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The shortlist for the Castrol ambassador at the New Zealand Grand Prix has expanded to seven drivers. Initially targeting five drivers, Castrol has expanded the shortlist to seven due to the quality of the 66 applicants. Any driver with NZ residency or citizenship could apply for a fully-funded drive in
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Toyota GAZOO Racing will become title sponsor of the New Zealand ProKart series in an effort to build motorsport recruitment. The series, which runs from February to May, joins the TGRNZ pathway for New Zealand drivers. The organisation has a proven commitment to New Zealand motorsport with the aim of
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The Toyota Racing Series will not take place in 2022, with the New Zealand Grand Prix to be held as a one-off event. Toyota GAZOO Racing New Zealand had planned a four-round championship, to feature international drivers, but the worsening COVID outbreak in New Zealand has made that impossible. Organisers
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Shane van Gisbergen has won the 66th New Zealand Grand Prix despite starting the race from pit lane after setting off his fire extinguisher. Rookie Kaleb Ngatoa started the jewel in the Castrol Toyota Racing Series from pole position but all eyes in the sold-out Hampton Downs crowd were on
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Shane van Gisbergen has taken his second victory of the Castrol Toyota Racing Series weekend at Hampton Downs, ahead of Chris van der Drift and Matthew Payne. Van Gisbergen has promised that he would work on his race start overnight and it showed, as he started from pole and easily
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Rookie Kaleb Ngatoa has mastered the wet Hampton Downs conditions and claimed pole position for the 66th New Zealand Grand Prix. With conditions changing throughout the Sunday morning qualifying session, it came down to the final moments of track time as the top spot was traded between Daniel Gaunt, Chris
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Shane van Giserbergen has won Race 1 of the 2021 Castrol Toyota Racing Series ahead of Chris van der Drift and Matthew Payne. Polesitter Chris van der Drift led from the line with van Gisbergen holding off the chasing pack to maintain his second place. With a cat-and-mouse battle looming,
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Shane van Gisbergen has taken pole position for Race 2 of the Toyota Racing Series at Hampton Downs, with a last-second hot lap launching him to the top of the timesheet. Porsche Carrera Cup Asia champion Chris van der Drift grabbed the paddock’s attention with his pace in Friday’
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Sixteen of New Zealand’s best racing drivers will contest the 66th New Zealand Grand Prix this weekend in the first major motorsport event of the year. Toyota Gazoo Racing New Zealand will launch the three-round, 2021 edition of the Toyota Racing Series at Hampton Downs this weekend. New Zealand’
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Toyota GAZOO Racing NZ has completed a successful test outing at Hampton Downs, with a group of young kiwis getting to grips with the demands of the series’ machinery. Experienced junior Tayler Cockerton ran the current FT60, with Toyota looking to fine tune the model ahead of the 2021 championship.
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Igor Fraga has won the 2020 New Zealand Grand Prix, followed by Franco Colapinto and Liam Lawson. Igor Fraga got away well from pole, with Caio Collet falling in behind the eSports champion into second place. Liam Lawson immediately mounted a challenge on Collet, and the two were glued together
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Brazilian Igor Fraga has won the 2020 New Zealand Grand Prix at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon, alongside the 2020 Castrol Toyota Racing Series drivers’ championship. Igor Fraga bested his championship rival Liam Lawson in the New Zealand Grand Prix to take both titles. Read the full race report here.