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,...
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...
Young Kiwi driver, Callum Hedge is the 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Champion
Team Porsche New Zealand scholarship recipient Callum Hedge has taken out the championship for Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 2023. The title was earned in the dramatic final race of the season as his main rival Jackson Walls, contacted the fence and retired on the spot, leaving...
Louis Sharp voted Motorsport News National Racing Driver of the Year
Louis Sharp has been voted National Racing Driver of the Year for 2023 in a poll conducted by Motorsport News. The result was announced in today’s (Wednesday 30 November) issue of the UK’s leading weekly newspaper dedicated to all disciplines of motorsport. Aged just 16,...
WATCH: Liam Lawson Rodin FZED Unleashed
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpapgD-xEh0[/embed] Nearly two years in the making, the documentary by filmmaker Ryan McDonald from MoMac was filmed in New Zealand in early 2022 and is a feature film that can be viewed exclusively for free on MoMac's YouTube channel. The documentary follows Lawson as he attempts to...
Leitch excited heading to opening Asian Le Mans Series round in Sepang
Brendon Leitch and his Wegberg (Germany) based Leipert Motorsport team are heading to the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia for the first two rounds of the 2023/24 Asian Le Mans Series this weekend. Along with teammates, top AM (Amateur) driver Gabriel Rindone and Lamborghini...
Kaleb Ngatoa called up to S5000 to replace hospitalised ex-F1 driver
Rising Kiwi motorsport star Kaleb Ngatoa has been called up to replace ex-Formula 1 driver Roberto Merhi in the S5000 category at this weekend’s Adelaide 500. The 22-year-old from Marton, New Zealand, is a proven winner in the S5000 category having won three races during his...
Leitch prepares for Lamborghini Young Driver shootout after podium in World Finals
It’s been a stella week for Southland’s Brendon Leitch competing in Lamborghini Super Trofeo competitions in Italy. First, Letich won the Super Trofeo Europe series Pro title then went on to finish third in the 2023 Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals, a coming together...
Leitch wins Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe title after nail-biting finish
Brendon Leitch has won the 2023 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe title after a tense final round held at the Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma, Italy. Heading into the final two 50-minute races in the one-make series sixth round, the Kiwi driver’s 2.5-point lead turned...