title: 2019 New Zealand Grand Prix
text: # 2019 New Zealand Grand Prix
  
  The 2019 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon near Feilding on 10 February 2019. It was the sixty-fourth New Zealand Grand Prix and fielded Toyota Racing Series cars. The event also served as the third race of the fifth round of the 2019 Toyota Racing Series, the final race of the series.
  
  ## Report
  
  ### Qualifying
  
  | Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 22 | Lucas Auer | M2 Competition | 1:02.388 | 1 |
  | 2 | 10 | Liam Lawson | M2 Competition | 1:02.411 | 2 |
  | 3 | 8 | Marcus Armstrong | M2 Competition | 1:02.536 | 3 |
  | 4 | 86 | Brendon Leitch | Victory Motor Racing | 1:02.902 | 4 |
  | 5 | 30 | Esteban Muth | M2 Competition | 1:02.971 | 5 |
  | 6 | 28 | Cameron Das | M2 Competition | 1:02.984 | 6 |
  | 7 | 7 | Raoul Hyman | Giles Motorsport | 1:03.053 | 7 |
  | 8 | 9 | Petr Ptáček | Giles Motorsport | 1:03.080 | 8 |
  | 9 | 12 | Artem Petrov | M2 Competition | 1:03.081 | 9 |
  | 10 | 54 | Calan Williams | MTEC Motorsport | 1:03.098 | 10 |
  | 11 | 5 | Petru Florescu | MTEC Motorsport | 1:03.100 | 11 |
  | 12 | 36 | Kazuto Kotaka | MTEC Motorsport | 1:03.201 | 12 |
  | 13 | 11 | Jackson Walls | MTEC Motorsport | 1:03.232 | 13 |
  | 14 | 66 | Parker Locke | Victory Motor Racing | 1:03.400 | 14 |
  | 15 | 16 | Thomas Smith | Giles Motorsport | 1:03.463 | 15 |
  | 16 | 21 | Dev Gore | Giles Motorsport | 1:03.918 | 16 |
  | 17 | 48 | Ken Smith | Giles Motorsport | 1:05.444 | 17 |
  | Source(s): ||||||
  
  ### Race
  
  | Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 10 | Liam Lawson | M2 Competition | 35 | 39min 52.929sec | 2 |
  | 2 | 8 | Marcus Armstrong | M2 Competition | 35 | + 2.582 s | 3 |
  | 3 | 36 | Kazuto Kotaka | MTEC Motorsport | 35 | + 10.995 s | 12 |
  | 4 | 7 | Raoul Hyman | Giles Motorsport | 35 | + 13.036 s | 7 |
  | 5 | 30 | Esteban Muth | M2 Competition | 35 | + 13.499 s | 5 |
  | 6 | 86 | Brendon Leitch | Victory Motor Racing | 35 | + 13.653 s | 4 |
  | 7 | 66 | Parker Locke | Victory Motor Racing | 35 | + 15.817 s | 14 |
  | 8 | 48 | Ken Smith | Giles Motorsport | 34 | + 1 lap | 17 |
  | Ret | 21 | Dev Gore | Giles Motorsport | 15 | Accident | 16 |
  | Ret | 11 | Jackson Walls | MTEC Motorsport | 15 | Accident | 13 |
  | Ret | 22 | Lucas Auer | M2 Competition | 12 | Accident | 1 |
  | Ret | 28 | Cameron Das | M2 Competition | 12 | Accident | 6 |
  | Ret | 54 | Calan Williams | MTEC Motorsport | 12 | Accident | 10 |
  | Ret | 16 | Thomas Smith | Giles Motorsport | 12 | Accident damage | 15 |
  | Ret | 12 | Artem Petrov | M2 Competition | 12 | Suspension | 9 |
  | Ret | 9 | Petr Ptáček | Giles Motorsport | 7 | Spun off | 8 |
  | DNS | 5 | Petru Florescu | MTEC Motorsport | 0 | Did Not Start | 11 |
  | Source(s): |||||||
  
  Notes
  
      1.^ – Armstrong was given a five-second time penalty for forcing another driver (Lawson) off the road.
      2.^ – Muth was given a five-second time penalty for 'breach of driving conduct'.
  