1953 Lady Wigram Trophy

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Flag of New Zealand.svg   1953 Lady Wigram Grand Prix
Race details
3rd Lady Wigram Trophy
Wigram Airfield Circuit map.png
Date 28th February 1953
Location Wigram Airfield Circuit, Christchurch, New Zealand
Course Temporary racing facility
Course length 3.403 km (2.116 mi)
Distance 24 laps, 81.672 km (50.784 mi)
Weather Fine
Pole position
Driver
  • Flag of New Zealand.svg Ron Roycroft
Alfa Romeo Tipo B
TimeDetermined by heats
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of New Zealand.svg Ron Roycroft Alfa Romeo Tipo B
Time 1:34.0
Podium
First
  • Flag of New Zealand.svg Ron Roycroft
Alfa Romeo Tipo B
Second
  • Flag of New Zealand.svg George Smith
GeeCeeEss
ThirdEdelbrock Special

The 1953 Lady Wigram Trophy was a motor race held at the Wigram Airfield Circuit on 28 February 1953. It was the third Lady Wigram Trophy to be held and was won by Ron Roycroft in the Alfa Romeo Tipo B. This was the third straight win for the Tipo B car and Roycroft completed the weekend in dominant fashion achieving pole position and the fastest lap as well as the race win.

Wigram Airfield Circuit

Wigram Airfield Circuit was a temporary motor racing circuit at Wigram Aerodrome, Christchurch, New Zealand. The airfield is a former base of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. It is named after Sir Henry Wigram. The temporary circuit was 3 km with a 1.3 km (0.8mile) main straight. The first summer meetings held at Wigram Aerodrome in 1949 are considered the oldest motor races in New Zealand. The track hosted the 1964-1969 Tasman Series. For safety reasons, the last race at Wigram was held in the year 2000.

Classification

Pos No. Driver Car Laps Time Grid
1 19 Flag of New Zealand.svg Roy Roycroft Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c2438min 40.4sec 1
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg George Smith GeeCeeEss / Mercury 4766cc V8 24 + 58.6 s 2
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Shuter Edelbrock Special / Ford 3992cc V8 24 + 1:59.8 s 3
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ernie Sprague Tucker-Ford / Mercury 4009cc V8 24 + 3:04.6 s 4
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Doug Haigh Citroen Special / Citroen 1911cc 4cyl 24 + 3:06.6 s 6
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Les Holden Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl 24 + 4:20.6 s 8
7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Harold O'Neill Chevrolet Special / Chevrolet 3885c 6cyl 10
8 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hec McLean Cooper Mk II / JAP 1098cc V2 14
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bill Crosbie A40 Special / Austin 1200cc 4cyl 9
10 Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Pope Ford 10 Special / Ford 1168cc 4cyl 16
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Max Winterbourn MG TC / MG 1250cc 4cyl 11
12 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wally Darrell Vauxhall Special / Vauxhall 1300cc 4cyl 12
13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ron Paterson Singer Special / Singer 972cc 4cyl s/c 15
Ret Flag of New Zealand.svg Halsey Logan HRG / Singer 1496cc 4cyl s/c 15 Crankshaft 7
Ret Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Gibbons Cooper Mk V / JAP 1098cc V2 13 Engine 18
Ret Flag of New Zealand.svg Hec Green RA Vanguard / Vanguard 2088cc 4cyl s/c 12 Engine 17
Ret Flag of New Zealand.svg Don Ransley Ransley-Riley / Riley 2443cc 6cyl 5 Retired 13
Ret Flag of New Zealand.svg Pat Hoare RA Vauxhall / Vauxhall 1442cc 4cyl s/c 3 Engine 5
DNS Flag of New Zealand.svg Des Wild Alta / Alta 1961cc 4cyl Did Not Start
DNS Flag of New Zealand.svg John Jacobsen V8 Special / Mercury 4013cc V8 Did Not Start
DNS Flag of New Zealand.svg Vic Shuter McMillan Special / Ford 3992cc V8 Did Not Start
DNS Flag of New Zealand.svg Les Moore Kieft C50 / Vincent 998cc V2 s/c Did Not Start
DNS Flag of New Zealand.svg Arnold Stafford JBS-Norton / Norton 498cc 1cyl Did Not Start
Source: [1]

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References

  1. "3rd Lady Wigram Trophy". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
1952 Lady Wigram Trophy
Lady Wigram Trophy
1953
Succeeded by
1954 Lady Wigram Trophy