The 2025–26 TA2 NZ Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2025–26 SP Tools TA2 NZ Championship) was a national motor racing series conducted using TA2-class cars. Whilst TA2 racing had taken place in New Zealand over the previous two years, this season marked the first to be granted championship status by MotorSport New Zealand.
The season began at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park on October 31, 2025, and concluded at Taupo International Motorsport Park on 11 April 2026. The championship was originally meant to conclude one day later. However, the risk of Cyclone Vaianu caused the final event to be shortened from the traditional three-race programme to just one. As a result, Caleb Byers was declared the championship winner after a strong, consistent campaign.
Calendar The following circuits are due to host a round of the 2026 championship. Round Circuit Date Supporting Map of circuit locations 2025 1 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park(Hampton Downs, North Waikato) 31 October–2 November GT World Challenge AustraliaGT4 Australia Series 2 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park(Hampton Downs, North Waikato) 22–23 November 2026 3 Teretonga Park(Invercargill, Southland) 23–25 January Formula Regional Oceania TrophyToyota GR86 Championship 4 Highlands Motorsport Park(Cromwell, Southland) 30 January–1 February Formula Regional Oceania TrophyToyota GR86 Championship 5 Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon(Feilding, Manawatu) 27 February–1 March 6 Taupo International Motorsport Park(Taupō, Waikato) 10–12 April Supercars Championship
Teams and drivers Manufacturer Car Driver Rounds Chevrolet Camaro 5 Andrew Turner 1, 6 11 Mark Pitcher All 33 Caleb Byers All 38 Lance Gerlach 2–6 61 Karl Gaines All 69 Peter Ward All 71 Jamie McDonald All 143 John Roberts 2, 6 Dodge Challenger 7 Tyler Cheney 6 15 Paul Manuell 4–6 17 Will Davison 4 20 Dylan Grant All 24 Maurice Shapley 1–2 77 Elton Wichman 1–4, 6 93 Daynom Templeman 1 98 Leo Bult All Ford Mustang 15 Brianna Hughes 1–2 28 Clay Osborne 1 Elton Wichman 5 74 Toby Elmiger All 75 Rhys Gould 1–2 Jaden Ransley 3–4 88 Daniel Udy 1–2 97 Roger Beuvink 6
Nathan Herne was initially scheduled to compete in the number 15 Dodge Challenger for the final round in Taupo.
Results and standings Results Rnd Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning vehicle 1 R1 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park(Hampton Downs, North Waikato) Dylan Grant Caleb Byers Clay Osborne Ford Mustang R2 Clay Osborne Clay Osborne Ford Mustang R3 Dylan Grant Dylan Grant Dodge Challenger 2 R1 Hampton Downs Motorsport Park(Hampton Downs, North Waikato) Dylan Grant Dylan Grant Dylan Grant Dodge Challenger R2 Caleb Byers Dylan Grant Dodge Challenger R3 Caleb Byers Toby Elmiger Ford Mustang 3 R1 Teretonga Park(Invercargill, Southland) Caleb Byers Caleb Byers Caleb Byers Chevrolet Camaro R2 Dylan Grant Caleb Byers Chevrolet Camaro R3 Toby Elmiger Toby Elmiger Ford Mustang 4 R1 Highlands Motorsport Park(Cromwell, Southland) Caleb Byers Jaden Ransley Jaden Ransley Ford Mustang R2 Will Davison Caleb Byers Chevrolet Camaro R3 Dylan Grant Dylan Grant Dodge Challenger 5 R1 Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon(Feilding, Manawatu) Dylan Grant Dylan Grant Dylan Grant Dodge Challenger R2 Dylan Grant Dylan Grant Dodge Challenger R3 Dylan Grant Dylan Grant Dodge Challenger 6 Taupo International Motorsport Park(Taupō, Waikato) Dylan Grant Caleb Byers Caleb Byers Chevrolet Camaro
Standings Points system Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th26th27th28th29th30th 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
Pos. Driver HAM1 HAM2 TER HIG MAN TAU Pen Points 1 Caleb Byers 3 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 4 2 1 4 2 3 2 1 0 1169 2 Dylan Grant 2 3 1 1 1 5 3 3 2 12 5 1 1 1 1 2 0 1148 3 Toby Elmiger 6 4 3 3 3 1 2 6 1 4 4 9 3 2 3 3 0 1010 4 Jamie McDonald 8 8 6 5 6 2 6 4 3 6 6 6 4 8 4 11 0 878 5 Peter Ward 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 2 6 Ret 8 5 6 4 Ret 5 0 787 6 Karl Gaines 7 5 7 7 Ret 7 8 11 7 5 5 6 6 0 588 7 Elton Wichman 10 15 9 10 8 8 11 10 11 10 12 10 9 Ret 7 10 0 554 8 Mark Pitcher 13 13 10 13 9 9 10 9 9 11 Ret 12 10 6 9 8 0 548 9 Lance Gerlach 9 7 6 9 7 10 9 10 11 8 9 5 14 0 524 10 Leo Built 9 7 Ret Ret Ret DNS 8 8 8 7 9 8 7 7 10 Ret 0 481 11 Jaden Ransley 4 5 5 1 2 2 0 393 12 Rhys Gould 7 9 7 8 10 Ret 0 215 13 Will Davison 3 3 3 0 195 14 Paul Manuell 5 7 Ret Ret Ret 8 12 0 195 15 Clay Osborne 1 1 DSQ 0 166 16 Daniel Udy Ret 10 4 4 4 4 0 156 17 Maurice Shapley 11 12 8 11 Ret DNS 0 148 18 Andrew Turner 12 11 Ret 7 0 118 19 Daynom Templeman 4 6 Ret 0 113 20 John Roberts 14 Ret 10 13 0 93 21 Brianna Hughes Ret 14 11 12 Ret DNS 0 92 22 Tyler Cheney 4 0 78 23 Roger Beuvink 9 0 44 Pos. Driver HAM1 HAM2 TER HIG MAN TAU Pen Points
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