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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 |
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| 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 |