1954 Lady Wigram Trophy

December 2018 December 2018 CUST 4th Lady Wigram Trophy Lady Wigram New Zealand Wigram_Airfield_Circuit_map.png Wigram Airfield Circuit, Christchurch, New Zealand 6 February 1954 Temporary racing facility 2.116 3.403 24 101.568 163.344 Fine Ken Wharton GBR BRM P15 Determined by heats Ken Wharton BRM P15 1:23.5 GBR Peter Whitehead GBR Ferrari 125 Tony Gaze AUS HWM Ken Wharton GBR BRM P15The 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 Pos No. Driver Car Laps Time Grid 1 GBR Peter Whitehead Ferrari 125 / Ferrari 1995cc V12 s/c 48 1hr 09min 51.3sec 2 2 AUS Tony Gaze HWM / Alta 1972cc 4cyl 48 + 31.0 s 3 3 GBR Ken Wharton BRM P15 / BRM 1496cc V16 s/c 48 + 6:28.2 s 1 4 NZL John McMillan Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c 48 + 7:08.1 s 10 5 NZL Arnold Stafford Cooper Mk VII / Norton 498cc 1cyl 48 + 7:08.7 s 8 6 NZL Ray Archibald Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl 48 + 8:28.2 s 6 7 NZL Allan Freeman Cooper Mk VII / Norton 498cc 1cyl 46 + 2 Laps 9 8 NZL John Horton MG TD / MG 1250cc 4cyl s/c 45 + 3 Laps 13 9 NZL Wally Darrell ACE Special / Vauxhall 1300cc 4cyl 43 + 5 Laps 16 10 NZL Halsey Logan HRG / Singer 1496cc 4cyl s/c 41 + 7 Laps 12 11 NZL Arthur Kennard Fiat Special / Fiat 1094cc 4cyl 35 + 13 Laps 17 Ret 11 NZL Hec Green RA / RA 2100cc 4cyl s/c 42 Engine 7 Ret NZL Peter Ward JBS / Norton 498cc 1cyl 47 Engine 15 Ret NZL Morrie Stanton Stanton Special / DeHavilland 6124cc 4cyl 32 Gear Lever 5 Ret NZL Ross Jensen Austin-Healey 100 / Austin 2660cc 4cyl 14 Rocker Arm 14 Ret NZL Frank Shuter Edelbrock Special / Ford 3992cc V8 7 Retired 11 Ret NZL Fred Zambucka Maserati 8CM / Maserati 2992cc 8cyl s/c 5 Oil Leak 4 Ret NZL Ron Roycroft Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c 2 Engine 19 Ret NZL Ronnie Moore Kieft C50 / Vincent 998cc V2 s/c 1 Clutch 18 DNS NZL Don Ransley Ransley-Riley / Riley 2443cc 6cyl s/c Did Not Start DNA NZL Syd Jensen JBS / JAP 1098cc V2 Did Not Attend DNA NZL Max Winterbourn RA Vauxhall / Vauxhall 1442cc 4cyl s/c Did Not Attend DNA NZL Hec McLean SH Special / RA 2088cc 4cyl s/c Did Not Attend Source: http://www.sergent.com.au/motor/other1954.html 4th Lady Wigram Trophy sergent.com.au 2016-08-13 References Lady Wigram Trophy 1953 Lady Wigram Trophy 1954 1956 Lady Wigram Trophy Category:Lady Wigram Trophy Lady Category:February 1954 sports events in Oceania