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2011 New Zealand Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | CUST |
| Description | Race 3, Round 4 of 5 of the 2011 Toyota Racing Series |
| Grand Prix | New Zealand |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Image | Manfeild Autocourse track map (New Zealand) clockwise short.svg |
| Date | 13 February, |
| Year | 2011 |
| Official name | LVI New Zealand Grand Prix |
| Course | Permanent racing facility |
| Location | Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding, New Zealand |
| Course_mi | 1.885 |
| Course_km | 3.033 |
| Distance_laps | 35 |
| Distance_mi | 65.96 |
| Distance_km | 106.16 |
| Weather | Fine |
| Pole_Driver | Mitch Evans |
| Pole_Team | Giles Motorsport |
| Pole_Time | 1:04.141 |
| Pole_Country | NZL |
| Fast_Driver | Mitch Evans |
| Fast_Team | Giles Motorsport |
| Fast_Time | 1:04.509 |
| Fast_Lap | 31 |
| Fast_Country | NZL |
| First_Driver | Mitch Evans |
| First_Team | Giles Motorsport |
| First_Country | NZL |
| Second_Driver | Daniil Kvyat |
| Second_Team | Victory Motor Racing |
| Second_Country | RUS |
| Third_Driver | Scott Pye |
| Third_Team | ETEC Motorsport |
| Third_Country | AUS |
Sixteen Tatuus-Toyota cars started the race which was won by 16-year-old New Zealander Mitch Evans who became the youngest ever winner of the New Zealand Grand Prix and who is believed to have become the youngest driver to win an international grand prix anywhere in the world. The Giles Motorsport driver won by three seconds from another 16-year-old competitor, Russian Daniil Kvyat, of Victory Motor Racing. Australian ETEC Motorsport driver Scott Pye was third.
Evans started from pole position alongside Nick Cassidy and won the drag race to the first corner. Evans, Cassidy, Kvyat and Pye quickly built a gap on the field.
On lap 16 Cassidy spun, bringing to an end to the direct threat to the lead held by Evans who controlled the second half of the race from the front to win from Kvyat and Pye. British driver and grandson of 1964 and 1965 NZ Grand Prix winner, Josh Hill finished fourth winning a battle for the position with Australian Nick Foster. German driver Mario Farnbacher was sixth also winning his position battle with Russian Ivan Lukashevich. Cassidy finished a disappointing eighth ahead of Kotaro Sakurai and Jordan Skinner. New Zealand open-wheel legend Ken Smith also completed full race distance. Jamie McNee was the only other driver to be classified.
Defending race champion Earl Bamber, a late entry into the race, withdrew on lap 19.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Grid | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | - | - | Source(s): |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NZL Mitch Evans | Giles Motorsport | 1:03.965 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | NZL Nick Cassidy | Giles Motorsport | 1:04.131 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | AUS Scott Pye | ETEC Motorsport | 1:04.177 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | AUS Nick Foster | Giles Motorsport | 1:04.244 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | RUS Daniil Kvyat | Victory Motor Racing | 1:04.616 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | GBR Josh Hill | ETEC Motorsport | 1:04.660 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | GBR Alex Lynn | Giles Motorsport | 1:04.695 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | RUS Ivan Lukashevich | M2 Competition | 1:04.699 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 87 | NZL Damon Leitch | Victory Motor Racing | 1:04.788 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | DEU Mario Farnbacher | Giles Motorsport | 1:04.820 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | NZL Jamie McNee | ETEC Motorsport | 1:04.898 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | NZL Alastair Wootten | DART International | 1:04.955 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | NZL Earl Bamber | Earl Bamber Motorsport | 1:04.999 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | JPN Kotaro Sakurai | M2 Competition | 1:05.228 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | NZL Ken Smith | Ken Smith Motorsport | no time | PL | ||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | AUS Jordan Skinner | M2 Competition | no time | PL |
Race
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Gap | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Source(s): |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand Mitch Evans | Giles Motorsport | 35 | 38min 55.818sec | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Russia Daniil Kvyat | Victory Motor Racing | 35 | + 3.229 s | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Australia Scott Pye | ETEC Motorsport | 35 | + 5.882 s | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | UK Josh Hill | ETEC Motorsport | 35 | + 13.970 s | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Australia Nick Foster | Giles Motorsport | 35 | + 14.338 s | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | Germany Mario Farnbacher | Giles Motorsport | 35 | + 16.463 s | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Russia Ivan Lukashevich | M2 Competition | 35 | + 16.870 s | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | New Zealand Nick Cassidy | Giles Motorsport | 35 | + 21.363 s | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Japan Kotaro Sakurai | M2 Competition | 35 | + 24.581 s | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Australia Jordan Skinner | M2 Competition | 35 | + 26.444 s | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | New Zealand Ken Smith | Ken Smith Motorsport | 35 | + 39.627 s | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | New Zealand Jamie McNee | ETEC Motorsport | 32 | + 3 laps | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | New Zealand Earl Bamber | Earl Bamber Motorsport | 18 | Retired | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | New Zealand Alastair Wootten | DART International | 14 | Retired | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | UK Alex Lynn | Giles Motorsport | 13 | Retired | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 87 | New Zealand Damon Leitch | Victory Motor Racing | 1 | Retired | 9 |
References
References
- "Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand".
- "Formula One's Next Big Thing". Forbes.
- "Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand".
- Martinez, Peter. (13 February 2011). "Mitch Evans youngest NZ Grand Prix winner". [[Stuff (website).
- "Q7c - TRS Qualifying session Super Pole".
- "R20 - TRS (3) NZ Grand Prix 35 laps".
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