2000 New Zealand Grand Prix

Race 4 of the 2000 Tasman Cup
Race details
Date|  2 December 2000
Official name|  XLVI New Zealand Grand Prix
Location|  Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand
Course|  Permanent racing facility
Course length|  2.841 km (1.765 miles)
Distance|  40 laps, 113.64 km (70.60 miles)
Weather|  Fine
Pole position
Driver|

* Simon Wills

|  Birrana Racing
Time|  52.777
Fastest lap
Driver|  Matt Halliday|  NRC International
Time|  53.587 on lap 34
Podium
First|

* Andy Booth

|  NRC International
Second|

* Matt Halliday

|  NRC International
Third|

* Paul Dumbrell

|  Wynns Racing

Motor car race

The 2000 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Pukekohe Park Raceway near Auckland on 2 December 2000. It was the forty-sixth New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to Formula Holden cars. The event was also the final race of the 2000 Tasman Cup. It would prove to be the final race in the revived Tasman Series established in 1998 for Formula Holden. No 2001 series followed.

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.

## Classification[edit]

### Qualifying[edit]

Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Grid

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1  | 1  |  Simon Wills | Birrana Racing | 0:52.777  | 1
2  | 8  |  LeRoy Stevenson  | Birrana Racing | 0:53.528  | 2
3  | 20  |  Andy Booth | NRC International  | 0:53.536  | 3
4  | 19  |  Matt Halliday | NRC International  | 0:53.943  | 4
5  | 7  |  Paul Dumbrell | Wynns Racing  | 0:54.013  | 5
6  | 22  |  Emerson Newton-John | Greg Murphy Racing | 0:54.307  | 6
7  | 74  |  Steve Owen | Hocking Motorsport  | 0:54.497  | 7
8  | 66  |  Peter Hill  | Greg Murphy Racing | 0:55.008  | 8
9  | 75  |  Stuart Kostera  | Hocking Motorsport  | 0:55.306  | 9
10  | 28  |  Roger Oakeshott  | Sportsmed Racing  | 0:55.634  | 10
11  | 17  |  Mark Ellis  | Mantis Racing  | 0:55.794  | 11
12  | 27  |  Terry Clearihan  |  | 0:56.564  | 12
13  | 24  |  Ian Peters  | Camtech Racing  | 0:56.680  | 13
14  | 18  |  Dean Cockerton  |  | 0:57.218  | 14
15  | 10  |  Ian Lloyd  |  | 0:58.756  | 15
Source(s):[1]

### Race[edit]

Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid

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1  | 20 |  Andy Booth | NRC International | Reynard 94D Holden | 40 | 38min 25.383sec | 3
2  | 19 |  Matt Halliday | NRC International | Reynard 95D Holden | 40 | \+ 13.445 s | 4
3  | 7 |  Paul Dumbrell | Wynns Racing | Reynard 93D Holden | 40 | \+ 16.523 s | 5
4  | 74  |  Steve Owen | Hocking Motorsport  | Reynard 97D Holden | 40  | \+ 17.723 s  | 7
5  | 66  |  Peter Hill  | Greg Murphy Racing | Reynard 94D Holden | 40  | \+ 32.020 s  | 8
6  | 75  |  Stuart Kostera  | Hocking Motorsport  | Reynard 97D Holden | 40  | \+ 45.313 s  | 9
7  | 8  |  LeRoy Stevenson  | Birrana Racing | Reynard 94D Holden | 39  | \+ 1 lap  | 2
8  | 18  |  Dean Cockerton  |  | Reynard 91D Holden | 39  | \+ 1 lap  | 14
9  | 24  |  Ian Peters  | Camtech Racing  | Reynard 91D Holden | 39  | \+ 1 lap  | 13
10  | 17  |  Mark Ellis  | Mantis Racing  | Reynard 92D Holden | 36  | \+ 4 laps  | 11
11  | 22  |  Emerson Newton-John | Greg Murphy Racing | Reynard 92D Holden | 35  | \+ 5 laps  | 6
Ret  | 10  |  Ian Lloyd  |  | Dome FL02-03 Holden | 27  | Retired  | 15
Ret  | 1  |  Simon Wills | Birrana Racing | Reynard 94D Holden | 17  | Retired  | 1
Ret  | 28  |  Roger Oakeshott  | Sportsmed Racing  | Reynard 97D Holden | 7  | Retired  | 10
DNS  | 27  |  Terry Clearihan  |  | Ralt RT23 Holden |  | Did Not Start  | 12
Source(s):[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "MotorSport New Zealand - Pukekohe 2/12/00 - Formula Holden Qualifying 2". Archived from the original on 4 March 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
2. ^ "MotorSport New Zealand - Pukekohe 3/12/00 - Formula Holden Race 2". Archived from the original on 4 March 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

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1999 New Zealand Grand Prix

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