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2003 New Zealand Grand Prix
48th New Zealand Grand Prix
Race details
Date 19 January 2003
Location Teretonga Park, Feilding, New Zealand
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.57 km (1.59 miles)
Distance 40 laps, 102.8 km (63.6 miles)
Weather Fine
Pole position
Driver
Van Diemen RF94
Time 1:03.279
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Jonny Reid Van Diemen RF94
Time 1:03.036 on lap 9
Podium
First
Van Diemen RF94
Second
Spectrum 010
Third
Van Diemen Stealth

The 2003 New Zealand Grand Prix was an open wheel racing car race held at Teretonga Park, near Invercargill on 19 January 2003. It was the 48th New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to Formula Ford cars.

The event was dominated by Jonny Reid who completed a clean sweep of pole position, fastest lap and race win. Chris Pither and Daniel Gaunt rounded out the podium.

Race report

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As with the previous years event, the Grand Prix was held over two 20-lap segments. This was a measure implemented as the Formula Ford fuel tank did not have the capacity to negotiate the full 40 laps. Thus once the 20th lap was completed, all cars were brought into the pitlane for refuelling before resuming once again under a safety car restart.

Reid dominated proceedings and led the entire race distance. However, the second half of the race was beset with incidents that saw the safety car redeployed over again. Veteran Ken Smith was livid with the driving standards during the race and let know his feelings to the offenders. Reid took the overall race win with Pither in second and Gaunt in third.[1]

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No. Driver Car Q1 Q2 Grid
1 9 New Zealand Jonny Reid Van Diemen RF94 1:02.977 1:03.279 1
2 22 New Zealand Chris Pither Spectrum 001 1:03.453 1:03.608 2
3 28 New Zealand Nelson Hartley Stealth RF94 Evo 2 1:03.566 1:03.880 3
4 47 New Zealand Daniel Gaunt Van Diemen Stealth 1:03.661 1:03.925 4
5 2 New Zealand Simon Richards Van Diemen RF02 1:03.059 1:03.992 5
6 66 Australia Bryce Washington Stealth Ford 1:03.736 1:04.194 6
7 34 New Zealand Michael Shepherd Van Diemen Stealth 1:03.737 1:04.293 7
8 11 New Zealand Ken Smith Van Diemen Stealth 1:03.417 1:04.310 8
9 4 New Zealand Andrew Higgins Van Diemen RF94 1:03.728 1:04.798 9
10 7 New Zealand Simon Gamble Van Diemen RF90 1:03.241 1:05.148 10
11 39 United States Ryan Millen Van Diemen 1:03.843 11
12 40 New Zealand Bruce Henley Van Diemen RF92 1:04.448 12
13 26 New Zealand Tim Edgell Van Diemen RF03 1:04.586 13
14 55 New Zealand Christina Orr Stealth Ford RF94 1:04.633 14
15 14 New Zealand Richard Reid Van Diemen RF92 1:04.678 15
16 88 New Zealand Mathew Radisich Spectrum 010 1:04.992 16
17 53 New Zealand Robert Toshach Swift FB89 1:05.148 17
18 70 New Zealand Jayant Singh Van Diemen RF92 1:05.151 18
19 44 New Zealand Noel Atley Crossle 55F 1:05.514 19
20 32 New Zealand Gary Love Van Diemen RF92 1:05.671 20
21 25 New Zealand Stan Redmond Van Diemen RF92 1:05.785 21
22 99 New Zealand Marc Doran Van Diemen RF94 1:05.938 22
23 77 New Zealand Steve Edwards Swift FB88 1:06.112 23
24 42 New Zealand Tony Graham Swift SC92F 1:06.469 24
25 27 New Zealand Wayne Colville Van Diemen RF81 1:06.891 25
26 85 New Zealand Carmen Doran Rae 86F 1:07.108 26
27 37 New Zealand Stephen Heffernan Van Diemen RF87 1:08.151 27
28 45 New Zealand Jason Greer Van Diemen RF86 1:08.505 28
29 75 New Zealand Munro Tall Swift FB4 1:08.619 29
30 71 New Zealand Robin Judkins Lola 644 E 1:08.688 30
31 17 New Zealand Gordon McIntyre Swift FB91 1:09.556 31
Source(s): [2][3]

Race

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Pos No. Driver Car Laps Time Grid
1 9 New Zealand Jonny Reid Van Diemen RF94 40 01hr 00min 16.078sec 1
2 22 New Zealand Chris Pither Spectrum 010 40 + 2.163 s 2
3 47 New Zealand Daniel Gaunt Van Diemen Stealth 40 + 3.059 s 4
4 28 New Zealand Nelson Hartley Stealth RF94 Evo 2 40 + 9.698 s 3
5 7 New Zealand Simon Gamble Van Diemen RF90 40 + 12.884 s 10
6 2 New Zealand Simon Richards Van Diemen RF02 40 + 13.918 s 5
7 34 New Zealand Michael Shepherd Van Diemen RF94 40 + 14.777 s 7
8 55 New Zealand Christina Orr Stealth Ford RF94 40 + 14.816 s 14
9 14 New Zealand Richard Reid Van Diemen RF92 40 + 15.618 s 15
10 26 New Zealand Tim Edgell Van Diemen RF03 40 + 21.954 s 13
11 39 United States Ryan Millen Van Diemen 40 + 23.297 s 11
12 53 New Zealand Robert Toshasch Swift FB89 40 + 27.555 s 17
13 88 New Zealand Mathew Radisich Spectrum 010 40 + 27.646 s 16
14 4 New Zealand Andrew Higgins Van Diemen RF94 40 + 29.364 s 9
15 32 New Zealand Gary Love Van Diemen RF92 40 + 31.664 s 20
16 66 Australia Bryce Washington Stealth Ford 39 + 1 lap 6
17 44 New Zealand Noel Atley Crossle 55F 39 + 1 lap 19
18 99 New Zealand Marc Doran Van Diemen RF94 39 + 1 lap 22
19 77 New Zealand Steve Edwards Swift FB88 39 + 1 lap 23
20 27 New Zealand Wayne Colville Van Diemen RF92 39 + 1 lap 25
21 17 New Zealand Gordon McIntyre Swift FB91 38 + 2 laps 31
22 85 New Zealand Carmen Doran Rae 86F 38 + 2 laps 26
23 71 New Zealand Robin Judkins Lola 644 E 38 + 2 laps 30
24 45 New Zealand Jason Greer Van Diemen RF86 37 + 3 laps 28
Ret 11 New Zealand Ken Smith Van Diemen Stealth 35 Retired 8
Ret 40 New Zealand Bruce Henley Van Diemen RF92 35 Retired 12
Ret 37 New Zealand Stephen Heffernan Van Diemen RF87 33 Retired 27
Ret 25 New Zealand Stan Redmond Van Diemen RF92 32 Retired 21
Ret 75 New Zealand Munro Tall Swift FB4 15 Retired 29
DNS 42 New Zealand Tony Graham Swift SC92F Did Not Start
DNS 49 New Zealand Grant Campbell Swift SC92F Did Not Start
DNS 70 New Zealand Jayant Singh Van Diemen RF92 Did Not Start
Source(s): [4]

References

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  1. ^ "Motorsport: Youngster races to Grand Prix victory". Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  2. ^ "MotorSport New Zealand - Qualifying Results". Archived from the original on 4 April 2003. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. ^ "MotorSport New Zealand - Top 10 Shootout Results". Archived from the original on 4 April 2003. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. ^ "MotorSport New Zealand - Results". Archived from the original on 4 April 2003. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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2003 		Succeeded by
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