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Picture Bruce Jenkins Shane van Gisbergen continued his 100% record at the New Zealand Grand Prix meeting with victory in the second race of the Castrol Toyota Racing Series. It was no easy task for the V8 Supercar racer, however, as rival Chris van der Drift pressured him throughout. After starting from pole position, he made a much better getaway at the lights and beat fellow front row sitter Chris van der Drift in the drag race to the first turn. Second row sitter Ngatoa got a poor start and...

Supercars star Shane van Gisbergen has come from the back of the field to win the New Zealand Grand Prix at Hampton Downs

Motorsport: Shane van Gisbergen wins New Zealand Grand Prix from last 24 Jan, 2021 07:45 AM 3 minutes to read Eric Thompson is a motorsport writer for NZME Shane van Gisbergen put on an extraordinary exhibition to take out the 66th New Zealand Grand Prix — delivering a show not seen in the Toyota Racing Series since its 2005 inception. Van Gisbergen started dead last from pit lane but took the chequered flag at the end of 28 laps from Andre Heimgartner and Matthew Payne. Van Gisbergen didnt m...

Pit lane to P1: SVG clinches stunning NZGP win Repco Supercars Championship By James Pavey, Pics by John Cowpland Shane van Gisbergen has claimed a remarkable New Zealand Grand Prix victory after starting from pit lane. It marks the Supercars star’s first win in the marquee race, with van Gisbergen winning both curtain raiser races. The Kiwi was favourite for the 66th running of the grand prix, which was held at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. He backed up...

Shane van Gisbergen put in a sensational final effort to top Castrol Toyota Racing Series qualifying. Picture Bruce Jenkins The Giz’s superb lap of 1 minute 30.231 puts him on pole position for Sunday’s morning race on Grand Prix day. Pole position for the first race on Saturday goes to Friday pace setter Chris van der Drift who’s second fastest time was quicker than the Bathurst 1000 champion’s. A second qualifying session on Sunday morning will decide the grid order for the Grand Pri...

Van Gisbergen wins NZGP curtain raiser Repco Supercars Championship By James Pavey, Pics by John Cowpland Shane van Gisbergen has translated his successful Supercars form into the Toyota Racing Series season opener at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. The Red Bull Ampol Racing driver, who took victory his last Supercars start at last Octobers Bathurst 1000, claimed the Race 1 win ahead of tomorrow’s New Zealand Grand Prix. The Kiwi started on pole alongs...

Friday, 22 January 2021, 4:12 pm Multiple international champion and former Team New Zealand A1GP driver Chris van der Drift fired the opening shot in the first major practice session at the 66th New Zealand Grand Prix at Hampton Downs this afternoon.   He waited until the second half of the session before posting a flat 1 minute 31 second lap, which was enough to see him go fastest overall by just over a tenth of a second. With most of the drivers opting to run on old tyres before changing t...

Supercars driver David Reynolds has found a new team for 2021, signing for the revamped Kelly Grove racing outfit Supercars driver David Reynolds has found a new team for 2021, signing for the revamped Kelly Grove racing outfit 16 January 2021 Following a difficult 2020 on track, the 2017 Bathurst 1000 winner quit his former team Erebus Motorsport in December, just one year into a mammoth 10-year contract. Reynolds will now line up in a Mustang alongside new teammate and Kiwi Andre Heimgart...

Supercars driver David Reynolds has found a new team for 2021, signing for the revamped Kelly Grove racing outfit Supercars driver David Reynolds has found a new team for 2021, signing for the revamped Kelly Grove racing outfit 16 January 2021 Following a difficult 2020 on track, the 2017 Bathurst 1000 winner quit his former team Erebus Motorsport in December, just one year into a mammoth 10-year contract. Reynolds will now line up in a Mustang alongside new teammate and Kiwi Andre Heimgart...

Reynolds joins Kelly Grove Racing for 2021 Supercars campaign Autosport 15/01/2021 © LAT Images Reynolds joins Kelly Grove Racing in Supercars David Reynolds has joined Kelly Grove Racing for the 2021 Supercars season, pulling the covers off his Penrite-backed Ford. Penrite Oils has followed Reynolds out the Erebus door, the Australian company replacing market rival Castrol on the lead KGR entry. The exodus from Erebus to KGR has been capped off by confirmation that Reynolds long-time engi...