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Armstrong tops Giltrap for pole in GT New Zealand Championship in Taupo

by Matthew Sampson
November 23, 2024
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Porsche power surged to the front in the first qualifying session of the 2024/25 Summerset GT New Zealand Championship in Taupo, with Rick Armstrong claiming pole ahead of returning 2022/23 champion Marco Giltrap.

Armstrong, who raced in the Pro-AM class of the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia at the ITM Taupo Super400 in April, set a 1:26.513 for pole, his best effort over three-tenths quicker than 2023 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Champion, Giltrap, who is driving a Porsche 992 this season.

Rick Armstrong qualified on pole in Taupo. Image: Neville Bailey

The battle for third was extremely tight, with Mercedes taking the upperhand through Joel Giddy’s AMG GT2, which was a further three-tenths behind Giltrap but only 0.02 seconds ahead of Hunter Robb, debuting in the GT New Zealand Championship in a Porsche 991.2 Cup Car.

Sam Fillmore and Luke Manson made it five Porsche in the top six, ahead of the Mercedes-AMG GT2 of Paul Pedersen.

Paul Southam (Porsche 992), Paul Kelly (Porsche 992), and Steve Brooks (Porsche 992) complete the top ten.

In the GT4 class, William Exton began his rookie season at the wheel of the McLaren Artura in style, taking class pole with a 1:30.167 ahead of James Sax (Mercedes-Benz AMG GT4).

Allan Sargeant debuted the Toyota Supra GT4 EVO to qualify third in class, just one-tenth behind Sax.

The GT New Zealand Championship returns for a one-hour race at approximately 3.15 pm this afternoon before two 30-minute sprints on Sunday.

Live coverage can be viewed on Stuff’s SpeedHub streaming platform.

GT New Zealand Championship Qualifying Results

PoleRick Armstrong1:26.513Porsche 992
2ndMarco Giltrap+0.351Porsche 992
3rdJoel Giddy+0.659Mercedes-AMG GT2
4thHunter Robb+0.679Porsche 991.2
5thSam Fillmore+0.816Porsche 992
6thLuke Manson+0.904Porsche 991
7thPaul Pedersen+1.481Mercedes-AMG GT2
8thPaul Southam+1.761Porsche 992
9thPaul Kelly+1.826Porsche 992
10thSteve Brooks+1.861Porsche 992
11thShaun Varney+2.602Porsche 991.2
12thDanny Stutterd+2.608IRC GT
13thSam Cotterill+2.830Porsche 992
14thWilliam Exton+3.654McLaren Artura GT4
15thGlenn Cotterill+4.008Porsche 992
16thJames Sax+7.497Mercedes-AMG GT4
17thAllan Sargeant+7.656Toyota Supra EVO GT4
BOLD=GT4 Class

Tags: GT New Zealand ChampionshipHunter RobbJoel GiddyLuke MansonMarco GiltrapNextGen New Zealand ChampionshipPaul PedersenRick ArmstrongSam FillmoreSteve BrooksToyota Supra EVO GT4

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