2020 New Zealand Grand Prix

Race 3, Round 5 of 5 of the 2020 Toyota Racing Series
Race details
Date|  16 February 2020
Official name|  LXV New Zealand Grand Prix
Location|  Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon, Feilding, New Zealand
Course|  Permanent racing facility
Course length|  3.033 km (1.885 miles)
Distance|  35 laps, 106.155 km (65.975 miles)
Weather|  Fine
Pole position
Driver|

* Igor Fraga

|  M2 Competition
Time|  1:02.706
Fastest lap
Driver|  Franco Colapinto|  Kiwi Motorsport
Time|  1:03.737 on lap 27
Podium
First|

* Igor Fraga

|  M2 Competition
Second|

* Franco Colapinto

|  Kiwi Motorsport
Third|

* Liam Lawson

|  M2 Competition

Motor car race

The 2020 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon near Feilding on 16 February 2020. It was the sixty-fifth New Zealand Grand Prix and fielded Toyota Racing Series cars. The event also served as the third race of the fifth round of the 2020 Toyota Racing Series, the final race of the series. The race was won by Igor Fraga, who also won the Toyota Racing Series championship in the process.[1]

## Report[edit]

### Qualifying[edit]

Pos  | No  | Driver  | Team  | Time  | Grid

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1  | 17  |  Igor Fraga | M2 Competition | 1:02.706  | 1
2  | 23  |  Caio Collet | mtec Motorsport w/ R-ace GP | 1:02.710  | 2
3  | 1  |  Liam Lawson | M2 Competition | 1:02.724  | 3
4  | 43  |  Franco Colapinto | Kiwi Motorsport  | 1:02.752  | 4
5  | 5  |  Spike Kohlbecker | Kiwi Motorsport  | 1:02.768  | 5
6  | 9  |  Petr Ptáček | mtec Motorsport w/ R-ace GP | 1:02.900  | 6
7  | 6  |  Ido Cohen | M2 Competition | 1:02.953  | 7
8  | 88  |  Lucas Petersson  | mtec Motorsport w/ R-ace GP | 1:02.962  | 8
9  | 33  |  Yuki Tsunoda | M2 Competition | 1:02.965  | 151
10  | 11  |  Jackson Walls | mtec Motorsport w/ R-ace GP | 1:02.984  | 9
11  | 26  |  Grégoire Saucy | Giles Motorsport  | 1:03.030  | 10
12  | 10  |  Oliver Rasmussen | mtec Motorsport w/ R-ace GP | 1:03.141  | 11
13  | 44  |  Lirim Zendeli | Giles Motorsport  | 1:03.238  | 12
14  | 4  |  Henning Enqvist  | Giles Motorsport  | 1:03.300  | 13
15  | 13  |  Tijmen van der Helm | Kiwi Motorsport  | 1:03.317  | 14
16  | 21  |  Émilien Denner  | M2 Competition | 1:03.363  | 16
17  | 7  |  Axel Gnos | Kiwi Motorsport  | 1:03.430  | 17
18  | 99  |  Rui Andrade | M2 Competition | 1:03.452  | 18
\-  | 49  |  Ken Smith | Giles Motorsport  | No Time | PL
Source(s): [2]

Notes

1.^ – Tsunoda was given a six-place penalty for a practice start infringement.

### Race[edit]

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

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1  | 17 |  Igor Fraga | M2 Competition | 35 | 43min 38.279sec | 1
2  | 43 |  Franco Colapinto | Kiwi Motorsport | 35 | \+ 1.724 s | 4
3  | 1 |  Liam Lawson | M2 Competition | 35 | \+ 3.387 s | 3
4  | 23  |  Caio Collet | mtec Motorsport w/ R-ace GP | 35  | \+ 3.737 s  | 2
5  | 9  |  Petr Ptáček | mtec Motorsport w/ R-ace GP | 35  | \+ 6.932 s  | 6
6  | 33  |  Yuki Tsunoda | M2 Competition | 35  | \+ 8.463 s  | 15
7  | 5  |  Spike Kohlbecker | Kiwi Motorsport  | 35  | \+ 9.549 s  | 5
8  | 11  |  Jackson Walls | mtec Motorsport w/ R-ace GP | 35  | \+ 13.087 s  | 10
9  | 26  |  Grégoire Saucy | Giles Motorsport  | 35  | \+ 13.594 s  | 11
10  | 88  |  Lucas Petersson  | mtec Motorsport w/ R-ace GP | 35  | \+ 14.089 s  | 8
11  | 6  |  Ido Cohen | M2 Competition | 35  | \+ 14.623 s  | 7
12  | 10  |  Oliver Rasmussen | mtec Motorsport w/ R-ace GP | 35  | \+ 15.856 s  | 12
13  | 44  |  Lirim Zendeli | Giles Motorsport  | 35  | \+ 16.076 s  | 13
14  | 7  |  Axel Gnos | Kiwi Motorsport  | 35  | \+ 18.171 s  | 17
15  | 49  |  Ken Smith | Giles Motorsport  | 35  | \+ 25.584 s  | PL
Ret  | 13  |  Tijmen van der Helm | Kiwi Motorsport  | 16  | Spun off  | 15
Ret  | 21  |  Émilien Denner  | M2 Competition | 12  | Spun off  | 16
Ret  | 99  |  Rui Andrade | M2 Competition | 8  | Retired  | 18
Ret  | 4  |  Henning Enqvist  | Giles Motorsport  | 1  | Spun off  | 14
Source(s): [3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Chapman, Simon (16 February 2020). "Fantastic Fraga wins NZGP and TRS titles". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
2. ^ "2020 New Zealand Grand Prix - Qualifying 10". Retrieved 16 February 2020.
3. ^ "Race 28 New Zealand Grand Prix 35 Laps". Retrieved 16 February 2020.

Preceded by

2020 Pukekohe TRS round

|  Toyota Racing Series
2020  | Succeeded by

end of season

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Preceded by

2019 New Zealand Grand Prix

|  New Zealand Grand Prix
2020  | Succeeded by

2021 New Zealand Grand Prix

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