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2021 New Zealand Grand Prix

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2021 New Zealand Grand Prix
Race 3, Round 1 of 3 of the 2021 Toyota Racing Series
Race details
Date 24 January 2021
Official name LXVI New Zealand Grand Prix
Location Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, Waikato, New Zealand
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.800 km (2.361 miles)
Distance 28 laps, 106.4 km (66.1 miles)
Weather Overcast
Pole position
Driver M2 Competition
Time 1:44.288
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen M2 Competition
Time 1:30.627 on lap 20
Podium
First M2 Competition
Second Giles Motorsport
Third M2 Competition

The 2021 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park in northern Waikato on 24 January 2021. It was the sixty-sixth New Zealand Grand Prix and fielded Toyota Racing Series cars. The event also served as the third race of the first round of the 2021 Toyota Racing Series. The race was won by Shane van Gisbergen, who started his race from the pit-lane as a result of a fire-extinguisher issue pre-race.

Report

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Team Time Grid
1 15 New Zealand Kaleb Ngatoa M2 Competition 1:44.288 1
2 27 New Zealand Daniel Gaunt Tasman Motorsports 1:44.353 2
3 31 New Zealand Chris van der Drift Tasman Motorsports 1:44.417 3
4 7 New Zealand Matthew Payne M2 Competition 1:44.563 4
5 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy Kiwi Motorsport 1:44.739 5
6 11 New Zealand Conrad Clark 1:44.753 6
7 22 New Zealand Tom Alexander Giles Motorsport 1:45.074 7
8 24 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner Giles Motorsport 1:45.110 8
9 87 New Zealand Damon Leitch Kiwi Motorsport 1:45.130 9
10 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen M2 Competition 1:45.169 PL
11 14 New Zealand Billy Frazer M2 Competition 1:45.174 10
12 86 New Zealand Brendon Leitch Kiwi Motorsport 1:45.183 14
13 84 New Zealand Peter Vodanovich Giles Motorsport 1:45.329 11
14 32 New Zealand Josh Bethune M2 Competition 1:46.422 12
15 3 New Zealand Chris Vlok M2 Competition 1:46.532 13
16 50 New Zealand Ken Smith Giles Motorsport 1:58.835 15
Source(s): [1]

Race

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Pos No Driver Team Laps Time / Retired Grid
1 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen M2 Competition 28 44min 51.627sec PL
2 24 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner Giles Motorsport 28 + 2.269 s 8
3 7 New Zealand Matthew Payne M2 Competition 28 + 3.614 s 4
4 15 New Zealand Kaleb Ngatoa M2 Competition 28 + 8.897 s 1
5 31 New Zealand Chris van der Drift Tasman Motorsports 28 + 10.420 s 3
6 87 New Zealand Damon Leitch Kiwi Motorsport 28 + 10.458 s 9
7 86 New Zealand Brendon Leitch Kiwi Motorsport 28 + 12.084 s 14
8 27 New Zealand Daniel Gaunt Tasman Motorsports 28 + 13.561 s 2
9 14 New Zealand Billy Frazer M2 Competition 28 + 13.671 s 10
10 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy Kiwi Motorsport 28 + 14.091 s 5
11 11 New Zealand Conrad Clark 28 + 14.532 s 6
12 22 New Zealand Tom Alexander Giles Motorsport 28 + 14.761 s 7
13 3 New Zealand Chris Vlok M2 Competition 28 + 19.020 s 13
14 32 New Zealand Josh Bethune M2 Competition 28 + 27.341 s 12
15 50 New Zealand Ken Smith Giles Motorsport 26 + 2 laps 15
Ret 84 New Zealand Peter Vodanovich Giles Motorsport 5 Electrical 11
Source(s): [2]

References

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  1. ^ "2021 New Zealand Grand Prix - Q". Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. ^ "New Zealand Grand Prix - 28 Laps". Retrieved 24 January 2021.
Preceded by Toyota Racing Series
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Preceded by New Zealand Grand Prix
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