1956 Lady Wigram Trophy

The 1956 Lady Wigram Trophy was a motor race held at the Wigram Airfield Circuit on 21 January 1956. It was the fifth Lady Wigram Trophy to be held and was won by Peter Whitehead in the Ferrari 500/750S. This was Whitehead's second Lady Wigram Trophy victory in succession and was another international podium lockout with Tony Gaze once again finishing second and Leslie Marr finishing third.

1956 Lady Wigram Grand Prix
5th Lady Wigram Trophy
Race details
Date 21 January 1956
Location Wigram Airfield Circuit, Christchurch, New Zealand
Course Temporary racing facility
Course length 3.403 km (2.116 mi)
Distance 71 laps, 241.77 km (150.23 mi)
Weather Fine
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari 500/750S
Time Determined by heats
Fastest lap
Driver Peter Whitehead Ferrari 500/750S
Time 1:29.5
Podium
First
Ferrari 500/750S
Second
Ferrari 500/750S
Third
Connaught B-Type

Classification
PosNo.DriverCarLapsTimeGrid
1 Peter Whitehead Ferrari 500/750S / Ferrari 2968cc 4cyl 71 1hr 48min 00.3sec 1
2 Tony Gaze Ferrari 500/750S / Ferrari 2968cc 4cyl 71 + 18.3 s 3
3 Leslie Marr Connaught B-Type / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl 71 + 1:35.3 s 2
4 Reg Parnell Aston Martin DB3R / Aston 2996cc 6cyl 71 + 5:14.9 s 4
5 Syd Jensen Cooper Mk IX / Norton 530cc 1cyl 71 + 5:51.4 s 5
6 Frank Shuter Cadillac Special / Cadillac 5200cc V8 71 + 8:08.8 s 15
7 Roy Roycroft Bugatti-Jaguar / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl 71 + 9:05.2 s 6
8 Ron Frost Cooper Mk IX / Norton 530cc 1cyl 71 + 10:27.9 s 7
9 Ross Jensen Austin-Healy 100S / Austin 2660cc 4cyl 71 + 13:12.3 s 13
10 Arthur Moffatt Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl 68 + 3 Laps 16
11 Ray Archibald Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl 68 + 3 Laps 9
12 Jim Boyd Buckler Mk VI / Ford 1172cc 4cyl s/c 65 + 6 Laps 14
Ret Tom Clark Maserati 8CM / Maserati 2992cc 8cyl s/c Engine 8
Ret David McKay Aston Martin DB3S / Aston 2996cc 6cyl Retired 10
Ret Pat Hoare Maserati 4CLT-48 / Maserati 1498cc 4cyl s/c Retired 11
Ret Tom Sulman Aston Martin DB3S / Aston 2996cc 6cyl Retired 12
Ret Arnold Stafford Cooper Mk IX / Norton 530cc 1cyl Retired 17
Ret Ray Drew Cooper Mk IX / Norton 498cc 1cyl Retired 18
Ret Allan Freeman Talbot-Lago 26C / Talbot 4485cc 6cyl Retired 19
Ret Wally Darrell ACE II / Vanguard 2088cc 4cyl Retired 20
Ret John McMillan Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c Retired 21
DNA Ronnie Moore Cooper Mk V / Vincent 998cc V2 Did Not Attend
DNA Les Moore Kieft C50 / Vincent 998cc V2 s/c Did Not Attend
DNA John Horton HWM / Alta 1960cc 4cyl s/c Did Not Attend
DNA Fred Zambucka Maserati 8CLT-50 / Maserati 2984cc 8cyl s/c Did Not Attend
DNA George Smith GeeCeeEss / Mercury 4071cc V8 Did Not Attend
Source:[1]

References
  1. "5th Lady Wigram Trophy". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
1954 Lady Wigram Trophy		 Lady Wigram Trophy
1956		 Succeeded by
1957 Lady Wigram Trophy
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