2009 New Zealand Grand Prix

The 2009 New Zealand Grand Prix was an open wheel racing car race held at Manfeild Autocourse, near Feilding on 1 March 2009.

2009 New Zealand Grand Prix
Race 3, Round 5 of 6 of the 2008–09 Toyota Racing Series
Race details
Date 1 March 2009
Official name LIV New Zealand Grand Prix
Location Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding, New Zealand
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.033 km (1.885 miles)
Distance 35 laps, 106.16 km (65.96 miles)
Pole position
Driver Triple X Motorsport
Time 1:09.713
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Earl Bamber Earl Bamber Motorsport
Time 1:09.502 on lap 35
Podium
First Triple X Motorsport
Second Earl Bamber Motorsport
Third
  • New Zealand Sam MacNeill
Motorsport Solutions

It was the fifty-fourth New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to Toyota Racing Series cars (based on international Formula Three regulations). The event was also the third race of the fifth round of the 2008–09 Toyota Racing Series. Daniel Gaunt won his second New Zealand Grand Prix in three years, reclaiming the honours from Andy Knight.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No. Driver Team Q1 Q2 Grid
1 47   Daniel Gaunt Triple X Motorsport 1:11.064 1:09.713 1
2 32   Mitch Cunningham Giles Motorsport 1:10.836 1:09.901 2
3 2   Earl Bamber Earl Bamber Motorsport 1:10.690 1:09.906 3
4 19   Sam MacNeill Motorsport Solutions 1:11.611 1:10.066 4
5 74   Michael Burdett Motorsport Solutions 1:10.920 1:10.226 5
6 9   Daniel Jilesen Giles Motorsport 1:11.733 1:10.408 6
7 5   Scott Pye European Technique 1:11.273 1:10.415 7
8 14   Keeley Pudney Giles Motorsport 1:12.389 1:10.478 8
9 69   Alastair Wootten Privateer 1:11.315 1:10.479 9
10 48   Andrew Waite Giles Motorsport 1:11.432 1:10.760 10
11 89   John Whelan Motorsport Solutions 1:12.633 1:11.357 11
12 4   Mitch Evans Privateer 1:16.337 1:14.491 12
13 12   Chris Cox Privateer 1:17.138 1:15.145 13
- 11   Ken Smith Ken Smith Motorsport no time no time 14
Source(s):[1]

Race

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Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 47   Daniel Gaunt Triple X Motorsport 35 45min 35.667sec 1
2 2   Earl Bamber Earl Bamber Motorsport 35 + 3.049 s 3
3 19   Sam MacNeill Motorsport Solutions 35 + 11.200 s 4
4 89   John Whelan Motorsport Solutions 35 + 14.580 s 11
5 5   Scott Pye European Technique 35 + 14.897 s 7
6 74   Michael Burdett Motorsport Solutions 35 + 15.446 s 5
7 11   Ken Smith Ken Smith Motorsport 35 + 17.984 s 14
8 14   Keeley Pudney Giles Motorsport 35 + 32.937 s 8
9 4   Mitch Evans Privateer 35 + 59.962 s 12
10 12   Chris Cox Privateer 34 + 1 lap 13
11 48   Andrew Waite Privateer 33 + 2 laps 10
12 69   Alastair Wootten Motorsport Solutions 32 + 3 laps 9
13 32   Mitch Cunningham Giles Motorsport 31 + 4 laps 2
Ret 9   Daniel Jilesen Giles Motorsport 28 Retired 6
Source(s):[2]

References

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  1. ^ "TRS Grid for Race 3 from Qualifying 6a & 6b". Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ "R18 – TRS (3) – 35 laps NZ Grand Prix". Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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Preceded by New Zealand Grand Prix
2009
Succeeded by