New Zealanders in Global Motorsport Action This Weekend

It’s another busy weekend of motorsport activities ahead. Shane van Gisbergen might be out of the playoffs but returns to Nascar action at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. There he will gain more experience around the one-mile oval track.

NZ Times:

Practice: Sunday 7:00 AM

Qualifying: Sunday 8:10 AM

Race: Monday 6:00 AM

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In Formula 1, Liam Lawson heads to the streets of Baku for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. There he will hope to get back to better qualifying and scoring some points for his Racing Bulls team. 

NZ Times:

Practice 1: Friday 8:30 PM

Practice 2: Saturday 12:00 AM

Practice 3: Saturday 8:30 PM

Qualifying: Sunday 12:00 AM

Grand Prix: Sunday 11:00 PM

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Indianapolis hosts a big weekend, with three major categories taking place at the Speedway’s road course.

Ryan Yardley and Madeline Stewart contest the Porsche Carrera Cup North America, hoping to make moves in the one-make series.

NZ Times:

Practice 1: Friday 2:50 AM

Practice 2: Friday 6:20 AM

Qualifying: Saturday 1:35 AM

Race 1: Saturday 7:00 AM

Race 2: Sunday 2:45 AM

View on IMSA TV or YouTube

The IMSA SportsCar Championship also runs its Battle on the Bricks feature. Earl Bamber leads Cadillac Whelen’s GTP entry while American Kiwi Hunter McElrea contests LMP2 with TDS Racing.

NZ Times:

Practice 1: Saturday 3:15 AM

Practice 2: Sunday 12:55 AM

Qualifying: Sunday 7:15 AM

Race: Monday 3:40 AM

View on IMSA TV, IMSA YouTube

Will Bamber returns to Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America duty as well, looking to push his title challenge in the Pro class.

Back in Europe, Kiwi Zack Scoular contests Eurocup-3 at Jerez in Spain. There he continues his European single-seater apprenticeship at the famous circuit.

NZ Times:

Test Session 1: Friday 7:00 PM

Test Session 2: Saturday 12:10 AM

Practice: Saturday 8:30 PM

Qualifying 1: Saturday 10:55 PM

Race 1: Sunday 2:05 AM

Qualifying 2: Sunday 7:30 PM

Race 2: Sunday 11:30 PM

View Race 1 and Race 2 on YouTube 

Further west in Portugal, Bryn Jones along with fellow Kiwi Sean Lockyear, tackles the Rali da Água – Eurocidade Chaves Verín in the Portuguese Rally Championship. 

NZ Times:

SS1: Saturday 3:40 AM

SS2: Saturday 4:00 AM

SS3: Saturday 4:45 AM

SS4: Saturday 8:00 AM

SS5: Saturday 9:20 PM

SS6: Saturday 10:15 PM

SS7: Saturday 11:00 PM

SS8: Sunday 2:00 AM

SS9: Sunday 2:50 AM

                SS10: Sunday 3:40 AM

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