2003 New Zealand Grand Prix

December 2019 CUST 48th New Zealand Grand Prix New Zealand New Zealand Teretonga Circuit track map.svg 19 January, 2003 Permanent racing facility Teretonga Park, Feilding, New Zealand 1.59 2.57 40 63.6 102.8 Fine Jonny Reid Van Diemen RF94 1:03.279 NZL Jonny Reid Van Diemen RF94 1:03.036 9 NZL Jonny Reid Van Diemen RF94 NZL Chris Pither Spectrum 010 NZL Daniel Gaunt Van Diemen Stealth NZL 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 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.https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/motorsport-youngster-races-to-grand-prix-victory/YFYPLYBECK2XXMTQJHU5N2YYXE/ Motorsport: Youngster races to Grand Prix victory 26 December 2024 Classification Qualifying Pos No. Driver Car Q1 Q2 Grid 1 9 NZL Jonny Reid Van Diemen RF94 1:02.977 1:03.279 1 2 22 NZL Chris Pither Spectrum 001 1:03.453 1:03.608 2 3 28 NZL Nelson Hartley Stealth RF94 Evo 2 1:03.566 1:03.880 3 4 47 NZL Daniel Gaunt Van Diemen Stealth 1:03.661 1:03.925 4 5 2 NZL Simon Richards Van Diemen RF02 1:03.059 1:03.992 5 6 66 AUS Bryce Washington Stealth Ford 1:03.736 1:04.194 6 7 34 NZL Michael Shepherd Van Diemen Stealth 1:03.737 1:04.293 7 8 11 NZL Ken Smith Van Diemen Stealth 1:03.417 1:04.310 8 9 4 NZL Andrew Higgins Van Diemen RF94 1:03.728 1:04.798 9 10 7 NZL Simon Gamble Van Diemen RF90 1:03.241 1:05.148 10 11 39 USA Ryan Millen Van Diemen 1:03.843 11 12 40 NZL Bruce Henley Van Diemen RF92 1:04.448 12 13 26 NZL Tim Edgell Van Diemen RF03 1:04.586 13 14 55 NZL Christina Orr Stealth Ford RF94 1:04.633 14 15 14 NZL Richard Reid Van Diemen RF92 1:04.678 15 16 88 NZL Mathew Radisich Spectrum 010 1:04.992 16 17 53 NZL Robert Toshach Swift FB89 1:05.148 17 18 70 NZL Jayant Singh Van Diemen RF92 1:05.151 18 19 44 NZL Noel Atley Crossle 55F 1:05.514 19 20 32 NZL Gary Love Van Diemen RF92 1:05.671 20 21 25 NZL Stan Redmond Van Diemen RF92 1:05.785 21 22 99 NZL Marc Doran Van Diemen RF94 1:05.938 22 23 77 NZL Steve Edwards Swift FB88 1:06.112 23 24 42 NZL Tony Graham Swift SC92F 1:06.469 24 25 27 NZL Wayne Colville Van Diemen RF81 1:06.891 25 26 85 NZL Carmen Doran Rae 86F 1:07.108 26 27 37 NZL Stephen Heffernan Van Diemen RF87 1:08.151 27 28 45 NZL Jason Greer Van Diemen RF86 1:08.505 28 29 75 NZL Munro Tall Swift FB4 1:08.619 29 30 71 NZL Robin Judkins Lola 644 E 1:08.688 30 31 17 NZL Gordon McIntyre Swift FB91 1:09.556 31 Source(s): http://www.motorsport.org.nz/Results/050103FFq2.htm MotorSport New Zealand - Qualifying Results 7 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20030404123305/http://www.motorsport.org.nz/Results/050103FFq2.htm 4 April 2003 dead http://www.motorsport.org.nz/Results/050103FFso.htm MotorSport New Zealand - Top 10 Shootout Results 7 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20030404125656/http://www.motorsport.org.nz/Results/050103FFso.htm 4 April 2003 dead Race Pos No. Driver Car Laps Time Grid 1 9 NZL Jonny Reid Van Diemen RF94 40 01hr 00min 16.078sec 1 2 22 NZL Chris Pither Spectrum 010 40 + 2.163 s 2 3 47 NZL Daniel Gaunt Van Diemen Stealth 40 + 3.059 s 4 4 28 NZL Nelson Hartley Stealth RF94 Evo 2 40 + 9.698 s 3 5 7 NZL Simon Gamble Van Diemen RF90 40 + 12.884 s 10 6 2 NZL Simon Richards Van Diemen RF02 40 + 13.918 s 5 7 34 NZL Michael Shepherd Van Diemen RF94 40 + 14.777 s 7 8 55 NZL Christina Orr Stealth Ford RF94 40 + 14.816 s 14 9 14 NZL Richard Reid Van Diemen RF92 40 + 15.618 s 15 10 26 NZL Tim Edgell Van Diemen RF03 40 + 21.954 s 13 11 39 USA Ryan Millen Van Diemen 40 + 23.297 s 11 12 53 NZL Robert Toshasch Swift FB89 40 + 27.555 s 17 13 88 NZL Mathew Radisich Spectrum 010 40 + 27.646 s 16 14 4 NZL Andrew Higgins Van Diemen RF94 40 + 29.364 s 9 15 32 NZL Gary Love Van Diemen RF92 40 + 31.664 s 20 16 66 AUS Bryce Washington Stealth Ford 39 + 1 lap 6 17 44 NZL Noel Atley Crossle 55F 39 + 1 lap 19 18 99 NZL Marc Doran Van Diemen RF94 39 + 1 lap 22 19 77 NZL Steve Edwards Swift FB88 39 + 1 lap 23 20 27 NZL Wayne Colville Van Diemen RF92 39 + 1 lap 25 21 17 NZL Gordon McIntyre Swift FB91 38 + 2 laps 31 22 85 NZL Carmen Doran Rae 86F 38 + 2 laps 26 23 71 NZL Robin Judkins Lola 644 E 38 + 2 laps 30 24 45 NZL Jason Greer Van Diemen RF86 37 + 3 laps 28 Ret 11 NZL Ken Smith Van Diemen Stealth 35 Retired 8 Ret 40 NZL Bruce Henley Van Diemen RF92 35 Retired 12 Ret 37 NZL Stephen Heffernan Van Diemen RF87 33 Retired 27 Ret 25 NZL Stan Redmond Van Diemen RF92 32 Retired 21 Ret 75 NZL Munro Tall Swift FB4 15 Retired 29 DNS 42 NZL Tony Graham Swift SC92F Did Not Start DNS 49 NZL Grant Campbell Swift SC92F Did Not Start DNS 70 NZL Jayant Singh Van Diemen RF92 Did Not Start Source(s): http://www.motorsport.org.nz/Results/050103FFr2.htm MotorSport New Zealand - Results 7 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20030404123031/http://www.motorsport.org.nz/Results/050103FFr2.htm 4 April 2003 dead References External links New Zealand Formula Ford New Zealand Grand Prix 2002 New Zealand Grand Prix 2003 2004 New Zealand Grand Prix expanded Category:New Zealand Grand Prix Grand Prix