2016 Toyota Racing Series – Teretonga, Race 2, Victory to

Piquet wins race two, round two of Toyota Racing Series Pedro Piquet of Brazil, the 17-year old son of multiple F1 champion Nelson Piquet, has comfortably won the second race in round two of the Toyota Racing Series at Teretonga Park in Invercargill, marking his first international win. This is Piquet’s second appearance at the…

2016 Toyota Racing Series – Teretonga, Race 1, Daruvala Wins Again

India’s Jehan Daruvala wins race one at Invercargill From the beginning it was a battle between the two M2 Competition teammates, Lando Norris (16, UK) and Jehan Daruvala (18, India) and fifteen laps later Daruvala had claimed the race victory by the narrowest of margins. The Indian driver is a protégé of the driver development…

2016 Toyota Racing Series – Teretonga,

Lando Norris on pole for race #1 in Toyota Racing Series at Teretonga Park Lando Norris (16, Great Britain) cut the fastest lap time in qualifying setting a blazing 52.860 seconds to grant him pole position for race #1 this afternoon and crucially for race #3 – Spirit of a Nation tomorrow. Ferdinand Habsburg (18,…

2016 BRDC F4 Championship – Kenyan Teen Joins Chris Dittmann Racing

Kenyan teenager Jeremy Wahome signs with Chris Dittmann Racing for 2016 Chris Dittmann Racing has confirmed its second driver for the 2016 BRDC Formula 4 season today (21 January), with Kenyan racer Jeremy Wahome joining the race-winning outfit for a full campaign. The 17-year-old tested the new Tatuus-Cosworth with the team at Brands Hatch in…

2016 Toyota Racing Series – Teretonga, Daruvala Fastest in Testing

Daruvala sets fastest lap in Teretonga testing Jehan Daruvala (17) of India set an aggressive fastest lap time of 54.169 in the final test of the day ahead of Saturday’s official qualifying for this weekend’s second round of the Toyota Racing Series at Teretonga Park in Invercargill. Meanwhile Lando Norris (16, Great Britain), the youngest…

2016 Toyota Racing Series – Teretonga, Round 2, Schedule

Teretonga Schedule The Toyota Racing Series continues at the Teretonga track, Invercargill this weekend, January 23rd/24th. There was some great racing in challenging, tricky, slippery conditions at Ruapuna last weekend to start the series. International and local drivers will be testing/practicing at the circuit from 1pm tomorrow – Thursday. The full schedule follows:   Thursday…

2016 – Rosenqvist Teams Up with Gunnar Nilsson Cancer Foundation

Felix Rosenqvist to support the Gunnar Nilsson Cancer Foundation Reigning FIA Formula 3 European champion Felix Rosenqvist will help raise awareness of the Gunnar Nilsson Cancer Foundation throughout the 2016 racing season. The Gunnar Nilsson Cancer Foundation is a Swedish initiative formed in memory of 1977 Belgian Grand Prix winner Gunnar Nilsson, who succumbed to testicular…

2016 GP Series – Giovinazzi Joins Prema Powerteam

Giovinazzi  Joins Prema Powerteam for GP2 Series The 22 year-old Italian is delighted with this development which is possible due to the continuing support of Jagonya Ayam, the Indonesian company that has backed his career in motorsport from the start. “Finally, I’m in GP2. Prema’s Team Principal Angelo Rosin welcomed me into his great organisation,…

2016 FIA F3 European Championship – Joel Eriksson Joins Motopark

Joel Eriksson to contest 2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Joel Eriksson will step up to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in 2016, the 17-year-old Swede having signed a deal to race for German outfit Team Motopark. Eriksson enters the Formula 3 ranks on the back of a strong 2015 campaign, in which he…