2020 New Zealand Grand Prix

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

The 2020 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars is to be held at Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon near Feilding on 16 February 2020. It will be the sixty-fifth New Zealand Grand Prix and fielded Toyota Racing Series cars. The event will also serve as the third race of the fifth round of the 2020 Toyota Racing Series, the final race of the series.

Report

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
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
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Notes

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

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid
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
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