1951 Lady Wigram Trophy
| 1951 Lady Wigram Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Lady Wigram Trophy | |||
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 31 March 1951 | ||
| Location | Wigram Airfield Circuit, Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
| Course | Temporary racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.403 km (2.116 miles) | ||
| Distance | 48 laps, 163.344 km (101.568 miles) | ||
| Weather | Wet | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| GeeCeeEss | |
| Time | Determined by heats | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 George Smith | GeeCeeEss | |
| Time | 1:42.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
| Alfa Romeo Tipo B | |
| Second |
| Jaguar XK120 | |
| Third | V8 Special | ||
The 1951 Lady Wigram Trophy was a motor race held at the Wigram Airfield Circuit on 31 March 1951. It was the first Lady Wigram Trophy to be held and was won by Les Moore in the Alfa Romeo Tipo B.
Classification
| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Les Moore
|
Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c | 48 | 1hr 27min 41sec | 4 | |
| 2 | 10 | Ron Roycroft
|
Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | 48 | + 3:30.0 s | 2 |
| 3 | Frank Shuter
|
V8 Special / Ford 4024cc V8 | 48 | + 4:34.0 s | 3 | |
| 4 | John McMillan
|
McMillan Special / Ford 2300cc 4cyl | 48 | + 13:06.0 s | 11 | |
| 5 | Del Drewery
|
Singer Special / Singer 972cc 4cyl | 48 | + 15:35.0 s | 15 | |
| 6 | Pat Hoare
|
RA Vauxhall / Vauxhall 1442cc 4cyl s/c | 48 | + 18:45.0 s | 19 | |
| 7 | Jack Brewer
|
Wolseley Special / Wolseley 1604cc 6cyl | 48 | + 19:31.0 s | 10 | |
| 8 | Bob Blackburn
|
Austin 7 Special / Austin 747cc 4cyl | 14 | |||
| 9 | Jack Tucker
|
V8 Special / Ford 3622cc V8 s/c | 16 | |||
| 10 | Jack Tutton
|
Jaguar C-Type / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | 17 | |||
| 11 | Fred Sharman
|
V8 Special / Ford 3622cc V8 s/c | 18 | |||
| 12 | Don Ransley
|
Alfa Romeo 8C / Alfa 2300cc 8cyl s/c | 6 | |||
| Ret | Des Wild
|
RA III / Fiat 1098cc 4cyl | 39 | Engine | 8 | |
| Ret | George Smith
|
GeeCeeEss / Mercury 4024cc V8 | 37 | Engine | 8 | |
| Ret | Ron Symmons
|
Cooper Mk II / JAP 1098cc V2 | 30 | Gearbox | 13 | |
| Ret |  Tom Sulman
|
Maserati 4CM / Maserati 1496cc 4cyl s/c | 9 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | Halsey Logan
|
Logan Special / Mercury 4024cc V8 | 7 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | Ken Tubman
|
MG K3 Magnette / MG 1086cc 6cyl s/c | 7 | Engine | 9 | |
| Ret | John Nind
|
Cooper Mk III / JAP 1098cc V2 | 0 | Accident | 5 | |
| DNS | Hec Green
|
RA Vanguard / Vanguard 2088cc 4cyl s/c\ | Did Not Start | |||
| DNS | Arthur Moffatt
|
Austin 7 Special / Austin 747cc 4cyl s/c | Did Not Start | |||
| DNS | Fred Zambucka
|
DeSoto Special / DeSoto 4099cc 6cyl | Did Not Start | |||
| DNS | Ron Jeal
|
MG J2 Special / MG 847cc 4cyl | Did Not Start | |||
| DNA | Dave Habgood
|
Cragar-Ford / Ford 3439cc 4cyl | Did Not Attend | |||
| Source:[1] | ||||||
References
- ^ "1st Lady Wigram Trophy". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 2016-08-12.