The 2018 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Circuit Chris Amon near Feilding on 11 February 2018. It was the sixty-third New Zealand Grand Prix and fielded Toyota Racing Series cars. The event was also the third race of the fifth round of the 2018 Toyota Racing Series, the final race of the series.
| 2018 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3, Round 5 of 5 of the 2018 Toyota Racing Series | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 11 February 2018 | ||
| Official name | LXIII New Zealand Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Circuit Chris Amon, Feilding, New Zealand | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.033 km (1.885 miles) | ||
| Distance | 35 laps, 106.16 km (65.96 miles) | ||
| Weather | Fine | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | M2 Competition | ||
| Time | 1:02.258 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Richard Verschoor | M2 Competition | |
| Time | 1:04.038 on lap 10 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | M2 Competition | ||
| Second | M2 Competition | ||
| Third |
| MTEC Motorsport | |
Report
editQualifying
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Lap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Richard Verschoor
|
M2 Competition | 1:02.621 | 1 |
| 2 | 9 |  Marcus Armstrong
|
M2 Competition | 1:02.703 | 2 |
| 3 | 52 |  Charles Milesi
|
MTEC Motorsport | 1:02.792 | 3 |
| 4 | 35 |  Robert Shwartzman
|
M2 Competition | 1:02.974 | 4 |
| 5 | 17 |  Clément Novalak
|
Giles Motorsport | 1:03.052 | 5 |
| 6 | 68 |  Juan Manuel Correa
|
M2 Competition | 1:03.094 | 6 |
| 7 | 86 | Brendon Leitch
|
Victory Motor Racing | 1:03.112 | 7 |
| 8 | 15 | James Pull
|
M2 Competition | 1:03.187 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | Ryan Yardley
|
MTEC Motorsport | 1:03.201 | 9 |
| 10 | 4 | Reid Harker
|
Giles Motorsport | 1:03.384 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 | Taylor Cockerton
|
MTEC Motorsport | 1:03.444 | 11 |
| 12 | 28 | Cameron Das
|
Victory Motor Racing | 1:03.475 | 12 |
| 13 | 47 | Ken Smith
|
Victory Motor Racing | 1:04.200 | 13 |
| Source(s): [1] | |||||
Race
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Richard Verschoor
|
M2 Competition | 35 | 39min 41.672sec | 1 |
| 2 | 35 | Robert Shwartzman
|
M2 Competition | 35 | + 0.783 s | 4 |
| 3 | 52 | Charles Milesi
|
MTEC Motorsport | 35 | + 1.608 s | 3 |
| 4 | 68 | Juan Manuel Correa
|
M2 Competition | 35 | + 1.921 s | 6 |
| 5 | 86 | Brendon Leitch
|
Victory Motor Racing | 35 | + 2.013 s | 7 |
| 6 | 17 | Clément Novalak
|
Giles Motorsport | 35 | + 2.366 s | 5 |
| 7 | 9 | Marcus Armstrong
|
M2 Competition | 35 | + 2.722 s | 2 |
| 8 | 5 | Ryan Yardley
|
MTEC Motorsport | 35 | + 3.387 s | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | Reid Harker
|
Giles Motorsport | 35 | + 3.684 s | 10 |
| 10 | 15 | James Pull
|
M2 Competition | 35 | + 3.888 s | 8 |
| 11 | 28 | Cameron Das
|
Victory Motor Racing | 35 | + 4.721 s | 12 |
| 12 | 47 | Ken Smith
|
Victory Motor Racing | 35 | + 5.185 s | 13 |
| Ret | 11 | Taylor Cockerton
|
MTEC Motorsport | 30 | Retired | 11 |
| Fastest Lap: Richard Verschoor (M2 Competition) – 1:04.038 on lap 10
| ||||||
| Source(s): [2] | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Castrol Toyota Racing Series - TRS - Qualifying 7" (PDF). toyota.co.nz. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Castrol Toyota Racing Series - Race 26" (PDF). toyota.co.nz. Retrieved 1 September 2018.