2000 New Zealand Grand Prix Explained

Type:CUST
Description:Race 4 of the 2000 Tasman Cup
Grand Prix:New Zealand
Country:New Zealand
Date:2 December,
Year:2000
Official Name:XLVI New Zealand Grand Prix
Course:Permanent racing facility
Location:Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand
Course Mi:1.765
Course Km:2.841
Distance Laps:40
Distance Mi:70.60
Distance Km:113.64
Weather:Fine
Pole Driver:Simon Wills
Pole Team:Birrana Racing
Pole Time:52.777
Pole Country:NZL
Fast Driver:Matt Halliday
Fast Team:NRC International
Fast Time:53.587
Fast Lap:34
Fast Country:NZL
First Driver:Andy Booth
First Team:NRC International
First Country:NZL
Second Driver:Matt Halliday
Second Team:NRC International
Second Country:NZL
Third Driver:Paul Dumbrell
Third Team:Wynns Racing
Third Country:AUS

The 2000 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Pukekohe Park Raceway near Auckland on 2 December 2000. It was the forty-sixth New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to Formula Holden cars. The event was also the final race of the 2000 Tasman Cup. It would prove to be the final race in the revived Tasman Series established in 1998 for Formula Holden. No 2001 series followed.

The race was won by New Zealand driver Andy Booth driving a Reynard 95D belonging to the Arthur Abrahams-run NRC International. Booth's teammate Matt Halliday finished second ahead of Australian driver Paul Dumbrell finished third.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No. Driver Team Time Grid
11 Simon WillsBirrana Racing0:52.7771
28 LeRoy StevensonBirrana Racing0:53.5282
320 Andy BoothNRC International0:53.5363
419 Matt HallidayNRC International0:53.9434
57 Paul DumbrellWynns Racing0:54.0135
622 Emerson Newton-JohnGreg Murphy Racing0:54.3076
774 Steve OwenHocking Motorsport0:54.4977
866 Peter HillGreg Murphy Racing0:55.0088
975 Stuart KosteraHocking Motorsport0:55.3069
1028 Roger OakeshottSportsmed Racing0:55.63410
1117 Mark EllisMantis Racing0:55.79411
1227 Terry Clearihan0:56.56412
1324 Ian PetersCamtech Racing0:56.68013
1418 Dean Cockerton0:57.21814
1510 Ian Lloyd0:58.75615
Source(s):[1]

Race

Pos No. Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid
120 Andy BoothNRC InternationalReynard 94D Holden4038min 25.383sec3
219 Matt HallidayNRC InternationalReynard 95D Holden40+ 13.445 s4
37 Paul DumbrellWynns RacingReynard 93D Holden40+ 16.523 s5
474 Steve OwenHocking MotorsportReynard 97D Holden40+ 17.723 s7
566 Peter HillGreg Murphy RacingReynard 94D Holden40+ 32.020 s8
675 Stuart KosteraHocking MotorsportReynard 97D Holden40+ 45.313 s9
78 LeRoy StevensonBirrana RacingReynard 94D Holden39+ 1 lap2
818 Dean CockertonReynard 91D Holden39+ 1 lap14
924 Ian PetersCamtech RacingReynard 91D Holden39+ 1 lap13
1017 Mark EllisMantis RacingReynard 92D Holden36+ 4 laps11
1122 Emerson Newton-JohnGreg Murphy RacingReynard 92D Holden35+ 5 laps6
Ret10 Ian LloydDome FL02-03 Holden27Retired15
Ret1 Simon WillsBirrana RacingReynard 94D Holden17Retired1
Ret28 Roger OakeshottSportsmed RacingReynard 97D Holden7Retired10
DNS27 Terry ClearihanRalt RT23 HoldenDid Not Start12
Source(s):[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MotorSport New Zealand - Pukekohe 2/12/00 - Formula Holden Qualifying 2 . 7 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010304125840/http://www.motorsport.org.nz/Results/021200FHq2.htm . 4 March 2001 . dead .
  2. Web site: MotorSport New Zealand - Pukekohe 3/12/00 - Formula Holden Race 2 . 7 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010304125000/http://www.motorsport.org.nz/Results/031200FHr2.htm . 4 March 2001 . dead .