Registrations open for Bridgestone GR86 Championship
High demand for seats has seen TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand open up registrations for the second Bridgestone GR86 Championship this week. The six-round championship - which will once again run as a featured category in the NextGen national championship series, includes two dates at Hampton...
All In for Portland: Douglas hunts down second place in USF Pro 2000 Championship
Just two races remain in the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Continental, and there’s plenty to play for for Kiwi 20-year-old Jacob Douglas, who sits just 25 points off second place. While the title has already been claimed by Douglas’s teammate Max Garcia last...
Leitch wows with podium, class win on Italian GT debut in BMW
GT racing all-rounder Brendon Leitch once again showed off his versatility by finishing second overall and winning his class on debut in the Italian GT Championship. At Imola, the home of the Formula 1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, Leitch joined American Tony McIntosh in a Ceccato Racing...
Summerset GT New Zealand Championship 2025-26 calendar announced
New cars, new drivers, and thrilling trans-Tasman competition will headline the 2025/26 Summerset GT New Zealand Championship, which kicks off at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park this October. Based on current entries, around 25 cars are expected to compete across two classes, representing seven prestigious manufacturers —...
Former NZ Champion and Daughter have successful Wyndham Rally
A perusal of the seeding list for the 2025 Barry Robinson Memorial Wyndham Rally revealed a very interesting entry at twenty-five, that of Dean Sumner. Sumner was the New Zealand Rally Champion back in 2010, the pinnacle of what was a very successful career that...
Entries for Dayle ITM Goldrush Rally Coromandel confirmed
A total of 50 entries overall and 21 NZRC competitors will tackle the Dayle ITM Goldrush Rally Coromandel when it returns to the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship later this month. After five seasons away, the iconic tight and twisty gravel roads of...
Macdonald wins Wyndham Rally and takes lead in Mainland Rally Championship
Winning the fourth and penultimate round of the 2025 Mainland Rally Championship has propelled Caleb Macdonald into the overall lead and three-points clear of Robbie Stokes. Macdonald and Australian co-driver Larisa Biggar (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo6) won four of the six Special Stages of...
Louis Sharp: proving the impossible is possible at the Hungaroring
They say overtaking is nearly impossible at the tight and twisty Hungaroring… but no one told Louis Sharp, who may have just rewritten the FIA Formula 3 record books. In a powerful reminder of the young New Zealander’s standout potential, the talented teenager took full advantage...
Expressions of Interest: Volunteer & Officials Advisory Commission
Are you passionate about volunteering and officiating in motorsport? Do you want to help shape the future of our volunteer and officials' landscape across motorsport? MotorSport New Zealand is seeking expressions of interest for positions on the Volunteer & Officials Advisory Commission. This Commission plays a vital...
Second for Team MotorSport New Zealand powered by Giltrap Group Motorsport
Team MotorSport New Zealand powered by Giltrap Group Motorsport has wrapped up an impressive campaign in the 2025 Four-Nations Esport Cup, finishing second overall in the hotly contested international sim racing showdown. The newly expanded event saw New Zealand go head-to-head with top sim racers from...