2017 New Zealand Grand Prix

2017 New Zealand Grand Prix
Race 3, Round 5 of 5 of the 2017 Toyota Racing Series
Race details
Date	12 February 2017
Official name	LXII New Zealand Grand Prix
Location	Circuit Chris Amon, 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	Jehan Daruvala	M2 Competition
Time	1:02.258
Fastest lap
Driver	Thomas Randle	Victory Motor Racing
Time	1:03.426 on lap 14
Podium
First	Jehan Daruvala	M2 Competition
Second	Marcus Armstrong	M2 Competition
Third	Thomas Randle	Victory Motor Racing

The 2017 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Circuit Chris Amon near Feilding on 12 February 2017. It was the sixty-second New Zealand Grand Prix and fielded Toyota Racing Series cars. The event was also the third race of the fifth round of the 2017 Toyota Racing Series, the final race of the series.

Report

Practice

Session	Day	Fastest lap
		No.	Driver	Team	Time
Practice 1	Thursday	5	Pedro Piquet	M2 Competition	1:03.244
Practice 2		22	Richard Verschoor	Giles Motorsport	1:03.122
Practice 3	Friday	49	Thomas Randle	Victory Motor Racing	1:02.826
Practice 4		65	Enaam Ahmed	Giles Motorsport	1:02.878
Practice 5		49	Thomas Randle	Victory Motor Racing	1:02.416

Race 1

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Lap	Grid
1	9	Jehan Daruvala	M2 Competition	1:02.474	1
2	5	Pedro Piquet	M2 Competition	1:02.546	2
3	8	Marcus Armstrong	M2 Competition	1:02.553	3
4	22	Richard Verschoor	Giles Motorsport	1:02.662	4
5	26	Harry Hayek	Giles Motorsport	1:02.706	5
6	49	Thomas Randle	Victory Motor Racing	1:02.730	6
7	65	Enaam Ahmed	Giles Motorsport	1:02.951	7
8	11	Taylor Cockerton	MTEC Motorsport	1:02.981	8
9	47	Keyvan Andres Soori	Giles Motorsport	1:02.982	9
10	3	Brendon Leitch	Victory Motor Racing	1:02.992	10
11	83	Kami Laliberté	M2 Competition	1:03.061	11
12	96	Luis Leeds	Giles Motorsport	1:03.074	12
13	51	Shelby Blackstock	Victory Motor Racing	1:03.096	13
14	62	Ferdinand Habsburg	M2 Competition	1:03.128	14
15	24	Ameya Vaidyanathan	MTEC Motorsport	1:03.280	15
16	27	Jean Baptiste Simmenauer	M2 Competition	1:03.357	16
17	12	Christian Hahn	Giles Motorsport	1:03.376	17
18	80	Nikita Lastochkin	Victory Motor Racing	1:03.506	18
19	33	Kory Enders	MTEC Motorsport	1:03.635	19
-	10	Thomas Neubauer	MTEC Motorsport	no time	-
Source(s):

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid
1	5	Pedro Piquet	M2 Competition	20	22min 08.872sec	3
2	9	Jehan Daruvala	M2 Competition	20	+ 3.453 s	1
3	9	Marcus Armstrong	M2 Competition	20	+ 4.590 s	1
4	22	Richard Verschoor	Giles Motorsport	20	+ 6.529 s	1
5	49	Thomas Randle	Victory Motor Racing	20	+ 7.689 s	1
6	65	Enaam Ahmed	Giles Motorsport	20	+ 14.397 s	1
7	11	Taylor Cockerton	MTEC Motorsport	20	+ 14.688 s	1
8	62	Ferdinand Habsburg	M2 Competition	20	+ 15.528 s	1
9	96	Luis Leeds	Giles Motorsport	20	+ 17.596 s	1
10	51	Shelby Blackstock	Victory Motor Racing	20	+ 21.194 s	1
11	12	Christian Hahn	Giles Motorsport	20	+ 21.561 s	1
12	33	Kory Enders	MTEC Motorsport	20	+ 22.634 s	1
13	83	Kami Laliberté	M2 Competition	20	+ 25.708 s	1
14	24	Ameya Vaidyanathan	MTEC Motorsport	20	+ 25.946 s	1
15	27	Jean Baptiste Simmenauer	M2 Competition	20	+ 26.552 s	1
16	10	Thomas Neubauer	MTEC Motorsport	20	+ 26.958 s	1
17	80	Nikita Lastochkin	Victory Motor Racing	20	+ 27.690 s	1
18	26	Harry Hayek	Giles Motorsport	16	+ 4 laps	1
19	47	Keyvan Andres Soori	Giles Motorsport	16	+ 4 laps	1
Ret	3	Brendon Leitch	Victory Motor Racing	1	Accident	1
Fastest Lap: Thomas Randle (Victory Motor Racing) – 1:02.929
Source(s):

Race 2

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid
1	22	Richard Verschoor	Giles Motorsport	15	22min 08.872sec	3
2	8	Marcus Armstrong	M2 Competition	15	+ 0.830 s	1
3	5	Pedro Piquet	M2 Competition	15	+ 3.316 s	1
4	49	Thomas Randle	Victory Motor Racing	15	+ 6.587 s	1
5	62	Ferdinand Habsburg	M2 Competition	15	+ 6.705 s	1
6	11	Taylor Cockerton	MTEC Motorsport	15	+ 6.906 s	1
7	9	Jehan Daruvala	M2 Competition	15	+ 7.856 s	1
8	3	Brendon Leitch	Victory Motor Racing	15	+ 7.993 s	1
9	96	Luis Leeds	Giles Motorsport	15	+ 8.767 s	1
10	27	Jean Baptiste Simmenauer	M2 Competition	15	+ 9.159 s	1
11	24	Ameya Vaidyanathan	MTEC Motorsport	15	+ 10.557 s	1
12	47	Keyvan Andres Soori	Victory Motor Racing	15	+ 10.560 s	1
13	51	Shelby Blackstock	Victory Motor Racing	15	+ 12.599 s	1
14	80	Nikita Lastochkin	Victory Motor Racing	15	+ 13.115 s	1
15	12	Christian Hahn	Giles Motorsport	14	+ 1 lap	1
16	10	Thomas Neubauer	MTEC Motorsport	14	+ 1 lap	1
17	26	Harry Hayek	Giles Motorsport	14	+ 1 lap	1
Ret	83	Kami Laliberté	M2 Competition	5	Retired	1
Ret	65	Enaam Ahmed	Giles Motorsport	1	Retired	1
Ret	33	Kory Enders	MTEC Motorsport	1	Retired	1
Fastest Lap: Thomas Randle (Victory Motor Racing) – 1:03.438
Source(s):

Race 3

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Lap	Grid
1	9	Jehan Daruvala	M2 Competition	1:02.258	1
2	5	Pedro Piquet	M2 Competition	1:02.299	2
3	49	Thomas Randle	Victory Motor Racing	1:02.324	3
4	8	Marcus Armstrong	M2 Competition	1:02.384	4
5	22	Richard Verschoor	Giles Motorsport	1:02.440	5
6	47	Keyvan Andres Soori	Giles Motorsport	1:02.478	6
7	3	Brendon Leitch	Victory Motor Racing	1:02.509	7
8	65	Enaam Ahmed	Giles Motorsport	1:02.643	8
9	11	Taylor Cockerton	MTEC Motorsport	1:02.665	9
10	26	Harry Hayek	Giles Motorsport	1:02.672	10
11	62	Ferdinand Habsburg	M2 Competition	1:02.681	11
12	10	Thomas Neubauer	MTEC Motorsport	1:02.715	12
13	83	Kami Laliberté	M2 Competition	1:02.734	13
14	24	Ameya Vaidyanathan	MTEC Motorsport	1:02.856	14
15	27	Jean Baptiste Simmenauer	M2 Competition	1:02.965	15
16	51	Shelby Blackstock	Victory Motor Racing	1:02.976	16
17	96	Luis Leeds	Giles Motorsport	1:03.078	17
18	12	Christian Hahn	Giles Motorsport	1:03.174	18
19	33	Kory Enders	MTEC Motorsport	1:03.307	19
20	80	Nikita Lastochkin	Victory Motor Racing	1:03.508	20
Source(s):

Race

Daruvala led a flag-to-finish victory to win his first New Zealand Grand Prix and become the first Indian to do so. Marcus Armstrong finished a strong second, staying in contention for most of the race. Thomas Randle finished third and in doing so, won the 2017 Toyota Racing Series championship, with a five-point margin over nearest contender, Pedro Piquet. The first lap saw a major incident where Christian Hahn and Luis Leeds collided at turn seven - causing the former to roll and crash heavily.

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid
1	9	Jehan Daruvala	M2 Competition	35	38min 43.048sec	3
2	8	Marcus Armstrong	M2 Competition	35	+ 0.855 s	1
3	49	Thomas Randle	Victory Motor Racing	35	+ 1.213 s	1
4	5	Pedro Piquet	M2 Competition	35	+ 2.304 s	1
5	22	Richard Verschoor	Giles Motorsport	35	+ 8.142 s	1
6	65	Enaam Ahmed	Giles Motorsport	35	+ 16.641 s	1
7	62	Ferdinand Habsburg	M2 Competition	35	+ 20.531 s	1
8	47	Keyvan Andres Soori	Giles Motorsport	35	+ 23.483 s	1
9	26	Harry Hayek	Giles Motorsport	35	+ 23.987 s	1
10	11	Taylor Cockerton	MTEC Motorsport	35	+ 24.846 s	1
11	24	Ameya Vaidyanathan	MTEC Motorsport	35	+ 25.600 s	1
12	51	Shelby Blackstock	Victory Motor Racing	35	+ 25.982 s	1
13	83	Kami Laliberté	M2 Competition	35	+ 27.439 s	1
14	10	Thomas Neubauer	MTEC Motorsport	35	+ 28.758 s	1
15	33	Kory Enders	MTEC Motorsport	35	+ 29.449 s	1
16	80	Nikita Lastochkin	Victory Motor Racing	35	+ 38.638 s	1
17	27	Jean Baptiste Simmenauer	M2 Competition	35	+ 54.619 s	1
18	3	Brendon Leitch	Victory Motor Racing	32	+ 3 laps	1
Ret	96	Luis Leeds	Giles Motorsport	0	Accident	1
Ret	12	Christian Hahn	Giles Motorsport	0	Accident	1
Fastest Lap: Thomas Randle (Victory Motor Racing) – 1:03.426
Source(s):

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
	1	Thomas Randle	855
	2	Pedro Piquet	850
	3	Richard Verschoor	843
	4	Marcus Armstrong	792
	5	Jehan Daruvala	781