2024 New Zealand Grand Prix

2024 New Zealand Grand Prix
Race 3, Round 5 of 5 of the 2024 Formula Regional Oceania Championship
Race details
Date	18 February 2024
Official name	LXVIII New Zealand Grand Prix
Location	Highlands Motorsport Park, Cromwell, New Zealand
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.100 km (2.548 miles)
Distance	28 laps, 114.8 km (71.3 miles)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Liam Sceats	M2 Competition
Time	1:27.720
Fastest lap
Driver	Roman Bilinski	M2 Competition
Time	1:29.398 on lap 15
Podium
First	Liam Sceats	M2 Competition
Second	Callum Hedge	mtec Motorsport
Third	Michael Shin	M2 Competition

The 2024 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell, Otago on 18 February 2024. It was the sixty-eighth New Zealand Grand Prix and utilised Formula Regional cars. The event served as the final race of the 2024 Formula Regional Oceania Championship and marked the first time Highlands Motorsport Park hosted the New Zealand Grand Prix.

Liam Sceats enjoyed a lights-to-flag victory driving with M2 Competition. Callum Hedge and Michael Shin rounded out the podium.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Qualifying times			Final grid
				Q1	Q2	Q3
1	23	Liam Sceats	M2 Competition	1:28.275	1:28.342	1:27.720	1
2	17	Callum Hedge	mtec Motorsport	1:28.362	1:28.189	1:27.756	2
3	51	Jacob Abel	mtec Motorsport	1:28.504	1:28.586	1:27.913	3
4	39	Gerrard Xie	M2 Competition	1:28.607	1:28.246	1:28.013	4
5	41	Alex Crosbie	Giles Motorsport	1:28.690	1:28.643	1:28.043	5
6	27	Bryce Aron	M2 Competition	1:28.616	1:28.590	1:28.078	6
7	15	Kaleb Ngatoa	Giles Motorsport	1:28.575	1:28.478	no time	WD
8	16	Michael Shin	M2 Competition	1:28.433	1:28.347	no time	7
9	19	Elliott Cleary	mtec Motorsport	1:28.832	1:28.706	N/A	8
10	101	Ryder Quinn	M2 Competition	1:28.727	1:28.720	N/A	9
11	14	Patrick Woods-Toth	Kiwi Motorsport	1:28.942	1:28.826	N/A	10
12	22	Jett Bowling	Kiwi Motorsport	1:28.848	1:28.906	N/A	11
13	4	Roman Bilinski	M2 Competition	1:28.011	no time	N/A	12
14	69	Sebastian Manson	Giles Motorsport	1:29.055	N/A	N/A	13
15	31	Titus Sherlock	Kiwi Motorsport	1:29.254	N/A	N/A	14
16	5	Lucas Fecury	mtec Motorsport	1:29.408	N/A	N/A	15
17	739	Landan Matriano Lim	Giles Motorsport	1:29.744	N/A	N/A	16
18	20	Jake Bonilla	Kiwi Motorsport	1:30.410	N/A	N/A	17
107% time: 1:34.172
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Race

Race classification

Pos.	No.	Driver	Teams	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	23	Liam Sceats	M2 Competition	27	40min 33.290sec	1
2	17	Callum Hedge	mtec Motorsport	27	+ 5.656 s	2
3	16	Michael Shin	M2 Competition	27	+ 6.069 s	7
4	51	Jacob Abel	mtec Motorsport	27	+ 7.237 s	3
5	4	Roman Bilinski	M2 Competition	27	+ 9.694 s	13
6	27	Bryce Aron	M2 Competition	27	+ 11.265 s	6
7	41	Alex Crosbie	Giles Motorsport	27	+ 11.266 s	5
8	101	Ryder Quinn	M2 Competition	27	+ 11.611 s	9
9	14	Patrick Woods-Toth	Kiwi Motorsport	27	+ 15.094 s	11
10	19	Elliott Cleary	mtec Motorsport	27	+ 16.874 s	8
11	22	Jett Bowling	Kiwi Motorsport	27	+ 19.332 s	11
12	69	Sebastian Manson	Giles Motorsport	27	+ 24.364 s	13
13	739	Landan Matriano Lim	Giles Motorsport	27	+ 29.935 s	16
14	5	Lucas Fecury	mtec Motorsport	27	+ 32.473 s	15
15	20	Jake Bonilla	Kiwi Motorsport	27	+ 38.866 s	17
16	39	Gerrard Xie	M2 Competition	24	+ 3 laps	4
Ret	31	Titus Sherlock	Kiwi Motorsport	10	Retired	14
WD	15	Kaleb Ngatoa	Giles Motorsport	0	Withdrew (Injury)
Fastest lap: Roman Bilinski (M2 Competition) – 1:29.398 (lap 15)
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