2024 New Zealand Grand Prix

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2024 New Zealand Grand Prix
Race 3, Round 5 of 5 of the 2024 Formula Regional Oceania Championship
Highlands Motorsport Park (Full Course).png
Race details
Date18 February 2024
Official name LXVIII New Zealand Grand Prix
Location Highlands Motorsport Park, Cromwell, New Zealand
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.100 km (2.548 miles)
Distance 28 laps, 114.8 km (71.3 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver
  • Flag of New Zealand.svg Liam Sceats
M2 Competition
Time 1:27.720
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Poland.svg Roman Bilinski M2 Competition
Time 1:29.398 on lap 15
Podium
First
  • Flag of New Zealand.svg Liam Sceats
M2 Competition
Second mtec Motorsport
Third M2 Competition

The 2024 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell, Otago on 18 February 2024. It was the sixty-eighth New Zealand Grand Prix and utilised Formula Regional cars. The event served as the final race of the 2024 Formula Regional Oceania Championship and marked the first time Highlands Motorsport Park hosted the New Zealand Grand Prix.

Contents

Liam Sceats enjoyed a lights-to-flag victory driving with M2 Competition. Callum Hedge and Michael Shin rounded out the podium.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.No.DriverTeamQualifying timesFinal
grid
Q1Q2Q3
123 Flag of New Zealand.svg Liam Sceats M2 Competition 1:28.2751:28.3421:27.7201
217 Flag of New Zealand.svg Callum Hedge mtec Motorsport1:28.3621:28.1891:27.7562
351 Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Abel mtec Motorsport1:28.5041:28.5861:27.9133
439 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Gerrard Xie M2 Competition 1:28.6071:28.2461:28.0134
541 Flag of New Zealand.svg Alex CrosbieGiles Motorsport1:28.6901:28.6431:28.0435
627 Flag of the United States.svg Bryce Aron M2 Competition 1:28.6161:28.5901:28.0786
715 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kaleb Ngatoa Giles Motorsport1:28.5751:28.478no timeWD
816 Flag of South Korea.svg Michael Shin M2 Competition 1:28.4331:28.347no time7
919 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elliott Clearymtec Motorsport1:28.8321:28.706N/A8
10101 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryder Quinn M2 Competition 1:28.7271:28.720N/A9
1114 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Woods-Toth Kiwi Motorsport1:28.9421:28.826N/A10
1222 Flag of the United States.svg Jett BowlingKiwi Motorsport1:28.8481:28.906N/A11
134 Flag of Poland.svg Roman Bilinski M2 Competition 1:28.011no timeN/A12
1469 Flag of New Zealand.svg Sebastian MansonGiles Motorsport1:29.055N/AN/A13
1531 Flag of the United States.svg Titus SherlockKiwi Motorsport1:29.254N/AN/A14
165 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Fecurymtec Motorsport1:29.408N/AN/A15
17739 Flag of the United States.svg Landan Matriano LimGiles Motorsport1:29.744N/AN/A16
1820 Flag of the United States.svg Jake BonillaKiwi Motorsport1:30.410N/AN/A17
107% time: 1:34.172
Source: [1] [2] [3]

Race

Race classification

Pos.No.DriverTeamsLapsTime/RetiredGrid
123 Flag of New Zealand.svg Liam Sceats M2 Competition 2740min 33.290sec1
217 Flag of New Zealand.svg Callum Hedge mtec Motorsport27+ 5.656 s2
316 Flag of South Korea.svg Michael Shin M2 Competition 27+ 6.069 s7
451 Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Abel mtec Motorsport27+ 7.237 s3
54 Flag of Poland.svg Roman Bilinski M2 Competition 27+ 9.694 s13
627 Flag of the United States.svg Bryce Aron M2 Competition 27+ 11.265 s6
741 Flag of New Zealand.svg Alex CrosbieGiles Motorsport27+ 11.266 s5
8101 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryder Quinn M2 Competition 27+ 11.611 s9
914 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Woods-Toth Kiwi Motorsport27+ 15.094 s11
1019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elliott Clearymtec Motorsport27+ 16.874 s8
1122 Flag of the United States.svg Jett BowlingKiwi Motorsport27+ 19.332 s11
1269 Flag of New Zealand.svg Sebastian MansonGiles Motorsport27+ 24.364 s13
13739 Flag of the United States.svg Landan Matriano LimGiles Motorsport27+ 29.935 s16
145 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Fecurymtec Motorsport27+ 32.473 s15
1520 Flag of the United States.svg Jake BonillaKiwi Motorsport27+ 38.866 s17
1639 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Gerrard Xie M2 Competition 24+ 3 laps4
Ret31 Flag of the United States.svg Titus SherlockKiwi Motorsport10Retired14
WD15 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kaleb Ngatoa Giles Motorsport0Withdrew (Injury)
Fastest lap: Flag of Poland.svg Roman Bilinski (M2 Competition) – 1:29.398 (lap 15)
Source: [4]

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