2009 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
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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 | Triple X Motorsport | ||
Time | 1:09.713 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Earl Bamber | Earl Bamber Motorsport | |
Time | 1:09.502 on lap 35 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Triple X Motorsport | ||
Second | Earl Bamber Motorsport | ||
Third | 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.
TRS Lites entries | |
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Grid | |
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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] | |||||||
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
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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] | ||||||
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