2009 New Zealand Grand Prix

2009 New Zealand Grand Prix
Race 3, Round 5 of 6 of the 2008–09 Toyota Racing Series
Race details
Date	1 March 2009
Official name	LIV New Zealand Grand Prix
Location	Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding, New Zealand
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	3.033 km (1.885 miles)
Distance	35 laps, 106.16 km (65.96 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Daniel Gaunt	Triple X Motorsport
Time	1:09.713
Fastest lap
Driver	Earl Bamber	Earl Bamber Motorsport
Time	1:09.502 on lap 35
Podium
First	Daniel Gaunt	Triple X Motorsport
Second	Earl Bamber	Earl Bamber Motorsport
Third	Sam MacNeill	Motorsport Solutions

The 2009 New Zealand Grand Prix was an open wheel racing car race held at Manfeild Autocourse, near Feilding on 1 March 2009.

It was the fifty-fourth New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to Toyota Racing Series cars (based on international Formula Three regulations). The event was also the third race of the fifth round of the 2008–09 Toyota Racing Series. Daniel Gaunt won his second New Zealand Grand Prix in three years, reclaiming the honours from Andy Knight.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Grid
1	47	Daniel Gaunt	Triple X Motorsport	1:11.064	1:09.713	1
2	32	Mitch Cunningham	Giles Motorsport	1:10.836	1:09.901	2
3	2	Earl Bamber	Earl Bamber Motorsport	1:10.690	1:09.906	3
4	19	Sam MacNeill	Motorsport Solutions	1:11.611	1:10.066	4
5	74	Michael Burdett	Motorsport Solutions	1:10.920	1:10.226	5
6	9	Daniel Jilesen	Giles Motorsport	1:11.733	1:10.408	6
7	5	Scott Pye	European Technique	1:11.273	1:10.415	7
8	14	Keeley Pudney	Giles Motorsport	1:12.389	1:10.478	8
9	69	Alastair Wootten	Privateer	1:11.315	1:10.479	9
10	48	Andrew Waite	Giles Motorsport	1:11.432	1:10.760	10
11	89	John Whelan	Motorsport Solutions	1:12.633	1:11.357	11
12	4	Mitch Evans	Privateer	1:16.337	1:14.491	12
13	12	Chris Cox	Privateer	1:17.138	1:15.145	13
-	11	Ken Smith	Ken Smith Motorsport	no time	no time	14
Source(s):[1]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	47	Daniel Gaunt	Triple X Motorsport	35	45min 35.667sec	1
2	2	Earl Bamber	Earl Bamber Motorsport	35	+ 3.049 s	3
3	19	Sam MacNeill	Motorsport Solutions	35	+ 11.200 s	4
4	89	John Whelan	Motorsport Solutions	35	+ 14.580 s	11
5	5	Scott Pye	European Technique	35	+ 14.897 s	7
6	74	Michael Burdett	Motorsport Solutions	35	+ 15.446 s	5
7	11	Ken Smith	Ken Smith Motorsport	35	+ 17.984 s	14
8	14	Keeley Pudney	Giles Motorsport	35	+ 32.937 s	8
9	4	Mitch Evans	Privateer	35	+ 59.962 s	12
10	12	Chris Cox	Privateer	34	+ 1 lap	13
11	48	Andrew Waite	Privateer	33	+ 2 laps	10
12	69	Alastair Wootten	Motorsport Solutions	32	+ 3 laps	9
13	32	Mitch Cunningham	Giles Motorsport	31	+ 4 laps	2
Ret	9	Daniel Jilesen	Giles Motorsport	28	Retired	6
Source(s):[2]

References

External links

• Toyota Racing Series

This page was last edited on 21 June 2022, at 18:28