• Latest
  • Trending

Smith returns to NZ for two round Toyota Formula Regional Oceania cameo

December 13, 2024

Respect and Rivalry: Zilisch vs. Van Gisbergen on NASCAR’s road courses

July 18, 2025

Cassidy backs Lawson: “People in motorsport have short memories”

July 18, 2025

Douglas heads to Toronto for penultimate round of USF Pro 2000 season

July 18, 2025
#88: Shane Van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing, Red Bull Chevrolet

Motorsport Diary: Kiwis racing overseas this weekend

July 18, 2025

Ben Stewart impresses in debut Australian Toyota GR Cup weekend at Townsville

July 17, 2025

McElrea denied podium in rollercoaster IMSA race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

July 17, 2025

Liam Lawson beats WRC Champions in impressive rally debut at Goodwood

July 16, 2025

Bamber back on the podium as Toyota endures tough São Paulo return

July 15, 2025
#88: Shane Van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing, Red Bull Chevrolet

“Nobody Can Run With Him”: Denny Hamlin and Co. hail SVG’s road course dominance after Sonoma victory

July 15, 2025

Consistent Hedge claims third-straight P6 at Iowa Speedway

July 15, 2025

Chaos and heartbreak for Kiwis in Porsche Sprint Challenge in Townsville

July 15, 2025
Saturday, July 19, 2025
VelocityNews
Subscribe
  • International
    • Formula 1
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • Formula E
    • Esports
    • Super GT
    • Super Formula
    • TCR
    • WEC
    • GT
    • Porsche Carrera Cup
    • BTCC
    • DTM
    • IMSA
    • IndyCar
    • Road to Indy
    • NASCAR
    • WRC
    • MotoGP
    • Motorcycle Racing
    • Historic Racing
  • New Zealand
    • Toyota Formula Regional
    • Toyota GR86 Championship
    • Rally
    • Speedway
    • Drifting
    • Formula Ford
    • Formula First
    • TCR NZ
    • TransTasman V8 Series
    • V8 Utes
    • GT New Zealand Championship
    • GTRNZ
    • Central Muscle Cars
    • Pirelli Porsche
    • Mazda Racing Series
    • NZ Endurance Championship
    • NIERDC
    • SIERDC
    • Pro8 South Island Series
    • SsangYong Utes
    • Kartsport
    • NZ Historic Racing
    • NZ General
  • Australia
    • Supercars
    • Super2
    • Australian V8 Touring Car Series
    • Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
    • Porsche Sprint Challenge
    • S5000
    • Australian GT
    • TCR AU
  • Features
    • Features
    • Opinion
    • Profile
    • Race Cars
  • Circuit News
  • Velocity TV
  • Performance Cars
  • Jobs
    • Jobs
    • Post a Job
    • Job Dashboard
No Result
View All Result
VelocityNews
No Result
View All Result

Smith returns to NZ for two round Toyota Formula Regional Oceania cameo

by Velocity News
December 13, 2024
in Toyota Formula Regional
0

Australian Tommy Smith will make a third return to New Zealand shores when he competes in two rounds of the 2025 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship.

He will join Giles Motorsport for the cameo appearance, taking the wheel of the car Supercars champions Will Brown will use in the other three rounds of the championship.

 Tommy Smith knows the CTFROC car, his team and the NZ tracks well. Picture Bruce Jenkins

Smith, 22, is no stranger to the championship having competed in the full series in 2019 and taken part in three rounds last season, which included a podium finish at Manfeild.

His strong run of results netted eighth overall in the final championship points table despite missing the last two rounds due to FIA F3 testing commitments.

One of the most experienced single seater drivers in the championship, Smith has raced in Formula Ford, in the Asian F3 Championship, GB3, Australian S5000, Formula Regional Europe, FIA F3 and, of course, the Castrol Toyota Racing Series and the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship.

Despite only competing on the Manfeild and Teretonga legs of the five-round championship, Smith is confident that with a good knowledge of the circuits and the Toyota FT60 car, he can go well – and that he can out the experience to good use when he heads stateside later in 2025 to drive in the IndyNXT series,

“I’m really excited to kick off my 2025 season by competing in rounds three and four of the CTFROC,” he explained.

“Competing in selected rounds at the beginning of 2024 are some of my most enjoyable racing memories and it is always a great way to prepare for an upcoming season. The ability to go through the whole race weekend process on back-to-back weekends before heading to the US is invaluable. I am also really pleased the opportunity came up with Giles Motorsport who I’ve previously worked with, it will be great to connect with Stephen and his team again.”

Team manager Stephen Giles believes Tommy’s extensive experience will be useful to the team as well as helping him get up to speed quickly, adding: “I’m looking forward to working with Tommy again this season albeit for a reduced number of rounds. As always, we’ll be aiming for the best results possible while he’s here and hope the extra mileage and racing experience will help set him up for his next challenge in IndyNXT.”

Smith will be part of a full field of 20 cars that races in the championship – being heavily promoted in 2025 as part of the new NextGen motorsport series.

The first round takes place next month at the Taupo International Motorsport Park and the fifth and final round in February will be the 69th NZ Grand Prix at the Highlands Motorsport Park in New Zealand’s South Island.

Header Image: Bruce Jenkins

Tags: Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania ChampionshipCTFROCGiles MotorsportNextGen New Zealand ChampionshipTommy Smith

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact Us

© 2022 VelocityNews - Independent New Zealand and International Motorsport news.

No Result
View All Result
  • International
    • Formula 1
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • Formula E
    • Esports
    • Super GT
    • Super Formula
    • TCR
    • WEC
    • GT
    • Porsche Carrera Cup
    • BTCC
    • DTM
    • IMSA
    • IndyCar
    • Road to Indy
    • NASCAR
    • WRC
    • MotoGP
    • Motorcycle Racing
    • Historic Racing
  • New Zealand
    • Toyota Formula Regional
    • Toyota GR86 Championship
    • Rally
    • Speedway
    • Drifting
    • Formula Ford
    • Formula First
    • TCR NZ
    • TransTasman V8 Series
    • V8 Utes
    • GT New Zealand Championship
    • GTRNZ
    • Central Muscle Cars
    • Pirelli Porsche
    • Mazda Racing Series
    • NZ Endurance Championship
    • NIERDC
    • SIERDC
    • Pro8 South Island Series
    • SsangYong Utes
    • Kartsport
    • NZ Historic Racing
    • NZ General
  • Australia
    • Supercars
    • Super2
    • Australian V8 Touring Car Series
    • Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
    • Porsche Sprint Challenge
    • S5000
    • Australian GT
    • TCR AU
  • Features
    • Features
    • Opinion
    • Profile
    • Race Cars
  • Circuit News
  • Velocity TV
  • Performance Cars
  • Jobs
    • Jobs
    • Post a Job
    • Job Dashboard

© 2022 VelocityNews - Independent New Zealand and International Motorsport news.