2015 New Zealand Grand Prix
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| 2015 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3, Round 5 of 5 of the 2015 Toyota Racing Series | |||
| File:Manfeild Autocourse track map (New Zealand) clockwise short.svg | |||
| Race details[1] | |||
| Date | 15 February 2015 | ||
| Official name | LX New Zealand Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding, New Zealand | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.033 km (1.885 miles) | ||
| Distance | 35 laps, 106.16 km (65.96 miles) | ||
| Weather | Fine | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | M2 Competition | ||
| Time | 1:02.343 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | France Brandon Maïsano | M2 Competition | |
| Time | 1:02.845 on lap 16 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | M2 Competition | ||
| Second | M2 Competition | ||
| Third | M2 Competition | ||
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The 2015 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Manfeild Autocourse near Feilding on 15 February 2015. It was the sixtieth New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to Toyota Racing Series cars. The event was also the third race of the fifth round of the 2015 Toyota Racing Series, the final race of the series.
Twenty Tatuus-Toyota cars started the race which was won by 16-year-old Canadian Lance Stroll who became the who became the third teenager in as many years to claim the Grand Prix after Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy. The race was dominated by the M2 Competition outfit, with Arjun Maini taking pole position, Brandon Maïsano the fastest lap and locked out the podium with Stroll winning, Charlie Eastwood second and Maisano third.
Results
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Qualifying 1 | Qualifying 2 | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | India Arjun Maini | M2 Competition | 1:02.598 | 1:02.343 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | United Kingdom Sam MacLeod | Giles Motorsport | 1:02.723 | 1:02.349 | 2 |
| 3 | 12 | Italy Matteo Ferrer | ETEC Motorsport | no time | 1:02.622 | 3 |
| 4 | 19 | France Brandon Maïsano | M2 Competition | 1:02.502 | 1:02.661 | 4 |
| 5 | 18 | Canada Lance Stroll | M2 Competition | 1:02.723 | 1:02.695 | 5 |
| 6 | 28 | Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood | M2 Competition | 1:03.155 | 1:02.742 | 6 |
| 7 | 11 | Austria Stefan Riener | Victory Motor Racing | 1:03.283 | 1:02.749 | 7 |
| 8 | 49 | Australia Thomas Randle | ETEC Motorsport | 1:03.115 | 1:02.794 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | United States Santino Ferrucci | Giles Motorsport | 1:03.050 | 1:02.876 | 9 |
| 10 | 7 | Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara | Giles Motorsport | 1:03.022 | 1:02.912 | 10 |
| 11 | 17 | Russia Nikita Mazepin | ETEC Motorsport | 1:03.381 | 1:02.941 | 11 |
| 12 | 62 | Austria Ferdinand Habsburg | Victory Motor Racing | 1:03.393 | 1:02.941 | 12 |
| 13 | 40 | New Zealand James Munro | Giles Motorsport | 1:03.258 | 1:02.947 | 13 |
| 14 | 86 | New Zealand Brendon Leitch | Victory Motor Racing | 1:03.428 | 1:02.949 | 14 |
| 15 | 21 | Russia Artem Markelov | Giles Motorsport | 1:03.018 | 1:02.958 | 15 |
| 16 | 53 | United Kingdom Callum Ilott | ETEC Motorsport | 1:02.809 | 1:02.965 | 16 |
| 17 | 8 | Denmark Mathias Kristensen | M2 Competition | 1:03.200 | 1:03.053 | 17 |
| 18 | 4 | Mexico Alfonso Celis, Jr. | Giles Motorsport | 1:03.110 | 1:03.280 | 18 |
| 19 | 87 | New Zealand Damon Leitch | Victory Motor Racing | 1:03.107 | 1:03.292 | 19 |
| 20 | 23 | New Zealand Jamie Conroy | M2 Competition | 1:04.005 | 1:03.292 | 20 |
| Source(s):[2][3] | ||||||
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Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Canada Lance Stroll | M2 Competition | 35 | 40min 25.216sec | 5 |
| 2 | 28 | Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood | M2 Competition | 35 | + 1.138 s | 6 |
| 3 | 19 | France Brandon Maïsano | M2 Competition | 35 | + 1.239 s | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | United Kingdom Sam MacLeod | Giles Motorsport | 35 | + 2.156 s | 2 |
| 5 | 10 | United States Santino Ferrucci | Giles Motorsport | 35 | + 9.558 s | 9 |
| 6 | 21 | Russia Artem Markelov | Giles Motorsport | 35 | + 10.240 s | 15 |
| 7 | 12 | Italy Matteo Ferrer | ETEC Motorsport | 35 | + 10.486 s | 3 |
| 8 | 11 | Austria Stefan Riener | Victory Motor Racing | 35 | + 13.326 s | 7 |
| 9 | 49 | Australia Thomas Randle | ETEC Motorsport | 35 | + 14.723 s | 8 |
| 10 | 87 | New Zealand Damon Leitch | Victory Motor Racing | 35 | + 24.146 s | 19 |
| 11 | 17 | Russia Nikita Mazepin | ETEC Motorsport | 35 | + 24.259 s | 11 |
| 12 | 23 | New Zealand Jamie Conroy | M2 Competition | 35 | + 25.085 s | 20 |
| 13 | 4 | Mexico Alfonso Celis, Jr. | Giles Motorsport | 35 | + 32.243 s | 18 |
| 14 | 36 | India Arjun Maini | M2 Competition | 34 | + 1 lap | 1 |
| 15 | 40 | New Zealand James Munro | Giles Motorsport | 34 | + 1 lap | 13 |
| 16 | 86 | New Zealand Brendon Leitch | Victory Motor Racing | 33 | + 2 laps | 14 |
| 17 | 7 | Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara | Giles Motorsport | 32 | + 3 laps | 10 |
| 18 | 8 | Denmark Mathias Kristensen | M2 Competition | 29 | + 6 laps | 17 |
| Ret | 62 | Austria Ferdinand Habsburg | Victory Motor Racing | 4 | Retired | 12 |
| Ret | 53 | United Kingdom Callum Ilott | ETEC Motorsport | 1 | Retired | 16 |
| Fastest Lap: Brandon Maïsano (M2 Competition) - 1:02.845 | ||||||
| Source(s):[4] | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Mylaps.com". Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
- ↑ "Qualify 6". Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ↑ "Qualify 7". Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ↑ "Race 21 - Grand Prix". Retrieved 7 June 2022.