1950 New Zealand Grand Prix
Appearance
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1950 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
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1st New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 18 March 1950 | ||
Location | Ohakea Circuit, Palmerston North, New Zealand | ||
Course | Temporary racing facility | ||
Course length | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | ||
Distance | 30 laps, 174 km (108 miles) | ||
Weather | Sunny | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | MG TC Special | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Laurie Powell | V8 Special | |
Time | 3:10.0 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Jackson Special | ||
Second | Wolseley Special | ||
Third | Singer-Buick |
The 1950 New Zealand Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Ohakea Circuit on 18 March 1950. It was the first New Zealand Grand Prix to be held and was won by John McMillan.
Classification
[edit]Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time |
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1 | John McMillan | Jackson Special / Ford 3919cc V8 | 30 | 1hr 41min 40sec | |
2 | Hec Green | Wolseley Special / Wolseley 1604cc 6cyl | 30 | + 1.0 s | |
3 | Fordy Farland | Singer-Buick / Buick 4074cc 8cyl | 30 | + 2:45.0 s | |
4 | 23 | Bill Lee | Cooper Mk II / JAP 497cc 1cyl | 30 | + 3:26.0 s |
5 | Halsey Logan | Logan Special / Singer 972cc 4cyl | 29 | + 1 Lap | |
6 | 7 | Pat Hoare | RA II / Vauxhall 1442cc 4cyl | 27 | + 3 Laps |
7 | Jack Kennedy | Austin 7 Special / Austin 747cc 4cyl s/c | 24 | + 6 Laps | |
8 | Bill Cope | Austin 7 Ulster / Austin 747cc 4cyl s/c | 24 | + 6 Laps | |
Ret | 9 | George Smith | V8 Chevrolet / Ford 3622cc V8 | 24 | Engine |
Ret | Hec McLean | Invicta S / Meadows 4467cc 6cyl | 23 | Fuel Supply | |
Ret | Ewen Faulkner | Ford-Morris / Ford 3622cc V8 | 15 | Battery | |
Ret | Laurie Powell | V8 Special / Ford 3622cc V8 | 14 | Engine | |
Ret | Gordon Brown | V8 Chevrolet / Ford 3622cc V8 | 13 | Axle | |
Ret | Morrie Proctor | Riley Nine / Riley 1098cc 4cyl | 8 | Engine | |
Ret | 6 | Don Ransley | Ransley-Riley / Riley 1826cc 6cyl | 8 | Engine |
Ret | Fred Zambucka | DeSoto Special / DeSoto 4099cc 6cyl | 6 | Engine | |
Ret | Bryce Clinkard | Ansaldo Special / Ansaldo 1991cc 6cyl | 5 | Engine | |
Ret | Ken Hamus | Bugatti Type 35A / Bugatti 1991cc 8cyl | 3 | Gearbox | |
DNS | Garry Coglan | MG TC Special / MG 1250cc 4cyl s/c | Engine | ||
DNA | Ron Roycroft | Austin 7 / Austin 747cc 4cyl s/c | Did Not Attend | ||
DNA | Jack Tutton | Allard L-Type / Ford 3622cc V8 | Did Not Attend | ||
DNA | Peter Harrison | MG Tiger / MG 2468cc 6cyl | Did Not Attend | ||
Source:[1] |
References
[edit]- ^ "New Zealand Motor Racing 1950". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 22 October 2015.