2000 New Zealand Grand Prix

2000 New Zealand Grand Prix
Race 4 of the 2000 Tasman Cup
Race details
Date	2 December 2000
Official name	XLVI New Zealand Grand Prix
Location	Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.841 km (1.765 miles)
Distance	40 laps, 113.64 km (70.60 miles)
Weather	Fine
Pole position
Driver	Simon Wills	Birrana Racing
Time	52.777
Fastest lap
Driver	Matt Halliday	NRC International
Time	53.587 on lap 34
Podium
First	Andy Booth	NRC International
Second	Matt Halliday	NRC International
Third	Paul Dumbrell	Wynns Racing

The 2000 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Pukekohe Park Raceway near Auckland on 2 December 2000. It was the forty-sixth New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to Formula Holden cars. The event was also the final race of the 2000 Tasman Cup. It would prove to be the final race in the revived Tasman Series established in 1998 for Formula Holden. No 2001 series followed.

The race was won by New Zealand driver Andy Booth driving a Reynard 95D belonging to the Arthur Abrahams-run NRC International. Booth's teammate Matt Halliday finished second ahead of Australian driver Paul Dumbrell finished third.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	1	Simon Wills	Birrana Racing	0:52.777	1
2	8	LeRoy Stevenson	Birrana Racing	0:53.528	2
3	20	Andy Booth	NRC International	0:53.536	3
4	19	Matt Halliday	NRC International	0:53.943	4
5	7	Paul Dumbrell	Wynns Racing	0:54.013	5
6	22	Emerson Newton-John	Greg Murphy Racing	0:54.307	6
7	74	Steve Owen	Hocking Motorsport	0:54.497	7
8	66	Peter Hill	Greg Murphy Racing	0:55.008	8
9	75	Stuart Kostera	Hocking Motorsport	0:55.306	9
10	28	Roger Oakeshott	Sportsmed Racing	0:55.634	10
11	17	Mark Ellis	Mantis Racing	0:55.794	11
12	27	Terry Clearihan		0:56.564	12
13	24	Ian Peters	Camtech Racing	0:56.680	13
14	18	Dean Cockerton		0:57.218	14
15	10	Ian Lloyd		0:58.756	15
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Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	20	Andy Booth	NRC International	Reynard 94D Holden	40	38min 25.383sec	3
2	19	Matt Halliday	NRC International	Reynard 95D Holden	40	+ 13.445 s	4
3	7	Paul Dumbrell	Wynns Racing	Reynard 93D Holden	40	+ 16.523 s	5
4	74	Steve Owen	Hocking Motorsport	Reynard 97D Holden	40	+ 17.723 s	7
5	66	Peter Hill	Greg Murphy Racing	Reynard 94D Holden	40	+ 32.020 s	8
6	75	Stuart Kostera	Hocking Motorsport	Reynard 97D Holden	40	+ 45.313 s	9
7	8	LeRoy Stevenson	Birrana Racing	Reynard 94D Holden	39	+ 1 lap	2
8	18	Dean Cockerton		Reynard 91D Holden	39	+ 1 lap	14
9	24	Ian Peters	Camtech Racing	Reynard 91D Holden	39	+ 1 lap	13
10	17	Mark Ellis	Mantis Racing	Reynard 92D Holden	36	+ 4 laps	11
11	22	Emerson Newton-John	Greg Murphy Racing	Reynard 92D Holden	35	+ 5 laps	6
Ret	10	Ian Lloyd		Dome FL02-03 Holden	27	Retired	15
Ret	1	Simon Wills	Birrana Racing	Reynard 94D Holden	17	Retired	1
Ret	28	Roger Oakeshott	Sportsmed Racing	Reynard 97D Holden	7	Retired	10
DNS	27	Terry Clearihan		Ralt RT23 Holden		Did Not Start	12
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