2023 New Zealand Grand Prix

The 2023 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park in northern Waikato on 5 February 2023. It was the sixty-seventh New Zealand Grand Prix and utilised Formula Regional cars. The event also served as the third race of the fourth round of the 2023 Formula Regional Oceania Championship. This marked the Grand Prix's return after the 2022 iteration was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was the first to feature international drivers since 2020.

2023 New Zealand Grand Prix
Race 3, Round 4 of 5 of the 2023 Formula Regional Oceania Championship
Race details
Date 5 February 2023
Official name LXVII New Zealand Grand Prix
Location Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, Waikato, New Zealand
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.800 km (2.361 miles)
Distance 28 laps, 106.4 km (66.1 miles)
Weather Friday: Rain
Saturday: Sunny
Sunday: Sunny
Pole position
Driver
M2 Competition
Time 1:29.877
Fastest lap
Driver Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen M2 Competition
Time 1:30.061 on lap 10
Podium
First
M2 Competition
Second
Giles Motorsport
Third
M2 Competition

Dutch driver Laurens van Hoepen produced a shock victory in his debut weekend in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship. He won from the highly-fancied Louis Foster, with series leader Callum Hedge rounding out the podium.

Entry list

All drivers compete with identical Tatuus FT-60 chassis cars powered by 2.0L turbocharged Toyota engines. After the 2021 Grand Prix was run without any officially recognized teams, the event returned to a team-based format.[1]

Team No. Driver
Hamilton Motorsport Ltd. 4 New Zealand Billy Frazer[2]
84 New Zealand Chris van der Drift[3]
Kiwi Motorsport 5 Brazil Lucas Fecury[4]
8 Australia Tom McLennan[5][6]
21 United Kingdom Josh Mason[7]
51 United States Jacob Abel[8]
86 New Zealand Brendon Leitch[9]
98 New Zealand James Penrose[10]
M2 Competition 7 Austria Charlie Wurz[11]
17 New Zealand Callum Hedge[12]
18 Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen[13]
23 New Zealand Liam Sceats[14]
77 United States David Morales[15]
101 Australia Ryder Quinn[16]
Giles Motorsport 15 New Zealand Kaleb Ngatoa[17]
26 United Kingdom Louis Foster[18]
36 Republic of Ireland Adam Fitzgerald[19]
55 New Zealand Breanna Morris[20]
66 United States Ryan Shehan[21]
88 United States Chloe Chambers[22]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification
Pos. No. Driver Team Qualifying times Final
grid
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 18 Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen M2 Competition 1:30.240 1:30.389 1:29.819 1
2 26 United Kingdom Louis Foster Giles Motorsport 1:30.474 1:30.465 1:29.863 2
3 15 New Zealand Kaleb Ngatoa Giles Motorsport 1:30.340 1:30.461 1:29.978 3
4 17 New Zealand Callum Hedge M2 Competition 1:30.401 1:30.540 1:30.003 4
5 7 Austria Charlie Wurz M2 Competition 1:30.552 1:30.449 1:30.097 5
6 23 New Zealand Liam Sceats M2 Competition 1:30.545 1:30.631 1:30.133 6
7 51 United States Jacob Abel Kiwi Motorsport 1:30.785 1:30.667 1:30.313 7
8 77 United States David Morales M2 Competition 1:30.685 1:30.620 1:30.362 8
9 84 New Zealand Chris van der Drift Hamilton Motorsport 1:30.738 1:30.684 N/A 9
10 21 United Kingdom Josh Mason Kiwi Motorsport 1:30.903 1:30.693 N/A 10
11 66 United States Ryan Shehan Giles Motorsport 1:30.894 1:30.698 N/A 11
12 36 Republic of Ireland Adam Fitzgerald Giles Motorsport 1:30.523 1:30.821 N/A 12
13 86 New Zealand Brendon Leitch Kiwi Motorsport 1:30.723 1:30.834 N/A 13
14 101 Australia Ryder Quinn M2 Competition 1:30.688 1:30.942 N/A 14
15 98 New Zealand James Penrose Kiwi Motorsport 1:31.108 N/A N/A 15
16 88 United States Chloe Chambers Giles Motorsport 1:31.290 N/A N/A 16
17 5 Brazil Lucas Fecury Kiwi Motorsport 1:31.329 N/A N/A 17
18 4 New Zealand Billy Frazer Hamilton Motorsport 1:31.708 N/A N/A 18
19 55 New Zealand Breanna Morris Giles Motorsport 1:31.793 N/A N/A 19
- 8 Australia Tom McLennan Kiwi Motorsport no time N/A N/A -
107% time: 1:36.557
Source:[23][24][25]

Race

Race classification
Pos. No. Driver Teams Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 18 Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen M2 Competition 28 42min 16.570sec 1
2 26 United Kingdom Louis Foster Giles Motorsport 28 + 0.846 s 2
3 17 New Zealand Callum Hedge M2 Competition 28 + 12.329 s 4
4 84 New Zealand Chris van der Drift Hamilton Motorsport 28 + 12.673 s 9
5 15 New Zealand Kaleb Ngatoa Giles Motorsport 28 + 14.923 s 3
6 23 New Zealand Liam Sceats M2 Competition 28 + 15.525 s 6
7 7 Austria Charlie Wurz M2 Competition 28 + 16.173 s 5
8 51 United States Jacob Abel Kiwi Motorsport 28 + 16.604 s 7
9 77 United States David Morales M2 Competition 28 + 17.499 s 8
10 101 Australia Ryder Quinn M2 Competition 28 + 18.051 s 14
11 66 United States Ryan Shehan Giles Motorsport 28 + 23.107 s 11
12 21 United Kingdom Josh Mason Kiwi Motorsport 28 + 24.859 s 10
13 98 New Zealand James Penrose Kiwi Motorsport 28 + 26.756 s 15
14 86 New Zealand Brendon Leitch Kiwi Motorsport 28 + 28.049 s 13
15 4 New Zealand Billy Frazer Hamilton Motorsport 28 + 32.652 s 18
16 36 Republic of Ireland Adam Fitzgerald Giles Motorsport 28 + 35.056 s 12
17 88 United States Chloe Chambers Giles Motorsport 28 + 36.342 s 16
18 55 New Zealand Breanna Morris Giles Motorsport 28 + 47.490 s 19
19 5 Brazil Lucas Fecury Kiwi Motorsport 28 + 48.132 s 17
WD 8 Australia Tom McLennan Kiwi Motorsport 0 Withdrew
Fastest lap: Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen (M2 Competition) – 1:30.061 (lap 10)
Source:[26]

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