The 1956 Lady Wigram Trophy was a motor race held at the Wigram Airfield Circuit on 21 January 1956. It was the fifth Lady Wigram Trophy to be held and was won by Peter Whitehead in the Ferrari 500/750S. This was Whitehead's second Lady Wigram Trophy victory in succession and was another international podium lockout with Tony Gaze once again finishing second and Leslie Marr finishing third.
Classification
Pos No. Driver Car Laps Time Grid 1 Peter Whitehead Ferrari 500/750S / Ferrari 2968cc 4cyl 71 1hr 48min 00.3sec 1 2 Tony Gaze Ferrari 500/750S / Ferrari 2968cc 4cyl 71 + 18.3 s 3 3 Leslie Marr Connaught B-Type / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl 71 + 1:35.3 s 2 4 Reg Parnell Aston Martin DB3R / Aston 2996cc 6cyl 71 + 5:14.9 s 4 5 Syd Jensen Cooper Mk IX / Norton 530cc 1cyl 71 + 5:51.4 s 5 6 Frank Shuter Cadillac Special / Cadillac 5200cc V8 71 + 8:08.8 s 15 7 Roy Roycroft Bugatti-Jaguar / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl 71 + 9:05.2 s 6 8 Ron Frost Cooper Mk IX / Norton 530cc 1cyl 71 + 10:27.9 s 7 9 Ross Jensen Austin-Healy 100S / Austin 2660cc 4cyl 71 + 13:12.3 s 13 10 Arthur Moffatt Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl 68 + 3 Laps 16 11 Ray Archibald Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl 68 + 3 Laps 9 12 Jim Boyd Buckler Mk VI / Ford 1172cc 4cyl s/c 65 + 6 Laps 14 Ret Tom Clark Maserati 8CM / Maserati 2992cc 8cyl s/c Engine 8 Ret David McKay Aston Martin DB3S / Aston 2996cc 6cyl Retired 10 Ret Pat Hoare Maserati 4CLT-48 / Maserati 1498cc 4cyl s/c Retired 11 Ret Tom Sulman Aston Martin DB3S / Aston 2996cc 6cyl Retired 12 Ret Arnold Stafford Cooper Mk IX / Norton 530cc 1cyl Retired 17 Ret Ray Drew Cooper Mk IX / Norton 498cc 1cyl Retired 18 Ret Allan Freeman Talbot-Lago 26C / Talbot 4485cc 6cyl Retired 19 Ret Wally Darrell ACE II / Vanguard 2088cc 4cyl Retired 20 Ret John McMillan Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa 2905cc 8cyl s/c Retired 21 DNA Ronnie Moore Cooper Mk V / Vincent 998cc V2 Did Not Attend DNA Les Moore Kieft C50 / Vincent 998cc V2 s/c Did Not Attend DNA John Horton HWM / Alta 1960cc 4cyl s/c Did Not Attend DNA Fred Zambucka Maserati 8CLT-50 / Maserati 2984cc 8cyl s/c Did Not Attend DNA George Smith GeeCeeEss / Mercury 4071cc V8 Did Not Attend Source:
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