2024 New Zealand Grand Prix

The 2024 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell, Otago on 18 February 2024. It was the sixty-eighth New Zealand Grand Prix and utilised Formula Regional cars. The event served as the final race of the 2024 Formula Regional Oceania Championship and marked the first time Highlands Motorsport Park hosted the New Zealand Grand Prix.

2024 New Zealand Grand Prix
Race 3, Round 5 of 5 of the 2024 Formula Regional Oceania Championship
Race details
Date 18 February 2024
Official name LXVIII New Zealand Grand Prix
Location Highlands Motorsport Park, Cromwell, New Zealand
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.100 km (2.548 miles)
Distance 28 laps, 114.8 km (71.3 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver M2 Competition
Time 1:27.720
Fastest lap
Driver Poland Roman Bilinski M2 Competition
Time 1:29.398 on lap 15
Podium
First M2 Competition
Second mtec Motorsport
Third M2 Competition

Liam Sceats enjoyed a lights-to-flag victory driving with M2 Competition. Callum Hedge and Michael Shin rounded out the podium.

Qualifying

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Qualifying classification

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Pos. No. Driver Team Qualifying times Final
grid
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 23   Liam Sceats M2 Competition 1:28.275 1:28.342 1:27.720 1
2 17   Callum Hedge mtec Motorsport 1:28.362 1:28.189 1:27.756 2
3 51   Jacob Abel mtec Motorsport 1:28.504 1:28.586 1:27.913 3
4 39   Gerrard Xie M2 Competition 1:28.607 1:28.246 1:28.013 4
5 41   Alex Crosbie Giles Motorsport 1:28.690 1:28.643 1:28.043 5
6 27   Bryce Aron M2 Competition 1:28.616 1:28.590 1:28.078 6
7 15   Kaleb Ngatoa Giles Motorsport 1:28.575 1:28.478 no time WD
8 16   Michael Shin M2 Competition 1:28.433 1:28.347 no time 7
9 19   Elliott Cleary mtec Motorsport 1:28.832 1:28.706 N/A 8
10 101   Ryder Quinn M2 Competition 1:28.727 1:28.720 N/A 9
11 14   Patrick Woods-Toth Kiwi Motorsport 1:28.942 1:28.826 N/A 10
12 22   Jett Bowling Kiwi Motorsport 1:28.848 1:28.906 N/A 11
13 4   Roman Bilinski M2 Competition 1:28.011 no time N/A 12
14 69   Sebastian Manson Giles Motorsport 1:29.055 N/A N/A 13
15 31   Titus Sherlock Kiwi Motorsport 1:29.254 N/A N/A 14
16 5   Lucas Fecury mtec Motorsport 1:29.408 N/A N/A 15
17 739   Landan Matriano Lim Giles Motorsport 1:29.744 N/A N/A 16
18 20   Jake Bonilla Kiwi Motorsport 1:30.410 N/A N/A 17
107% time: 1:34.172
Source:[1][2][3]

Race

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Race classification

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Pos. No. Driver Teams Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 23   Liam Sceats M2 Competition 27 40min 33.290sec 1
2 17   Callum Hedge mtec Motorsport 27 + 5.656 s 2
3 16   Michael Shin M2 Competition 27 + 6.069 s 7
4 51   Jacob Abel mtec Motorsport 27 + 7.237 s 3
5 4   Roman Bilinski M2 Competition 27 + 9.694 s 13
6 27   Bryce Aron M2 Competition 27 + 11.265 s 6
7 41   Alex Crosbie Giles Motorsport 27 + 11.266 s 5
8 101   Ryder Quinn M2 Competition 27 + 11.611 s 9
9 14   Patrick Woods-Toth Kiwi Motorsport 27 + 15.094 s 11
10 19   Elliott Cleary mtec Motorsport 27 + 16.874 s 8
11 22   Jett Bowling Kiwi Motorsport 27 + 19.332 s 11
12 69   Sebastian Manson Giles Motorsport 27 + 24.364 s 13
13 739   Landan Matriano Lim Giles Motorsport 27 + 29.935 s 16
14 5   Lucas Fecury mtec Motorsport 27 + 32.473 s 15
15 20   Jake Bonilla Kiwi Motorsport 27 + 38.866 s 17
16 39   Gerrard Xie M2 Competition 24 + 3 laps 4
Ret 31   Titus Sherlock Kiwi Motorsport 10 Retired 14
WD 15   Kaleb Ngatoa Giles Motorsport 0 Withdrew (Injury)
Fastest lap:   Roman Bilinski (M2 Competition) – 1:29.398 (lap 15)
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References

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  1. ^ "Super Sprint NZ Championship - Round 6 - Qualifying 1". MYLAPS Speedhive. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Super Sprint NZ Championship - Round 6 - Qualifying 2". MYLAPS Speedhive. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Super Sprint NZ Championship - Round 6 - Qualifying 3". MYLAPS Speedhive. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Super Sprint NZ Championship - Round 6 - 68th NZ Grand Prix". MYLAPS Speedhive. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
Preceded by New Zealand Grand Prix
2024
Succeeded by