2007 New Zealand Grand Prix Explained

Type:CUST
Description:Race 3, Round 7 of 8 of the 2006–07 Toyota Racing Series
Grand Prix:New Zealand
Country:New Zealand
Date:13 January,
Year:2007
Official Name:LII New Zealand Grand Prix
Course:Permanent racing facility
Location:Teretonga Park, Invercargill, New Zealand
Course Mi:1.59
Course Km:2.57
Distance Laps:40
Distance Mi:63.6
Distance Km:102.8
Pole Driver:Daniel Gaunt
Pole Team:International Motorsport
Pole Time:0:54.726
Pole Country:New Zealand
Fast Driver:Daniel Gaunt
Fast Team:International Motorsport
Fast Time:0:55.274
Fast Country:New Zealand
First Driver:Daniel Gaunt
First Team:International Motorsport
First Country:New Zealand
Second Driver:Matthew Hamilton
Second Team:ESWA Racing
Second Country:New Zealand
Third Driver:Daynom Templeman
Third Team:Zenith Racing
Third Country:New Zealand

The 2007 New Zealand Grand Prix was an open wheel racing car race held at Teretonga Park, near Invercargill on 11 March 2007.

It was the fifty second New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to Toyota Racing Series cars (based on international Formula 3 regulations). The event was also the third race of the seventh round of the 2006–07 Toyota Racing Series.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No. Driver Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Grid
11 Daniel GauntInternational Motorsport0.55.2430.54.7261
27 Ben HarfordAuto Motion0.55.4000.54.7882
345 Matthew HamiltonESWA Racing0.55.3800.54.9703
43 Andy KnightKnight Motorsport0.55.1070.55.0174
597 Shane van GisbergenInternational Motorsport0.55.4380.55.0285
620 Daynom TemplemanZenith Racing0.55.4780.55.1076
772 David Besnard0.55.1380.57.2207
85 Dominic StoreyAuto Motion0.55.6950.55.3008
99 Nic JordanAuto Motion0.55.3640.55.4669
1040 Mark MunroAuto Motion0.55.6730.55.65710
1111 Ken SmithKen Smith Motorsport0.55.72011
1242 Leanne TanderEuropean Technique0.55.75812
1355 Christina OrrMark Petch Motorsport0.55.84313
1478 Earl BamberTeam Meritus0.55.96814
1528 Nelson HartleyVictory Motor Racing0.56.00415
1687 Ben CrightonBen Crighton Racing0.56.03516
1798 Mark RussVictory Motor Racing0.56.28017
Source(s): [1]

Grand Prix

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time Grid
11 Daniel GauntInternational Motorsport4037min 14.551sec1
245 Matthew HamiltonESWA Racing40+ 4.873 s3
320 Daynom TemplemanZenith Racing40+ 28.916 s6
45 Dominic StoreyAuto Motion40+ 33.929 s8
59 Nic JordanAuto Motion40+ 34.129 s9
655 Christina OrrMark Petch Motorsport40+ 34.638 s13
740 Mark MunroAuto Motion40+ 35.186 s10
828 Nelson HartleyVictory Motor Racing40+ 36.105 s15
998 Mark RussVictory Motor Racing40+ 41.039 s17
1042 Leanne TanderEuropean Technique40+ 42.433 s12
1187 Ben CrightonBen Crighton Racing39+ 1 lap16
1297 Shane van GisbergenInternational Motorsport39+ 1 lap5
133 Andy KnightKnight Motorsport39+ 1 lap4
147 Ben HarfordAuto Motion37+ 3 laps2
1572 David Besnard32+ 8 laps7
Ret11 Ken SmithKen Smith Motorsport13Retired11
Ret78 Earl BamberTeam Meritus0Retired14
Source(s): [2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TRS merge of best lap times in Q3a & Q3b . 6 June 2022.
  2. Web site: R19 - Toyota Racing Series (3) - NZ Grand Prix . 6 June 2022.