2018 New Zealand Grand Prix

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
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 mi)
Distance	35 laps, 106.16 km (65.96 mi)
Weather	Fine
Pole position
Driver	Richard Verschoor	M2 Competition
Time	1:02.258
Fastest lap
Driver	Richard Verschoor	M2 Competition
Time	1:04.038 on lap 10
Podium
First	Richard Verschoor	M2 Competition
Second	Robert Shwartzman	M2 Competition
Third	Charles Milesi	MTEC Motorsport

Report

Qualifying

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

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

1. "Castrol Toyota Racing Series - TRS - Qualifying 7" (PDF). toyota.co.nz. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
2. "Castrol Toyota Racing Series - Race 26" (PDF). toyota.co.nz. Retrieved 1 September 2018.