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The Pukekohe 500 had its origins in the Wills Six-Hour race that was first held in 1963 as a production car race, soon after the circuit opened. [1] [2] From 1967, the event mandated that New Zealand-built production cars can only be entered into the race. [3]
Pukekohe Park Raceway was a former car racing track that was situated on the outside of the Pukekohe Park Thoroughbred Racetrack, located in the surrounds of Pukekohe. The Raceway was opened in 1963 as a permanent track, replacing Ardmore Aedrorome as the host circuit of the New Zealand Grand Prix .
Layout of the Pukekohe Park Raceway (1967-1989) The 1985 Pukekohe 500 (known as the Nissan Sport 500 for sponsorship reasons) was an endurance race for Group A touring cars held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway in New Zealand on 3 February 1985. The race was the second and final round of the 1985 Nissan Sports Series. The race, held over 143 laps ...
The 1965 New Zealand Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 9 January 1965. The race was held over 50 laps of the 3.5 km (2.2 mi) combined circuit for a total distance of 175 km (110 mi).
The 1977 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 9 January 1977. The race had 20 starters. It was the 23rd New Zealand Grand Prix, and saw the race run with Formula Pacific cars rather than Formula 5000 as was run for the previous few years. The race was won by future Formula One World Champion Keke Rosberg in the ...
The 2002 Boost Mobile V8 International was the twelfth round of the 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series.It was held on the weekend of 8 to 10 November at Pukekohe Park Raceway in New Zealand.
Murphy maintained strong form at Pukekohe, winning again in 2002, 2003 and 2005. [5] The 2002 event contained the 500th race in championship history, which was won by Skaife. [8] Jason Bright was the only other driver to win the event in the first five years, doing so in 2004, while Murphy finished third. [9]
The 1978 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 7 January 1978. The race had 20 starters. It was the 24th New Zealand Grand Prix.The race was won by future Formula One World Champion Keke Rosberg for the second time in succession in the Chevron B39.