2024 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
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Race 3, Round 5 of 5 of the 2024 Formula Regional Oceania Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 18 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 | M2 Competition | ||
Time | 1:27.720 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Roman Bilinski | M2 Competition | |
Time | 1:29.398 on lap 15 | ||
Podium | |||
First | 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.
Liam Sceats enjoyed a lights-to-flag victory driving with M2 Competition. Callum Hedge and Michael Shin rounded out the podium.
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Qualifying times | Final grid | ||
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Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||
1 | 23 | Liam Sceats | M2 Competition | 1:28.275 | 1:28.342 | 1:27.720 | 1 |
2 | 17 | Callum Hedge | mtec Motorsport | 1:28.362 | 1:28.189 | 1:27.756 | 2 |
3 | 51 | Jacob Abel | mtec Motorsport | 1:28.504 | 1:28.586 | 1:27.913 | 3 |
4 | 39 | Gerrard Xie | M2 Competition | 1:28.607 | 1:28.246 | 1:28.013 | 4 |
5 | 41 | Alex Crosbie | Giles Motorsport | 1:28.690 | 1:28.643 | 1:28.043 | 5 |
6 | 27 | Bryce Aron | M2 Competition | 1:28.616 | 1:28.590 | 1:28.078 | 6 |
7 | 15 | Kaleb Ngatoa | Giles Motorsport | 1:28.575 | 1:28.478 | no time | WD |
8 | 16 | Michael Shin | M2 Competition | 1:28.433 | 1:28.347 | no time | 7 |
9 | 19 | Elliott Cleary | mtec Motorsport | 1:28.832 | 1:28.706 | N/A | 8 |
10 | 101 | Ryder Quinn | M2 Competition | 1:28.727 | 1:28.720 | N/A | 9 |
11 | 14 | Patrick Woods-Toth | Kiwi Motorsport | 1:28.942 | 1:28.826 | N/A | 10 |
12 | 22 | Jett Bowling | Kiwi Motorsport | 1:28.848 | 1:28.906 | N/A | 11 |
13 | 4 | Roman Bilinski | M2 Competition | 1:28.011 | no time | N/A | 12 |
14 | 69 | Sebastian Manson | Giles Motorsport | 1:29.055 | N/A | N/A | 13 |
15 | 31 | Titus Sherlock | Kiwi Motorsport | 1:29.254 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
16 | 5 | Lucas Fecury | mtec Motorsport | 1:29.408 | N/A | N/A | 15 |
17 | 739 | Landan Matriano Lim | Giles Motorsport | 1:29.744 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
18 | 20 | Jake Bonilla | Kiwi Motorsport | 1:30.410 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
107% time: 1:34.172 | |||||||
Source: [1] [2] [3] |
Pos. | No. | Driver | Teams | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
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1 | 23 | Liam Sceats | M2 Competition | 27 | 40min 33.290sec | 1 | |
2 | 17 | Callum Hedge | mtec Motorsport | 27 | + 5.656 s | 2 | |
3 | 16 | Michael Shin | M2 Competition | 27 | + 6.069 s | 7 | |
4 | 51 | Jacob Abel | mtec Motorsport | 27 | + 7.237 s | 3 | |
5 | 4 | Roman Bilinski | M2 Competition | 27 | + 9.694 s | 13 | |
6 | 27 | Bryce Aron | M2 Competition | 27 | + 11.265 s | 6 | |
7 | 41 | Alex Crosbie | Giles Motorsport | 27 | + 11.266 s | 5 | |
8 | 101 | Ryder Quinn | M2 Competition | 27 | + 11.611 s | 9 | |
9 | 14 | Patrick Woods-Toth | Kiwi Motorsport | 27 | + 15.094 s | 11 | |
10 | 19 | Elliott Cleary | mtec Motorsport | 27 | + 16.874 s | 8 | |
11 | 22 | Jett Bowling | Kiwi Motorsport | 27 | + 19.332 s | 11 | |
12 | 69 | Sebastian Manson | Giles Motorsport | 27 | + 24.364 s | 13 | |
13 | 739 | Landan Matriano Lim | Giles Motorsport | 27 | + 29.935 s | 16 | |
14 | 5 | Lucas Fecury | mtec Motorsport | 27 | + 32.473 s | 15 | |
15 | 20 | Jake Bonilla | Kiwi Motorsport | 27 | + 38.866 s | 17 | |
16 | 39 | Gerrard Xie | M2 Competition | 24 | + 3 laps | 4 | |
Ret | 31 | Titus Sherlock | Kiwi Motorsport | 10 | Retired | 14 | |
WD | 15 | Kaleb Ngatoa | Giles Motorsport | 0 | Withdrew (Injury) | ||
Fastest lap: Roman Bilinski (M2 Competition) – 1:29.398 (lap 15) | |||||||
Source: [4] |
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