Liam Lawson at Manfeild yesterday after winning the New Zealand Grand Prix and Toyota Racing Series. Photo: Simon ChapmanLIiam Lawson is the New Zealand Grand Prix winner and Toyota Racing Series champion after a dramatic finale at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon yesterday afternoon in Manawatu. Once Lawson had established himself in second place late on after the third race restart, there was nothing Armstrong could do to prevent Lawson winning the series on points. He tried his best to win the grand prix with a series of super-fast laps as he tried find the 5sec he needed to mitigate his penalty, but Lawson responded and Armstrong, for the second year in a row at the grand prix, was left with only crumbs. "I was racing with the championship in mind so to end up winning the grand prix is very special.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 10, 2019 15:54 UTC