1957 New Zealand Grand Prix
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| 1957 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5th New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
| File:Ardmore Track Layout.png | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 13 January 1957 | ||
| Location | Ardmore Circuit, Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Course | Temporary racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.2 km (2.0 miles) | ||
| Distance | 120 laps, 384 km (240 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Ferrari 375 | |
| Time | Determined by heats | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | United Kingdom Reg Parnell | Ferrari 555/860 | |
| Time | 1:31.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari 555/860 | ||
| Second | Ferrari 555/860 | ||
| Third | Maserati 250F | ||
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The 1957 New Zealand Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Ardmore Circuit on 13 January 1957. The event was won by Briton Reg Parnell driving the Ferrari 555/860 to victory over fellow Briton Peter Whitehead and former New Zealand Grand Prix winner, Stan Jones.
The event was perhaps best known for the death of British driver Ken Wharton. Whilst attempting to overtake a lapped car, Wharton lost control of his car and struck straw bales outlining the base of the pylon carrying an overhead banner over the circuit. After somersaulting several times, where Wharton was thrown out onto the circuit, he was left unconscious with severe head injuries of which he would later succumb to.
Classification
| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | United Kingdom Reg Parnell | Ferrari 555/860 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl | 120 | 3hr 07min 56.1sec | 3 |
| 2 | 5 | United Kingdom Peter Whitehead | Ferrari 555/860 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl | 2 | ||
| 3 | Australia Stan Jones | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 2 | |||
| 4 | 18 | New Zealand Ross Jensen | Ferrari 750 Monza / Ferrari 2999cc 4cyl | 5 | ||
| 5 | New Zealand Bob Gibbons | Jaguar D-Type / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | 16 | |||
| 6 | New Zealand George Palmer | Cooper T23 / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | 11 | |||
| 7 | New Zealand Ralph Watson | Lycoming Special / Lycoming 4733cc 4cyl | 17 | |||
| 8 | New Zealand Ron Frost | Cooper Mk IX / Norton 515cc 1cyl | 20 | |||
| 9 | New Zealand Tom Clark | HWM / Alta 1960cc 4cyl s/c | 4 | |||
| 10 | Australia Jack Brabham | Cooper T41 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl | 8 | |||
| 11 | New Zealand Peter Gendell | Bugatti Type 35A / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | 19 | |||
| 12 | New Zealand Alex Stringer | Cooper T41 / Climax 1098cc 4cyl | 13 | |||
| 13 | New Zealand Ronnie Moore | Cooper T39 / Climax 1098cc 4cyl | 21 | |||
| 14 | New Zealand John McMillan | Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c | 22 | |||
| Ret | 19 | New Zealand Ron Roycroft | Ferrari 375 / Ferrari 4493cc V12 | 63 | Driver Exhaustion | 1 |
| Ret | Australia Bib Stillwell | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 50 | Gearbox | 10 | |
| Ret | New Zealand Arnold Stafford | Cooper Mk IX / Norton 515cc 1cyl | 49 | Oil Pressure | 23 | |
| Ret | New Zealand Allan Freeman | Talbot-Lago T26C / Talbot 4485cc 6cyl | Magneto | 18 | ||
| Ret | New Zealand Roly Crowther | Lotus Eleven / Climax 1098cc 4cyl | 32 | 14 | ||
| Ret | New Zealand Pat Hoare | Maserati 4CLT-48 / Maserati 1498cc 4cyl s/c | 12 | |||
| Ret | United Kingdom Horace Gould | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 15 | Valve | 6 | |
| Ret | New Zealand Syd Jensen | Cooper T41 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl | 7 | Engine | 9 | |
| Ret | New Zealand Dave Caldwell | Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c | 3 | Valve | 15 | |
| Ret | United Kingdom Bill Morice | Cooper T20 / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | 0 | Engine | 24 | |
| DNS | United Kingdom Ken Wharton | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | Fatal Accident | |||
| DNS | New Zealand Gavin Quirk | Cooper T20 / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | Did not start | |||
| DNQ | New Zealand Frank Shuter | Maserati 8CM / Maserati 2992cc 8cyl s/c | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | New Zealand Phil Neill | Maserati 6CM / Maserati 1493cc 6cyl s/c | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | New Zealand Ted Thompson | Bugatti Type 38 / Ford 4071cc V8 | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | New Zealand Rob Hugill | Cooper Mk VIII / JAP 497cc 1cyl | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | New Zealand Bruce Webster | Cooper Mk VII / JAP 497cc 1cyl | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | New Zealand Len Gilbert | Cooper Mk VI / Norton 498cc 1cyl | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | New Zealand Les Moore | Cooper Mk V / Vincent 998cc V2 | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | New Zealand Wally Henwood | Cooper Mk IV / Vincent 998cc V2 | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | New Zealand Jim Boyd | Buckler DD1 / Climax 1098cc 4cyl | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | New Zealand Ted Avery | HWM / Cadillac 5420cc V8 | Did not qualify | |||
| DNA | Australia Norman Hamilton | Porsche Spyder 550 / Porsche 1498cc 4cyl | Did Not Attend | |||
| DNA | New Zealand Bill Culver | DeSoto Special / DeSoto 3368cc 6cyl | Did Not Attend | |||
| DNA | Australia Alex Mackay | Cooper T39 / Climax 1098cc 4cyl | Did Not Attend | |||
| DNA | New Zealand Reg McCutcheon | Normac Special / Chevrolet 3870cc 6cyl | Did Not Attend | |||
| DNA | Australia Paul England | Ausca / Holden 2350cc 6cyl | Did Not Attend | |||
| DNA | New Zealand Johnny Mansel | Ardun Special / Mercury 4500cc V8 | Did Not Attend | |||
| DNA | New Zealand Bruce McLaren | Austin-Healey 100/4 / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | Did Not Attend | |||
| Source:[1][2][3] | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Third New Zealand International Grand Prix 1957". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ↑ "5th New Zealand Grand Prix 1957 standings". Driver Database. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ↑ "1957 New Zealand Grand Prix". Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 16 June 2022.