1950 New Zealand Grand Prix
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| 1950 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.