2008 New Zealand Grand Prix
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The 2008 New Zealand Grand Prix was an open wheel racing car race held at Manfeild Autocourse
, near Feilding
on 13 January 2008.
It was the fifty third 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 third round of the 2007–08 Toyota Racing Series
.
Manfeild Autocourse
The Manfeild Autocourse was built by the in 1973 as a purpose built course. In 1990 extra land was acquired and the circuit extension built, bringing Manfeild up to international standards...
, near Feilding
Feilding, New Zealand
Feilding is a town in the Manawatu-Wanganui Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 54, 20 kilometres north of Palmerston North....
on 13 January 2008.
It was the fifty third New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to Toyota Racing Series
Toyota Racing Series
The Toyota Racing Series is New Zealand's premier "open-wheeler" motorsport category. The Series includes races for every major trophy in New Zealand circuit racing including the New Zealand Motor Cup and the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy...
cars (based on international Formula 3 regulations). The event was also the third race of the third round of the 2007–08 Toyota Racing Series
2007–08 Toyota Racing Series
The 2007–08 Toyota Racing Series was the fourth running of the Toyota Racing Series. The Toyota Racing Series is New Zealand's premier open-wheeler motorsport category. The Series includes races for every major trophy in New Zealand circuit racing including the New Zealand Motor Cup and the Denny...
.
Classification
Results as follows:| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Andy Knight |
Tatuus TT104ZZ Toyota | 35 | 43m 15.936s |
| 2 | 3 | Matt Halliday Matt Halliday Matthew Halliday is a motor racing driver from New Zealand.-Formula Racing:His formula racing career has involved various single seater series in New Zealand, Australia, Europe and the United States... |
Tatuus TT104ZZ Toyota | 35 | 43m 16.072s |
| 3 | 7 | Ben Harford |
Tatuus TT104ZZ Toyota | 35 | 43m 16.489s |
| 4 | 10 | Dominic Storey Dominic Storey Dominic Storey is a racing driver from New Zealand.-Formula BMW:After a karting career in his native New Zealand, Storey made his single–seater debut in 2006 in Formula BMW Asia, finishing the season fifth overall... |
Tatuus TT104ZZ Toyota | 35 | 43m 16.958s |
| 5 | 1 | Earl Bamber Earl Bamber Earl Anderson Bamber is a motor racing driver and commentator from New Zealand.-Career:Bamber is a young rookie driver with a reputation for suffering from bouts of red mist but has demonstrated race driving talent when progressing through karts and minor single seater series, and in 2008 was... |
Tatuus TT104ZZ Toyota | 35 | 43m 17.591s |
| 6 | 20 | Daynom Templeman |
Tatuus TT104ZZ Toyota | 35 | 43m 19.164s |
| 7 | 55 | Christina Orr |
Tatuus TT104ZZ Toyota | 35 | 43m 20.152s |
| 8 | 74 | Michael Burdett |
Tatuus TT104ZZ Toyota | 35 | 43m 20.869s |
| 9 | 6 | Hamish Cross |
Tatuus TT104ZZ Toyota | 35 | 43m 21.059s |
| 10 | 87 | Ben Crighton |
Tatuus TT104ZZ Toyota | 35 | 43m 22.905s |
| 11 | 11 | Ken Smith |
Tatuus TT104ZZ Toyota | 35 | 43m 23.677s |
| 12 | 2 | Mitch Cunningham Mitch Cunningham Mitchell Cunningham , known as Mitch Cunningham, is a New Zealand racing driver. He is the younger brother of Indy Lights champion Wade Cunningham.... |
Tatuus TT104ZZ Toyota | 35 | 43m 27.705s |
| 13 | 44 |  Kristján EinarKristján Einar Kristján Einar Kristjánsson is a racing driver.Kristján started kart racing at 14, the age when Icelandic law allows young drivers to start racing and training in karts.... |
Tatuus TT104ZZ Toyota | 35 | 43m 28.523s |
| 14 | 19 | Michael Pickens Michael Pickens Michael Pickens is a racecar driver from Birkenhead near Auckland, New Zealand. Michael is a part time auto racing driver part time auto electrician... |
Tatuus TT104ZZ Toyota | 35 | 43m 33.543s |
| 15 | 47 |  Nathan AntunesNathan Antunes Nathan Antunes in Sydney, Australia is best known as an Australian race car driver. Educated at Trinity Grammar School in Sydney, he has raced in a variety of classes throughout the world.-Racing career:-Junior Karting:... |
Tatuus TT104ZZ Toyota | 35 | 43m 34.447s |
| Ret | 27 | Daniel Gaunt Daniel Gaunt Daniel Gaunt, born 27 February 1985, in Auckland, is a New Zealand racing driver.-Formula Racing:After rising through the ranks of New Zealand Formula Ford, which included a third place finish in the 2002 New Zealand Grand Prix, Gaunt moved to Australia, competing in the Formula 4000 category and... |
Tatuus TT104ZZ Toyota | 28 | |
| Ret | 28 | Nelson Hartley |
Tatuus TT104ZZ Toyota | 27 | |
| Ret | 9 | Nic Jordan |
Tatuus TT104ZZ Toyota | 16 | |