2015 New Zealand Grand Prix

The 2015 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Manfeild Autocourse near Feilding on 15 February 2015. It was the sixtieth New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to Toyota Racing Series cars. The event was also the third race of the fifth round of the 2015 Toyota Racing Series, the final race of the series.

2015 New Zealand Grand Prix
Race 3, Round 5 of 5 of the 2015 Toyota Racing Series
Race details[1]
Date 15 February 2015
Official name LX New Zealand Grand Prix
Location Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding, New Zealand
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.033 km (1.885 miles)
Distance 35 laps, 106.16 km (65.96 miles)
Weather Fine
Pole position
Driver M2 Competition
Time 1:02.343
Fastest lap
Driver France Brandon Maïsano M2 Competition
Time 1:02.845 on lap 16
Podium
First M2 Competition
Second M2 Competition
Third M2 Competition

Twenty Tatuus-Toyota cars started the race which was won by 16-year-old Canadian Lance Stroll who became the who became the third teenager in as many years to claim the Grand Prix after Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy.

The race was dominated by the M2 Competition outfit, with Arjun Maini taking pole position, Brandon Maïsano the fastest lap and locked out the podium with Stroll winning, Charlie Eastwood second and Maisano third.

Results

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Team Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Grid
1 36   Arjun Maini M2 Competition 1:02.598 1:02.343 1
2 5   Sam MacLeod Giles Motorsport 1:02.723 1:02.349 2
3 12   Matteo Ferrer ETEC Motorsport no time 1:02.622 3
4 19   Brandon Maïsano M2 Competition 1:02.502 1:02.661 4
5 18   Lance Stroll M2 Competition 1:02.723 1:02.695 5
6 28   Charlie Eastwood M2 Competition 1:03.155 1:02.742 6
7 11   Stefan Riener Victory Motor Racing 1:03.283 1:02.749 7
8 49   Thomas Randle ETEC Motorsport 1:03.115 1:02.794 8
9 10   Santino Ferrucci Giles Motorsport 1:03.050 1:02.876 9
10 7   Sérgio Sette Câmara Giles Motorsport 1:03.022 1:02.912 10
11 17   Nikita Mazepin ETEC Motorsport 1:03.381 1:02.941 11
12 62   Ferdinand Habsburg Victory Motor Racing 1:03.393 1:02.941 12
13 40   James Munro Giles Motorsport 1:03.258 1:02.947 13
14 86   Brendon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 1:03.428 1:02.949 14
15 21   Artem Markelov Giles Motorsport 1:03.018 1:02.958 15
16 53   Callum Ilott ETEC Motorsport 1:02.809 1:02.965 16
17 8   Mathias Kristensen M2 Competition 1:03.200 1:03.053 17
18 4   Alfonso Celis, Jr. Giles Motorsport 1:03.110 1:03.280 18
19 87   Damon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 1:03.107 1:03.292 19
20 23   Jamie Conroy M2 Competition 1:04.005 1:03.292 20
Source(s):[2][3]

Race

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Pos No Driver Team Laps Gap Grid
1 18   Lance Stroll M2 Competition 35 40min 25.216sec 5
2 28   Charlie Eastwood M2 Competition 35 + 1.138 s 6
3 19   Brandon Maïsano M2 Competition 35 + 1.239 s 4
4 5   Sam MacLeod Giles Motorsport 35 + 2.156 s 2
5 10   Santino Ferrucci Giles Motorsport 35 + 9.558 s 9
6 21   Artem Markelov Giles Motorsport 35 + 10.240 s 15
7 12   Matteo Ferrer ETEC Motorsport 35 + 10.486 s 3
8 11   Stefan Riener Victory Motor Racing 35 + 13.326 s 7
9 49   Thomas Randle ETEC Motorsport 35 + 14.723 s 8
10 87   Damon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 35 + 24.146 s 19
11 17   Nikita Mazepin ETEC Motorsport 35 + 24.259 s 11
12 23   Jamie Conroy M2 Competition 35 + 25.085 s 20
13 4   Alfonso Celis, Jr. Giles Motorsport 35 + 32.243 s 18
14 36   Arjun Maini M2 Competition 34 + 1 lap 1
15 40   James Munro Giles Motorsport 34 + 1 lap 13
16 86   Brendon Leitch Victory Motor Racing 33 + 2 laps 14
17 7   Sérgio Sette Câmara Giles Motorsport 32 + 3 laps 10
18 8   Mathias Kristensen M2 Competition 29 + 6 laps 17
Ret 62   Ferdinand Habsburg Victory Motor Racing 4 Retired 12
Ret 53   Callum Ilott ETEC Motorsport 1 Retired 16
Fastest Lap: Brandon Maïsano (M2 Competition) - 1:02.845
Source(s):[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Mylaps.com". Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  2. ^ "Qualify 6". Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Qualify 7". Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Race 21 - Grand Prix". Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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Preceded by New Zealand Grand Prix
2015
Succeeded by