1954 New Zealand Grand Prix
# 1954 New Zealand Grand Prix

The 1954 New Zealand Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Ardmore Circuit on 9 January 1954. This was the first New Zealand Grand Prix since 1950 and the second overall. This was also the first New Zealand Grand Prix to be held at the Ardmore Circuit, a venue that would be used for the Grand Prix until 1962. The Grand Prix was won by Australian Stan Jones, driving the Maybach Special in a spectacular drive over Britain's Ken Wharton and fellow Australian, Tony Gaze.

Controversy arose regarding the overall result. Horace Gould would claim to have had completed 101 laps and that he had finished first, ahead of Jones. When Gould's protest was entered and upheld by the stewards (moving Gould from fourth to second), Wharton and Gaze subsequently protested against Gould, which led to an investigation as to where Gould had actually finished. It was discovered that while Gould did indeed complete 101 laps, his finishing time for 100 laps (race distance) still left him classified as being in fourth. Gould withdrew any further complaint and the original result remained.

## Classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | Stan Jones | Maybach Special / Maybach 3800cc 6cyl | 100 | 2hr 45min 20.0sec |
| 2 | 1 | Ken Wharton | BRM P15 / BRM 1496cc V16 s/c | 100 | 2hr 45min 13.3sec |
| 3 | | Tony Gaze | HWM / Alta 1972cc 4cyl | 100 | 2hr 46min 22.3sec |
| 4 | 5 | Horace Gould | Cooper T23 / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | 100 | 2hr 45min 16.0sec |
| 5 | | Ron Roycroft | Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa Romeo 2905cc 8cyl s/c | 100 | 2hr 48min 49.0sec |
| 6 | 9 | Jack Brabham | Cooper T23 / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | 100 | 2hr 54min 52.5sec |
| 7 | | Ross Jensen | Austin-Healey 100 / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | | |
| 8 | | Arnold Stafford Ron Frost | Cooper Mk VII / Norton 498cc 1cyl | | |
| 9 | | Bill Lee | Cooper Mk VI / JAP 497cc 1cyl | | |
| 10 | | Peter Harrison | Cooper Mk II / JAP 1098cc V2 | | |
| 11 | 11 | Fred Zambucka | Maserati 8CM / Maserati 2992cc 8cyl s/c | | |
| 12 | | David Crozier | Austin-Healey 100 / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | | |
| 13 | | Keith Roper | Austin-Healey 100 / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | | |
| 14 | | Phil Neill | FSS Special / Ford 3400cc V8 | | |
| Ret | | Ray Archibald | Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | 91 | Radiator |
| Ret | | Syd Jensen | JBS / JAP 1098cc V2 | | |
| Ret | | Fred Tuck | Cooper T20 / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | 84 | Oil Line |
| Ret | | Lex Davison | HWM / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | | |
| Ret | | Lou Molina | MM Special / Holden 2290cc 6cyl | | |
| Ret | 14 | John McMillan | Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alfa Romeo 2905cc 8cyl s/c | | |
| Ret | 2 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari 125 F1 / Ferrari 1995cc V12 s/c | 15 | Clutch |
| Ret | | Tom Hawkes | Allard J2 / Mercury 4564cc V8 | | |
| Ret | | Morrie Stanton | Stanton Special / DeHavilland 6124cc 4cyl | | |
| Ret | 25 | Allan Freeman | Cooper Mk IV / JAP 1098cc V2 | 10 | Engine |
| DNS | | Artur Wylie | Wylie-Javelin / Jowett 1498cc 4cyl | | Did Not Start |
| DNS | | George Smith | GeeCeeEss / Chrysler 5400cc V8 | | Did Not Start |
| DNS | | Hec Green | RA / RA 2100cc 4cyl s/c | | Did Not Start |
| DNS | | Roly Crowther | Goldfinch Special / Ford 1904cc V8 | | Did Not Start |
| DNS | | Don Tilsley | Singford / Ford 1172cc 4cyl | | Did Not Start |
| DNA | | Peter Ward | JBS / Norton 498cc 1cyl | | Did Not Attend |
| DNA | | Ron Edgerton | Alfa Romeo Monza / Alfa Romeo 2300cc 8cyl s/c | | Did Not Attend |
| DNA | | Ron Symons | SH Special / RA 2100cc 4cyl s/c | | Did Not Attend |
| DNA | | Les Moore | Kieft C50 / Vincent 998cc V2 s/c | | Did Not Attend |
| DNA | | George Palmer | Palmer Special / Mercury 4118cc V8 | | Did Not Attend |
| DNA | | Ron Sutherland | DeSoto Special / DeSoto 4099cc 6cyl | | Did Not Attend |
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