Wow. What a weekend we’ve got ahead!
While Formula 1 and Supercars will dominate headlines, there’s also a huge contingent of Kiwis competing around the world, including in IMSA, the Dunlop Series, Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe, Extreme E and the Porsche Carrera Cups in Asia, Australia and the United States.
This weekend also sees the beginning of the highly anticipated Supercars endurance season, bringing three more Kiwis into the field as co-drivers.
It’s one of those weekends where you won’t need to find much to do with so much action on track.
To see who is in action, how you can follow, and at what times, see below!
Liam Lawson: Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix
- Where? Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore
- NZ Times:
- FP1: Friday 9.30 pm
- FP2: Saturday 1.00 am
- FP3: Saturday 9.00 pm
- Qualifying: Sunday 1.00 am
- Race: Monday 12.00 am
- How to watch: Sky Sport
Liam Lawson returns to Formula 1 for his third Grand Prix, teaming up with Yuki Tsunoda at AlphaTauri for the Singapore Grand Prix. Daniel Ricciardo remains out injured following his crash at Zandvoort but will be in the paddock for engineering purposes.
Andre Heimgartner, Shane van Gisbergen, Matt Payne, Richie Stanaway, Fabian Coulthard & Jaxon Evans: Supercars
- Where? Sandown International Motor Raceway, Melbourne, Australia
- NZ Times:
- Practice 1: Friday 12.30 pm
- Practice 2: Friday 2.25 pm
- Practice 3: Friday 5.30 pm
- Practice 4: Saturday 12.30 pm
- Qualifying: Saturday 3.25 pm
- Warm Up: Sunday 11.55 am
- Race: Sunday 3.35 pm
- How to watch: Sky Sport 5
Six Kiwis will take part in this weekend’s Sandown 500 when the Supercars endurance rounds swing into action.
It’s hard to look past the all-Kiwi pairing of Shane van Gisbergen and Richie Stanaway as contenders for the event, but in Gen3’s first long run, anything is possible.
Andre Heimgartner and Dale Wood team up for Brad Jones Racing, while rookie Matt Payne has World Endurance Championship star Kevin Estre on hand. Estre finished third with Porsche Penske Motorsport in last weekend’s 6 Hours of Fuji.
Nick Percat has the services of Fabian Coulthard over the weekend, and Jack Smith is joined by New Zealand’s Jaxon Evans.
Tom Blomqvist: IMSA- Battle on the Bricks
- Where? Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- NZ Times:
- Qualifying: Sunday 5.00 am
- Race: Monday 5.00 am
- How to watch: Sky Sport 5 (Race only)
Tom Blomqvist and Colin Braun team up for Meyer Shank Racing in the #60 Acura ARX-06 when IMSA ventures to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Battle on the Bricks.
An extremely tight battle in the Grand Touring Prototype class sees the duo sitting fifth in the standings but only 118 points off the lead.
Callum Hedge, Chris Pither & Fabian Coulthard: Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
- Where? Sandown International Motor Raceway, Melbourne, Australia
- NZ Times:
- Qualifying: Friday 4.45 pm
- Race 1: Saturday 11.55 am
- Race 2: Saturday 5.15 pm
- Race 3: Sunday 2.00 pm
- How to watch: Sky Sport 5
The Porsche Carrera Cup Australia title battle between Callum Hedge and Jackson Walls continues at Sandown this weekend when the class races in support of the Sandown 500. Hedge currently leads the championship by 35 points following his sweep of all three races last round at The Bend. Third-placed Max Vidau is 139 points behind Walls.
Chris Pither also returns to action, as does Coulthard, who is running double duties as a co-driver in the Sandown 500.
Brendon Leitch: Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe
- Where? Valencia, Spain
- NZ Times:
- Qualifying: Saturday 7.35 pm
- Race 1: Sunday 1.35 am
- Race 2: Sunday 9.25 am
- How to watch: Free live stream (Lamborghini Squadra Corse YouTube)
Brendon Leitch enters Round 4 of Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe having taken his maiden win last event in Germany. He currently leads the championship by 10.5 points, having finished on the podium every race this year.
Ryan Wood: Dunlop Series
- Where? Sandown International Motor Raceway, Melbourne, Australia
- NZ Times:
- Race 1 Qualifying: Saturday 1.30 pm
- Race 1: Saturday 6.05 pm
- Race 2 Qualifying: Sunday 11.00 am
- Race 2: Sunday 2.35 pm
- How to watch: Sky Sport 5
Ryan Wood heads into this weekend’s round at Sandown sitting fourth in the standings, 147 points behind leader Zak Best. Wood has won two of the six races this year, both being in Perth. He will step up to the main game for Walkinshaw Andretti United in 2024.
Emma Gilmour: Extreme E- Island X-Prix
- Where? Sardinia, Italy
- NZ Times:
- Race 7 Qualifying: Saturday 11.25 pm (replay)
- Race 7: Sunday 1.00 am
- Race 8 Qualifying: Sunday 11.25 pm (replay)
- Race 8: Monday 1.00 am
- How to watch: TVNZ Duke
Emma Gilmour and Tanner Foust combine once again for the NEOM McLaren Extreme E Team at this weekend’s double-header at the Italian Army Training Area in Sardinia, Italy. The duo sit seventh in the overall standings.
Chris van der Drift: Porsche Carrera Cup Asia
- Where? Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore
- NZ Times:
- Qualifying: Saturday 5.55 pm
- Race 1: Saturday 8.10 pm
- Race 2: Sunday 8.35 pm
- How to watch: TBC
Liam Lawson isn’t the only Kiwi competing in Singapore this weekend, with Chris van der Drift racing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia in support of the Singapore Grand Prix.
Van der Drift has closed in towards the top of the standings, having won three of the last four races. He moved up to second following two victories at Sepang and now sits 15 points behind leader Florian Latorre.
Ryan Yardley: Porsche Carrera Cup North America
- Where? Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- NZ Times:
- Qualifying: Saturday 10.30 am
- Race 1: Sunday 6.30 am
- Race 2: Monday 1.40 am
- How to watch: Free live stream (Porsche Carrera Cup website)
Ryan Yardley returns to action for TOPP Racing when Porsche Carrera Cup North America races in support of IMSA at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Yardley sits sixth in the standings, having only finished outside the top ten of large fields twice this year.
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