The 2006 New Zealand Grand Prix was an open wheel racing car race held at Teretonga Park, near Invercargill on 15 January 2006.
| 2006 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3, Round 3 of 8 of the 2006 Toyota Racing Series | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 16 January 2006 | ||
| Official name | LI New Zealand Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Teretonga Park, Feilding, New Zealand | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.57 km (1.59 miles) | ||
| Distance | 34 laps, 87.38 km (54.06 miles) | ||
| Weather | Fine | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Mark Petch Motorsport | ||
| Time | 0:55.432 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Andy Knight | Knight Motorsport | |
| Time | 1:01.545 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Team Meritus | ||
| Second | International Motorsport | ||
| Third | Victory Motorsport | ||
It was the fifty first 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 third round of the 2005–06 Toyota Racing Series.
Classification edit
Results as follows:[1]
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 |  Hamad Al Fardan
|
Team Meritus | 34 | 48min 21.566sec |
| 2 | 47 | Daniel Gaunt
|
International Motorsport | 34 | + 1.154 s |
| 3 | 28 | Brendon Hartley
|
Victory Motorsport | 34 | + 1.406 s |
| 4 | 20 | Daynom Templeman
|
Kiwi American Racing | 34 | + 1.764 s |
| 5 | 5 | Marc Doran
|
Auto Motion | 34 | + 4.152 s |
| 6 | 87 | Ben Crighton
|
Ben Crighton Racing | 34 | + 6.446 s |
| 7 | 9 | Matthew Hamilton
|
Karcher Racing | 34 | + 7.034 s |
| 8 | 15 | Marc Williams
|
Victory Motorsport | 34 | + 13.975 s |
| 9 | 4 | Andrew Higgins
|
Motorsport Solutions | 34 | + 14.184 s |
| 10 | 76 | Duane Spurdle
|
Spurdle Motorsport | 34 | + 18.312 s |
| 11 | 55 | Christina Orr
|
Mark Petch Motorsport | 34 | + 18.760 s |
| 12 | 66 | Hamish Cross
|
ESWA Racing | 34 | + 45.230 s |
| 13 | 7 | Ben Harford
|
Cobra Vehicle Security | 33 | + 1 lap |
| 14 | 48 | Dale Williams
|
International Motorsport | 33 | + 1 lap |
| Ret | 6 | Jayant Singh
|
Jayant Singh Motorsport | 15 | Retired |
| Ret | 40 | Mark Munro
|
Auto Motion | 9 | Retired |
| Ret | 22 |  Jay Howard
|
Mark Petch Motorsport | 8 | Retired |
| Ret | 70 | Chris van der Drift
|
International Motorsport | 8 | Retired |
| Ret | 11 | Ken Smith
|
Ken Smith Racing | 0 | Retired |
| DSQ | 97 | Andy Knight
|
Knight Motorsport | 34 | Disqualified |
Notes edit
- Pole position: Jay Howard – 0'55.432
- Fastest lap: Andy Knight – 1'01.545
References edit
- ^ AMB Identification and Timing. "MyLaps.com || Race and practice results powered by AMB i.t. transponders". Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2009.