1955 New Zealand Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by 1954 New Zealand Grand Prix |
New Zealand Grand Prix 1955 |
Succeeded by 1956 New Zealand Grand Prix |
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