Chinese Formula 4 Champion Xie heading for NZ
Junior formulae championship winner Gerrard Xie is the latest international rising star to sign up for the nineteenth season of the New Zealand Championship, second season under the name of Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship. Hong Kong born, but residing in Shenzhen, China, 17-year-old Xie...
Louis Sharp honoured at FIA Prize Giving in Baku
Louis Sharp’s stellar title-winning season reached a tumultuous finale over the weekend when the newly crowned ROKiT F4 British Champion received his coveted FIA trophy during a star-studded weekend in Baku (8/9 December). On Friday evening the super talented 16-year-old New Zealander joined an...
Kris Meeke confirmed for 2024 Otago Rally
Irish rally star Kris Meeke has been announced as the star driver for the classic field on next year’s Central Machine Hire Otago Rally to be held from April 12-14. Loved by fans the world over for his spectacular, flat-out driving style, 44-year-old Meeke is a...
Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Championship makes Pirelli switch
The Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Championship will switch to Pirelli tyres for its highly competitive 2024 and 2025 competitions. Hankook’s plant in Daejeon, where much of its racing tyre manufacture was located was almost completely destroyed by the fire. A significant number of international championships, including...
Have your say: Customer Survey 2023
MotorSport New Zealand is committed to continuously improving the quality of service we deliver to our competition licence holders. We want you to have your say as a competition licence holder and provide us with constructive feedback. We've put together a survey specifically for our competition licence holders...
Louis Sharp presented with the Henry Surtees Award
Louis Sharp has been presented with the coveted Henry Surtees Award, an accolade presented annually to the most outstanding performance by a member of the British Racing Driver Club’s acclaimed BRDC Rising Stars initiative. The prodigiously talented 16-year-old New Zealander was scouted for the scheme,...
Bilinski aiming to put Formula Regional experience to good use in NZ
Polish/British 19 year old Roman Bilinski will be joining team M2 Competition for the five round back-to-back Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Championship that races in NZ’s North and South Island and concludes with the New Zealand Grand Prix. He will bring a wealth of...
MotorSport New Zealand named as finalist for FIA Climate Action award
MotorSport New Zealand’s Sustainability Fund has been named as a finalist in the Climate Action category of the FIA President’s Awards for 2023. Described as “Innovative” by the awards’ judging panel, the MotorSport New Zealand’s Sustainability Fund, established in 2021, aims to deliver environmental projects that...
Brock Gilchrist announced as 2024 Team Porsche New Zealand Scholarship recipient
Porsche New Zealand is pleased to announce that the Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia scholarship driver for the 2024 season is Brock Gilchrist. The scholarship allows Gilchrist to race in a 911 GT3 Cup Car, with the support of Team Porsche New Zealand (TPNZ) and Earl...
Frustration for Leitch at opening Asian Le Mans Series weekend
The opening two races of the 2023/24 Asian Le Mans Series proved frustrating for Brendon Leitch and his Leipert Motorsport team over the weekend. The Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia hosted the first two of the five race series which saw Leitch and teammates top...