1955 New Zealand Grand Prix
Race details | |||
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Date | 8 January 1955 | ||
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 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Maserati 250F | ||
Second | Ferrari 500/625 | ||
Third | Ferrari 500/625 |
The 1955 New Zealand Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Ardmore Circuit on 8 January 1955.
Classification
Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time |
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1 | Prince Bira | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 100 | 2hr 40min 12sec | |
2 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari 500/625 / Ferrari 2968cc 4cyl | 100 | + 33.0 s | |
3 | 4 | Tony Gaze | Ferrari 500/625 / Ferrari 2968cc 4cyl | 100 | + 1.26.0 s |
4 | Jack Brabham | Cooper T23 / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | 98 | + 2 Laps | |
5 | 3 | Reg Hunt | Maserati A6GCM / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 97 | + 3 Laps |
6 | Syd Jensen | Cooper Mk. VII / Norton 498cc 1cyl | 91 | + 9 Laps | |
7 | 12 | Fred Zambucka | Maserati 8CM / Maserati 2992cc 8cyl s/c | 89 | + 11 Laps |
8 | George Palmer | Jackson-Mercury / Mercury 4118cc V8 | 88 | + 12 Laps | |
9 | Ross Jensen | Triumph TR2 / Triumph 1991cc 4cyl | 86 | + 14 Laps | |
10 | Dick Cobden | Ferrari 125 / Ferrari 1995cc V12 s/c | 86 | + 14 Laps | |
11 | Arnold Stafford | Cooper Mk. VII / Norton 498cc 1cyl | 85 | + 15 Laps | |
12 | Phil Neill | Austin-Healey 100 / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | 83 | + 17 Laps | |
13 | Peter McInally | Austin-Healey 100 / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | 80 | + 20 Laps | |
14 | Des McDonagh | Thomas-Mercury / Mercury 4100cc V8 | 75 | + 25 Laps | |
15 | John Horton | HWM F1 / Alta 1960cc 4cyl s/c | 55 | + 45 Laps | |
Ret | Ron Frost | Cooper Mk. VIII / Norton 498cc 1cyl | 89 | Gearbox | |
Ret | Lex Davison | HWM F2 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | 88 | Transmission | |
Ret | Ron Roycroft | Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa Romeo 2905cc 8cyl s/c | 58 | Valve | |
Ret | Jon McMillan | Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa Romeo 2905cc 8cyl s/c | 33 | Retired | |
Ret | Bill Lee | Cooper Mk. VI / Norton 498cc 1cyl | 30 | Retired | |
Ret | Les McLaren | Austin-Healey 100 / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | 30 | Retired | |
Ret | Bill Culver | DeSoto Special / DeSoto 3368cc 6cyl | 19 | Engine | |
Ret | 26 | Reg McCutcheon | Normac Special / Chevrolet 3870cc 6cyl | 17 | Frost Plug |
Ret | Stan Coffey | Cooper T20 / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | 16 | Oil Pressure | |
Ret | Gordon Brown | GBS / Ford 1172cc 4cyl | 9 | Engine | |
DNS | George Smith | GCS / Chrysler 5600cc V8 | Did Not Start | ||
DNS | Wally Bern | Triumph TR2 / Triumph 1991cc 4cyl | Did Not Start | ||
DNS | Tony Shelly | Morgan +4 / Standard 2088cc 4cyl | Did Not Start | ||
DNS | Johnny Mansel | Mansel Special / Mercury 3950cc V8 | Did Not Start | ||
Source: [1] | |||||
Notes
- Fastest lap: Prince Bira and Peter Whitehead : 1:33.0
References
- ↑ "Second New Zealand International Grand Prix 1955". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by 1954 New Zealand Grand Prix |
New Zealand Grand Prix 1955 |
Succeeded by 1956 New Zealand Grand Prix |
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