Shane van Gisbergen charges from pit lane to the top of the podium in NZGP
In extraordinary times, an extraordinary driver produced an extraordinary drive to win the 66th New Zealand Grand Prix and put his name alongside the sport's greatest drivers. Shane van Gisbergen left a sell-out crowd at Hampton Downs breathless after producing an historic performance that re-wrote the...
Marcus Armstrong joins DAMS for 2021 F2 season
Ferrari Driver Academy member Marcus Armstrong has joined DAMS for the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship, becoming the first from the Scuderia’s coveted young talent programme to race for the team. Armstrong moved to Europe from his native New Zealand in 2016, winning the Italian Formula...
International champion Evans set for NZ campaign aboard Toyota 86
Multiple New Zealand Touring Car Champion, endurance winner and the current FIA Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Series champ Simon Evans will become one of the series' highest profile racers when he steps aboard a Toyota 86 for a shot at the 2021 Best Bars Toyota 86...
Liam Lawson confirmed for F2 dual-program with Red Bull
Red Bull Motorsports today confirmed the young Kiwi driver will drive for the global energy drink company in Formula 2 this season. The announcement follows on from news last week that the soon to be 19-year-old will also race in DTM in a yet to named...
Plenty of positives in a weird 2020 for Jordan Michels
Despite the fact he describes 2020 as a “weird” year, young Southland racing driver Jordan Michels has taken plenty of positives from 2020, a year in which he won his third New Zealand title in two years. Going into the year, Michels was looking forward...
Chris van der Drift and Tasman Motorsports Group back for NZGP
With multiple international championship wins to his name, single seater and GT specialist Chris van der Drift will line up for the 66th running of the New Zealand Grand Prix at Hampton Downs in January as a potential winner. The entry will be underpinned by...
Billy Frazer secures his spot for full TRS season
Pukekohe racer and King’s College Auckland student Billy Frazer is the latest driver confirmed for the 2021 Castrol Toyota Racing Series. The up and coming racer is aiming to continue an impressive record of motorsport success as he steps up to New Zealand’s premier single...
Shane van Gisbergen confirmed for NZGP
Bathurst winner and 2016 Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen is the first big name wildcard driver secured for next month’s New Zealand Grand Prix at Hampton Downs. A test in the current FT60 car was organised for the 31 year old Aucklander by Hampton Downs and...
Marcus Armstrong wraps rookie year in Formula 2
Kiwi race driver Marcus Armstrong is counting the positives of the strangest year of competition ever. In an un-naturally compressed, Covid 19 affected FIA Formula 2 Championship, grappling with a car capable of speeds close to those in Formula One and in the first year...
International drivers get green light for Castrol Toyota Racing Series
International drivers will be allowed to enter New Zealand for the three-round 2021 Castrol Toyota Racing Series. Confirmation was given to TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand today following lengthy consultation and discussion with MotorSport New Zealand, MBIE and New Zealand Immigration. Drivers will still have to quarantine...