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

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Qualifying

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Pos No. Driver Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Grid
1 1   Daniel Gaunt International Motorsport 0.55.243 0.54.726 1
2 7   Ben Harford Auto Motion 0.55.400 0.54.788 2
3 45   Matthew Hamilton ESWA Racing 0.55.380 0.54.970 3
4 3   Andy Knight Knight Motorsport 0.55.107 0.55.017 4
5 97   Shane van Gisbergen International Motorsport 0.55.438 0.55.028 5
6 20   Daynom Templeman Zenith Racing 0.55.478 0.55.107 6
7 72   David Besnard 0.55.138 0.57.220 7
8 5   Dominic Storey Auto Motion 0.55.695 0.55.300 8
9 9   Nic Jordan Auto Motion 0.55.364 0.55.466 9
10 40   Mark Munro Auto Motion 0.55.673 0.55.657 10
11 11   Ken Smith Ken Smith Motorsport 0.55.720 11
12 42   Leanne Tander European Technique 0.55.758 12
13 55   Christina Orr Mark Petch Motorsport 0.55.843 13
14 78   Earl Bamber Team Meritus 0.55.968 14
15 28   Nelson Hartley Victory Motor Racing 0.56.004 15
16 87   Ben Crighton Ben Crighton Racing 0.56.035 16
17 98   Mark Russ Victory Motor Racing 0.56.280 17
Source(s): [1]

Grand Prix

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Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time Grid
1 1   Daniel Gaunt International Motorsport 40 37min 14.551sec 1
2 45   Matthew Hamilton ESWA Racing 40 + 4.873 s 3
3 20   Daynom Templeman Zenith Racing 40 + 28.916 s 6
4 5   Dominic Storey Auto Motion 40 + 33.929 s 8
5 9   Nic Jordan Auto Motion 40 + 34.129 s 9
6 55   Christina Orr Mark Petch Motorsport 40 + 34.638 s 13
7 40   Mark Munro Auto Motion 40 + 35.186 s 10
8 28   Nelson Hartley Victory Motor Racing 40 + 36.105 s 15
9 98   Mark Russ Victory Motor Racing 40 + 41.039 s 17
10 42   Leanne Tander European Technique 40 + 42.433 s 12
11 87   Ben Crighton Ben Crighton Racing 39 + 1 lap 16
12 97   Shane van Gisbergen International Motorsport 39 + 1 lap 5
13 3   Andy Knight Knight Motorsport 39 + 1 lap 4
14 7   Ben Harford Auto Motion 37 + 3 laps 2
15 72   David Besnard 32 + 8 laps 7
Ret 11   Ken Smith Ken Smith Motorsport 13 Retired 11
Ret 78   Earl Bamber Team Meritus 0 Retired 14
Source(s): [2]

References

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  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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Preceded by New Zealand Grand Prix
2007
Succeeded by