2007 New Zealand Grand Prix

The 2007 New Zealand Grand Prix was an open wheel racing car race held at Teretonga Park, near Invercargill on 11 March 2007.

2007 New Zealand Grand Prix
Race 3, Round 7 of 8 of the 2006–07 Toyota Racing Series
Race details
Date 13 January 2007
Official name LII New Zealand Grand Prix
Location Teretonga Park, Invercargill, New Zealand
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.57 km (1.59 miles)
Distance 40 laps, 102.8 km (63.6 miles)
Pole position
Driver
International Motorsport
Time 0:54.726
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Daniel Gaunt International Motorsport
Time 0:55.274
Podium
First
International Motorsport
Second
  • New Zealand Matthew Hamilton
 ESWA Racing
Third
  • New Zealand Daynom Templeman
 Zenith Racing

It was the fifty second New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to Toyota Racing Series cars (based on international Formula 3 regulations). The event was also the third race of the seventh round of the 2006–07 Toyota Racing Series.

Classification

Qualifying
PosNo.DriverTeamQual 1Qual 2Grid
1 1 New Zealand Daniel Gaunt International Motorsport 0.55.243 0.54.726 1
2 7 New Zealand Ben Harford Auto Motion 0.55.400 0.54.788 2
3 45 New Zealand Matthew Hamilton ESWA Racing 0.55.380 0.54.970 3
4 3 New Zealand Andy Knight Knight Motorsport 0.55.107 0.55.017 4
5 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen International Motorsport 0.55.438 0.55.028 5
6 20 New Zealand Daynom Templeman Zenith Racing 0.55.478 0.55.107 6
7 72 Australia David Besnard 0.55.138 0.57.220 7
8 5 New Zealand Dominic Storey Auto Motion 0.55.695 0.55.300 8
9 9 New Zealand Nic Jordan Auto Motion 0.55.364 0.55.466 9
10 40 New Zealand Mark Munro Auto Motion 0.55.673 0.55.657 10
11 11 New Zealand Ken Smith Ken Smith Motorsport 0.55.720 11
12 42 Australia Leanne Tander European Technique 0.55.758 12
13 55 New Zealand Christina Orr Mark Petch Motorsport 0.55.843 13
14 78 New Zealand Earl Bamber Team Meritus 0.55.968 14
15 28 New Zealand Nelson Hartley Victory Motor Racing 0.56.004 15
16 87 New Zealand Ben Crighton Ben Crighton Racing 0.56.035 16
17 98 New Zealand Mark Russ Victory Motor Racing 0.56.280 17
Source(s): [1]

Grand Prix
PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTimeGrid
1 1 New Zealand Daniel Gaunt International Motorsport 40 37min 14.551sec 1
2 45 New Zealand Matthew Hamilton ESWA Racing 40 + 4.873 s 3
3 20 New Zealand Daynom Templeman Zenith Racing 40 + 28.916 s 6
4 5 New Zealand Dominic Storey Auto Motion 40 + 33.929 s 8
5 9 New Zealand Nic Jordan Auto Motion 40 + 34.129 s 9
6 55 New Zealand Christina Orr Mark Petch Motorsport 40 + 34.638 s 13
7 40 New Zealand Mark Munro Auto Motion 40 + 35.186 s 10
8 28 New Zealand Nelson Hartley Victory Motor Racing 40 + 36.105 s 15
9 98 New Zealand Mark Russ Victory Motor Racing 40 + 41.039 s 17
10 42 Australia Leanne Tander European Technique 40 + 42.433 s 12
11 87 New Zealand Ben Crighton Ben Crighton Racing 39 + 1 lap 16
12 97 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen International Motorsport 39 + 1 lap 5
13 3 New Zealand Andy Knight Knight Motorsport 39 + 1 lap 4
14 7 New Zealand Ben Harford Auto Motion 37 + 3 laps 2
15 72 Australia David Besnard 32 + 8 laps 7
Ret 11 New Zealand Ken Smith Ken Smith Motorsport 13 Retired 11
Ret 78 New Zealand Earl Bamber Team Meritus 0 Retired 14
Source(s): [2]

References
  1. "TRS merge of best lap times in Q3a & Q3b". Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. "R19 - Toyota Racing Series (3) - NZ Grand Prix". Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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