1952 Lady Wigram Trophy

  1952 Lady Wigram Grand Prix

Race details
2nd Lady Wigram Trophy
Date	23rd February 1952
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	Bob Gibbons	Cooper Mk V
Time	Determined by heats
Fastest lap
Driver	Bob Gibbons	Cooper Mk V
Time	1:33.0
Podium
First	Les Moore	Alfa Romeo Tipo B
Second	Tom Sulman	Maserati 4CM
Third	Frank Shuter	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

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

1. "2nd Lady Wigram Trophy". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 2016-08-13.