2017 Teretonga Park TRS round
The 2017 Teretonga Park TRS round was the second round of the 2017 Toyota Racing Series. The event was held at Teretonga Park, in Invercargill, New Zealand from 21 to 22 January 2017.
| Race details | ||
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| Date | 21–22 January 2017 | |
| Official name | Teretonga Park TRS round | |
| Location | Teretonga Park, Invercargill | |
| Course | Permanent road course 2.570 km (1.597 mi) | |
| Overall results | ||
| Podium | ||
| First |  | Giles Motorsport |
| Second |  | M2 Competition |
| Third | .svg.png){kind=small} | Victory Motor Racing |
Richard Verschoor demonstrated a consistent run of form and cruised to overall victory for the weekend, extending his championship lead over the rest of the field.
Background
Rookie Richard Verschoor is the points leader heading into the second round of the Toyota Racing Series, in a demonstration of consistency – which he would later claim to be vital toward winning the championship. Star performances throughout the grid included Marcus Armstrong, who won on his first outing and demonstrated pace throughout the entire weekend, firming his challenge for the title in his rookie year.
Report
Practice
The first two practice sessions were held on the Thursday and Daruvala once again proved his pace by setting the fastest time in both sessions. The beginning of Friday proved to be treacherous, with damp conditions hampering the session. Richard Verschoor was the fastest in the first free practice of Friday, with a time of 1:00.245. Conditions began to improve in the next session and local racer, Brendon Leitch was the first to break into the 53's, which saw him take the fastest time for free practice four.
| Session | Day | Fastest lap | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Driver | Team | Time | ||
| Practice 1 | Thursday | 9 |  |
M2 Competition | 0:54.452 |
| Practice 2 | 9 | |
M2 Competition | 0:54.122 | |
| Practice 3 | Friday | 22 | |
Giles Motorsport | 1:00.245 |
| Practice 4 | 3 |  |
Victory Motor Racing | 0:53.945 | |
| Practice 5 | 3 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 0:53.401 | |
Race 1
Qualifying
Thomas Randle continued his strong form by taking pole position, with a narrow margin over Richard Verschoor. Leitch acquired third place on the grid.
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Lap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 0:53.758 | 1 |
| 2 | 22 | |
Giles Motorsport | 0:53.798 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 0:53.812 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | |
M2 Competition | 0:53.891 | 4 |
| 5 | 62 |  |
M2 Competition | 0:53.940 | 5 |
| 6 | 9 | |
M2 Competition | 0:53.961 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | |
M2 Competition | 0:54.106 | 7 |
| 8 | 65 |  |
Giles Motorsport | 0:54.170 | 8 |
| 9 | 26 | |
Giles Motorsport | 0:54.287 | 9 |
| 10 | 47 |  |
Giles Motorsport | 0:54.306 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | |
Giles Motorsport | 0:54.340 | 11 |
| 12 | 11 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 0:54.421 | 12 |
| 13 | 33 |  |
MTEC Motorsport | 0:54.425 | 13 |
| 14 | 51 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 0:54.425 | 14 |
| 15 | 24 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 0:54.520 | 15 |
| 16 | 96 | |
Giles Motorsport | 0:54.557 | 16 |
| 17 | 83 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
M2 Competition | 0:54.588 | 17 |
| 18 | 80 |  |
Victory Motor Racing | 0:54.647 | 18 |
| 19 | 10 |  |
MTEC Motorsport | 0:54.706 | 19 |
| 20 | 27 | |
M2 Competition | 0:55.081 | 20 |
| Source(s): [1] | |||||
Race
After Randle initially took the win, stewards deemed him, as well as Daruvala and Hayek as to have jumped the start. Therefore, a 10-second penalty was applied to these competitors, handing the win over to Richard Verschoor.
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | |
Giles Motorsport | 15 | 13min 38.776sec | 2 |
| 2 | 3 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 15 | + 1.590 s | 3 |
| 3 | 5 | |
M2 Competition | 15 | + 4.355 s | 4 |
| 4 | 62 | |
M2 Competition | 15 | + 5.054 s | 5 |
| 5 | 65 | |
Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 6.317 s | 8 |
| 6 | 11 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 15 | + 9.787 s | 12 |
| 7 | 49 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 15 | + 10.000 s | 1 |
| 8 | 12 | |
Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 12.007 s | 11 |
| 9 | 9 | |
M2 Competition | 15 | + 18.925 s | 6 |
| 10 | 47 | |
Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 22.504 s | 10 |
| 11 | 8 | |
M2 Competition | 15 | + 22.567 s | 7 |
| 12 | 83 | |
M2 Competition | 15 | + 22.889 s | 17 |
| 13 | 26 | |
Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 22.895 s | 9 |
| 14 | 51 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 15 | + 23.773 s | 14 |
| 15 | 24 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 15 | + 27.677 s | 15 |
| 16 | 96 | |
Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 27.927 s | 16 |
| 17 | 80 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 15 | + 28.112 s | 18 |
| 18 | 33 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 15 | + 28.601 s | 13 |
| 19 | 27 | |
M2 Competition | 15 | + 28.717 s | 20 |
| 20 | 10 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 15 | + 28.810 s | 19 |
| Fastest Lap: Thomas Randle (Victory Motor Racing) – 0:53.859 | ||||||
| Source(s): [2] | ||||||
Race 2
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | |
M2 Competition | 15 | 18min 08.692sec | 2 |
| 2 | 22 | |
Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 0.650 s | 3 |
| 3 | 49 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 15 | + 1.075 s | 3 |
| 4 | 8 | |
M2 Competition | 15 | + 3.123 s | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 15 | + 4.992 s | 3 |
| 6 | 83 | |
M2 Competition | 15 | + 6.930 s | 3 |
| 7 | 9 | |
M2 Competition | 15 | + 7.621 s | 3 |
| 8 | 47 | |
Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 11.157 s | 3 |
| 9 | 12 | |
Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 11.268 s | 3 |
| 10 | 96 | |
Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 12.488 s | 3 |
| 11 | 24 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 15 | + 14.052 s | 3 |
| 12 | 51 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 15 | + 14.873 s | 3 |
| 13 | 10 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 15 | + 16.046 s | 3 |
| 14 | 80 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 15 | + 17.170 s | 3 |
| 15 | 27 | |
M2 Competition | 15 | + 18.183 s | 3 |
| 16 | 26 | |
Giles Motorsport | 15 | + 1 lap | 3 |
| Ret | 33 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 6 | Retired | 3 |
| Ret | 62 | |
M2 Competition | 0 | Retired | 3 |
| Ret | 3 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 0 | Retired | 3 |
| Ret | 65 | |
Giles Motorsport | 0 | Retired | 3 |
| Fastest Lap: Thomas Randle (Victory Motor Racing) - 0:59.457 | ||||||
| Source(s): [3] | ||||||
Race 3
Qualifying
Local knowledge paid off as Leitch secured pole position for the feature race with tight margins between the top few cars. Randle achieved second and Daruvala was third.
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Lap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 0:53.304 | 1 |
| 2 | 49 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 0:53.326 | 2 |
| 3 | 9 | |
M2 Competition | 0:53.334 | 3 |
| 4 | 62 | |
M2 Competition | 0:53.374 | 4 |
| 5 | 22 | |
Giles Motorsport | 0:53.376 | 5 |
| 6 | 65 | |
Giles Motorsport | 0:53.401 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | |
M2 Competition | 0:53.516 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 | |
M2 Competition | 0:53.532 | 8 |
| 9 | 83 | |
M2 Competition | 0:53.555 | 9 |
| 10 | 33 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 0:53.570 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 0:53.685 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 | |
Giles Motorsport | 0:53.747 | 12 |
| 13 | 47 | |
Giles Motorsport | 0:53.837 | 13 |
| 14 | 51 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 0:53.852 | 14 |
| 15 | 80 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 0:53.861 | 15 |
| 16 | 24 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 0:54.093 | 16 |
| 17 | 10 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 0:54.224 | 17 |
| 18 | 27 | |
M2 Competition | 0:54.277 | 18 |
| 19 | 96 | |
Giles Motorsport | 0:55.091 | 19 |
| – | 26 | |
Giles Motorsport | no time | – |
| Source(s): [4] | |||||
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | |
Giles Motorsport | 20 | 20min 08.692sec | 2 |
| 2 | 9 | |
M2 Competition | 20 | + 10.930 s | |
| 3 | 49 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 20 | + 14.427 s | |
| 4 | 8 | |
M2 Competition | 20 | + 14.757 s | |
| 5 | 5 | |
M2 Competition | 20 | + 19.004 s | |
| 6 | 83 | |
M2 Competition | 20 | + 20.837 s | |
| 7 | 3 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 20 | + 21.633 s | |
| 8 | 65 | |
Giles Motorsport | 20 | + 22.643 s | |
| 9 | 11 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 20 | + 22.680 s | |
| 10 | 12 | |
Giles Motorsport | 20 | + 30.632 s | |
| 11 | 80 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 20 | + 37.327 s | |
| 12 | 51 | |
Victory Motor Racing | 20 | + 37.824 s | |
| 13 | 10 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 20 | + 38.542 s | |
| 14 | 96 | |
Giles Motorsport | 20 | + 40.682 s | |
| 15 | 26 | |
Giles Motorsport | 20 | + 41.885 s | |
| 16 | 27 | |
M2 Competition | 20 | + 44.299 s | |
| 17 | 47 | |
Giles Motorsport | 20 | + 45.707 s | |
| 18 | 62 | |
M2 Competition | 20 | + 47.111 s | |
| 19 | 24 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 20 | + 47.889 s | |
| 20 | 33 | |
MTEC Motorsport | 19 | + 1 lap | |
| Fastest Lap: Richard Verschoor (Giles Motorsport) - 1:00.129 | ||||||
| [5] | ||||||
Championship standings
- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos. | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
1 | |
398 |
|
2 | |
340 |
 |
3 | |
307 |
 |
4 | |
287 |
|
5 | |
273 |
gollark: I don't know.
gollark: Nope!
gollark: (some idiot unplugged it)
gollark: (this is due to a transient power supply failure)
gollark: Nobody noticed when it was down for several days.
References
- "Toyota Racing Series 2017 : Teretona Park Raceway". Race-monitor.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- "Toyota Racing Series 2017 : Teretona Park Raceway". Race-monitor.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- https://www.race-monitor.com/Results/Session/5940254
- "Toyota Racing Series 2017 : Teretona Park Raceway". Race-monitor.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- https://www.race-monitor.com/Results/Session/5940415
| Preceded by 2017 Lady Wigram Trophy |
Toyota Racing Series 2017 |
Succeeded by 2017 Hampton Downs TRS round |
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