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.
| 1954 Lady Wigram Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Lady Wigram Trophy | |||
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| 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 |
 Ken Wharton | BRM P15 | |
| Time | 1:23.5 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari 125 | ||
| Second | HWM | ||
| Third | BRM P15 | ||
Classification
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Whitehead
|
Ferrari 125 / Ferrari 1995cc V12 s/c | 48 | 1hr 09min 51.3sec | 2 | |
| 2 |  Tony Gaze
|
HWM / Alta 1972cc 4cyl | 48 | + 31.0 s | 3 | |
| 3 | Ken Wharton
|
BRM P15 / BRM 1496cc V16 s/c | 48 | + 6:28.2 s | 1 | |
| 4 |  John McMillan
|
Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c | 48 | + 7:08.1 s | 10 | |
| 5 | Arnold Stafford
|
Cooper Mk VII / Norton 498cc 1cyl | 48 | + 7:08.7 s | 8 | |
| 6 | Ray Archibald
|
Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | 48 | + 8:28.2 s | 6 | |
| 7 | Allan Freeman
|
Cooper Mk VII / Norton 498cc 1cyl | 46 | + 2 Laps | 9 | |
| 8 | John Horton
|
MG TD / MG 1250cc 4cyl s/c | 45 | + 3 Laps | 13 | |
| 9 | Wally Darrell
|
ACE Special / Vauxhall 1300cc 4cyl | 43 | + 5 Laps | 16 | |
| 10 | Halsey Logan
|
HRG / Singer 1496cc 4cyl s/c | 41 | + 7 Laps | 12 | |
| 11 | Arthur Kennard
|
Fiat Special / Fiat 1094cc 4cyl | 35 | + 13 Laps | 17 | |
| Ret | 11 | Hec Green
|
RA / RA 2100cc 4cyl s/c | 42 | Engine | 7 |
| Ret | Peter Ward
|
JBS / Norton 498cc 1cyl | 47 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | Morrie Stanton
|
Stanton Special / DeHavilland 6124cc 4cyl | 32 | Gear Lever | 5 | |
| Ret | Ross Jensen
|
Austin-Healey 100 / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | 14 | Rocker Arm | 14 | |
| Ret | Frank Shuter
|
Edelbrock Special / Ford 3992cc V8 | 7 | Retired | 11 | |
| Ret | Fred Zambucka
|
Maserati 8CM / Maserati 2992cc 8cyl s/c | 5 | Oil Leak | 4 | |
| Ret | Ron Roycroft
|
Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c | 2 | Engine | 19 | |
| Ret | Ronnie Moore
|
Kieft C50 / Vincent 998cc V2 s/c | 1 | Clutch | 18 | |
| DNS | Don Ransley
|
Ransley-Riley / Riley 2443cc 6cyl s/c | Did Not Start | |||
| DNA | Syd Jensen
|
JBS / JAP 1098cc V2 | Did Not Attend | |||
| DNA | Max Winterbourn
|
RA Vauxhall / Vauxhall 1442cc 4cyl s/c | Did Not Attend | |||
| DNA | Hec McLean
|
SH Special / RA 2088cc 4cyl s/c | Did Not Attend | |||
| Source:[1] | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "4th Lady Wigram Trophy". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 13 August 2016.