The 2000 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at

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near

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on 2 December 2000. It was the forty-sixth New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to

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cars. The event was also the final race of the 2000 Tasman Cup. It would prove to be the final race in the revived

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established in 1998 for Formula Holden. No 2001 series followed. The race was won by New Zealand driver

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driving a

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95D belonging to the

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-run NRC International. Booth's team mate Matt Halliday finished second ahead of Australian driver

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finished third.

Classification

Qualifying

Race

References

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