2013 New Zealand Grand Prix

2013 New Zealand Grand Prix
Race 3, Round 5 of 5 of the 2013 Toyota Racing Series
Race details
Date 10 February 2013
Official name LVIII New Zealand Grand Prix
Location Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding, New Zealand
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.033 km (1.885 miles)
Distance 35 laps, 106.16 km (65.96 miles)
Weather Fine
Pole position
Driver Giles Motorsport
Time 1:03.472
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Nick Cassidy M2 Competition
Time 1:04.631 on lap 26
Podium
First M2 Competition
Second M2 Competition
Third M2 Competition

The 2013 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Manfeild Autocourse near Feilding on 10 February 2013. It was the fifty-eighth New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to Toyota Racing Series cars. The event was also the third race of the fifth round of the 2013 Toyota Racing Series, the final race of the series.

Twenty Tatuus-Toyota cars started the race which was won by New Zealander Nick Cassidy for the second time in succession, a feat last achieved by Simon Wills who won the race back to back in 1998 and 1999.

The M2 Competition team dominated the race, filling all three podium positions. Briton Alex Lynn finished second, 0.7 seconds behind Cassidy. Third was Dutch driver Steijn Schothorst.