2023 New Zealand Grand Prix

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2023 New Zealand Grand Prix
Race 3, Round 4 of 5 of the 2023 Formula Regional Oceania Championship
Hampton Downs Motorsport Park (International Layout).png
Race details
Date5 February 2023
Official name LXVII 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 Friday: Rain
Saturday: Sunny
Sunday: Sunny
Pole position
Driver
 M2 Competition
Time 1:29.877
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens van Hoepen M2 Competition
Time 1:30.061 on lap 10
Podium
First
 M2 Competition
Second
 Giles Motorsport
Third
 M2 Competition

The 2023 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park in northern Waikato on 5 February 2023. It was the sixty-seventh New Zealand Grand Prix and utilised Formula Regional cars. The event also served as the third race of the fourth round of the 2023 Formula Regional Oceania Championship. This marked the Grand Prix's return after the 2022 iteration was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was the first to feature international drivers since 2020.

Contents

Dutch driver Laurens van Hoepen produced a shock victory in his debut weekend in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship. He won from the highly-fancied Louis Foster, with series leader Callum Hedge rounding out the podium.

Entry list

All drivers compete with identical Tatuus FT-60 chassis cars powered by 2.0L turbocharged Toyota engines. After the 2021 Grand Prix was run without any officially recognized teams, the event returned to a team-based format. [1]

TeamNo.Driver
Hamilton Motorsport Ltd.4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Billy Frazer [2]
84 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris van der Drift [3]
Kiwi Motorsport5 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Fecury [4]
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom McLennan [5] [6]
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Mason [7]
51 Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Abel [8]
86 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Leitch [9]
98 Flag of New Zealand.svg James Penrose [10]
M2 Competition 7 Flag of Austria.svg Charlie Wurz [11]
17 Flag of New Zealand.svg Callum Hedge [12]
18 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens van Hoepen [13]
23 Flag of New Zealand.svg Liam Sceats [14]
77 Flag of the United States.svg David Morales [15]
101 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryder Quinn [16]
Giles Motorsport15 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kaleb Ngatoa [17]
26 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louis Foster [18]
36 Flag of Ireland.svg Adam Fitzgerald [19]
55 Flag of New Zealand.svg Breanna Morris [20]
66 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Shehan [21]
88 Flag of the United States.svg Chloe Chambers [22]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.No.DriverTeamQualifying timesFinal
grid
Q1Q2Q3
118 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens van Hoepen M2 Competition 1:30.2401:30.3891:29.8191
226 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louis Foster Giles Motorsport1:30.4741:30.4651:29.8632
315 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kaleb Ngatoa Giles Motorsport1:30.3401:30.4611:29.9783
417 Flag of New Zealand.svg Callum Hedge M2 Competition 1:30.4011:30.5401:30.0034
57 Flag of Austria.svg Charlie Wurz M2 Competition 1:30.5521:30.4491:30.0975
623 Flag of New Zealand.svg Liam Sceats M2 Competition 1:30.5451:30.6311:30.1336
751 Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Abel Kiwi Motorsport1:30.7851:30.6671:30.3137
877 Flag of the United States.svg David Morales M2 Competition 1:30.6851:30.6201:30.3628
984 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris van der Drift Hamilton Motorsport1:30.7381:30.684N/A9
1021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Mason Kiwi Motorsport1:30.9031:30.693N/A10
1166 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Shehan Giles Motorsport1:30.8941:30.698N/A11
1236 Flag of Ireland.svg Adam Fitzgerald Giles Motorsport1:30.5231:30.821N/A12
1386 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Leitch Kiwi Motorsport1:30.7231:30.834N/A13
14101 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryder Quinn M2 Competition 1:30.6881:30.942N/A14
1598 Flag of New Zealand.svg James PenroseKiwi Motorsport1:31.108N/AN/A15
1688 Flag of the United States.svg Chloe Chambers Giles Motorsport1:31.290N/AN/A16
175 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas FecuryKiwi Motorsport1:31.329N/AN/A17
184 Flag of New Zealand.svg Billy Frazer Hamilton Motorsport1:31.708N/AN/A18
1955 Flag of New Zealand.svg Breanna MorrisGiles Motorsport1:31.793N/AN/A19
-8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom McLennanKiwi Motorsportno timeN/AN/A-
107% time: 1:36.557
Source: [23] [24] [25]

Race

Race classification

Pos.No.DriverTeamsLapsTime/RetiredGrid
118 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens van Hoepen M2 Competition 2842min 16.570sec1
226 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louis Foster Giles Motorsport28+ 0.846 s2
317 Flag of New Zealand.svg Callum Hedge M2 Competition 28+ 12.329 s4
484 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris van der Drift Hamilton Motorsport28+ 12.673 s9
515 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kaleb Ngatoa Giles Motorsport28+ 14.923 s3
623 Flag of New Zealand.svg Liam Sceats M2 Competition 28+ 15.525 s6
77 Flag of Austria.svg Charlie Wurz M2 Competition 28+ 16.173 s5
851 Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Abel Kiwi Motorsport28+ 16.604 s7
977 Flag of the United States.svg David Morales M2 Competition 28+ 17.499 s8
10101 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryder Quinn M2 Competition 28+ 18.051 s14
1166 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Shehan Giles Motorsport28+ 23.107 s11
1221 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Mason Kiwi Motorsport28+ 24.859 s10
1398 Flag of New Zealand.svg James PenroseKiwi Motorsport28+ 26.756 s15
1486 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Leitch Kiwi Motorsport28+ 28.049 s13
154 Flag of New Zealand.svg Billy Frazer Hamilton Motorsport28+ 32.652 s18
1636 Flag of Ireland.svg Adam Fitzgerald Giles Motorsport28+ 35.056 s12
1788 Flag of the United States.svg Chloe Chambers Giles Motorsport28+ 36.342 s16
1855 Flag of New Zealand.svg Breanna MorrisGiles Motorsport28+ 47.490 s19
195 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas FecuryKiwi Motorsport28+ 48.132 s17
WD8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom McLennanKiwi Motorsport0Withdrew
Fastest lap: Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens van Hoepen (M2 Competition) – 1:30.061 (lap 10)
Source: [26]

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