The 2012 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at

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near

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on 12 February 2012. It was the fifty-seventh New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to

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cars. The event was also the third race of the fifth round of the

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, the final race of the series. Twenty

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-Toyota cars started the race which was won by 17-year-old New Zealander

Nick Cassidy Nick Cassidy (born 19 August 1994) is a New Zealand racing driver, currently competing in Formula E for Envision Racing, and in the World Endurance Championship and Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters with AF Corse. He has won the 2017 championship in ...

who became the who became the second teenager in as many years to claim the Grand Prix after sixteen-year-old

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the previous year. The Giles Motorsport team dominated the race, filling all three podium positions. Dutch driver

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finished second, 05 seconds behind Cassidy. Third was Austrian driver Lucas Auer. Cassidy inherited the lead after the retirement of fellow Giles Motorsport driver and defending champion

who held a three-second lead when his car failed on lap 28. Completing Giles Motorsport's dominance of the race, Brazilian driver

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finished fourth.

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was the first driver from any other team, finishing fifth for M2 Competition. Cassidy's win also wrapped up a success championship campaign for Cassidy, winning his first major championship with the 2012 Toyota Racing Series crown.

Results

Qualifying

Race

References

External links

Toyota Racing Series
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