2017 Teretonga Park TRS round

The 2017 Teretonga Park TRS round was the second round of the 2017 Toyota Racing Series. The event was held at Teretonga Park, in Invercargill, New Zealand from 21 to 22 January 2017.

Race details
Date 21–22 January 2017
Official name Teretonga Park TRS round
Location Teretonga Park, Invercargill
Course Permanent road course
2.570 km (1.597 mi)
Overall results
Podium
FirstNetherlands Richard VerschoorGiles Motorsport
SecondBrazil Pedro PiquetM2 Competition
ThirdAustralia Thomas RandleVictory Motor Racing

Richard Verschoor demonstrated a consistent run of form and cruised to overall victory for the weekend, extending his championship lead over the rest of the field.

Background

Rookie Richard Verschoor is the points leader heading into the second round of the Toyota Racing Series, in a demonstration of consistency – which he would later claim to be vital toward winning the championship. Star performances throughout the grid included Marcus Armstrong, who won on his first outing and demonstrated pace throughout the entire weekend, firming his challenge for the title in his rookie year.

Report

Practice

The first two practice sessions were held on the Thursday and Daruvala once again proved his pace by setting the fastest time in both sessions. The beginning of Friday proved to be treacherous, with damp conditions hampering the session. Richard Verschoor was the fastest in the first free practice of Friday, with a time of 1:00.245. Conditions began to improve in the next session and local racer, Brendon Leitch was the first to break into the 53's, which saw him take the fastest time for free practice four.

Session Day Fastest lap
No. Driver Team Time
Practice 1 Thursday 9 India Jehan Daruvala M2 Competition 0:54.452
Practice 2 9 India Jehan Daruvala M2 Competition 0:54.122
Practice 3 Friday 22 Netherlands Richard Verschoor Giles Motorsport 1:00.245
Practice 4 3 New Zealand Brendon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 0:53.945
Practice 5 3 New Zealand Brendon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 0:53.401

Qualifying

Thomas Randle continued his strong form by taking pole position, with a narrow margin over Richard Verschoor. Leitch acquired third place on the grid.

Pos No Driver Team Lap Grid
1 49 Australia Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 0:53.758 1
2 22 Netherlands Richard Verschoor Giles Motorsport 0:53.798 2
3 3 New Zealand Brendon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 0:53.812 3
4 5 Brazil Pedro Piquet M2 Competition 0:53.891 4
5 62 Austria Ferdinand Habsburg M2 Competition 0:53.940 5
6 9 India Jehan Daruvala M2 Competition 0:53.961 6
7 8 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong M2 Competition 0:54.106 7
8 65 United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed Giles Motorsport 0:54.170 8
9 26 Australia Harry Hayek Giles Motorsport 0:54.287 9
10 47 Germany Keyvan Andres Soori Giles Motorsport 0:54.306 10
11 12 Brazil Christian Hahn Giles Motorsport 0:54.340 11
12 11 New Zealand Taylor Cockerton MTEC Motorsport 0:54.421 12
13 33 United States Kory Enders MTEC Motorsport 0:54.425 13
14 51 United States Shelby Blackstock Victory Motor Racing 0:54.425 14
15 24 India Ameya Vaidyanathan MTEC Motorsport 0:54.520 15
16 96 Australia Luis Leeds Giles Motorsport 0:54.557 16
17 83 Canada Kami Laliberté M2 Competition 0:54.588 17
18 80 Russia Nikita Lastochkin Victory Motor Racing 0:54.647 18
19 10 France Thomas Neubauer MTEC Motorsport 0:54.706 19
20 27 France Jean Baptiste Simmenauer M2 Competition 0:55.081 20
Source(s): [1]

Race

After Randle initially took the win, stewards deemed him, as well as Daruvala and Hayek as to have jumped the start. Therefore, a 10-second penalty was applied to these competitors, handing the win over to Richard Verschoor.

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time / Retired Grid
1 22 Netherlands Richard Verschoor Giles Motorsport 15 13min 38.776sec 2
2 3 New Zealand Brendon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 15 + 1.590 s 3
3 5 Brazil Pedro Piquet M2 Competition 15 + 4.355 s 4
4 62 Austria Ferdinand Habsburg M2 Competition 15 + 5.054 s 5
5 65 United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed Giles Motorsport 15 + 6.317 s 8
6 11 New Zealand Taylor Cockerton MTEC Motorsport 15 + 9.787 s 12
7 49 Australia Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 15 + 10.000 s 1
8 12 Brazil Christian Hahn Giles Motorsport 15 + 12.007 s 11
9 9 India Jehan Daruvala M2 Competition 15 + 18.925 s 6
10 47 Germany Keyvan Andres Soori Giles Motorsport 15 + 22.504 s 10
11 8 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong M2 Competition 15 + 22.567 s 7
12 83 Canada Kami Laliberté M2 Competition 15 + 22.889 s 17
13 26 Australia Harry Hayek Giles Motorsport 15 + 22.895 s 9
14 51 United States Shelby Blackstock Victory Motor Racing 15 + 23.773 s 14
15 24 India Ameya Vaidyanathan MTEC Motorsport 15 + 27.677 s 15
16 96 Australia Luis Leeds Giles Motorsport 15 + 27.927 s 16
17 80 Russia Nikita Lastochkin Victory Motor Racing 15 + 28.112 s 18
18 33 United States Kory Enders MTEC Motorsport 15 + 28.601 s 13
19 27 France Jean Baptiste Simmenauer M2 Competition 15 + 28.717 s 20
20 10 France Thomas Neubauer MTEC Motorsport 15 + 28.810 s 19
Fastest Lap: Thomas Randle (Victory Motor Racing) – 0:53.859
Source(s): [2]

Race 2
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time / Retired Grid
1 5 Brazil Pedro Piquet M2 Competition 15 18min 08.692sec 2
2 22 Netherlands Richard Verschoor Giles Motorsport 15 + 0.650 s 3
3 49 Australia Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 15 + 1.075 s 3
4 8 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong M2 Competition 15 + 3.123 s 3
5 11 New Zealand Taylor Cockerton MTEC Motorsport 15 + 4.992 s 3
6 83 Canada Kami Laliberté M2 Competition 15 + 6.930 s 3
7 9 India Jehan Daruvala M2 Competition 15 + 7.621 s 3
8 47 Germany Keyvan Andres Soori Giles Motorsport 15 + 11.157 s 3
9 12 Brazil Christian Hahn Giles Motorsport 15 + 11.268 s 3
10 96 Australia Luis Leeds Giles Motorsport 15 + 12.488 s 3
11 24 India Ameya Vaidyanathan MTEC Motorsport 15 + 14.052 s 3
12 51 United States Shelby Blackstock Victory Motor Racing 15 + 14.873 s 3
13 10 France Thomas Neubauer MTEC Motorsport 15 + 16.046 s 3
14 80 Russia Nikita Lastochkin Victory Motor Racing 15 + 17.170 s 3
15 27 France Jean Baptiste Simmenauer M2 Competition 15 + 18.183 s 3
16 26 Australia Harry Hayek Giles Motorsport 15 + 1 lap 3
Ret 33 United States Kory Enders MTEC Motorsport 6 Retired 3
Ret 62 Austria Ferdinand Habsburg M2 Competition 0 Retired 3
Ret 3 New Zealand Brendon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 0 Retired 3
Ret 65 United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed Giles Motorsport 0 Retired 3
Fastest Lap: Thomas Randle (Victory Motor Racing) - 0:59.457
Source(s): [3]

Qualifying

Local knowledge paid off as Leitch secured pole position for the feature race with tight margins between the top few cars. Randle achieved second and Daruvala was third.

Pos No Driver Team Lap Grid
1 3 New Zealand Brendon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 0:53.304 1
2 49 Australia Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 0:53.326 2
3 9 India Jehan Daruvala M2 Competition 0:53.334 3
4 62 Austria Ferdinand Habsburg M2 Competition 0:53.374 4
5 22 Netherlands Richard Verschoor Giles Motorsport 0:53.376 5
6 65 United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed Giles Motorsport 0:53.401 6
7 5 Brazil Pedro Piquet M2 Competition 0:53.516 7
8 8 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong M2 Competition 0:53.532 8
9 83 Canada Kami Laliberté M2 Competition 0:53.555 9
10 33 United States Kory Enders MTEC Motorsport 0:53.570 10
11 11 New Zealand Taylor Cockerton MTEC Motorsport 0:53.685 11
12 12 Brazil Christian Hahn Giles Motorsport 0:53.747 12
13 47 Germany Keyvan Andres Soori Giles Motorsport 0:53.837 13
14 51 United States Shelby Blackstock Victory Motor Racing 0:53.852 14
15 80 Russia Nikita Lastochkin Victory Motor Racing 0:53.861 15
16 24 India Ameya Vaidyanathan MTEC Motorsport 0:54.093 16
17 10 France Thomas Neubauer MTEC Motorsport 0:54.224 17
18 27 France Jean Baptiste Simmenauer M2 Competition 0:54.277 18
19 96 Australia Luis Leeds Giles Motorsport 0:55.091 19
– 26 Australia Harry Hayek Giles Motorsport no time –
Source(s): [4]

Race
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time / Retired Grid
1 22 Netherlands Richard Verschoor Giles Motorsport 20 20min 08.692sec 2
2 9 India Jehan Daruvala M2 Competition 20 + 10.930 s
3 49 Australia Thomas Randle Victory Motor Racing 20 + 14.427 s
4 8 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong M2 Competition 20 + 14.757 s
5 5 Brazil Pedro Piquet M2 Competition 20 + 19.004 s
6 83 Canada Kami Laliberté M2 Competition 20 + 20.837 s
7 3 New Zealand Brendon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 20 + 21.633 s
8 65 United Kingdom Enaam Ahmed Giles Motorsport 20 + 22.643 s
9 11 New Zealand Taylor Cockerton MTEC Motorsport 20 + 22.680 s
10 12 Brazil Christian Hahn Giles Motorsport 20 + 30.632 s
11 80 Russia Nikita Lastochkin Victory Motor Racing 20 + 37.327 s
12 51 United States Shelby Blackstock Victory Motor Racing 20 + 37.824 s
13 10 France Thomas Neubauer MTEC Motorsport 20 + 38.542 s
14 96 Australia Luis Leeds Giles Motorsport 20 + 40.682 s
15 26 Australia Harry Hayek Giles Motorsport 20 + 41.885 s
16 27 France Jean Baptiste Simmenauer M2 Competition 20 + 44.299 s
17 47 Germany Keyvan Andres Soori Giles Motorsport 20 + 45.707 s
18 62 Austria Ferdinand Habsburg M2 Competition 20 + 47.111 s
19 24 India Ameya Vaidyanatahan MTEC Motorsport 20 + 47.889 s
20 33 United States Kory Enders MTEC Motorsport 19 + 1 lap
Fastest Lap: Richard Verschoor (Giles Motorsport) - 1:00.129
[5]

Championship standings
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos. Driver Points
1 Netherlands Richard Verschoor 398
2 Australia Thomas Randle 340
3 Brazil Pedro Piquet 307
4 India Jehan Daruvala 287
5 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong 273

References
  1. "Toyota Racing Series 2017 : Teretona Park Raceway". Race-monitor.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. "Toyota Racing Series 2017 : Teretona Park Raceway". Race-monitor.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  3. "Session".
  4. "Toyota Racing Series 2017 : Teretona Park Raceway". Race-monitor.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. "Session".
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