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1954 Lady Wigram Trophy

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1954 Lady Wigram Grand Prix
4th Lady Wigram Trophy
Race details
Date 6 February 1954
Location Wigram Airfield Circuit, Christchurch, New Zealand
Course Temporary racing facility
Course length 3.403 km (2.116 miles)
Distance 24 laps, 163.344 km (101.568 miles)
Weather Fine
Pole position
Driver BRM P15
Time Determined by heats
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Ken Wharton BRM P15
Time 1:23.5
Podium
First Ferrari 125
Second HWM
Third BRM P15

The 1954 Lady Wigram Trophy was a motor race held at the Wigram Airfield Circuit on 6 February 1954. It was the third Lady Wigram Trophy to be held and was won by Peter Whitehead in the Ferrari 125, thereby becoming the first international driver to win the Lady Wigram Trophy.

Classification

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Pos No. Driver Car Laps Time Grid
1 United Kingdom Peter Whitehead Ferrari 125 / Ferrari 1995cc V12 s/c 48 1hr 09min 51.3sec 2
2 Australia Tony Gaze HWM / Alta 1972cc 4cyl 48 + 31.0 s 3
3 United Kingdom Ken Wharton BRM P15 / BRM 1496cc V16 s/c 48 + 6:28.2 s 1
4 New Zealand John McMillan Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c 48 + 7:08.1 s 10
5 New Zealand Arnold Stafford Cooper Mk VII / Norton 498cc 1cyl 48 + 7:08.7 s 8
6 New Zealand Ray Archibald Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl 48 + 8:28.2 s 6
7 New Zealand Allan Freeman Cooper Mk VII / Norton 498cc 1cyl 46 + 2 Laps 9
8 New Zealand John Horton MG TD / MG 1250cc 4cyl s/c 45 + 3 Laps 13
9 New Zealand Wally Darrell ACE Special / Vauxhall 1300cc 4cyl 43 + 5 Laps 16
10 New Zealand Halsey Logan HRG / Singer 1496cc 4cyl s/c 41 + 7 Laps 12
11 New Zealand Arthur Kennard Fiat Special / Fiat 1094cc 4cyl 35 + 13 Laps 17
Ret 11 New Zealand Hec Green RA / RA 2100cc 4cyl s/c 42 Engine 7
Ret New Zealand Peter Ward JBS / Norton 498cc 1cyl 47 Engine 15
Ret New Zealand Morrie Stanton Stanton Special / DeHavilland 6124cc 4cyl 32 Gear Lever 5
Ret New Zealand Ross Jensen Austin-Healey 100 / Austin 2660cc 4cyl 14 Rocker Arm 14
Ret New Zealand Frank Shuter Edelbrock Special / Ford 3992cc V8 7 Retired 11
Ret New Zealand Fred Zambucka Maserati 8CM / Maserati 2992cc 8cyl s/c 5 Oil Leak 4
Ret New Zealand Ron Roycroft Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c 2 Engine 19
Ret New Zealand Ronnie Moore Kieft C50 / Vincent 998cc V2 s/c 1 Clutch 18
DNS New Zealand Don Ransley Ransley-Riley / Riley 2443cc 6cyl s/c Did Not Start
DNA New Zealand Syd Jensen JBS / JAP 1098cc V2 Did Not Attend
DNA New Zealand Max Winterbourn RA Vauxhall / Vauxhall 1442cc 4cyl s/c Did Not Attend
DNA New Zealand Hec McLean SH Special / RA 2088cc 4cyl s/c Did Not Attend
Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "4th Lady Wigram Trophy". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Lady Wigram Trophy
1954
Succeeded by