton Downs Motorsport Park | Chris White | Chris White | Arthur Broughan | Mackenzie Motorsport |- ! R2 | | Chris White | Zach Blincoe | Mackenzie Motorsport |- ! R3 | Arthur Broughan | Arthur Broughan | Arthur Broughan | Mackenzie Motorsport |- !rowspan=3| 2 ! R1 |rowspan=3| Hampton Downs Motorsport Park | Chris White | Ajay Giddy | Josh Bethune | Right Karts by M2 Competition |- ! R2 | | Mac Templeton | Cooper Barnes | Right Karts by M2 Competition |- ! R3 | Chris White | Josh Bethune | Chris White | Neale Motorsport |- !rowspan=3| 3 ! R1 |rowspan=3| Teretonga Park | Ajay Giddy | Ajay Giddy | Chris White | Neale Motorsport |- ! R2 | | Zach Blincoe | Justin Allen | Syndicate Motorsport |- ! R3 | Ajay Giddy | Josh Bethune | Chris White | Neale Motorsport |- !rowspan=3| 4 ! R1 |rowspan=3| Highlands Motorsport Park | Hugo Allan | Hugo Allan | Hugo Allan | iMac Engineering |- ! R2 | | Arthur Broughan | Josh Bethune | Right Karts by M2 Competition |- ! R3 | Arthur Broughan | Mac Templeton | Arthur Broughan | Mackenzie Motorsport |- !rowspan=3| 5 ! R1 |rowspan=3| Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon | Arthur Broughan | Hugo Allan | Hugo Allan | iMac Engineering |- ! R2 | | Lee Zeltwanger | Justin Allen | Syndicate Motorsport |- ! R3 | Ajay Giddy | Arthur Broughan | Hugo Allan | iMac Engineering |- !rowspan=2| 6 ! R1 |rowspan=2| Taupo International Motorsport Park | Hugo Allan | Ajay Giddy | Hugo Allan | iMac Engineering |- ! R2 | | Ajay Giddy | Cameron Hill | Right Karts by M2 Competition |- |}

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

{| | valign="top" | {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align: center" |+ ! rowspan="2" | ! rowspan="2" |Driver ! colspan="3" |HMP1 ! colspan="3" |HMP2 ! colspan="3" |TER ! colspan="3" |HIG ! colspan="3" |MAN ! colspan="2" |TAU ! rowspan="2" |Points |- !R1 !R2 !R3 !R1 !R2 !R3 !R1 !R2 !R3 !R1 !R2 !R3 !R1 !R2 !R3 !R1 !R2 |- ! 1 | align="left" | Chris White | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 ! 980 |- ! 2 | align="left" | Zach Blincoe | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 ! 934 |- ! 3 | align="left" | Hugo Allan | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 15 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7 ! 915 |- ! 4 | align="left" | Josh Bethune | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 13 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 ! 874 |- ! 5 | align="left" | Arthur Broughan | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 15 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 14 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 15 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 11 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8 ! 859 |- ! 6 | align="left" | Ajay Giddy | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 | style="background: #efcfff" | Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 11 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6 ! 820 |- ! 7 | align="left" | Cooper Barnes | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 14 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 ! 785 |- ! 8 | align="left" style="background:#8FCFDF;" | Lee Zeltwanger | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#000000; color:white;" | DSQ | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 11 ! 691 |- ! 9 | align="left" | Justin Allen | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 13 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 12 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 12 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9 | style="background: #efcfff" | Ret ! 687 |- ! 10 | align="left" | Harry Townshend | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 13 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 12 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 14 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 11 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 11 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9 ! 597 |- ! 11 | align="left" | Cameron Hill | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 11 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 11 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 14 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 13 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 16 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 13 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 13 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 13 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 12 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 12 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1 ! 561 |- ! 12 | align="left" style="background:#8FCFDF;" | Mac Templeton | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 14 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 13 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 12 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6 | style="background: #efcfff" | Ret | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 15 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 14 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 12 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 14 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 14 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 11 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 13 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10 ! 484 |- ! 13 | align="left" | Simon Hunter | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 13 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 12 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 11 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 11 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 14 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10 | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | DNS | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 10 | | | | | ! 385 |- ! 14 | align="left" style="background:#8FCFDF;" | Lucas McGill | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 15 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 14 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 15 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 16 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 13 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 16 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 11 | style="background:#000000; color:white;" | DSQ | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 11 | style="background: #efcfff" | Ret | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | DNS | style="background:#FFFFFF;" | DNS | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 13 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 13 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 14 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 11 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 13 ! 326 |- ! 15 | align="left" | Cormac Murphy | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 12 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 11 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 14 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 12 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | ! 170 |- ! 16 | align="left" | Jack Szewczuk | | | | | | | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 12 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 13 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 12 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 11 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 12 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 15 | | | | | ! 162 |- ! 17 | align="left" style="background:#8FCFDF;" | Nathan Grammer | | | | | | | | | | | | | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 11 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 12 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 13 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 14 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 14 ! 132 |- ! 18 | align="left" style="background:#8FCFDF;" | Nieko Scoles | | | | | | | | | | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 12 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 13 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 14 | | | | | ! 78 |- ! 19 | align="left" | Thomas Mallard | | | | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 15 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 11 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | ! 74 |- ! 20 | align="left" style="background:#8FCFDF;" | Cooper Cooley | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 12 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 12 ! 56 |- ! 21 | align="left" style="background:#8FCFDF;" | Conley Webley | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 15 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 15 ! 44 |- ! rowspan="2" | ! rowspan="2" |Driver !R1 !R2 !R3 !R1 !R2 !R3 !R1 !R2 !R3 !R1 !R2 !R3 !R1 !R2 !R3 !R1 !R2 ! rowspan="2" |Points |- ! colspan="3" |HMP1 ! colspan="3" |HMP2 ! colspan="3" |TER ! colspan="3" |HIG ! colspan="3" |MAN ! colspan="2" |TAU |} | valign="top" | Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

† — Did not finish, but classified {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85% | align="center" style="background:#8FCFDF;" |Rookie |- |} |}

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