2020 New Zealand Grand Prix

The 2020 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon near Feilding on 16 February 2020. It was the sixty-fifth New Zealand Grand Prix and fielded Toyota Racing Series cars. The event also served as the third race of the fifth round of the 2020 Toyota Racing Series, the final race of the series. The race was won by Igor Fraga, who also won the Toyota Racing Series championship in the process.[1]

2020 New Zealand Grand Prix
Race 3, Round 5 of 5 of the 2020 Toyota Racing Series
Race details
Date 16 February 2020
Official name LXV New Zealand Grand Prix
Location Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon, Feilding, New Zealand
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.033 km (1.885 miles)
Distance 35 laps, 106.155 km (65.975 miles)
Weather Fine
Pole position
Driver M2 Competition
Time 1:02.706
Fastest lap
Driver Argentina Franco Colapinto Kiwi Motorsport
Time 1:03.737 on lap 27
Podium
First M2 Competition
Second
  • Argentina Franco Colapinto
Kiwi Motorsport
Third M2 Competition

Report edit

Qualifying edit

Pos No Driver Team Time Grid
1 17   Igor Fraga M2 Competition 1:02.706 1
2 23   Caio Collet mtec Motorsport w/ R-ace GP 1:02.710 2
3 1   Liam Lawson M2 Competition 1:02.724 3
4 43   Franco Colapinto Kiwi Motorsport 1:02.752 4
5 5   Spike Kohlbecker Kiwi Motorsport 1:02.768 5
6 9   Petr Ptáček mtec Motorsport w/ R-ace GP 1:02.900 6
7 6   Ido Cohen M2 Competition 1:02.953 7
8 88   Lucas Petersson mtec Motorsport w/ R-ace GP 1:02.962 8
9 33   Yuki Tsunoda M2 Competition 1:02.965 151
10 11   Jackson Walls mtec Motorsport w/ R-ace GP 1:02.984 9
11 26   Grégoire Saucy Giles Motorsport 1:03.030 10
12 10   Oliver Rasmussen mtec Motorsport w/ R-ace GP 1:03.141 11
13 44   Lirim Zendeli Giles Motorsport 1:03.238 12
14 4   Henning Enqvist Giles Motorsport 1:03.300 13
15 13   Tijmen van der Helm Kiwi Motorsport 1:03.317 14
16 21   Émilien Denner M2 Competition 1:03.363 16
17 7   Axel Gnos Kiwi Motorsport 1:03.430 17
18 99   Rui Andrade M2 Competition 1:03.452 18
- 49   Ken Smith Giles Motorsport No Time PL
Source(s): [2]

Notes

1.^ – Tsunoda was given a six-place penalty for a practice start infringement.

Race edit

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time / Retired Grid
1 17   Igor Fraga M2 Competition 35 43min 38.279sec 1
2 43   Franco Colapinto Kiwi Motorsport 35 + 1.724 s 4
3 1   Liam Lawson M2 Competition 35 + 3.387 s 3
4 23   Caio Collet mtec Motorsport w/ R-ace GP 35 + 3.737 s 2
5 9   Petr Ptáček mtec Motorsport w/ R-ace GP 35 + 6.932 s 6
6 33   Yuki Tsunoda M2 Competition 35 + 8.463 s 15
7 5   Spike Kohlbecker Kiwi Motorsport 35 + 9.549 s 5
8 11   Jackson Walls mtec Motorsport w/ R-ace GP 35 + 13.087 s 10
9 26   Grégoire Saucy Giles Motorsport 35 + 13.594 s 11
10 88   Lucas Petersson mtec Motorsport w/ R-ace GP 35 + 14.089 s 8
11 6   Ido Cohen M2 Competition 35 + 14.623 s 7
12 10   Oliver Rasmussen mtec Motorsport w/ R-ace GP 35 + 15.856 s 12
13 44   Lirim Zendeli Giles Motorsport 35 + 16.076 s 13
14 7   Axel Gnos Kiwi Motorsport 35 + 18.171 s 17
15 49   Ken Smith Giles Motorsport 35 + 25.584 s PL
Ret 13   Tijmen van der Helm Kiwi Motorsport 16 Spun off 15
Ret 21   Émilien Denner M2 Competition 12 Spun off 16
Ret 99   Rui Andrade M2 Competition 8 Retired 18
Ret 4   Henning Enqvist Giles Motorsport 1 Spun off 14
Source(s): [3]

References edit

  1. ^ Chapman, Simon (16 February 2020). "Fantastic Fraga wins NZGP and TRS titles". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. ^ "2020 New Zealand Grand Prix - Qualifying 10". Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Race 28 New Zealand Grand Prix 35 Laps". Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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2020
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