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Kaleb Ngatoa

{{notability|1=Biographies|date=March 2021}}

{{Short description|New Zealand motor racing driver}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Kaleb Ngatoa

| image = Kaleb_Ngatoa_Moments_before_the_66th_New_Zealand_Grand_Prix.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Kaleb Ngatoa moments before the 66th New Zealand Grand Prix

| nationality = {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealander

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|5|11}}

| birth_place = Marton, New Zealand

| related to =

| racing licence = 12px FIA Silver

| current series = S5000 Australian Drivers Championship

| first year = 2021

| current team = Team BRM

| car number = 15

| former teams =

| starts = 11

| wins = 2

| poles = 0

| fastest laps = 1

| best finish = 1st

| year = 2021

| prev series = Toyota Racing Series
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship
Toyota Finance 86 Championship
New Zealand Formula First Championship

| prev series years = 2021
2019-2020
2018-19
2017-18

| titles =

| title years =

| awards =

| award years =

}}

Kaleb Ngatoa (born 11 May 2001), is a New Zealand Māori motor racing driver.

Career

Before his switch to car racing, Ngatoa was one of the country's most successful karting talents. He started karting in 2011 and immediately shot to prominence by winning the cadet class of the NZ CIK Trophy. Two seasons later he was on the top step of the championship podium again winning the 100cc Junior Restricted Class of the Kartsport NZ North Island Sprint Championship. 2015 saw him claim the Kartsport NZ North Island Sprint Championship in the Rotax Junior class. 2016 followed where he won the Giltrap Group Kartsport NZ Sprint Championship in the Junior Rotax class and demonstrated a seamless transition to circuit racing in the same year by winning the Formula First winter series run at Circuit Chris Amon, Manfeild.

Ngatoa would enter his first car racing national championship racing in the New Zealand Formula First Championship in 2017. Ngatoa finished runner-up to Callum Crawley in a tight championship fight decided in the final round. The following year, he would contend the Toyota Finance 86 Championship, with modest results, picking up a race win at the final round at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park.{{cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/motorsport-martons-kaleb-ngatoa-earns-first-toyota-86-championship-race-win-at-hampton-downs/R7OANF4Q2YJIF4ADTJJRGEN3OA/|title=Motorsport: Marton's Kaleb Ngatoa earns first Toyota 86 Championship race win at Hampton Downs|date=11 March 2019|accessdate=11 March 2019}} Following a challenging Toyota Finance 86 Championship campaign filled with multiple mechanical issues, Ngatoa moved into the highly competitive New Zealand Formula Ford Championship for the 2019/20 season. Ngatoa again struggled with car reliability and mechanical issues, though picked up top 5 and podium results.

Following the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship, Ngatoa would contend the Toyota Racing Series for the 2021 season. The series proved as a stomping ground for the Marton teen, picking up 3 podiums in 9 races. Ngatoa's main season highlight would prove to be his masterful pole position for the 2021 New Zealand Grand Prix in the wet, against the likes of Shane van Gisbergen and Chris van der Drift.{{cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/nineteen-year-old-rookie-kaleb-ngatoa-stuns-with-nz-grand-prix-pole-position/4A45ZDVAJRZTLSLXVTCBBEESKE/|title=Nineteen-year-old rookie Kaleb Ngatoa stuns with NZ Grand Prix pole position|date=24 January 2021|accessdate=24 January 2021}} Ngatoa would go on to claim second in the championship behind Matthew Payne.{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/300233401/kaleb-ngatoa-finishes-second-in-maiden-toyota-racing-series|title=Kaleb Ngatoa finishes second in maiden Toyota Racing Series|date=19 Feb 2021|accessdate=19 Feb 2021}} Following this, Ngatoa secured a drive in the S5000 Australian Drivers Championship for the remaining 3 rounds in 2021. {{cite web|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2021/03/05/nervous-wait-for-young-kiwi-ahead-of-s5000-debut/|title=Nervous wait for young Kiwi ahead of S5000 debut|date=5 March 2021|accessdate=5 March 2021}}

Racing record

=Karting career=

= Karting career summary =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center"

!Season

!Series

!Position

rowspan=2| 2010

| align="left" |CIK Trophy of New Zealand - Cadet

| 4th

align="left" |Kartsport New Zealand National Sprint Championship - Cadet

| 19th

rowspan=4| 2011

| align="left" |CIK Trophy of New Zealand - Cadet

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

align="left" |Kartsport New Zealand National Schools Championship - Cadet

| 4th

align="left" |Kartsport New Zealand National Sprint Championship - Cadet

| 14th

align="left" |43rd Blossom Festival - Cadet

| 14th

rowspan=4| 2012

| align="left" |CIK Trophy of New Zealand - Cadet

|style=background:#dfdfdf|2nd

align="left" |Kartsport New Zealand National Schools Championship - Cadet

|style=background:#dfdfdf|2nd

align="left" |Kartsport New Zealand National Sprint Championship - Cadet

| 19th

align="left" |Kartsport New Zealand North Island Sprint Championship - Junior Restricted

| 4th

rowspan=3| 2013

| align="left" |New Zealand Top Half Series - Junior Restricted

| 12th

align="left" |Kartsport New Zealand North Island Championship - Junior Restricted

|style=background:#ffffbf|1st

align="left" |Kartsport New Zealand National Sprint Championship - Junior Restricted

|style=background:#dfdfdf|2nd

rowspan=5| 2014

| align="left" |Kartsport New Zealand National Schools Championship - 100cc Junior Yamaha

| 6th

align="left" |Kartsport New Zealand North Island Sprint Championship - Rotex Max Junior

| 9th

align="left" |46th Blossom Festival - Rotex Max Junior

|style=background:#dfdfdf|2nd

align="left" |Kartsport New Zealand National Schools Championship - Formula Junior

|7th

align="left" |Kartsport New Zealand National Schools Championship - Junior Rotax

|11th

rowspan=3| 2015

| align="left" |Kartsport New Zealand National Sprint Championship - Rotex Max Junior

| 4th

align="left" |Kartsport New Zealand North Island Sprint Championship - Rotex Max Junior

|style=background:#ffffbf|1st

align="left" |Kartsport New Zealand National Sprint Championship - 100cc Junior Yamaha

|4th

rowspan=4| 2016

| align="left" |Kartsport New Zealand National Sprint Championship - Rotex Max Junior

|style=background:#ffffbf|1st

align="left" |Rotax Max Challenge New Zealand National Sprint Championship - Junior

| 17th

align="left" |Kartsport New Zealand National Schools Championship - Formula Junior

|style=background:#ffffbf|1st

align="left" |Kartsport New Zealand National Schools Championship - 100cc Junior Yamaha

| 8th

2017

| align="left" |Kartsport New Zealand National Schools Championship - Rotex Light

|style=background:#dfdfdf|2nd

rowspan=2| 2022

| align="left" |Kartsport Auckland City of Sails - Vortex Rok DVS Senior

|style=background:#dfdfdf|2nd

align="left" |CIK Trophy of New Zealand - Vortex Rok DVS Senior

| 9th

=Career summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

! Season

! Series

! Team

! Races

! Wins

! Poles

! {{Tooltip|F. Laps|Fastest Laps}}

! Podiums

! Points

! Position

2016

| align="left" | Formula First Manfeild Winter Series

| rowspan=5 align="left" | Kaleb Ngatoa Motorsport

| 12

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 9

| 712

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

2016-17

| align="left" | New Zealand Formula First Championship

| 24

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 956

| 7th

2017

| align="left" | Formula First Manfeild Winter Series

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 3

| 194

| 10th

2017-18

| align="left" | New Zealand Formula First Championship

| 24

| 6

| 1

| 1

| 15

| 1381

| style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd

2018-19

| align="left" | Toyota Finance 86 Championship

| 18

| 1

| 0

| 2

| 4

| 781

| 7th

rowspan=2| 2019

| align="left" | New Zealand Formula First 1 Hour

| align="left" | Thomas Boniface Racing

| 1

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| N/A

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

align="left" | Formula Ford Manfeild Winter Series

| rowspan=3 align="left" | Kaleb Ngatoa Motorsport

| 6

| 1

| 0

| 2

| 2

| 336

| 5th

2019-20

| align="left" | New Zealand Formula Ford Championship

| 13

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 3

| 511

| 7th

2020

| align="left" | Formula Ford Manfeild Winter Series

| 5

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 3

| 288

| 6th

rowspan="3" | 2021

| align="left" | Toyota Racing Series

| align="left" | M2 Competition

| 9

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 3

| 229

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

align="left" | S5000 Australian Drivers Championship

| align="left" | Team BRM

| 9

| 2

| 0

| 1

| 3

| 161

| 9th

align=left| Formula Regional Americas Championship

|align=left| Kiwi Motorsport

|3

|0

|0

|0

|0

|24

|17th

rowspan="2" | 2022

|align=left| S5000 Australian Drivers Championship

|align=left| Team BRM

|12

|1

|0

|0

|1

|177

|8th

align=left| Aussie Racing Car Series

|align=left| Local Legends Racing

|4

|0

|0

|0

|0

|33

|35th

rowspan="4" | 2023

|align=left| Formula Regional Oceania Championship

|align=left| Giles Motorsport

|6

|1

|0

|1

|2

|115

|14th

align=left| Formula Regional Japanese Championship

|align=left| Sutekina Racing Team

|2

|0

|0

|0

|0

|6

|24th

align=left| S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship

|rowspan=2 align=left| 88Racing

|3

|0

|0

|0

|0

|40

|18th

align=left| S5000 Tasman Series

|3

|0

|0

|0

|0

|40

|9th

2024

|align=left| Formula Regional Oceania Championship

|align=left| Giles Motorsport

|12

|1

|0

|1

|2

|205

|6th

* Season still in progress.

= Complete New Zealand Grand Prix results =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Team

! Car

! Qualifying

! Main race

2021

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} M2 Competition

| align="left" | Tatuus FT-60 - Toyota

| 1st

| 4th

2023

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Giles Motorsport

| align="left" | Tatuus FT-60 - Toyota

| 3rd

| 5th

2024

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Giles Motorsport

| align="left" | Tatuus FT-60 - Toyota

| 7th

| WD

=Complete S5000 results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
Year

! Series

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! Position

! Points

2021

! Australian

!rowspan=2|Team BRM

| SYM
R1

| SYM
R2

| SYM
R3

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| PHI
R4
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| PHI
R5
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| PHI
R6
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| SAN
R7
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| SAN
R8
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#ffffff;"| SAN
R9
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SMP
R10
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| SMP
R11
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SMP
R12
{{small|7}}

!colspan=3|

! 9th

! 161

2022

! Australian

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SYM
R1
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SYM
R2
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SYM
R3
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| PHI
R4
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| PHI
R5
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| PHI
R6
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| MEL
R7
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| MEL
R8
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| MEL
R9
{{small|10}}

| SMP
R10
{{small

}

| SMP
R11
{{small|}}

| SMP
R12
{{small|}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| HID
R13
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| HID
R14
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| HID
R15
{{small|Ret}}

! 8th

! 177

|-

! 2023

! Tasman

! 88Racing

|style="background:#dfffdf| ADL
R16
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| ADL
R17
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#efcfff| ADL
R18
{{small|Ret}}

!colspan=12|

! 9th

! 40

|}

* Season still in progress.

= Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

!Year

!Team

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!11

!12

!13

!14

!15

!DC

!Points

2023

!Giles Motorsport

| |HIG
1

| |HIG
2

| |HIG
3

| |TER
1

| |TER
2

| |TER
3

| |MAN
1

| |MAN
2

| |MAN
3

|style=background:#FFFFBF|HMP
1
{{small|1}}

|style=background:#DFFFDF|HMP
2
{{small|13}}

|style=background:#DFFFDF|HMP
3
{{small|5}}

|style=background:#DFFFDF|TAU
1
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#DFDFDF|TAU
2
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#DFFFDF|TAU
3
{{small|9}}

!style=background:#| 14th

!style=background:#| 115

2024

! Giles Motorsport

|style=background:#DFFFDF|TAU
1
{{small|4}}

|style=background:#DFFFDF|TAU
2
{{small|14}}

|style=background:#DFFFDF|TAU
3
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MAN
1
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|MAN
2
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MAN
3
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|HMP
1
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|HMP
2
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|HMP
3
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|RUA
1
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|RUA
2
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|RUA
3
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"|HIG
1
{{small|WD}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"|HIG
2
{{small|WD}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"|HIG
3
{{small|WD}}

! 6th

! 205

= Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship results =

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! Pos

! Points

2023

! Sutekina Racing Team

| style="background:#;" | FUJ1
1

| style="background:#;" | FUJ1
2

| style="background:#;" | FUJ1
3

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SUZ
1
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | SUZ
2
{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#;" | OKA
1

| style="background:#;" | OKA
2

| style="background:#;" | OKA
3

| style="background:#;" | MOT
1

| style="background:#;" | MOT
2

| style="background:#;" | MOT
3

| style="background:#;" | FUJ2
1

| style="background:#;" | FUJ2
2

| style="background:#;" | SUG
1

| style="background:#;" | SUG
2

| style="background:#;" | SUG
3

! 24th

! 6

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ngatoa, Kaleb}}

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