2016 New Zealand Grand Prix
| 2016 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3, Round 5 of 5 of the 2016 Toyota Racing Series | |||
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| Race details[1] | |||
| Date | 14 February 2016 | ||
| Official name | LXI 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 | 1:02.145 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Austria Ferdinand Habsburg | Giles Motorsport | |
| Time | 1:03.097 on lap 31 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | M2 Competition | ||
| Second | M2 Competition | ||
| Third | Giles Motorsport | ||
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The 2016 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Manfeild Autocourse near Feilding on 14 February 2016. It was the sixty-first 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 2016 Toyota Racing Series, the final race of the series.
Twenty Tatuus-Toyota cars started the race which was won by 16-year-old Briton Lando Norris who became the fourth teenager in as many years to claim the Grand Prix after Mitch Evans, Nick Cassidy and Lance Stroll. Norris took pole position and won the race from Russian Artem Markelov and Austrian Ferdinand Habsburg; Habsburg also achieved the fastest lap of the race.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Qualifying 1 | Qualifying 2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | United Kingdom Lando Norris | M2 Competition | 1:02.522 | 1:02.145 | |
| 2 | 5 | Brazil Pedro Piquet | M2 Competition | 1:02.554 | 1:02.162 | + 0.017 s |
| 3 | 6 | India Jehan Daruvala | M2 Competition | 1:02.492 | 1:02.162 | + 0.017 s |
| 4 | 10 | Russia Artem Markelov | M2 Competition | 1:02.800 | 1:02.276 | + 0.131 s |
| 5 | 40 | New Zealand James Munro | Giles Motorsport | 1:02.751 | 1:02.416 | + 0.271 s |
| 6 | 62 | Austria Ferdinand Habsburg | Giles Motorsport | 1:02.767 | 1:02.505 | + 0.360 s |
| 7 | 15 | Canada Kami Laliberté | M2 Competition | 1:03.016 | 1:02.533 | + 0.388 s |
| 8 | 49 | Australia Thomas Randle | Victory Motor Racing | No Time | 1:02.576 | + 0.431 s |
| 9 | 11 | New Zealand Taylor Cockerton | ETEC Motorsport | 1:03.025 | 1:02.659 | + 0.514 s |
| 10 | 17 | Canada Devlin DeFrancesco | Giles Motorsport | 1:03.041 | 1:02.660 | + 0.515 s |
| 11 | 25 | Brazil Bruno Baptista | Victory Motor Racing | 1:03.146 | 1:02.681 | + 0.536 s |
| 12 | 33 | China Guanyu Zhou | M2 Competition | 1:03.089 | 1:02.732 | + 0.587 s |
| 13 | 86 | New Zealand Brendon Leitch | Victory Motor Racing | 1:03.159 | 1:02.740 | + 0.595 s |
| 14 | 67 | Poland Antoni Ptak | Giles Motorsport | 1:03.185 | 1:02.768 | + 0.623 s |
| 15 | 18 | Germany Julian Hanses | Victory Motor Racing | 1:03.109 | 1:02.830 | + 0.685 s |
| 16 | 26 | France Timothé Buret | ETEC Motorsport | 1:03.238 | 1:02.998 | + 0.853 s |
| 17 | 23 | United States Will Owen | Giles Motorsport | 1:03.509 | 1:03.097 | + 0.952 s |
| 18 | 13 | Brazil Rodrigo Baptista | ETEC Motorsport | 1:03.750 | 1:03.118 | + 0.973 s |
| 19 | 21 | Argentina Nicolas Dapero | Giles Motorsport | 1:03.621 | 1:03.166 | + 1.021 s |
| 20 | 4 | United States Theo Bean | ETEC Motorsport | 1:03.566 | 1:03.197 | + 1.052 s |
| Source(s):[2][3] | ||||||
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Race 1
Daruvala started from pole, but Norris shot into the lead. A battle ensued between Markelov and Piquet, with them eventually making contact, putting Piquet out of the race. Markelov would later be excluded from the race as a result. On the restart, Munro moved up into second, with Habsburg in third. Another driver would find himself excluded after an incident between Theo Bean and Nicolas Dapero. The stewards had determined that Dapero did not leave enough room on exit and subsequently excluded him from the race. On the second restart, Habsburg made a brilliant move to put himself in the lead, with Norris in second and Munro third. The two Kiwi's, Leitch and Cockerton, were fighting it out for a top five finish whilst Habsburg began to pull out a lead over Norris. After a mistake from Norris, Munro passed him for second, allowing the young Kiwi to pursue Habsburg. Guanyu Zhou retired three laps from the end with terminal problems, denting his championship hopes, but out in front it was Ferdiand Habsburg who would take the win, with James Munro in second and Lando Norris in third.
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62 | Austria Ferdinand Habsburg | Giles Motorsport | 20 | 25min 35.551sec | 5 |
| 2 | 40 | New Zealand James Munro | Giles Motorsport | 20 | + 1.003 s | 4 |
| 3 | 31 | United Kingdom Lando Norris | M2 Competition | 20 | + 2.844 s | 2 |
| 4 | 6 | India Jehan Daruvala | M2 Competition | 20 | + 4.333 s | 1 |
| 5 | 86 | New Zealand Brendon Leitch | Victory Motor Racing | 20 | + 5.736 s | 13 |
| 6 | 11 | New Zealand Taylor Cockerton | ETEC Motorsport | 20 | + 6.083 s | 8 |
| 7 | 17 | Canada Devlin DeFrancesco | Giles Motorsport | 20 | + 9.844 s | 9 |
| 8 | 67 | Poland Antoni Ptak | Giles Motorsport | 20 | + 10.420 s | 14 |
| 9 | 25 | Brazil Bruno Baptista | Victory Motor Racing | 20 | + 13.249 s | 12 |
| 10 | 26 | France Timothe Buret | ETEC Motorsport | 20 | + 14.721 s | 15 |
| 11 | 13 | Brazil Rodrigo Baptista | ETEC Motorsport | 20 | + 15.242 s | 19 |
| 12 | 49 | Australia Thomas Randle | Victory Motor Racing | 20 | + 16.507 s | 20 |
| 13 | 18 | Germany Julian Hanses | Victory Motor Racing | 20 | + 20.637 s | 11 |
| 14 | 23 | United States Will Owen | Giles Motorsport | 20 | + 26.260 s | 16 |
| 15 | 15 | Canada Kami Laliberté | M2 Competition | 19 | + 1 lap | 7 |
| Ret | 33 | China Guanyu Zhou | M2 Competition | 17 | Retired | 10 |
| Ret | 4 | United States Theo Bean | ETEC Motorsport | 8 | Retired | 17 |
| Ret | 5 | Brazil Pedro Piquet | M2 Competition | 3 | Retired | 3 |
| DSQ | 10 | Russia Artem Markelov | M2 Competition | 20 | Disqualified | 6 |
| DSQ | 21 | Argentina Nicolas Dapero | Giles Motorsport | 19 | Disqualified | 18 |
| Source(s):[4] | ||||||
Race 2
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 86 | New Zealand Brendon Leitch | Victory Motor Racing | 15 | 16min 51.966sec | 4 |
| 2 | 6 | India Jehan Daruvala | M2 Competition | 15 | + 0.978 s | 5 |
| 3 | 67 | Poland Antoni Ptak | Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 2.154 s | 1 |
| 4 | 31 | United Kingdom Lando Norris | M2 Competition | 15 | + 2.512 s | 6 |
| 5 | 11 | New Zealand Taylor Cockerton | ETEC Motorsport | 15 | + 2.993 s | 3 |
| 6 | 40 | New Zealand James Munro | Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 4.147 s | 7 |
| 7 | 62 | Austria Ferdinand Habsburg | Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 5.750 s | 8 |
| 8 | 5 | Brazil Pedro Piquet | M2 Competition | 15 | + 6.064 s | 18 |
| 9 | 17 | Canada Devlin DeFrancesco | Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 6.613 s | 2 |
| 10 | 33 | China Guanyu Zhou | M2 Competition | 15 | + 7.865 s | 16 |
| 11 | 10 | Russia Artem Markelov | M2 Competition | 15 | + 11.040 s | 19 |
| 12 | 26 | France Timothe Buret | ETEC Motorsport | 15 | + 13.187 s | 10 |
| 13 | 15 | Canada Kami Laliberté | M2 Competition | 15 | + 13.580 s | 15 |
| 14 | 21 | Argentina Nicolas Dapero | Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 14.083 s | 20 |
| 15 | 23 | United States Will Owen | Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 16.450 s | 14 |
| 16 | 4 | United States Theo Bean | ETEC Motorsport | 15 | + 17.092 s | 17 |
| 17 | 18 | Germany Julian Hanses | Victory Motor Racing | 15 | + 18.449 s | 13 |
| 18 | 49 | Australia Thomas Randle | Victory Motor Racing | 15 | + 19.788 s | 12 |
| 19 | 25 | Brazil Bruno Baptista | Victory Motor Racing | 15 | + 39.836 s | 9 |
| 20 | 13 | Brazil Rodrigo Baptista | ETEC Motorsport | 15 | + 45.700 s | 11 |
| Source(s):[5] | ||||||
Race 3 (Grand Prix)
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | United Kingdom Lando Norris | M2 Competition | 35 | 39min 43.893sec | 1 |
| 2 | 10 | Russia Artem Markelov | M2 Competition | 35 | + 2.167 s | 4 |
| 3 | 62 | Austria Ferdinand Habsburg | Giles Motorsport | 35 | + 2.598 s | 6 |
| 4 | 40 | New Zealand James Munro | Giles Motorsport | 35 | + 4.741 s | 5 |
| 5 | 49 | Australia Thomas Randle | Victory Motor Racing | 35 | + 5.236 s | 8 |
| 6 | 11 | New Zealand Taylor Cockerton | ETEC Motorsport | 35 | + 7.101 s | 9 |
| 7 | 6 | India Jehan Daruvala | M2 Competition | 35 | + 11.225 s | 3 |
| 8 | 15 | Canada Kami Laliberté | M2 Competition | 35 | + 12.160 s | 7 |
| 9 | 25 | Brazil Bruno Baptista | Victory Motor Racing | 35 | + 16.611 s | 11 |
| 10 | 86 | New Zealand Brendon Leitch | Victory Motor Racing | 35 | + 20.411 s | 13 |
| 11 | 13 | Brazil Rodrigo Baptista | ETEC Motorsport | 35 | + 20.568 s | 18 |
| 12 | 18 | Germany Julian Hanses | Victory Motor Racing | 35 | + 21.961 s | 15 |
| 13 | 17 | Canada Devlin DeFrancesco | Giles Motorsport | 35 | + 22.501 s | 10 |
| 14 | 23 | United States Will Owen | Giles Motorsport | 35 | + 23.837 s | 17 |
| 15 | 5 | Brazil Pedro Piquet | M2 Competition | 35 | + 31.830 s | 2 |
| 16 | 21 | Argentina Nicolas Dapero | Giles Motorsport | 35 | + 32.387 s | 19 |
| 17 | 33 | China Guanyu Zhou | M2 Competition | 34 | + 1 Lap | 12 |
| 18 | 26 | France Timothe Buret | ETEC Motorsport | 34 | + 1 Lap | 16 |
| Ret | 4 | United States Theo Bean | ETEC Motorsport | 30 | Retired | 20 |
| Ret | 67 | Poland Antoni Ptak | Giles Motorsport | 6 | Retired | 14 |
| Source(s):[6] | ||||||
References
- ↑ "2016 NZ Grand Prix". February 11, 2016. Archived from the original on December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Qualify 5". Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ↑ "Qualify 6". Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ↑ "Race 5 - Dan Higgins Memorial". Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ↑ "Race 13". Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ↑ "Race 24". Retrieved 7 June 2022.