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| Official Name | 4th New Zealand International Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Circuit | Ardmore |
| Date | January 12 |
| Pole | Ron Roycroft 01:29.200 |
| Fastest Lap | Reg Parnell 01:31.200 |
| Podium | 1st Reg Parnell (91) , 2nd Peter Whitehead (19) , 3rd Stan Jones |
| Prev race | Australian Grand Prix December 2 |
| Next race | Gran Premio de Buenos Aires January 27 |
| P | N | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | Time | Laps | FL | Led | Gr | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Reg Parnell |
Scuderia Ambrosiana | Ferrari 555 [FL9002] |
Ferrari 860 L4 3.4 Tipo 129 | - | 03:07:55.700 | 120 |
01:31.200 |
91 |
3 |
0 |
| 2 | 5 | Peter Whitehead |
Scuderia Ambrosiana | Ferrari 555 [FL9001] |
Ferrari 860 L4 3.4 Tipo 129 | - | 03:07:58.300 | 120 |
19 |
2 |
0 |
|
| 3 | 6 | Stan Jones |
Stan Jones Motors Pty. | Maserati 250F [2520] |
Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | - | +1 lap | 119 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
|
| 4 | 18 | Ross Jensen |
P. N. Whitehead | Ferrari 750 Monza [0506M] |
Ferrari 750 L4 3.0 | - | +2 laps | 118 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
| 5 | 28 | Bob Gibbons |
Bob Gibbons | Jaguar D-Type [XKD534] |
Jaguar XK L6 3.4 | - | +120 laps | 0 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
| 6 | George Palmer |
G. Palmer | Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53] |
Bristol BS L6 2.0 | - | +120 laps | 0 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
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| 7 | 62 | Ralph Watson |
R. O. Watson | Lycoming Special |
Lycoming L4 4.7 | - | +120 laps | 0 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
|
| 8 | Ron Frost |
R. W. A. Frost | Cooper T36 Mk IX [MkIX-25-55] |
Norton 1 cil 0.5 | - | +120 laps | 0 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
||
| 9 | 8 | Tom Clark |
T. E. Clark | HWM 53 [52-107] |
Alta L4C 2.0 | - | +120 laps | 0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
| 10 | 3 | Jack Brabham |
J. A. Brabham | Cooper T41 [F2-3-56] |
Climax FWB L4 1.5 | - | +120 laps | 0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
| 11 | 27 | Peter Gendall |
A. J. Roycroft | Bugatti Type 35A [4540] |
Jaguar XK L6 3.4 | - | +120 laps | 0 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
|
| 12 | 31 | Alec Stringer |
Alec Stringer | Cooper T41 [F2-2-56] |
Climax FWA L4 1.1 | - | +120 laps | 0 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
|
| 13 | 23 | Ronnie Moore |
Ronnie Moore | Cooper T39 [CS-7-55] |
Climax FWA L4 1.1 | - | +120 laps | 0 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
|
| 14 | 10 | John McMillan |
W. McMillan | Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 [50006] |
Alfa Romeo L8C 2.9 | - | +120 laps | 0 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
|
| DNF | Arnold Stafford |
Arnold Stafford | Cooper T36 Mk IX [MkIX-26-55] |
Norton 1 cil 0.5 | - | Oil pressure | 103 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
||
| DNF | Syd Jensen |
S. H. Jensen | Cooper T41 [F2-4-56] |
Climax FWB L4 1.5 | - | Engine | 99 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
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| DNF | 11 | Allan Freeman |
A. T. Freeman | Talbot-Lago T26C [110011] |
Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5 | - | Magneto | 81 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 19 | Ron Roycroft |
A. J. Roycroft | Ferrari 375 [375/51-02] |
Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 | - | Exhaustion | 63 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 36 | Pat Hoare |
P. M. Hoare | Maserati 4CLT/48 [1596] |
Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 | - | DNF | 55 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 7 | Bib Stillwell |
R. H. Hunt & Co. Pty. | Maserati 250F [2516] |
Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | - | Gearbox | 50 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 35 | Roly Crowther |
R. Crowther | Lotus 11 [221] |
Climax FWA L4 1.1 | - | Differential | 32 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 2 | Horace Gould |
H. H. Gould | Maserati 250F [2514] |
Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | - | Valve | 15 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 12 | Dave Caldwell |
Dave Caldwell | Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3 [50005] |
Alfa Romeo L8C 2.9 | - | Valve | 10 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
|
| DNF | Bill Morice |
W. F. Morice | Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-5-53] |
Bristol BS L6 2.0 | - | Engine | 9 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
||
| DNS | 1 | Ken Wharton |
Ecurie du Puy | Maserati 250F [2521] |
Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | - | Dead | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
| DNS | Gavin Quirk |
G. T. Quirk | Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-5-52] |
Bristol BS L6 2.0 | - | DNS | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| DNQ | Frank Shuter |
F. Shuter | Maserati 8CM [3020] |
Maserati 8CM L8C 3.0 | - | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| DNQ | Phil Neill |
Phillip Neill | Maserati 6CM [1532] |
Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 | - | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| DNQ | Ted Thompson |
Ted Thompson | Bugatti Type 38 [38428] |
Ford V8 4.1 | - | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| DNQ | Rob Hugill |
R. G. Hugill | Cooper T31 Mk VIII [MkVIII-26-54] |
JAP 1 cil 0.5 | - | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| DNQ | Bruce Webster |
Bruce Webster | Cooper T26 Mk VII [MkVII-11-53] |
JAP 1 cil 0.5 | - | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| DNQ | Len Gilbert |
Len Gilbert | Cooper T18 Mk VI [MkVI-4-52] |
Norton 1 cil 0.5 | - | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| DNQ | Les Moore |
L. C. Moore | Cooper T16 Mk V [MkV-L2-51] |
Vincent V2 1.0 | - | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| DNQ | Wally Henwood |
W. J. Henwood | Cooper T11 Mk IV [MkIV-50-50] |
Vincent V2 1.0 | - | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| DNQ | Jim Boyd |
Jim Boyd | Buckler DD1 [DD1] |
Climax FWA L4 1.1 | - | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| DNQ | Ted Avery |
Ted Avery | HWM 50 [FB103] |
Cadillac V8 5.4 | - | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| T | 3 | Jack Brabham |
J. A. Brabham | Maserati 250F [2504/09] |
Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | - | Practice | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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| DNA | Norman Hamilton |
Norman Hamilton | Porsche 550 RS |
Porsche 547 F4 1.5 | - | DNA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| DNA | Bill Culver |
Bill Culver | DeSoto |
DeSoto L6 3.4 | - | DNA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| DNA | Alex Mackay |
Alex Mackay | Cooper T39 [CS-3-56] |
Climax FWA L4 1.1 | - | DNA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| DNA | Reg McCutcheon |
R. McCutcheon | Normac - |
Chevrolet 3.9 | - | DNA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| DNA | Paul England |
Paul England | Ausca |
Holden L6 2.3 | - | DNA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| DNA | Johnny Mansel |
J. Mansel | Ardun - |
Mercury V8 4.5 | - | DNA | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| DNA | Bruce McLaren |
L. McLaren | Austin-Healey 100/4 |
Austin L4 2.7 | - | DNA | 0 |
0 |
0 |