1954 New Zealand Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
| Date | 9 January 1954 | ||
| Location | Ardmore Circuit, Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Course | Temporary racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.2 km (2.0 mi) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 300 km (186 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Ken Wharton | BRM P15 | |
| Time | 1:34.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maybach Special | ||
| Second | BRM P15 | ||
| Third | HWM | ||
The 1954 New Zealand Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Ardmore Circuit on 9 January 1954. This was the first New Zealand Grand Prix since 1950 and the second overall. This was also the first New Zealand Grand Prix to be held at the Ardmore Circuit, a circuit that would be used for the Grand Prix until 1962.
The Grand Prix was won by Australian Stan Jones, driving the Maybach Special in a spectacular drive over Britain's Ken Wharton and fellow Australian, Tony Gaze.
Classification
| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 |  Stan Jones |
Maybach Special / Maybach 3800cc 6cyl | 100 | 2hr 45min 20sec |
| 2 | 1 | Ken Wharton |
BRM P15 / BRM 1496cc V16 s/c | ||
| 3 | Tony Gaze |
HWM / Alta 1972cc 4cyl | |||
| 4 | 5 | Horace Gould |
Cooper T23 / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | ||
| 5 |  Ron Roycroft |
Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa Romeo 2905cc 8cyl s/c | |||
| 6 | 9 | Jack Brabham |
Cooper T23 / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | ||
| 7 | Ross Jensen |
Austin-Healey 100 / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | |||
| 8 | Arnold Stafford Ron Frost |
Cooper Mk VII / Norton 498cc 1cyl | |||
| 9 | Bill Lee |
Cooper Mk VI / JAP 497cc 1cyl | |||
| 10 | Peter Harrison |
Cooper Mk II / JAP 1098cc V2 | |||
| 11 | 11 | Fred Zambucka |
Maserati 8CM / Maserati 2992cc 8cyl s/c | ||
| 12 | David Crozier |
Austin-Healey 100 / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | |||
| 13 | Keith Roper |
Austin-Healey 100 / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | |||
| 14 | Phil Neill |
FSS Special / Ford 3400cc V8 | |||
| Ret | Ray Archibald |
Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | 91 | Radiator | |
| Ret | Syd Jensen |
JBS / JAP 1098cc V2 | |||
| Ret | Fred Tuck |
Cooper T20 / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | 84 | Oil Line | |
| Ret | Lex Davison |
HWM / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | |||
| Ret | Lou Molina |
MM Special / Holden 2290cc 6cyl | |||
| Ret | 14 | John McMillan |
Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa Romeo 2905cc 8cyl s/c | ||
| Ret | 2 | Peter Whitehead |
Ferrari 125 F1 / Ferrari 1995cc V12 s/c | 15 | Clutch |
| Ret | Tom Hawkes |
Allard J2 / Mercury 4564cc V8 | |||
| Ret | Morrie Stanton |
Stanton Special / DeHavilland 6124cc 4cyl | |||
| Ret | 25 | Allan Freeman |
Cooper Mk IV / JAP 1098cc V2 | 10 | Engine |
| DNS | Artur Wylie |
Wylie-Javelin / Jowett 1498cc 4cyl | |||
| DNS | George Smith |
GeeCeeEss / Chrysler 5400cc V8 | |||
| DNS | Hec Green |
RA / RA 2100cc 4cyl s/c | |||
| DNS | Roly Crowther |
Goldfinch Special / Ford 1904cc V8 | |||
| DNS | Don Tilsley |
Singford / Ford 1172cc 4cyl | |||
| DNA | Peter Ward |
JBS / Norton 498cc 1cyl | |||
| DNA | Ron Edgerton |
Alfa Romeo Monza / Alfa Romeo 2300cc 8cyl s/c | |||
| DNA | Ron Symons |
SH Special / RA 2100cc 4cyl s/c | |||
| DNA | Les Moore |
Kieft C50 / Vincent 998cc V2 s/c | |||
| DNA | George Palmer |
Palmer Special / Mercury 4118cc V8 | |||
| DNA | Ron Sutherland |
DeSoto Special / DeSoto 4099cc 6cyl | |||
| Source:[1] | |||||
References
- ↑ "First New Zealand International Grand Prix 1954". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by 1950 New Zealand Grand Prix |
New Zealand Grand Prix 1954 |
Succeeded by 1955 New Zealand Grand Prix |
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