Australian Jack Taylor is aiming to continue his rapid rise through the junior Formula E ranks after announcing he will compete in New Zealand’s premier single seater Championship from the beginning of next year.
At 17 years of age and hailing from Launceston, Taylor was a standout competitor in the 2025 GB4 Championship in the United Kingdom this year, securing two race wins, two pole positions, four podiums and three fastest laps over the span of the campaign.
Taylor will now compete under the Giles Motorsport banner in the four-round Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy.
Taylor stated he is looking forward to competing closer to home.
“After two years of racing in the UK in GB4, this will be my first time in New Zealand and my closest campaign to home yet so I’m obviously really looking forward to it,” Taylor said.
“Formula Regional Oceania Trophy has a strong reputation and it was a much better option for me than doing winter testing in Europe.
“I’m looking forward to the challenge and to see what I can do and I also have to thank my sponsors, particularly Megapoxy and European Stone Masons, for making it possible.
“It’s going to be an awesome experience racing in NZ and working with Giles Motorsport.”
Taylor’s debut NZ racing season will include the 70th New Zealand Grand Prix, the highest profile single seater race in NZ and along with the Macau GP one of only two events outside of F1 with official FIA governing body ‘Grand Prix’ recognition.
Qualifying will be livestreamed on TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand’s YouTube channel. Races will also be on that channel and on Sky Sport domestically in New Zealand. Races will also be streamed live on the Motorsport.TVplatform.
2026 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy
- Round 1: 9-11 January – Hampton Downs International Motorsport Park
- Round 2: 16-18 January – Taupo International Motorsport Park
- Round 3: 23-25 January – Teretonga Raceway, Invercargill
- Round 4: 30 Jan – 1 Feb – 70th New Zealand Grand Prix – Highlands International Motorsport Park
