New Zealand V8 International

New Zealand V8 International

Venue	Pukekohe Park Raceway
Pukekohe Park Raceway
Race Format
Race 1
- Laps	43
- Distance	120 km
Race 2
- Laps	43
- Distance	120 km
Race 3
- Laps	43
- Distance	120 km
Last Race (2007)
Winning Driver	Rick Kelly
Winning Team	HSV Dealer Team
Winning Manufacturer	Holden

The New Zealand V8 Supercar International was a V8 Supercar motor racing event. It was the first round of the V8 Supercar Championship Series to be held outside of Australia^[1], although V8 Supercar had visited since the categories inception in 1992 for such local events as the Wellington 500 and Australian touring car teams had visited New Zealand since the 1970s. The event can probably considered as a successor to the long running Pukekohe 500.

The event was first held in 2001 as the Boost Mobile V8 International at Pukekohe Park Raceway in Pukekohe, one of New Zealand's most historic race tracks.^[2] The meeting proved popular with large crowds attending. The event was a happy hunting ground for New Zealand driver Greg Murphy, winning the event four times. Additionally Holden drivers won all seven events.

With the 1960's circuit ageing, several attempts were made to move to a new locations, until eventually finding a new home on a street circuit in Hamilton as the Hamilton 400.

Past winners

Season	Winning Driver	Car	Team
2001	Greg Murphy	Holden VX Commodore	K-mart Racing Team
2002	Greg Murphy	Holden VX Commodore	K-mart Racing Team
2003	Greg Murphy	Holden VY Commodore	K-mart Racing Team
2004	Jason Bright	Holden VY Commodore	Paul Weel Racing
2005	Greg Murphy	Holden VZ Commodore	Paul Weel Racing
2006	Mark Skaife	Holden VZ Commodore	Holden Racing Team
2007	Rick Kelly	Holden VE Commodore	HSV Dealer Team

References

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