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| Official Name | 2nd New Zealand International Grand Prix | 
|---|---|
| Circuit | Ardmore | 
| Date | January 8 | 
| Pole | Prince Bira | 
| Fastest Lap | Prince Bira 01:33.000, Peter Whitehead 01:33.000 | 
| Podium | 1st Prince Bira (100) , 2nd Peter Whitehead, 3rd Tony Gaze | 
| Prev race | Daily Telegraph Trophy October 2 | 
| Next race | Gran Premio de Buenos Aires January 30 | 
| P | N | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | Time | Laps | FL | Led | Gr | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Prince Bira | Prince Birabongse |  Maserati 250F [2509/04] | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | - | 02:40:12.000 | 100 | 01:33.000 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2 | 2 |  Peter Whitehead | Atlantic Stable |  Ferrari 500/625 [0482] | Ferrari 750 L4 3.0 | - | 02:40:35.000 | 100 | 01:33.000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 3 | 4 |  Tony Gaze | Atlantic Stable |  Ferrari 500/625 [0480] | Ferrari 750 L4 3.0 | - | 02:41:38.000 | 100 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 4 | 5 |  Jack Brabham | J. A. Brabham |  Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-1-53] | Bristol BS L6 2.0 | - | +2 laps | 98 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 5 | 3 |  Reg Hunt | R. H. Hunt |  Maserati A6GCM [2038/Int2503] | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | - | +3 laps | 97 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 6 | 16 |  Syd Jensen | S. H. Jensen |  Cooper T26 Mk VII [MkVII-11-53] | Norton 1 cil 0.5 | - | +9 laps | 91 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 7 | 12 |  Fred Zambucka | Fred Zambucka |  Maserati 8CM [3020] | Maserati 8CM L8C 3.0 | - | +11 laps | 89 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 8 | 9 |  George Palmer | G. Palmer |  Jackson - | Mercury V8 4.1 | - | +12 laps | 88 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 9 | 77 |  Lex Davison | L. Davison |  HWM 51 ['6-51-52'] | Jaguar XK L6 3.4 | - | Transmission | 88 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 10 | 18 |  Ross Jensen | R. Jensen |  Triumph TR2 | Triumph L4 2.0 | - | +14 laps | 86 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 11 | 6 |  Dick Cobden | Dick Cobden |  Ferrari 125 [114] | Ferrari 166 FL V12C 2.0 | - | +14 laps | 86 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 12 | 14 |  Arnold Stafford | Arnold Stafford |  Cooper T31 Mk VIII [MkVIII-27-54] | Norton 1 cil 0.5 | - | +15 laps | 85 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 13 | 25 |  Phil Neill | Phillip Neill |  Austin-Healey 100S | Austin L4 2.7 | - | +17 laps | 83 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 14 | 17 |  Peter McInally | Peter McInally |  Austin-Healey 100S | Austin L4 2.7 | - | +20 laps | 80 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 15 |  Des McDonagh | Des McDonagh |  Thomas - | Mercury V8 4.1 | - | +25 laps | 75 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 8 |  John Horton | John Horton |  HWM 53 [52-107] | Alta L4C 2.0 | - | +45 laps | 55 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| DNF | 15 |  Ron Frost | R. W. A. Frost |  Cooper T31 Mk VIII [MkVIII-26-54] | Norton 1 cil 0.5 | - | Gearbox | 89 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| DNF | 19 |  Ron Roycroft | A. J. Roycroft |  Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 [50005] | Alfa Romeo L8C 2.9 | - | Valve | 58 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DNF |  John McMillan | W. McMillan |  Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 [50006] | Alfa Romeo L8C 2.9 | - | DNF | 33 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| DNF |  Bill Lee | W. M. Lee |  Cooper T18 Mk VI [MkVI-4-52] | Norton 1 cil 0.5 | - | DNF | 30 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| DNF |  Les McLaren | L. McLaren |  Austin-Healey 100S | Austin L4 2.7 | - | DNF | 30 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| DNF |  Bill Culver | Bill Culver |  DeSoto - | DeSoto L6 3.4 | - | Engine | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 26 |  Reg McCutcheon | R. McCutcheon |  Normac - | Chevrolet 3.9 | - | Mechanical | 17 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| DNF | 7 |  Stan Coffey | Mrs J. Coffey |  Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-1-52] | Bristol BS L6 2.0 | - | Oil pressure | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| DNF |  Gordon Brown | Gordon Brown |  GBS - | Ford L4 1.2 | - | Engine | 9 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| DNS |  George Smith | G. C. Smith |  GeeCeeEss | Chrysler V8 5.6 | - | DNS | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DNS | 20 |  Wally Bern | Wally Bern |  Triumph TR2 | Triumph L4 2.0 | - | DNS | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNS | 23 |  Tony Shelly | T. Shelly |  Morgan 4-4 | Vanguard L4 2.1 | - | DNS | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNS | 42 |  Johnny Mansel | J. Mansel |  Mansel | Mercury V8 4.0 | - | DNS | 0 | 0 | 0 |