ROUND 1 of the Repco NextGen NZ Championship commences today at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, with more than $25 million worth of high-performance GT machinery representing some of the most famous marques in the world finally on track.
Ferrari, Lamborghini, Audi, Mercedes-AMG, Porsche, Toyota, Ford and many more will all be represented in competition this weekend.
They’ll be driven by some of the biggest names in motorsport, including Greg Murphy, Repco Supercars championship leader Broc Feeney, Ryan Wood, Jaxon Evans, newly-signed full-time Supercars star Jayden Ojeda and more on track this weekend.
More than 30 cars from GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS and GT4 Australia – along with 60 drivers and more than 100 crew members – have travelled across the Tasman this weekend.
The two major Australian championships will conclude their 2025 seasons this weekend at the Alliance Services Hampton Downs International – just 50 minutes South of Auckland’s CBD.
The two Aussie categories are part of a bumper line-up at Hampton Downs this weekend that include the launching point of key New Zealand national Championships this weekend – including the long-anticipated debut of a new V8-powered category for the country in the form of TA2 New Zealand.
The Muscle Car championship includes Ford Mustangs, Chevrolet Camaros and Dodge Challengers, all powered by 6.2 litre V8 power and producing spectacular racing. 16 cars are entered this weekend in its debut as a stand-alone national category.
Also in action this weekend will be the Summerset GT New Zealand Championship, Bridgestone GR86 Championship – featuring one of the series’ most competitive ever driving rosters of young up-and-coming talent – the NAPA Central Muscle Car Series and the Porsche NZ Championship.
In all, more than 100 cars will be racing this weekend.
On Thursday, the 2025/26 Repco NextGen NZ Championship was officially launched at Hampton Downs with a stunning collection of racing machinery representing the breadth of cars set to compete across the summer of motorsport.
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