1957 New Zealand Grand Prix

1957 New Zealand Grand Prix
5th New Zealand Grand Prix
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
  • New Zealand Ron Roycroft
 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

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

  1. ^ "Third New Zealand International Grand Prix 1957". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  2. ^ "5th New Zealand Grand Prix 1957 standings". Driver Database. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ^ "1957 New Zealand Grand Prix". Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
Sporting positions
Preceded by New Zealand Grand Prix
1957 		Succeeded by