1956 Lady Wigram Trophy

December 2018 December 2018 CUST 5th Lady Wigram Trophy Lady Wigram New Zealand Wigram_Airfield_Circuit_map.png Wigram Airfield Circuit, Christchurch, New Zealand 21 January 1956 Temporary racing facility 2.116 3.403 71 150.23 241.77 Fine Peter Whitehead GBR Ferrari 500/750S Determined by heats Peter Whitehead Ferrari 500/750S 1:29.5 GBR Peter Whitehead GBR Ferrari 500/750S Tony Gaze AUS Ferrari 500/750S Leslie Marr GBR Connaught B-TypeThe 1956 Lady Wigram Trophy was a motor race held at the Wigram Airfield Circuit on 21 January 1956. It was the fifth Lady Wigram Trophy to be held and was won by Peter Whitehead in the Ferrari 500/750S. This was Whitehead's second Lady Wigram Trophy victory in succession and was another international podium lockout with Tony Gaze once again finishing second and Leslie Marr finishing third. Classification Pos No. Driver Car Laps Time Grid 1 GBR Peter Whitehead Ferrari 500/750S / Ferrari 2968cc 4cyl 71 1hr 48min 00.3sec 1 2 AUS Tony Gaze Ferrari 500/750S / Ferrari 2968cc 4cyl 71 + 18.3 s 3 3 GBR Leslie Marr Connaught B-Type / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl 71 + 1:35.3 s 2 4 GBR Reg Parnell Aston Martin DB3R / Aston 2996cc 6cyl 71 + 5:14.9 s 4 5 NZL Syd Jensen Cooper Mk IX / Norton 530cc 1cyl 71 + 5:51.4 s 5 6 NZL Frank Shuter Cadillac Special / Cadillac 5200cc V8 71 + 8:08.8 s 15 7 NZL Roy Roycroft Bugatti-Jaguar / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl 71 + 9:05.2 s 6 8 NZL Ron Frost Cooper Mk IX / Norton 530cc 1cyl 71 + 10:27.9 s 7 9 NZL Ross Jensen Austin-Healy 100S / Austin 2660cc 4cyl 71 + 13:12.3 s 13 10 NZL Arthur Moffatt Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl 68 + 3 Laps 16 11 NZL Ray Archibald Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl 68 + 3 Laps 9 12 NZL Jim Boyd Buckler Mk VI / Ford 1172cc 4cyl s/c 65 + 6 Laps 14 Ret NZL Tom Clark Maserati 8CM / Maserati 2992cc 8cyl s/c Engine 8 Ret AUS David McKay Aston Martin DB3S / Aston 2996cc 6cyl Retired 10 Ret NZL Pat Hoare Maserati 4CLT-48 / Maserati 1498cc 4cyl s/c Retired 11 Ret AUS Tom Sulman Aston Martin DB3S / Aston 2996cc 6cyl Retired 12 Ret NZL Arnold Stafford Cooper Mk IX / Norton 530cc 1cyl Retired 17 Ret NZL Ray Drew Cooper Mk IX / Norton 498cc 1cyl Retired 18 Ret NZL Allan Freeman Talbot-Lago 26C / Talbot 4485cc 6cyl Retired 19 Ret NZL Wally Darrell ACE II / Vanguard 2088cc 4cyl Retired 20 Ret NZL John McMillan Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c Retired 21 DNA NZL Ronnie Moore Cooper Mk V / Vincent 998cc V2 Did Not Attend DNA NZL Les Moore Kieft C50 / Vincent 998cc V2 s/c Did Not Attend DNA NZL John Horton HWM / Alta 1960cc 4cyl s/c Did Not Attend DNA NZL Fred Zambucka Maserati 8CLT-50 / Maserati 2984cc 8cyl s/c Did Not Attend DNA NZL George Smith GeeCeeEss / Mercury 4071cc V8 Did Not Attend Source: http://www.sergent.com.au/motor/other1956.html 5th Lady Wigram Trophy sergent.com.au 2016-08-14 References Lady Wigram Trophy 1954 Lady Wigram Trophy 1956 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy Category:Lady Wigram Trophy Lady Category:January 1956 sports events in Oceania