The 2021 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park in northern Waikato on 24 January 2021. It was the sixty-sixth New Zealand Grand Prix and fielded Toyota Racing Series cars. The event also served as the third race of the first round of the 2021 Toyota Racing Series. The race was won by Shane van Gisbergen, who started his race from the pit-lane as a result of a fire-extinguisher issue pre-race.
Report
Qualifying
Pos No Driver Team Time Grid 1 15 Kaleb Ngatoa M2 Competition 1:44.288 1 2 27 Daniel Gaunt Tasman Motorsports 1:44.353 2 3 31 Chris van der Drift Tasman Motorsports 1:44.417 3 4 7 Matthew Payne M2 Competition 1:44.563 4 5 51 Greg Murphy Kiwi Motorsport 1:44.739 5 6 11 Conrad Clark 1:44.753 6 7 22 Tom Alexander Giles Motorsport 1:45.074 7 8 24 Andre Heimgartner Giles Motorsport 1:45.110 8 9 87 Damon Leitch Kiwi Motorsport 1:45.130 9 10 97 Shane van Gisbergen M2 Competition 1:45.169 PL 11 14 Billy Frazer M2 Competition 1:45.174 10 12 86 Brendon Leitch Kiwi Motorsport 1:45.183 14 13 84 Peter Vodanovich Giles Motorsport 1:45.329 11 14 32 Josh Bethune M2 Competition 1:46.422 12 15 3 Chris Vlok M2 Competition 1:46.532 13 16 50 Ken Smith Giles Motorsport 1:58.835 15 Source(s):
Race
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time / Retired Grid 1 97 Shane van Gisbergen M2 Competition 28 44min 51.627sec PL 2 24 Andre Heimgartner Giles Motorsport 28 + 2.269 s 8 3 7 Matthew Payne M2 Competition 28 + 3.614 s 4 4 15 Kaleb Ngatoa M2 Competition 28 + 8.897 s 1 5 31 Chris van der Drift Tasman Motorsports 28 + 10.420 s 3 6 87 Damon Leitch Kiwi Motorsport 28 + 10.458 s 9 7 86 Brendon Leitch Kiwi Motorsport 28 + 12.084 s 14 8 27 Daniel Gaunt Tasman Motorsports 28 + 13.561 s 2 9 14 Billy Frazer M2 Competition 28 + 13.671 s 10 10 51 Greg Murphy Kiwi Motorsport 28 + 14.091 s 5 11 11 Conrad Clark 28 + 14.532 s 6 12 22 Tom Alexander Giles Motorsport 28 + 14.761 s 7 13 3 Chris Vlok M2 Competition 28 + 19.020 s 13 14 32 Josh Bethune M2 Competition 28 + 27.341 s 12 15 50 Ken Smith Giles Motorsport 26 + 2 laps 15 Ret 84 Peter Vodanovich Giles Motorsport 5 Electrical 11 Source(s):
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