The 2025 New Zealand Grand Prix was an event for open wheel racing cars held at Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell,

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on 9 February 2025. It was the sixty-ninth

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and utilised Formula Regional cars. The event served as the final race of the 2025 Formula Regional Oceania Championship. The race was won by reigning

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champion, Will Brown. This marked the first time an Australian had won the marquee event since Warwick Brown in

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. The podium was rounded out by Zack Scoular and

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. Earlier in the weekend, Lindblad had also secured the Formula Regional Oceania Championship and became the first Briton to win the title since

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Background

The event was held at Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell for the second time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 7–9 February. The Grand Prix was the final race of the final round of the 2024 Formula Regional Oceania Championship and the 69th running of the New Zealand Grand Prix. Heading into the weekend,

was on the verge of securing the championship. The Brit held a 59-point lead over second-placed driver, Nikita Johnson. After finishing on the podium in the first race, his points lead had become insurmountable and he was declared the winner of the championship. As a result, Lindblad's car number was changed from 4 to 1 for the final race to commemorate his title victory. Both Triple Eight Race Engineering Supercars drivers, Will Brown and Broc Feeney, were announced to drive in the marquee event. Having already competed in the first two rounds this season, this marked Brown's first championship open-wheeler drive since 2016 and the first ever for Feeney.

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 8 February 2025, at 11:50 local time ( UTC+12:00)

Qualifying classification

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qualified 3rd, but was required to start the race from sixth for causing a collision in the previous race.

Race

The race was held on 9 February 2025, at 16:44 local time ( UTC+12:00), and was run for 27 laps.

Race classification

References

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New Zealand Grand Prix