1957 Lady Wigram Trophy
The 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy was a motor race held at the Wigram Airfield Circuit on 25 January 1957. It was the sixth Lady Wigram Trophy to be held and was won by Peter Whitehead in the Ferrari 555/860 for the third time in succession.
| 1957 Lady Wigram Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Lady Wigram Trophy | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 25 January 1957 | ||
| Location | Wigram Airfield Circuit, Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
| Course | Temporary racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.403 km (2.116 miles) | ||
| Distance | 71 laps, 241.77 km (150.23 miles) | ||
| Weather | Fine | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Ferrari 375 | |
| Time | Determined by heats | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Peter Whitehead | Ferrari 555/860 | |
| Time | 1:30.6 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari 555/860 | ||
| Second | Cooper T41 | ||
| Third |
| Ferrari 375 | |
Classification
| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Whitehead |
Ferrari 555/860 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl | 71 | 1hr 50min 08sec | 2 | |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jack Brabham |
Cooper T41 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl | 71 | + 1:28.0 s | 4 | |
| 3 |  Ron Roycroft |
Ferrari 375 / Ferrari 4493cc V12 | 70 | + 1 Lap | 1 | |
| 4 | Ross Jensen |
Ferrari 750 Monza / Ferrari 2999cc 4cyl | 68 | + 3 Laps | 9 | |
| 5 | Syd Jensen |
Cooper T41 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl | 68 | + 3 Laps | 6 | |
| 6 | Bob Gibbons |
Jaguar D-Type / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | 67 | + 4 Laps | 5 | |
| 7 | Allan Freeman |
Talbot-Lago 26C / Talbot 4485cc 6cyl | 11 | |||
| Ret | Horace Gould |
Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 51 | Exhaustion | 7 | |
| Ret | Reg Parnell |
Ferrari 555/860 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl | 8 | Engine | 3 | |
| Frank Shuter |
Maserati 8CM / Maserati 2992cc 8cyl s/c | 8 | ||||
| Tom Clark |
HWM / Alta 1960cc 4cyl s/c | 10 | ||||
| Pat Hoare |
Maserati 4CLT-48 / Maserati 1498cc 4cyl s/c | 12 | ||||
| Reg McCutcheon |
Normac Special / Chevrolet 3870cc 6cyl | 13 | ||||
| Ronnie Moore |
Cooper T39 / Climax 1098cc 4cyl | 14 | ||||
| Alex MacKay |
Cooper T39 / Climax 1098cc 4cyl | 15 | ||||
| John McMillan |
Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c | 16 | ||||
| Bruce McLaren |
Austin-Healey 100/4 / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | 17 | ||||
| George Palmer |
Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | 18 | ||||
| Bill Crosbie |
CJ-Sapphire / Armstrong-Siddeley 3435cc 6cyl | 19 | ||||
| Jim Boyd |
Buckler DD1 / Climax 1098cc 4cyl | 20 | ||||
| Wally Darrell |
ACE III / Ford 2622cc 6cyl | 21 | ||||
| Bruce Wood |
Staride 52 / JAP 497cc 1cyl | 22 | ||||
| Neil Stuart |
Stuart Special / Mercury 4013cc V8 | 23 | ||||
| Arnold Stafford |
Cooper Mk IX / Norton 515cc 1cyl | 24 | ||||
| Ron Frost |
Cooper Mk IX / Norton 515cc 1cyl | 25 | ||||
| Dave Caldwell |
Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c | 26 | ||||
| DNA | Les Paterson |
Ransley / Riley 2443cc 6cyl s/c | Did Not Start | |||
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References
- "6th Lady Wigram Trophy". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
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