2012 New Zealand Grand Prix

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2012 New Zealand Grand Prix
Race 3, Round 5 of 5 of the 2012 Toyota Racing Series
Manfeild Autocourse track map (New Zealand) clockwise short.svg
Race details [1]
Date12 February 2012
Official name LVII 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)
Weather Fine
Pole position
Driver Giles Motorsport
Time 1:03.392
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Evans Giles Motorsport
Time 1:04.235 on lap 22
Podium
First Giles Motorsport
Second Giles Motorsport
Third Giles Motorsport

The 2012 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Manfeild Autocourse near Feilding on 12 February 2012. It was the fifty-seventh New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to Toyota Racing Series cars. The event was also the third race of the fifth round of the 2012 Toyota Racing Series, the final race of the series.

Contents

Twenty Tatuus-Toyota cars started the race which was won by 17-year-old New Zealander Nick Cassidy who became the who became the second teenager in as many years to claim the Grand Prix after sixteen-year-old Mitch Evans the previous year. [2]

The Giles Motorsport team dominated the race, filling all three podium positions. Dutch driver Hannes van Asseldonk finished second, 05 seconds behind Cassidy. Third was Austrian driver Lucas Auer. Cassidy inherited the lead after the retirement of fellow Giles Motorsport driver and defending champion Mitch Evans who held a three-second lead when his car failed on lap 28. [3] Completing Giles Motorsport's dominance of the race, Brazilian driver Bruno Bonifacio finished fourth. Nathanaël Berthon was the first driver from any other team, finishing fifth for M2 Competition.

Cassidy's win also wrapped up a success championship campaign for Cassidy, winning his first major championship with the 2012 Toyota Racing Series crown.

Results

Qualifying

PosNoDriverTeamTimeGrid
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Evans Giles Motorsport1:03.1781
22 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick Cassidy Giles Motorsport1:03.3912
35 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Bonifacio Giles Motorsport1:03.5183
452 Flag of France.svg Nathanaël Berthon M2 Competition 1:03.7114
516 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hannes van Asseldonk Giles Motorsport1:03.7915
615 Flag of Austria.svg Lucas Auer Giles Motorsport1:03.8176
710 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Hill ETEC Motorsport1:03.9677
842 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan King M2 Competition 1:03.9808
987 Flag of New Zealand.svg Damon Leitch Victory Motor Racing1:04.1469
1053 Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello M2 Competition 1:04.20110
116 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Félix Serrallés Giles Motorsport1:04.28511
1243 Flag of Thailand.svg Tanart Sathienthirakul M2 Competition 1:04.35312
137 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jono Lester ETEC Motorsport1:04.40313
144 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris VlokVictory Motor Racing1:04.49214
1520 Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Suranovich Victory Motor Racing1:04.58415
168 Flag of Malaysia.svg Melvin MohETEC Motorsport1:04.72916
1788 Flag of Italy.svg Michela Cerruti Victory Motor Racing1:04.80917
1811 Flag of India.svg Shahaan EngineerETEC Motorsport1:04.84718
199 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ken Smith ETEC Motorsport1:05.39419
2051 Flag of India.svg Sheban Siddiqi M2 Competition 1:05.95020
Source(s): [4]

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsGapGrid
12 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick Cassidy Giles Motorsport3540min 18.327sec2
216 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hannes van Asseldonk Giles Motorsport35+ 0.509s5
315 Flag of Austria.svg Lucas Auer Giles Motorsport35+ 4.800s6
45 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Bonifacio Giles Motorsport35+ 7.772s3
552 Flag of France.svg Nathanaël Berthon M2 Competition 35+ 8.363s4
67 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jono Lester ETEC Motorsport35+ 11.723s13
76 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Félix Serrallés Giles Motorsport35+ 12.294s11
820 Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Suranovich Victory Motor Racing35+ 18.280s15
98 Flag of Malaysia.svg Melvin MohETEC Motorsport35+ 24.164s16
1043 Flag of Thailand.svg Tanart Sathienthirakul M2 Competition 35+ 28.179s12
114 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris VlokVictory Motor Racing35+ 28.265s14
1288 Flag of Italy.svg Michela Cerruti Victory Motor Racing35+ 28.683s17
139 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ken Smith ETEC Motorsport35+ 39.874s19
1451 Flag of India.svg Sheban Siddiqi M2 Competition 35+ 1:01.730s20
1511 Flag of India.svg Shahaan EngineerETEC Motorsport34+ 1 lap18
1687 Flag of New Zealand.svg Damon Leitch Victory Motor Racing30+ 5 laps9
Ret1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Evans Giles Motorsport28Engine1
Ret10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Hill ETEC Motorsport17Retired7
Ret53 Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello M2 Competition 15Retired10
Ret42 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan King M2 Competition 4Retired8
Source(s): [5]

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