2000 New Zealand Grand Prix

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.

2000 New Zealand Grand Prix
Race 4 of the 2000 Tasman Cup
Race details
Date 2 December 2000
Official name XLVI New Zealand Grand Prix
Location Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.841 km (1.765 miles)
Distance 40 laps, 113.64 km (70.60 miles)
Weather Fine
Pole position
Driver
Birrana Racing
Time 52.777
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Matt Halliday NRC International
Time 53.587 on lap 34
Podium
First
NRC International
Second
NRC International
Third
Wynns Racing

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

Classification

Qualifying
PosNo.DriverTeamTimeGrid
1 1 New Zealand Simon Wills Birrana Racing 0:52.777 1
2 8 New Zealand LeRoy Stevenson Birrana Racing 0:53.528 2
3 20 New Zealand Andy Booth NRC International 0:53.536 3
4 19 New Zealand Matt Halliday NRC International 0:53.943 4
5 7 Australia Paul Dumbrell Wynns Racing 0:54.013 5
6 22 United States Emerson Newton-John Greg Murphy Racing 0:54.307 6
7 74 Australia Steve Owen Hocking Motorsport 0:54.497 7
8 66 Australia Peter Hill Greg Murphy Racing 0:55.008 8
9 75 Australia Stuart Kostera Hocking Motorsport 0:55.306 9
10 28 Australia Roger Oakeshott Sportsmed Racing 0:55.634 10
11 17 Australia Mark Ellis Mantis Racing 0:55.794 11
12 27 Australia Terry Clearihan 0:56.564 12
13 24 Australia Ian Peters Camtech Racing 0:56.680 13
14 18 New Zealand Dean Cockerton 0:57.218 14
15 10 New Zealand Ian Lloyd 0:58.756 15
Source(s):[1]

Race
PosNo.DriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGrid
1 20 New Zealand Andy Booth NRC International Reynard 94D Holden 40 38min 25.383sec 3
2 19 New Zealand Matt Halliday NRC International Reynard 95D Holden 40 + 13.445 s 4
3 7 Australia Paul Dumbrell Wynns Racing Reynard 93D Holden 40 + 16.523 s 5
4 74 Australia Steve Owen Hocking Motorsport Reynard 97D Holden 40 + 17.723 s 7
5 66 Australia Peter Hill Greg Murphy Racing Reynard 94D Holden 40 + 32.020 s 8
6 75 Australia Stuart Kostera Hocking Motorsport Reynard 97D Holden 40 + 45.313 s 9
7 8 New Zealand LeRoy Stevenson Birrana Racing Reynard 94D Holden 39 + 1 lap 2
8 18 New Zealand Dean Cockerton Reynard 91D Holden 39 + 1 lap 14
9 24 Australia Ian Peters Camtech Racing Reynard 91D Holden 39 + 1 lap 13
10 17 Australia Mark Ellis Mantis Racing Reynard 92D Holden 36 + 4 laps 11
11 22 United States Emerson Newton-John Greg Murphy Racing Reynard 92D Holden 35 + 5 laps 6
Ret 10 New Zealand Ian Lloyd Dome FL02-03 Holden 27 Retired 15
Ret 1 New Zealand Simon Wills Birrana Racing Reynard 94D Holden 17 Retired 1
Ret 28 Australia Roger Oakeshott Sportsmed Racing Reynard 97D Holden 7 Retired 10
DNS 27 Australia Terry Clearihan Ralt RT23 Holden Did Not Start 12
Source(s):[2]

References
  1. "MotorSport New Zealand - Pukekohe 2/12/00 - Formula Holden Qualifying 2". Archived from the original on 4 March 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  2. "MotorSport New Zealand - Pukekohe 3/12/00 - Formula Holden Race 2". Archived from the original on 4 March 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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