2015 New Zealand Grand Prix

The 2015 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Manfeild Autocourse near Feilding on 15 February 2015. It was the sixtieth New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to Toyota Racing Series cars. The event was also the third race of the fifth round of the 2015 Toyota Racing Series, the final race of the series.

2015 New Zealand Grand Prix
Race 3, Round 5 of 5 of the 2015 Toyota Racing Series
Race details
Date	15 February 2015
Official name	LX 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)
Weather	Fine
Pole position
Driver	Arjun Maini	M2 Competition
Time	1:02.343
Fastest lap
Driver	Brandon Maïsano	M2 Competition
Time	1:02.845 on lap 16
Podium
First	Lance Stroll	M2 Competition
Second	Charlie Eastwood	M2 Competition
Third	Brandon Maïsano	M2 Competition

Twenty Tatuus-Toyota cars started the race which was won by 16-year-old Canadian Lance Stroll who became the who became the third teenager in as many years to claim the Grand Prix after Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy.

The race was dominated by the M2 Competition outfit, with Arjun Maini taking pole position, Brandon Maïsano the fastest lap and locked out the podium with Stroll winning, Charlie Eastwood second and Maisano third.

Results

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Qualifying 1	Qualifying 2	Grid
1	36	Arjun Maini	M2 Competition	1:02.598	1:02.343	1
2	5	Sam MacLeod	Giles Motorsport	1:02.723	1:02.349	2
3	12	Matteo Ferrer	ETEC Motorsport	no time	1:02.622	3
4	19	Brandon Maïsano	M2 Competition	1:02.502	1:02.661	4
5	18	Lance Stroll	M2 Competition	1:02.723	1:02.695	5
6	28	Charlie Eastwood	M2 Competition	1:03.155	1:02.742	6
7	11	Stefan Riener	Victory Motor Racing	1:03.283	1:02.749	7
8	49	Thomas Randle	ETEC Motorsport	1:03.115	1:02.794	8
9	10	Santino Ferrucci	Giles Motorsport	1:03.050	1:02.876	9
10	7	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Giles Motorsport	1:03.022	1:02.912	10
11	17	Nikita Mazepin	ETEC Motorsport	1:03.381	1:02.941	11
12	62	Ferdinand Habsburg	Victory Motor Racing	1:03.393	1:02.941	12
13	40	James Munro	Giles Motorsport	1:03.258	1:02.947	13
14	86	Brendon Leitch	Victory Motor Racing	1:03.428	1:02.949	14
15	21	Artem Markelov	Giles Motorsport	1:03.018	1:02.958	15
16	53	Callum Ilott	ETEC Motorsport	1:02.809	1:02.965	16
17	8	Mathias Kristensen	M2 Competition	1:03.200	1:03.053	17
18	4	Alfonso Celis, Jr.	Giles Motorsport	1:03.110	1:03.280	18
19	87	Damon Leitch	Victory Motor Racing	1:03.107	1:03.292	19
20	23	Jamie Conroy	M2 Competition	1:04.005	1:03.292	20
Source(s):

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Gap	Grid
1	18	Lance Stroll	M2 Competition	35	40min 25.216sec	5
2	28	Charlie Eastwood	M2 Competition	35	+ 1.138 s	6
3	19	Brandon Maïsano	M2 Competition	35	+ 1.239 s	4
4	5	Sam MacLeod	Giles Motorsport	35	+ 2.156 s	2
5	10	Santino Ferrucci	Giles Motorsport	35	+ 9.558 s	9
6	21	Artem Markelov	Giles Motorsport	35	+ 10.240 s	15
7	12	Matteo Ferrer	ETEC Motorsport	35	+ 10.486 s	3
8	11	Stefan Riener	Victory Motor Racing	35	+ 13.326 s	7
9	49	Thomas Randle	ETEC Motorsport	35	+ 14.723 s	8
10	87	Damon Leitch	Victory Motor Racing	35	+ 24.146 s	19
11	17	Nikita Mazepin	ETEC Motorsport	35	+ 24.259 s	11
12	23	Jamie Conroy	M2 Competition	35	+ 25.085 s	20
13	4	Alfonso Celis, Jr.	Giles Motorsport	35	+ 32.243 s	18
14	36	Arjun Maini	M2 Competition	34	+ 1 lap	1
15	40	James Munro	Giles Motorsport	34	+ 1 lap	13
16	86	Brendon Leitch	Victory Motor Racing	33	+ 2 laps	14
17	7	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Giles Motorsport	32	+ 3 laps	10
18	8	Mathias Kristensen	M2 Competition	29	+ 6 laps	17
Ret	62	Ferdinand Habsburg	Victory Motor Racing	4	Retired	12
Ret	53	Callum Ilott	ETEC Motorsport	1	Retired	16
Fastest Lap: Brandon Maïsano (M2 Competition) - 1:02.845
Source(s):

External links

• Toyota Racing Series