Motorsport Diary: Kiwis racing overseas this weekend

We’ve got some world-class Kiwis competing at venues across the world this weekend, ensuring there’s plenty to follow.

Shane van Gisbergen returns for Round 10 of the Xfinity Series at Dover Motor Speedway in the United States. The four-strong Kiwi IndyCar contingent will be in action just a few states to the southwest in Alabama, as will Indy NXT star Callum Hedge.

Nick Cassidy and Mitch Evans also return to the streets of Monaco, where they achieved a famous Kiwi one-two in last year’s Monaco E-Prix.

Viewing times and information are below.

Sit back, relax, and enjoy the racing!

Shane van Gisbergen: Xfinity Series

• Where? Dover Motor Speedway, Delaware
• NZ Times:
  • Qualifying: Saturday 7.30 am
  • Race: Sunday 5.30 am
• How to watch: ThreeNow (Race only)

Shane van Gisbergen will be looking to bounce back from a heartbreaking finish at Talladega, where he ran out of fuel in an overtime restart from fourth.

The 1.03-mile (1.66-km) concrete oval, with 24 degrees of banking, is the next track for the Kiwi to debut at.

He sits 14th in the Driver’s Championship, 37 points outside the top ten.

Scott Dixon, Marcus Armstrong, Scott McLaughlin & Tom Blomqvist: IndyCar

• Where? Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama.
• NZ Times:
  • Practice 1: Saturday 7.40 am
  • Practice 2: Sunday 4.15 am
  • Qualifying: Sunday 7.30 am
  • Final Warm-Up: Monday 2.15 am
  • Race: Monday 5.00 am
• How to watch: Sky Sport

IndyCar continues to ramp up ahead of the famed month of May, with Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon taking the championship lead from Colton Herta after Scott McLaughlin and Josef Newgarden were sensationally disqualified from the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg results on Thursday.

McLaughlin is now at the bottom of the standings with five points to his name from two rounds of competition.

Marcus Armstrong is 20th, two places behind Tom Blomqvist, in 18th.

Mitch Evans & Nick Cassidy: Formula E

• Where? Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
• NZ Times:
  • Practice 1: Saturday 5.25 pm
  • Practice 2: Saturday 7.05 pm
  • Qualifying: Saturday 8.30 pm
  • Race: Sunday 12.00 am
• How to watch: Sky Sport

Nick Cassidy and Mitch Evans return to the famed Monaco circuit, where they achieved a Kiwi one-two finish in the 2023 Formula E World Championship.

Last year’s winner, Cassidy, is fourth in the Driver’s Championship, 13 points off leader Pascal Wehrlein, while Evans is seventh, a further 24 points behind.

Jaguar TCS Racing’s all-Kiwi lineup lead the Team’s Championship over Andretti Formula E by 16 points.

Callum Hedge: Indy NXT

• Where? Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama.
• NZ Times:
  • Qualifying: Sunday 6.35 am
  • Race: Monday 3.05 am
• How to watch: Paid subscription (Indy NXT website)

Indy NXT will race at Barber Motorsport in support of IndyCar. Callum Hedge is eleventh in the standings after the first round at St. Peterburg.