1954 Lady Wigram Trophy

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
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	Ken Wharton	BRM P15
Time	Determined by heats
Fastest lap
Driver	Ken Wharton	BRM P15
Time	1:23.5
Podium
First	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari 125
Second	Tony Gaze	HWM
Third	Ken Wharton	BRM P15

Classification

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

1. "4th Lady Wigram Trophy". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

Sporting positions
Preceded by 1953 Lady Wigram Trophy	Lady Wigram Trophy 1954	Succeeded by 1956 Lady Wigram Trophy