1951 Lady Wigram Trophy

  1951 Lady Wigram Grand Prix

Race details
1st Lady Wigram Trophy
Date	31 March 1951
Location	Wigram Airfield Circuit, Christchurch, New Zealand
Course	Temporary racing facility
Course length	3.403 km (2.116 mi)
Distance	48 laps, 163.344 km (101.568 mi)
Weather	Wet
Pole position
Driver	George Smith	GeeCeeEss
Time	Determined by heats
Fastest lap
Driver	George Smith	GeeCeeEss
Time	1:42.0
Podium
First	Les Moore	Alfa Romeo Tipo B
Second	Ron Roycroft	Jaguar XK120
Third	Frank Shuter	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

1. "1st Lady Wigram Trophy". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 2016-08-12.