Trophy’s 2027 dates confirmed
A four-round calendar taking in challenging tracks across New Zealand has been announced for the country’s premier motorsport championship next year.
The Castrol Toyota Formula Oceania Trophy 2027 will stretch over four weeks and four intense race weekends in January. It gives up to 22 drivers around 3,500km of practice, qualifying and race mileage culminating in the NZ Grand Prix.
All rounds will be run within official MotorSport NZ-appointed promoter NextGen’s calendar of events.
Now in its third year, the Repco NextGen NZ season brings together the best of New Zealand’s championships and has successfully put premier level motorsport back on the radars domestic and international audiences.
Nicolas Caillol, pictured, Toyota Gazoo Racing NZ’s motorsport manager, says the series represents everything TGR stands for, “performance, development of people, development of technology and a platform where everyone involved on and off the track can push their limits and explore their potential”.
He adds: “We are proud of that and in NextGen we have a partner as determined as we are to succeed. NextGen has re-energised domestic motorsport over the past few years. We look forward to what should be an outstanding first season working alongside them with our new Gen 2 car.”
The North Island hosts to the first two rounds of the trophy. Round one will be held on the full international circuit of Hampton Downs Motorsport Park over the weekend of January 8-10 as part of the Allied Petroleum Hampton Downs International meeting.
The second round, over the following weekend, will be at the Giltrap Group Taupo Historic GP event at Taupo International Motorsport Park.
The teams then head to the South Island for the second half of the season. Round three sees them take on the challenges of Invercargill’s historic Teretonga Raceway at the Ascot Park Hotel Teretonga Park International from January 22-24.
The final race weekend is the 71st NAPA NZ Grand Prix at another challenging and uniquely scenic track – Highlands Motorsport Park.
The four circuits provide an unrivalled blend of challenges and high degree of technical difficulty, which means success in the FR Oceania region is increasingly being recognised as a world-class achievement.
Set to enter its 22nd season, the championship has a reputation as a key development platform for emerging driver talent. Its unique timing allows drivers to race during the northern hemisphere off-season.
Nine drivers from 2026 are competing this year in FIA Formula Three. The Kiwi roll of honour includes F1 world champion Lando Norris and winners at Le Mans, in GT, Formula E, Supercars and other top championships.
