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.
| 2021 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3, Round 1 of 3 of the 2021 Toyota Racing Series | |||
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| 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 |
 Shane van Gisbergen | M2 Competition | |
| Time | 1:30.627 on lap 20 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | M2 Competition | ||
| Second | Giles Motorsport | ||
| Third | M2 Competition | ||
Report edit
Qualifying edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Kaleb Ngatoa
|
M2 Competition | 1:44.288 | 1 |
| 2 | 27 | Daniel Gaunt
|
Tasman Motorsports | 1:44.353 | 2 |
| 3 | 31 | Chris van der Drift
|
Tasman Motorsports | 1:44.417 | 3 |
| 4 | 7 | Matthew Payne
|
M2 Competition | 1:44.563 | 4 |
| 5 | 51 | Greg Murphy
|
Kiwi Motorsport | 1:44.739 | 5 |
| 6 | 11 | Conrad Clark
|
1:44.753 | 6 | |
| 7 | 22 | Tom Alexander
|
Giles Motorsport | 1:45.074 | 7 |
| 8 | 24 | Andre Heimgartner
|
Giles Motorsport | 1:45.110 | 8 |
| 9 | 87 | Damon Leitch
|
Kiwi Motorsport | 1:45.130 | 9 |
| 10 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen
|
M2 Competition | 1:45.169 | PL |
| 11 | 14 | Billy Frazer
|
M2 Competition | 1:45.174 | 10 |
| 12 | 86 | Brendon Leitch
|
Kiwi Motorsport | 1:45.183 | 14 |
| 13 | 84 | Peter Vodanovich
|
Giles Motorsport | 1:45.329 | 11 |
| 14 | 32 | Josh Bethune
|
M2 Competition | 1:46.422 | 12 |
| 15 | 3 | Chris Vlok
|
M2 Competition | 1:46.532 | 13 |
| 16 | 50 | Ken Smith
|
Giles Motorsport | 1:58.835 | 15 |
| Source(s): [1] | |||||
Race edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen
|
M2 Competition | 28 | 44min 51.627sec | PL |
| 2 | 24 | Andre Heimgartner
|
Giles Motorsport | 28 | + 2.269 s | 8 |
| 3 | 7 | Matthew Payne
|
M2 Competition | 28 | + 3.614 s | 4 |
| 4 | 15 | Kaleb Ngatoa
|
M2 Competition | 28 | + 8.897 s | 1 |
| 5 | 31 | Chris van der Drift
|
Tasman Motorsports | 28 | + 10.420 s | 3 |
| 6 | 87 | Damon Leitch
|
Kiwi Motorsport | 28 | + 10.458 s | 9 |
| 7 | 86 | Brendon Leitch
|
Kiwi Motorsport | 28 | + 12.084 s | 14 |
| 8 | 27 | Daniel Gaunt
|
Tasman Motorsports | 28 | + 13.561 s | 2 |
| 9 | 14 | Billy Frazer
|
M2 Competition | 28 | + 13.671 s | 10 |
| 10 | 51 | Greg Murphy
|
Kiwi Motorsport | 28 | + 14.091 s | 5 |
| 11 | 11 | Conrad Clark
|
28 | + 14.532 s | 6 | |
| 12 | 22 | Tom Alexander
|
Giles Motorsport | 28 | + 14.761 s | 7 |
| 13 | 3 | Chris Vlok
|
M2 Competition | 28 | + 19.020 s | 13 |
| 14 | 32 | Josh Bethune
|
M2 Competition | 28 | + 27.341 s | 12 |
| 15 | 50 | Ken Smith
|
Giles Motorsport | 26 | + 2 laps | 15 |
| Ret | 84 | Peter Vodanovich
|
Giles Motorsport | 5 | Electrical | 11 |
| Source(s): [2] | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "2021 New Zealand Grand Prix - Q". Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand Grand Prix - 28 Laps". Retrieved 24 January 2021.