GR86 Championship News

Viewing November 2024-25 articles Clear filters

Bethune exclusion leaves Allan with race victory and championship lead

A fine drive in the feature race at the first round of the Bridgestone GR86 Championship looked to have given Josh Bethune and the Right Karts by M2 Competition team a debut victory, but the wrong...

Read article

Lightning start sets Vincent on course for victory

Emerson Vincent turned a lightning getaway into a debut victory in the second race of the weekend for the new Bridgestone GR86 Championship at Taupo International Motorsport Park this morning. The ...

Read article

Bakkerus soaks up the pressure for big first win

Auckland’s Hayden Bakkerus soaked up race long pressure from Josh Bethune and Hugo Allan to take the chequered flag at Taupo this afternoon – his first win and the first ever win in the Bridgestone...

Read article

First blood to Bakkerus in Taupo qualifying

Series returnee Hayden Bakkerus clocked a record lap to blitz the field and take the first pole position of the new Bridgestone GR86 Championship at Taupo International Motorsport Park this morning...

Read article

Allan on the pace in Friday testing

Hugo Allan set the pace on Friday with the fastest time in all three sessions at Taupo International Motorsport Park as the 25 drivers in the new-look Bridgestone GR86 Championship revved up for...

Read article

Out with the old and in with the new

It’s all change for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing NZ this coming weekend with a new name, new cars, new tyres and a huge field of largely new drivers for the first ever round of the Bridgestone GR86...

Read article

Buckley completes impressive Taupo line-up for Bridgestone GR86 opener

Talented Australian Alice Buckley – who became a force to be reckoned with late in last year’s Toyota 86 Championship – is the 25 th and final driver for this weekend’s much anticipated Bridgestone...

Read article

Vincent latest top karter to sign up for Bridgestone GR86 debut season

Sixteen year old Kings College student Emerson Vincent brings wide experience from karting, speedway and circuit racing to what he hopes will be an eye-catching first season in New Zealand’s premie...

Read article

Jett Murray crosses Tasman to continue rapid racing rise

Sixteen-year-old Jett Murray will join the grid for the first ever Bridgestone GR86 Championship starting in New Zealand this weekend - bringing even more Australian flavour to the big grid. It’s...

Read article

Talented Knowles more than ready for Bridgestone GR86 Championship

Formula Ford champion Blake Knowles brings proven pace and an impressive track record to the first-ever Bridgestone GR86 Championship. And he’s hoping to get off to a flying start when the lights g...

Read article

Load more