Pukekohe 500
Venue | Pukekohe Park Raceway |
Pukekohe Park Raceway | |
Race Format | |
Race 1 | |
- Laps | 53 |
- Distance | 150 km |
Race 2 | |
- Laps | 53 |
- Distance | 150 km |
Race 3 | |
- Laps | 70 |
- Distance | 200 km |
Last Race (2012) | |
Winning Driver | Greg Murphy Jack Perkins |
Winning Team | M3 Racing |
Winning Manufacturer | Holden |
The V8SuperTourer Pukekohe 500 is a endurance motor racing event held for various touring car racing series since the 1980s. The race rose to international prominence in 1985 when linked with the Wellington 500 street race. The two races attracted Group A racing teams from Australia, Europe and Asia though until the end of the Group A era in the early 1990s.
The event was most recently held in 2012 as the Woodstock Pukekohe 500 at Pukekohe Park Raceway in Pukekohe, one of New Zealand's most historic race tracks. The meeting proved popular with large crowds attending. The event is a happy hunting ground for New Zealand driver Greg Murphy, winning two of the three held. Additionally Holden drivers won all 3 events.
Past winners
Year | Driver | Car model | Team | report |
---|---|---|---|---|
1984 | Kent Baigent Neal Lowe |
BMW 635CSi | report | |
1985 | Neville Crichton Wayne Wilkinson |
BMW 635CSi | John Andrew Motorsport | report |
1986 | John Harvey Neal Lowe |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | Holden Dealer Team | report |
1987 | Larry Perkins Denny Hulme |
Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | Enzed Team Perkins | report |
Gianfranco Brancatelli Allan Grice |
BMW M3 | Mark Petch Motorsport | report | |
1988 | Andrew Miedecke Steve Soper |
Ford Sierra RS500 | Miedecke Motorsport | report |
1989 | Dick Johnson John Bowe |
Ford Sierra RS500 | Dick Johnson Racing | report |
1990 | Peter Brock Andrew Miedecke |
Ford Sierra RS500 | Mobil 1 Racing | report |
1991 | Jim Richards Mark Skaife |
Nissan Skyline GT-R | Gibson Motorsport | report |
1992 | Emanuele Pirro Joachim Winkelhock |
BMW M3 Sport Evo | BMW M Team Schnitzer | report |
1993 | Paul Radisich Glenn Seton |
Ford Mondeo Si | Rousesport | report |
2012 | Greg Murphy Jack Perkins |
Holden VE Commodore | M3 Racing | report |
2013 | Scott McLaughlin James Moffat |
Holden VE Commodore | Scott McLaughlin Racing | report |
2014 | Simon Evans Shane Van Gisbergen |
Holden VE Commodore | Team 4 | report |