The 2017 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Circuit Chris Amon near Feilding on 12 February 2017. It was the sixty-second New Zealand Grand Prix and fielded Toyota Racing Series cars. The event was also the third race of the fifth round of the 2017 Toyota Racing Series, the final race of the series.
Report Practice Session Day Fastest lap No. Driver Team Time Practice 1 Thursday 5 Pedro Piquet M2 Competition 1:03.244 Practice 2 22 Richard Verschoor Giles Motorsport 1:03.122 Practice 3 Friday 49 Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 1:02.826 Practice 4 65 Enaam Ahmed Giles Motorsport 1:02.878 Practice 5 49 Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 1:02.416
Race 1 Qualifying Pos No Driver Team Lap Grid 1 9 Jehan Daruvala M2 Competition 1:02.474 1 2 5 Pedro Piquet M2 Competition 1:02.546 2 3 8 Marcus Armstrong M2 Competition 1:02.553 3 4 22 Richard Verschoor Giles Motorsport 1:02.662 4 5 26 Harry Hayek Giles Motorsport 1:02.706 5 6 49 Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 1:02.730 6 7 65 Enaam Ahmed Giles Motorsport 1:02.951 7 8 11 Taylor Cockerton MTEC Motorsport 1:02.981 8 9 47 Keyvan Andres Soori Giles Motorsport 1:02.982 9 10 3 Brendon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 1:02.992 10 11 83 Kami Laliberté M2 Competition 1:03.061 11 12 96 Luis Leeds Giles Motorsport 1:03.074 12 13 51 Shelby Blackstock Victory Motor Racing 1:03.096 13 14 62 Ferdinand Habsburg M2 Competition 1:03.128 14 15 24 Ameya Vaidyanathan MTEC Motorsport 1:03.280 15 16 27 Jean Baptiste Simmenauer M2 Competition 1:03.357 16 17 12 Christian Hahn Giles Motorsport 1:03.376 17 18 80 Nikita Lastochkin Victory Motor Racing 1:03.506 18 19 33 Kory Enders MTEC Motorsport 1:03.635 19 - 10 Thomas Neubauer MTEC Motorsport no time - Source(s):
Race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time / Retired Grid 1 5 Pedro Piquet M2 Competition 20 22min 08.872sec 3 2 9 Jehan Daruvala M2 Competition 20 + 3.453 s 1 3 9 Marcus Armstrong M2 Competition 20 + 4.590 s 1 4 22 Richard Verschoor Giles Motorsport 20 + 6.529 s 1 5 49 Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 20 + 7.689 s 1 6 65 Enaam Ahmed Giles Motorsport 20 + 14.397 s 1 7 11 Taylor Cockerton MTEC Motorsport 20 + 14.688 s 1 8 62 Ferdinand Habsburg M2 Competition 20 + 15.528 s 1 9 96 Luis Leeds Giles Motorsport 20 + 17.596 s 1 10 51 Shelby Blackstock Victory Motor Racing 20 + 21.194 s 1 11 12 Christian Hahn Giles Motorsport 20 + 21.561 s 1 12 33 Kory Enders MTEC Motorsport 20 + 22.634 s 1 13 83 Kami Laliberté M2 Competition 20 + 25.708 s 1 14 24 Ameya Vaidyanathan MTEC Motorsport 20 + 25.946 s 1 15 27 Jean Baptiste Simmenauer M2 Competition 20 + 26.552 s 1 16 10 Thomas Neubauer MTEC Motorsport 20 + 26.958 s 1 17 80 Nikita Lastochkin Victory Motor Racing 20 + 27.690 s 1 18 26 Harry Hayek Giles Motorsport 16 + 4 laps 1 19 47 Keyvan Andres Soori Giles Motorsport 16 + 4 laps 1 Ret 3 Brendon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 1 Accident 1 Fastest Lap: Thomas Randle (Victory Motor Racing) – 1:02.929 Source(s):
Race 2 Pos No Driver Team Laps Time / Retired Grid 1 22 Richard Verschoor Giles Motorsport 15 22min 08.872sec 3 2 8 Marcus Armstrong M2 Competition 15 + 0.830 s 1 3 5 Pedro Piquet M2 Competition 15 + 3.316 s 1 4 49 Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 15 + 6.587 s 1 5 62 Ferdinand Habsburg M2 Competition 15 + 6.705 s 1 6 11 Taylor Cockerton MTEC Motorsport 15 + 6.906 s 1 7 9 Jehan Daruvala M2 Competition 15 + 7.856 s 1 8 3 Brendon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 15 + 7.993 s 1 9 96 Luis Leeds Giles Motorsport 15 + 8.767 s 1 10 27 Jean Baptiste Simmenauer M2 Competition 15 + 9.159 s 1 11 24 Ameya Vaidyanathan MTEC Motorsport 15 + 10.557 s 1 12 47 Keyvan Andres Soori Victory Motor Racing 15 + 10.560 s 1 13 51 Shelby Blackstock Victory Motor Racing 15 + 12.599 s 1 14 80 Nikita Lastochkin Victory Motor Racing 15 + 13.115 s 1 15 12 Christian Hahn Giles Motorsport 14 + 1 lap 1 16 10 Thomas Neubauer MTEC Motorsport 14 + 1 lap 1 17 26 Harry Hayek Giles Motorsport 14 + 1 lap 1 Ret 83 Kami Laliberté M2 Competition 5 Retired 1 Ret 65 Enaam Ahmed Giles Motorsport 1 Retired 1 Ret 33 Kory Enders MTEC Motorsport 1 Retired 1 Fastest Lap: Thomas Randle (Victory Motor Racing) – 1:03.438 Source(s):
Race 3 Qualifying Pos No Driver Team Lap Grid 1 9 Jehan Daruvala M2 Competition 1:02.258 1 2 5 Pedro Piquet M2 Competition 1:02.299 2 3 49 Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 1:02.324 3 4 8 Marcus Armstrong M2 Competition 1:02.384 4 5 22 Richard Verschoor Giles Motorsport 1:02.440 5 6 47 Keyvan Andres Soori Giles Motorsport 1:02.478 6 7 3 Brendon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 1:02.509 7 8 65 Enaam Ahmed Giles Motorsport 1:02.643 8 9 11 Taylor Cockerton MTEC Motorsport 1:02.665 9 10 26 Harry Hayek Giles Motorsport 1:02.672 10 11 62 Ferdinand Habsburg M2 Competition 1:02.681 11 12 10 Thomas Neubauer MTEC Motorsport 1:02.715 12 13 83 Kami Laliberté M2 Competition 1:02.734 13 14 24 Ameya Vaidyanathan MTEC Motorsport 1:02.856 14 15 27 Jean Baptiste Simmenauer M2 Competition 1:02.965 15 16 51 Shelby Blackstock Victory Motor Racing 1:02.976 16 17 96 Luis Leeds Giles Motorsport 1:03.078 17 18 12 Christian Hahn Giles Motorsport 1:03.174 18 19 33 Kory Enders MTEC Motorsport 1:03.307 19 20 80 Nikita Lastochkin Victory Motor Racing 1:03.508 20 Source(s):
Race Daruvala led a flag-to-finish victory to win his first New Zealand Grand Prix and become the first Indian to do so. Marcus Armstrong finished a strong second, staying in contention for most of the race. Thomas Randle finished third and in doing so, won the 2017 Toyota Racing Series championship, with a five-point margin over nearest contender, Pedro Piquet. The first lap saw a major incident where Christian Hahn and Luis Leeds collided at turn seven - causing the former to roll and crash heavily. Pos No Driver Team Laps Time / Retired Grid 1 9 Jehan Daruvala M2 Competition 35 38min 43.048sec 3 2 8 Marcus Armstrong M2 Competition 35 + 0.855 s 1 3 49 Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 35 + 1.213 s 1 4 5 Pedro Piquet M2 Competition 35 + 2.304 s 1 5 22 Richard Verschoor Giles Motorsport 35 + 8.142 s 1 6 65 Enaam Ahmed Giles Motorsport 35 + 16.641 s 1 7 62 Ferdinand Habsburg M2 Competition 35 + 20.531 s 1 8 47 Keyvan Andres Soori Giles Motorsport 35 + 23.483 s 1 9 26 Harry Hayek Giles Motorsport 35 + 23.987 s 1 10 11 Taylor Cockerton MTEC Motorsport 35 + 24.846 s 1 11 24 Ameya Vaidyanathan MTEC Motorsport 35 + 25.600 s 1 12 51 Shelby Blackstock Victory Motor Racing 35 + 25.982 s 1 13 83 Kami Laliberté M2 Competition 35 + 27.439 s 1 14 10 Thomas Neubauer MTEC Motorsport 35 + 28.758 s 1 15 33 Kory Enders MTEC Motorsport 35 + 29.449 s 1 16 80 Nikita Lastochkin Victory Motor Racing 35 + 38.638 s 1 17 27 Jean Baptiste Simmenauer M2 Competition 35 + 54.619 s 1 18 3 Brendon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 32 + 3 laps 1 Ret 96 Luis Leeds Giles Motorsport 0 Accident 1 Ret 12 Christian Hahn Giles Motorsport 0 Accident 1 Fastest Lap: Thomas Randle (Victory Motor Racing) – 1:03.426 Source(s):
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Thomas Randle 855 2 Pedro Piquet 850 3 Richard Verschoor 843 4 Marcus Armstrong 792 5 Jehan Daruvala 781
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