2007 New Zealand Grand Prix

2007 New Zealand Grand Prix
2007 New Zealand Grand Prix
Race 3, Round 7 of 8 of the 2006–07 Toyota Racing Series
Race details
Date	13 January 2007
Official name	LII New Zealand Grand Prix
Location	Teretonga Park, Invercargill, New Zealand
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.57 km (1.59 miles)
Distance	40 laps, 102.8 km (63.6 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Daniel Gaunt;
Time	0:54.726
Fastest lap
Driver	Daniel Gaunt
Time	0:55.274
Podium
First	Daniel Gaunt;
Second	Matthew Hamilton;
Third	Daynom Templeman;

The 2007 New Zealand Grand Prix was an open wheel racing car race held at Teretonga Park, near Invercargill on 11 March 2007.

It was the fifty second New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to Toyota Racing Series cars (based on international Formula 3 regulations). The event was also the third race of the seventh round of the 2006–07 Toyota Racing Series.

Classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Qual 1	Qual 2	Grid
1	1	Daniel Gaunt	International Motorsport	0.55.243	0.54.726	1
2	7	Ben Harford	Auto Motion	0.55.400	0.54.788	2
3	45	Matthew Hamilton	ESWA Racing	0.55.380	0.54.970	3
4	3	Andy Knight	Knight Motorsport	0.55.107	0.55.017	4
5	97	Shane van Gisbergen	International Motorsport	0.55.438	0.55.028	5
6	20	Daynom Templeman	Zenith Racing	0.55.478	0.55.107	6
7	72	David Besnard		0.55.138	0.57.220	7
8	5	Dominic Storey	Auto Motion	0.55.695	0.55.300	8
9	9	Nic Jordan	Auto Motion	0.55.364	0.55.466	9
10	40	Mark Munro	Auto Motion	0.55.673	0.55.657	10
11	11	Ken Smith	Ken Smith Motorsport	0.55.720		11
12	42	Leanne Tander	European Technique	0.55.758		12
13	55	Christina Orr	Mark Petch Motorsport	0.55.843		13
14	78	Earl Bamber	Team Meritus	0.55.968		14
15	28	Nelson Hartley	Victory Motor Racing	0.56.004		15
16	87	Ben Crighton	Ben Crighton Racing	0.56.035		16
17	98	Mark Russ	Victory Motor Racing	0.56.280		17
Source(s): ^[1]

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Grid
1	1	Daniel Gaunt	International Motorsport	40	37min 14.551sec	1
2	45	Matthew Hamilton	ESWA Racing	40	+ 4.873 s	3
3	20	Daynom Templeman	Zenith Racing	40	+ 28.916 s	6
4	5	Dominic Storey	Auto Motion	40	+ 33.929 s	8
5	9	Nic Jordan	Auto Motion	40	+ 34.129 s	9
6	55	Christina Orr	Mark Petch Motorsport	40	+ 34.638 s	13
7	40	Mark Munro	Auto Motion	40	+ 35.186 s	10
8	28	Nelson Hartley	Victory Motor Racing	40	+ 36.105 s	15
9	98	Mark Russ	Victory Motor Racing	40	+ 41.039 s	17
10	42	Leanne Tander	European Technique	40	+ 42.433 s	12
11	87	Ben Crighton	Ben Crighton Racing	39	+ 1 lap	16
12	97	Shane van Gisbergen	International Motorsport	39	+ 1 lap	5
13	3	Andy Knight	Knight Motorsport	39	+ 1 lap	4
14	7	Ben Harford	Auto Motion	37	+ 3 laps	2
15	72	David Besnard		32	+ 8 laps	7
Ret	11	Ken Smith	Ken Smith Motorsport	13	Retired	11
Ret	78	Earl Bamber	Team Meritus	0	Retired	14
Source(s): ^[2]

Preceded by 2006 New Zealand Grand Prix	New Zealand Grand Prix 2007	Succeeded by 2008 New Zealand Grand Prix