2000 New Zealand Grand Prix
The 2000 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Pukekohe Park Raceway near Auckland on 2 December 2000. It was the forty-sixth New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to Formula Holden cars. The event was also the final race of the 2000 Tasman Cup. It would prove to be the final race in the revived Tasman Series established in 1998 for Formula Holden. No 2001 series followed.
| 2000 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of the 2000 Tasman Cup | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 2 December 2000 | ||
| Official name | XLVI New Zealand Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.841 km (1.765 miles) | ||
| Distance | 40 laps, 113.64 km (70.60 miles) | ||
| Weather | Fine | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Birrana Racing | |
| Time | 52.777 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Matt Halliday | NRC International | |
| Time | 53.587 on lap 34 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | NRC International | ||
| Second |
| NRC International | |
| Third | Wynns Racing | ||
The race was won by New Zealand driver Andy Booth driving a Reynard 95D belonging to the Arthur Abrahams-run NRC International. Booth's teammate Matt Halliday finished second ahead of Australian driver Paul Dumbrell finished third.
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