2017 Hampton Downs TRS round
The 2017 Hampton Downs TRS round was the third round of the 2017 Toyota Racing Series. The event was held at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, in North Waikato, New Zealand from 28 to 29 January 2017.
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| Date | 28–29 January 2017 | |
| Official name | Hampton Downs TRS round | |
| Location | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, North Waikato | |
| Course | Permanent road course 2.570 km (1.597 mi) | |
| Overall results | ||
| Podium | ||
| First |  | M2 Competition |
| Second | .svg.png){kind=small} | Victory Motor Racing |
| Third |  | Giles Motorsport |
Background
Heading into the weekend, Richard Verschoor leads the championship by an extensive margin. Strong, consistent performances from the young Dutchman meant he was the man to beat. Other strong performances in the field included the likes of Thomas Randle, who was a constant front runner in the first two rounds of the championship.
Report
Practice
Thomas Randle demonstrated his pace early on by taking out four out of the five practice sessions and broke the track record in the process. Pedro Piquet took out the second practice session, narrowly beating out Randle.
| Session | Day | Fastest lap | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Driver | Team | Time | ||
| Practice 1 | Thursday | 49 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 1:00.975 |
| Practice 2 | 5 | |
M2 Competition | 1:00.561 | |
| Practice 3 | Friday | 49 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 1:00.361 |
| Practice 4 | 49 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 1:00.393 | |
| Practice 5 | 49 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 1:00.109 | |
Race 1
Qualifying
Randle dominated qualifying by taking pole position by nearly two-tenths of a second over Jehan Daruvala. They were followed by Armstrong, Leitch and Piquet.
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Lap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 0:59.636 | 1 |
| 2 | 9 |  |
M2 Competition | 0:59.801 | 2 |
| 3 | 8 |  |
M2 Competition | 0:59.846 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 0:59.944 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | |
M2 Competition | 0:59.983 | 5 |
| 6 | 62 |  |
M2 Competition | 1:00.055 | 6 |
| 7 | 22 |  |
Giles Motorsport | 1:00.147 | 7 |
| 8 | 83 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
M2 Competition | 1:00.164 | 8 |
| 9 | 65 | |
Giles Motorsport | 1:00.284 | 9 |
| 10 | 26 | |
Giles Motorsport | 1:00.302 | 10 |
| 11 | 96 | |
Giles Motorsport | 1:00.337 | 11 |
| 12 | 11 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 1:00.408 | 12 |
| 13 | 47 |  |
Giles Motorsport | 1:00.502 | 13 |
| 14 | 24 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 1:00.532 | 14 |
| 15 | 12 | |
Giles Motorsport | 1:00.532 | 15 |
| 16 | 10 |  |
MTEC Motorsport | 1:00.626 | 16 |
| 17 | 80 |  |
Victory Motor Racing | 1:00.634 | 17 |
| 18 | 51 |  |
Victory Motor Racing | 1:00.684 | 18 |
| 19 | 33 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 1:00.726 | 19 |
| 20 | 27 | |
M2 Competition | 1:00.900 | 20 |
| Source(s): [1] | |||||
Race
After a chaotic start which saw Leitch and Daruvala tumbling down the order, Marcus Armstrong came through to win his second race of the year. An early red flag saw the race restarted with a shortened distance. After losing out the lead,
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | |
M2 Competition | 15 | 16min 34.701sec | 3 |
| 2 | 5 | |
M2 Competition | 15 | + 0.334 s | 5 |
| 3 | 49 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 15 | + 0.677 s | 1 |
| 4 | 22 | |
Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 4.457 s | 7 |
| 5 | 65 | |
Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 4.972 s | 9 |
| 6 | 24 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 15 | + 5.756 s | 14 |
| 7 | 83 | |
M2 Competition | 15 | + 8.838 s | 8 |
| 8 | 11 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 15 | + 9.100 s | 12 |
| 9 | 62 | |
M2 Competition | 15 | + 9.500 s | 6 |
| 10 | 47 | |
Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 15.261 s | 13 |
| 11 | 51 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 15 | + 15.537 s | 18 |
| 12 | 3 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 15 | + 17.748 s | 4 |
| 13 | 96 | |
Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 19.435 s | 11 |
| 14 | 9 | |
M2 Competition | 15 | + 19.604 s | 2 |
| 15 | 26 | |
Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 24.979 s | 10 |
| 16 | 33 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 15 | + 24.993 s | 19 |
| 17 | 27 | |
M2 Competition | 15 | + 29.430 s | 20 |
| 18 | 12 | |
Giles Motorsport | 14 | + 1 lap | 15 |
| Ret | 80 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 0 | Retired | 17 |
| Ret | 10 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 0 | Retired | 16 |
| Fastest Lap: Thomas Randle (Victory Motor Racing) – 1:00.694 | ||||||
| Source(s): [2] | ||||||
Race 2
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 | |
Giles Motorsport | 15 | 16min sec | |
| 2 | 22 | |
Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 2.436 s | |
| 3 | 5 | |
M2 Competition | 15 | + 3.661 s | |
| 4 | 8 | |
M2 Competition | 15 | + 6.128 s | |
| 5 | 24 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 15 | + 11.686 s | |
| 6 | 83 | |
M2 Competition | 15 | + 12.064 s | |
| 7 | 49 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 15 | + 12.900 s | |
| 8 | 9 | |
M2 Competition | 15 | + 14.900 s | |
| 9 | 11 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 15 | + 16.407 s | |
| 10 | 62 | |
M2 Competition | 15 | + 16.493 s | |
| 11 | 26 | |
Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 17.178 s | |
| 12 | 47 | |
Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 23.410 s | |
| 13 | 51 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 15 | + 23.710 s | |
| 14 | 33 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 15 | + 23.809 s | |
| 15 | 10 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 15 | + 26.252 s | |
| 16 | 3 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 15 | + 26.641 s | |
| 17 | 27 | |
M2 Competition | 15 | + 30.953 s | |
| 18 | 12 | |
Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 36.576 s | |
| 19 | 96 | |
Giles Motorsport | 14 | + 1 lap | |
| Ret | 80 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 2 | Retired | |
| Fastest Lap: Enaam Ahmed (Giles Motorsport) – 0:59.636 | ||||||
| Source(s): [3] | ||||||
Race 3
Qualifying
Randle once again snatched pole position, though this time with a narrow margin over Daruvala. They were followed by Piquet, Verschoor and Armstrong.
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Lap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 0:59.333 | 1 |
| 2 | 9 | |
M2 Competition | 0:59.402 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | |
M2 Competition | 0:59.467 | 3 |
| 4 | 22 | |
Giles Motorsport | 0:59.624 | 4 |
| 5 | 8 | |
M2 Competition | 0:59.770 | 5 |
| 6 | 62 | |
M2 Competition | 0:59.846 | 6 |
| 7 | 83 | |
M2 Competition | 0:59.852 | 7 |
| 8 | 65 | |
Giles Motorsport | 0:59.872 | 8 |
| 9 | 96 | |
Giles Motorsport | 0:59.908 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 0:59.949 | 10 |
| 11 | 26 | |
Giles Motorsport | 1:00.064 | 11 |
| 12 | 24 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 1:00.072 | 12 |
| 13 | 3 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 1:00.073 | 13 |
| 14 | 12 | |
Giles Motorsport | 1:00.085 | 14 |
| 15 | 47 | |
Giles Motorsport | 1:00.184 | 15 |
| 16 | 80 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 1:00.197 | 16 |
| 17 | 51 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 1:00.238 | 17 |
| 18 | 33 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 1:00.294 | 18 |
| 19 | 10 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 1:00.325 | 19 |
| 20 | 27 | |
M2 Competition | 1:00.565 | 20 |
| Source(s): [4] | |||||
Race
After a chaotic start which saw Leitch and Daruvala tumbling down the order, Marcus Armstrong came through to win his second race of the year. An early red flag saw the race restarted with a shortened distance. After losing out the lead,
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 20 | 24min 37.172sec | |
| 2 | 62 | |
M2 Competition | 20 | + 3.362 s | |
| 3 | 9 | |
M2 Competition | 20 | + 4.751 s | |
| 4 | 83 | |
M2 Competition | 20 | + 6.154 s | |
| 5 | 5 | |
M2 Competition | 20 | + 7.554 s | |
| 6 | 96 | |
Giles Motorsport | 20 | + 8.584 s | |
| 7 | 11 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 20 | + 10.503 s | |
| 8 | 26 | |
Giles Motorsport | 20 | + 10.765 s | |
| 9 | 12 | |
Giles Motorsport | 20 | + 11.276 s | |
| 10 | 65 | |
Giles Motorsport | 20 | + 11.833 s | |
| 11 | 80 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 20 | + 12.352 s | |
| 12 | 22 | |
Giles Motorsport | 20 | + 12.879 s | |
| 13 | 51 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 20 | + 14.316 s | |
| 14 | 47 | |
Giles Motorsport | 20 | + 14.316 s | |
| 15 | 10 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 20 | + 19.373 s | |
| 16 | 27 | |
M2 Competition | 20 | + 20.345 s | |
| 17 | 33 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 17 | + 3 laps | |
| 18 | 3 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 15 | + 5 laps | |
| Ret | 8 | |
M2 Competition | 7 | Retired | |
| Ret | 24 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 1 | Retired | |
| Fastest Lap: Thomas Randle (Victory Motor Racing) – 01:00.526 | ||||||
| Source(s): [5] | ||||||
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References
- "Toyota Racing Series 2017 : Hampton Downs Motorsport Park". Race-monitor.com. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "Toyota Racing Series 2017 : Hampton Downs Motorsport Park". Race-monitor.com. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "Toyota Racing Series 2017 : Hampton Downs Motorsport Park". Race-monitor.com. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "Toyota Racing Series 2017 : Hampton Downs Motorsport Park". Race-monitor.com. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "Toyota Racing Series 2017 : Hampton Downs Motorsport Park". Race-monitor.com. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
| Preceded by 2017 Teretonga Park TRS round |
Toyota Racing Series 2017 |
Succeeded by 2017 Taupo TRS round |
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