1950 New Zealand Grand Prix

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1950 New Zealand Grand Prix
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 mi)
Distance 30 laps, 174 km (108 mi)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver
  • Australia Garry Coglan
 MG TC Special
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Laurie Powell V8 Special / Ford 3622cc V8
Time 3:10.0
Podium
First
  • New Zealand John McMillan
 Jackson Special
Second
  • New Zealand Hec Green
 Wolseley Special
Third
  • New Zealand Fordy Farland
 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[]

Pos No. Driver Car Laps Time
1 New Zealand John McMillan Jackson Special / Ford 3919cc V8 30 1hr 41min 40sec
2 New Zealand Hec Green Wolseley Special / Wolseley 1604cc 6cyl 30 + 1.0 s
3 New Zealand Fordy Farland Singer-Buick / Buick 4074cc 8cyl 30 + 2:45.0 s
4 23 New Zealand Bill Lee Cooper Mk II / JAP 497cc 1cyl 30 + 3:26.0 s
5 New Zealand Halsey Logan Logan Special / Singer 972cc 4cyl 29 + 1 Lap
6 New Zealand Pat Hoare RA II / Vauxhall 1442cc 4cyl 27 + 3 Laps
7 New Zealand Jack Kennedy Austin 7 Special / Austin 747cc 4cyl s/c 24 + 6 Laps
8 New Zealand Bill Cope Austin 7 Ulster / Austin 747cc 4cyl s/c 24 + 6 Laps
Ret 9 New Zealand George Smith V8 Chevrolet / Ford 3622cc V8 24 Engine
Ret New Zealand Hec McLean Invicta S / Meadows 4467cc 6cyl 23 Fuel Supply
Ret New Zealand Ewen Faulkner Ford-Morris / Ford 3622cc V8 15 Battery
Ret New Zealand Laurie Powell V8 Special / Ford 3622cc V8 14 Engine
Ret New Zealand Gordon Brown V8 Chevrolet / Ford 3622cc V8 13 Axle
Ret New Zealand Morrie Proctor Riley Nine / Riley 1098cc 4cyl 8 Engine
Ret 6 New Zealand Don Ransley Ransley-Riley / Riley 1826cc 6cyl 8 Engine
Ret New Zealand Fred Zambucka DeSoto Special / DeSoto 4099cc 6cyl 6 Engine
Ret New Zealand Bryce Clinkard Ansaldo Special / Ansaldo 1991cc 6cyl 5 Engine
Ret New Zealand Ken Hamus Bugatti Type 35A / Bugatti 1991cc 8cyl 3 Gearbox
DNS Australia Garry Colgan MG TC Special / MG 1250cc 4cyl s/c Engine
DNA New Zealand Ron Roycroft Austin 7 / Austin 747cc 4cyl s/c Did Not Attend
DNA New Zealand Jack Tutton Allard L-Type / Ford 3622cc V8 Did Not Attend
DNA New Zealand Peter Harrison MG Tiger / MG 2468cc 6cyl Did Not Attend
Source:[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "New Zealand Motor Racing 1950". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
none
 New Zealand Grand Prix
1950 		Succeeded by
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