2017 New Zealand Grand Prix

The 2017 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Circuit Chris Amon near Feilding on 12 February 2017. It was the sixty-second New Zealand Grand Prix and fielded Toyota Racing Series cars. The event was also the third race of the fifth round of the 2017 Toyota Racing Series, the final race of the series.

2017 New Zealand Grand Prix
Race 3, Round 5 of 5 of the 2017 Toyota Racing Series
Race details
Date 12 February 2017
Official name LXII New Zealand Grand Prix
Location Circuit Chris Amon, Feilding, New Zealand
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.033 km (1.885 mi)
Distance 35 laps, 106.16 km (65.96 mi)
Weather Fine
Pole position
Driver
M2 Competition
Time 1:02.258
Fastest lap
Driver Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing
Time 1:03.426 on lap 14
Podium
First
M2 Competition
Second
M2 Competition
Third
Victory Motor Racing

Report

Practice
Session Day Fastest lap
No. Driver Team Time
Practice 1 Thursday 5 Pedro Piquet M2 Competition 1:03.244
Practice 2 22 Richard Verschoor Giles Motorsport 1:03.122
Practice 3 Friday 49 Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 1:02.826
Practice 4 65 Enaam Ahmed Giles Motorsport 1:02.878
Practice 5 49 Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 1:02.416

Race 1

Qualifying
Pos No Driver Team Lap Grid
1 9 Jehan Daruvala M2 Competition 1:02.474 1
2 5 Pedro Piquet M2 Competition 1:02.546 2
3 8 Marcus Armstrong M2 Competition 1:02.553 3
4 22 Richard Verschoor Giles Motorsport 1:02.662 4
5 26 Harry Hayek Giles Motorsport 1:02.706 5
6 49 Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 1:02.730 6
7 65 Enaam Ahmed Giles Motorsport 1:02.951 7
8 11 Taylor Cockerton MTEC Motorsport 1:02.981 8
9 47 Keyvan Andres Soori Giles Motorsport 1:02.982 9
10 3 Brendon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 1:02.992 10
11 83 Kami Laliberté M2 Competition 1:03.061 11
12 96 Luis Leeds Giles Motorsport 1:03.074 12
13 51 Shelby Blackstock Victory Motor Racing 1:03.096 13
14 62 Ferdinand Habsburg M2 Competition 1:03.128 14
15 24 Ameya Vaidyanathan MTEC Motorsport 1:03.280 15
16 27 Jean Baptiste Simmenauer M2 Competition 1:03.357 16
17 12 Christian Hahn Giles Motorsport 1:03.376 17
18 80 Nikita Lastochkin Victory Motor Racing 1:03.506 18
19 33 Kory Enders MTEC Motorsport 1:03.635 19
- 10 Thomas Neubauer MTEC Motorsport no time -
Source(s): [1]

Race
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time / Retired Grid
1 5 Pedro Piquet M2 Competition 20 22min 08.872sec 3
2 9 Jehan Daruvala M2 Competition 20 + 3.453 s 1
3 9 Marcus Armstrong M2 Competition 20 + 4.590 s 1
4 22 Richard Verschoor Giles Motorsport 20 + 6.529 s 1
5 49 Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 20 + 7.689 s 1
6 65 Enaam Ahmed Giles Motorsport 20 + 14.397 s 1
7 11 Taylor Cockerton MTEC Motorsport 20 + 14.688 s 1
8 62 Ferdinand Habsburg M2 Competition 20 + 15.528 s 1
9 96 Luis Leeds Giles Motorsport 20 + 17.596 s 1
10 51 Shelby Blackstock Victory Motor Racing 20 + 21.194 s 1
11 12 Christian Hahn Giles Motorsport 20 + 21.561 s 1
12 33 Kory Enders MTEC Motorsport 20 + 22.634 s 1
13 83 Kami Laliberté M2 Competition 20 + 25.708 s 1
14 24 Ameya Vaidyanathan MTEC Motorsport 20 + 25.946 s 1
15 27 Jean Baptiste Simmenauer M2 Competition 20 + 26.552 s 1
16 10 Thomas Neubauer MTEC Motorsport 20 + 26.958 s 1
17 80 Nikita Lastochkin Victory Motor Racing 20 + 27.690 s 1
18 26 Harry Hayek Giles Motorsport 16 + 4 laps 1
19 47 Keyvan Andres Soori Giles Motorsport 16 + 4 laps 1
Ret 3 Brendon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 1 Accident 1
Fastest Lap: Thomas Randle (Victory Motor Racing) – 1:02.929
Source(s): [2]

Race 2
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time / Retired Grid
1 22 Richard Verschoor Giles Motorsport 15 22min 08.872sec 3
2 8 Marcus Armstrong M2 Competition 15 + 0.830 s 1
3 5 Pedro Piquet M2 Competition 15 + 3.316 s 1
4 49 Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 15 + 6.587 s 1
5 62 Ferdinand Habsburg M2 Competition 15 + 6.705 s 1
6 11 Taylor Cockerton MTEC Motorsport 15 + 6.906 s 1
7 9 Jehan Daruvala M2 Competition 15 + 7.856 s 1
8 3 Brendon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 15 + 7.993 s 1
9 96 Luis Leeds Giles Motorsport 15 + 8.767 s 1
10 27 Jean Baptiste Simmenauer M2 Competition 15 + 9.159 s 1
11 24 Ameya Vaidyanathan MTEC Motorsport 15 + 10.557 s 1
12 47 Keyvan Andres Soori Victory Motor Racing 15 + 10.560 s 1
13 51 Shelby Blackstock Victory Motor Racing 15 + 12.599 s 1
14 80 Nikita Lastochkin Victory Motor Racing 15 + 13.115 s 1
15 12 Christian Hahn Giles Motorsport 14 + 1 lap 1
16 10 Thomas Neubauer MTEC Motorsport 14 + 1 lap 1
17 26 Harry Hayek Giles Motorsport 14 + 1 lap 1
Ret 83 Kami Laliberté M2 Competition 5 Retired 1
Ret 65 Enaam Ahmed Giles Motorsport 1 Retired 1
Ret 33 Kory Enders MTEC Motorsport 1 Retired 1
Fastest Lap: Thomas Randle (Victory Motor Racing) – 1:03.438
Source(s): [3]

Race 3

Qualifying
Pos No Driver Team Lap Grid
1 9 Jehan Daruvala M2 Competition 1:02.258 1
2 5 Pedro Piquet M2 Competition 1:02.299 2
3 49 Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 1:02.324 3
4 8 Marcus Armstrong M2 Competition 1:02.384 4
5 22 Richard Verschoor Giles Motorsport 1:02.440 5
6 47 Keyvan Andres Soori Giles Motorsport 1:02.478 6
7 3 Brendon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 1:02.509 7
8 65 Enaam Ahmed Giles Motorsport 1:02.643 8
9 11 Taylor Cockerton MTEC Motorsport 1:02.665 9
10 26 Harry Hayek Giles Motorsport 1:02.672 10
11 62 Ferdinand Habsburg M2 Competition 1:02.681 11
12 10 Thomas Neubauer MTEC Motorsport 1:02.715 12
13 83 Kami Laliberté M2 Competition 1:02.734 13
14 24 Ameya Vaidyanathan MTEC Motorsport 1:02.856 14
15 27 Jean Baptiste Simmenauer M2 Competition 1:02.965 15
16 51 Shelby Blackstock Victory Motor Racing 1:02.976 16
17 96 Luis Leeds Giles Motorsport 1:03.078 17
18 12 Christian Hahn Giles Motorsport 1:03.174 18
19 33 Kory Enders MTEC Motorsport 1:03.307 19
20 80 Nikita Lastochkin Victory Motor Racing 1:03.508 20
Source(s): [4]

Race

Daruvala led a flag-to-finish victory to win his first New Zealand Grand Prix and become the first Indian to do so. Marcus Armstrong finished a strong second, staying in contention for the most of the race. Thomas Randle finished third and in doing so, won the 2017 Toyota Racing Series championship, with a five-point margin over nearest contender, Pedro Piquet. The first lap saw a major incident where Christian Hahn and Luis Leeds collided at turn seven - causing the former to roll and crash heavily.

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time / Retired Grid
1 9 Jehan Daruvala M2 Competition 35 38min 43.048sec 3
2 8 Marcus Armstrong M2 Competition 35 + 0.855 s 1
3 49 Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 35 + 1.213 s 1
4 5 Pedro Piquet M2 Competition 35 + 2.304 s 1
5 22 Richard Verschoor Giles Motorsport 35 + 8.142 s 1
6 65 Enaam Ahmed Giles Motorsport 35 + 16.641 s 1
7 62 Ferdinand Habsburg M2 Competition 35 + 20.531 s 1
8 47 Keyvan Andres Soori Giles Motorsport 35 + 23.483 s 1
9 26 Harry Hayek Giles Motorsport 35 + 23.987 s 1
10 11 Taylor Cockerton MTEC Motorsport 35 + 24.846 s 1
11 24 Ameya Vaidyanathan MTEC Motorsport 35 + 25.600 s 1
12 51 Shelby Blackstock Victory Motor Racing 35 + 25.982 s 1
13 83 Kami Laliberté M2 Competition 35 + 27.439 s 1
14 10 Thomas Neubauer MTEC Motorsport 35 + 28.758 s 1
15 33 Kory Enders MTEC Motorsport 35 + 29.449 s 1
16 80 Nikita Lastochkin Victory Motor Racing 35 + 38.638 s 1
17 27 Jean Baptiste Simmenauer M2 Competition 35 + 54.619 s 1
18 3 Brendon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 32 + 3 laps 1
Ret 96 Luis Leeds Giles Motorsport 0 Accident 1
Ret 12 Christian Hahn Giles Motorsport 0 Accident 1
Fastest Lap: Thomas Randle (Victory Motor Racing) – 1:03.426
Source(s): [5]

Championship standings
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos. Driver Points
1 Thomas Randle 855
2 Pedro Piquet 850
3 Richard Verschoor 843
4 Marcus Armstrong 792
5 Jehan Daruvala 781


References
  1. "Castrol Toyota Racing Series - TRS - Qualifying 4" (PDF). toyota.co.nz. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. "SpeedWorks Motorsport Championship - Toyota Racing Series - RACE 1". race-monitor.com. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  3. "SpeedWorks Motorsport Championship - Toyota Racing Series - RACE 2". race-monitor.com. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. "Castrol Toyota Racing Series - TRS - Qualifying 5" (PDF). toyota.co.nz. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  5. "SpeedWorks Motorsport Championship - Toyota Racing Series - Grand Prix". race-monitor.com. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
Preceded by
2017 Taupo TRS round		 Toyota Racing Series
2017		 Succeeded by
end of season
Preceded by
2016 New Zealand Grand Prix		 New Zealand Grand Prix
2017		 Succeeded by
2018 New Zealand Grand Prix
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