Tasman Cup returns for 2024 Castrol Toyota FR Oceania Championship
The prestigious Tasman Cup will return to New Zealand this summer to be contested as part of the 2024 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship (CTFROC). The Tasman Cup will be awarded to the highest-placed antipodean driver of the first two rounds of the championship. Originally...
Lawson F1 points and van Gisbergen NASCAR victory up for favourite sporting moment
Two motorsport achievements from 2023 will go to the vote for the title of “New Zealand’s Favourite Sporting Moment” at the annual Halberg Awards. Liam Lawson’s first career points finish in Formula 1 at the Singapore Grand Prix and Shane van Gisbergen’s NASCAR win on debut...
Esports Expansion for 2024 FIA Motorsport Games
The third edition of the FIA Motorsport Games in Valencia, Spain, this year (October 23-27 2024) will feature a hugely expanded Esports programme with two gold medals up for grabs across two separate gaming titles. The GT Esports racers will again have the opportunity to...
ClubSport Championship heads to Southland
The best exponents of ClubSport - grassroots level motorsport competition - will come south at the end of January to contest the MotorSport New Zealand ClubSport Championship at Teretonga Park in Invercargill. The championship will take place at the circuit over the weekend of Saturday...
Shane van Gisbergen announced as finalist for 61st Halberg Awards
Reigning Bathurst 1000 champion Shane van Gisbergen has been announced as a finalist in the “Sportsman of the Year” category for the 61st Halberg Awards. The Halberg Awards is New Zealand's leading annual event to honour and celebrate New Zealand's sporting excellence. van Gisbergen’s third Supercars...
Update: Code of Practice – Fuel
MotorSport New Zealand would like to issue an update on the recent changes to the Code of Practice Fuel, commonly referred to as “Refuelling Regs” or “Fuel Regs”. We first want to acknowledge that there are some misunderstandings around the updates to the document and subsequent...
MotorSport New Zealand partners with Trees That Count
MotorSport New Zealand will accelerate its sustainability goals through a new partnership with Trees That Count, a leading environmental organisation dedicated to native tree planting and carbon offset initiatives. This collaboration marks a significant step forward for the motorsport community's commitment to environmental sustainability. The partnership...
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...
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...
Office Closure – 2023/24 Christmas & New Year
MotorSport New Zealand will close on Thursday 21 December 2023 for the Christmas and New Year period. The office will reopen again on Wednesday 3 January 2024. Staff will be unavailable during this time. All applications should be submitted before 10 December 2023 in order to...