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2000 New Zealand Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | CUST |
| Description | Race 4 of the 2000 Tasman Cup |
| Grand Prix | New Zealand |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Image | Pukekohe_Park_Raceway_(1990).png |
| Date | 2 December, |
| Year | 2000 |
| Official name | XLVI New Zealand Grand Prix |
| Course | Permanent racing facility |
| Location | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand |
| Course_mi | 1.765 |
| Course_km | 2.841 |
| Distance_laps | 40 |
| Distance_mi | 70.60 |
| Distance_km | 113.64 |
| Weather | Fine |
| Pole_Driver | Simon Wills |
| Pole_Team | Birrana Racing |
| Pole_Time | 52.777 |
| Pole_Country | NZL |
| Fast_Driver | Matt Halliday |
| Fast_Team | NRC International |
| Fast_Time | 53.587 |
| Fast_Lap | 34 |
| Fast_Country | NZL |
| First_Driver | Andy Booth |
| First_Team | NRC International |
| First_Country | NZL |
| Second_Driver | Matt Halliday |
| Second_Team | NRC International |
| Second_Country | NZL |
| Third_Driver | Paul Dumbrell |
| Third_Team | Wynns Racing |
| Third_Country | AUS |
The race was won by New Zealand driver Andy Booth driving a Reynard 95D belonging to the Arthur Abrahams-run NRC International. Booth's teammate Matt Halliday finished second ahead of Australian driver Paul Dumbrell finished third.
The event was also the final race of that years Tasman Cup. It would also prove to be the final race in the revived Tasman Series established in 1998 for Formula Holden as it would be discontinued for 2001.
Race report
Simon Wills entered the weekend as the favourite, having won the previous two iterations of the event. He backed this up by securing pole position by nearly eight tenths over his teammate, LeRoy Stevenson. He further cemented his form by winning the preliminary race on early Sunday.
Wills romped off the line into an early lead while Andy Booth passed Stevenson for second place on the opening lap. American driver Emerson Newton-John also enjoyed a strong start and was nestled behind Stevenson in fourth place. Stevenson was forced to pit with car issues later in the race while Newton-John spun on the exit of the hairpin and found himself beached on the kerb. While the safety car was deployed to retrieve Newton-John's grief-stricken car, the paddock was shocked with news that Wills had retired from the race after having completely dominated the event up to that point.
This left Booth in the lead with Matt Halliday in second place. Halliday began to set the pace and began to rein Booth in. With a handful of laps to go, Booth descended upon lapped traffic. One of the lapped cars, Ian Lloyd, was lapping considerably slower than anybody else on track. When Booth reached him, the pace disparity caused the race leader to check up. This caught out a fast-approaching Halliday who spun exiting turn four in a bid to avoid crashing into the rear of Booth's car.
This left Booth with a clear run to the finish. He would take the chequered flag to win the New Zealand Grand Prix and the Tasman Cup. Halliday recovered from his spin to take second place while Australian driver Paul Dumbrell rounded out the podium.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Grid | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Source(s): |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NZL Simon Wills | Birrana Racing | 0:52.777 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | NZL LeRoy Stevenson | Birrana Racing | 0:53.528 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 | NZL Andy Booth | NRC International | 0:53.536 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 | NZL Matt Halliday | NRC International | 0:53.943 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | AUS Paul Dumbrell | Wynns Racing | 0:54.013 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | USA Emerson Newton-John | Greg Murphy Racing | 0:54.307 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 74 | AUS Steve Owen | Hocking Motorsport | 0:54.497 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 66 | AUS Peter Hill | Greg Murphy Racing | 0:55.008 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 75 | AUS Stuart Kostera | Hocking Motorsport | 0:55.306 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 | AUS Roger Oakeshott | Sportsmed Racing | 0:55.634 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | AUS Mark Ellis | Mantis Racing | 0:55.794 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 27 | AUS Terry Clearihan | 0:56.564 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | AUS Ian Peters | Camtech Racing | 0:56.680 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | NZL Dean Cockerton | 0:57.218 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | NZL Ian Lloyd | 0:58.756 | 15 |
Race
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | Source(s): |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | NZL Andy Booth | NRC International | 40 | 38min 25.383sec | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 | NZL Matt Halliday | NRC International | 40 | + 13.445 s | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | AUS Paul Dumbrell | Wynns Racing | 40 | + 16.523 s | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 74 | AUS Steve Owen | Hocking Motorsport | 40 | + 17.723 s | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 66 | AUS Peter Hill | Greg Murphy Racing | 40 | + 32.020 s | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 75 | AUS Stuart Kostera | Hocking Motorsport | 40 | + 45.313 s | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | NZL LeRoy Stevenson | Birrana Racing | 39 | + 1 lap | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | NZL Dean Cockerton | 39 | + 1 lap | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | AUS Ian Peters | Camtech Racing | 39 | + 1 lap | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | AUS Mark Ellis | Mantis Racing | 36 | + 4 laps | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | USA Emerson Newton-John | Greg Murphy Racing | 35 | + 5 laps | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | New Zealand Ian Lloyd | 27 | Retired | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | New Zealand Simon Wills | Birrana Racing | 17 | Retired | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Australia Roger Oakeshott | Sportsmed Racing | 7 | Retired | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Australia Terry Clearihan | Did Not Start | 12 |
References
References
- "MotorSport New Zealand - Pukekohe 2/12/00 - Formula Holden Qualifying 2".
- "MotorSport New Zealand - Pukekohe 3/12/00 - Formula Holden Race 2".
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