1952 Lady Wigram Trophy
| 1952 Lady Wigram Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lady Wigram Trophy | |||
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 23 February 1952 | ||
| Location | Wigram Airfield Circuit, Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
| Course | Temporary racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.403 km (2.116 miles) | ||
| Distance | 24 laps, 81.672 km (50.784 miles) | ||
| Weather | Fine | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Cooper Mk V | |
| Time | Determined by heats | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Bob Gibbons | Cooper Mk V | |
| Time | 1:33.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
| Alfa Romeo Tipo B | |
| Second |
| Maserati 4CM | |
| Third | V8 Special | ||
The 1952 Lady Wigram Trophy was a motor race held at the Wigram Airfield Circuit on 23 February 1952. It was the second Lady Wigram Trophy to be held and was won by Les Moore in the Alfa Romeo Tipo B for the second time in succession.
Classification[edit]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Les Moore
|
Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c | 24 | 39min 04sec | 4 | |
| 2 |  Tom Sulman
|
Maserati 4CM / Maserati 1496cc 4cyl s/c | 24 | + 1:36.0 s | 3 | |
| 3 | Frank Shuter
|
V8 Special / Mercury 3992c V8 | 24 | + 3:31.0 s | 18 | |
| 4 | Halsey Logan
|
Logan Special / Mercury 4024cc V8 | 16 | |||
| 5 | Des Wild
|
Allard J2 / Ford 3907cc V8 | 7 | |||
| 6 | Arnold Stafford
|
Cooper Mk IV / Norton 498cc 1cyl | 8 | |||
| 7 | Sybil Lupp
|
MG TD / MG 1250cc 4cyl s/c | 19 | |||
| 8 | Doug Haigh
|
Ford 10 Special / Ford 1168cc 4cyl | 12 | |||
| 9 | Pat Hoare
|
HRG / Singer 1498cc 4cyl s/c | 11 | |||
| 10 | Jack Tutton
|
Jaguar C-Type / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | 10 | |||
| 11 | 28 | John McMillan
|
McMillan Special / Ford 3876cc V8 | 9 | ||
| 12 | Del Drewery
|
Singer Special / Singer 972cc 4cyl | 14 | |||
| 13 | Ron Hurst
|
Ford 10 Special / Ford 1172cc 4cyl | 13 | |||
| Ret | George Smith
|
GeeCeeEss / Mercury 4505cc V8 | 20 | Puncture | 2 | |
| Ret | Ronnie Moore
|
Kieft C50 / Vincent 998cc V2 s/c | 17 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | Don Ransley
|
Alfa Romeo 8C / Alfa 2330cc 8cyl s/c | 17 | Accident | 6 | |
| Ret | Hec Green
|
RA Vanguard / Vanguard 2088cc 4cyl s/c | 14 | Gearbox | 5 | |
| Ret | Hec McLean
|
Cooper Mk II / JAP 1098cc V2 | 3 | Broken Chain | 17 | |
| Ret | Bob Gibbons
|
Cooper Mk V | JAP 1098cc V2 | 3 | Engine | 1 | |
| DNS | Harold Bandy
|
RA Vauxhall /Vauxhall 1442cc 4cyl | Did Not Start | |||
| DNS | Alec Ferguson
|
Fiat Special / Fiat 1098cc 4cyl | Did Not Start | |||
| DNS | Wally Darrell
|
Vauxhall Special / Vauxhall 1300cc 4cyl | Did Not Start | |||
| DNS | Dave Habgood
|
Cragar-Ford / Ford 3439cc 4cyl | Did Not Start | |||
| Source:[1] | ||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "2nd Lady Wigram Trophy". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 13 August 2016.