1954 New Zealand Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
| Date | 9 January 1954 | ||
| Location | Ardmore Circuit, Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Course | Temporary racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.2 km (2.0 mi) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 300 km (186 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Ken Wharton
|
BRM P15 | |
| Time | 1:34.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maybach Special | ||
| Second | BRM P15 | ||
| Third | HWM | ||
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 circuit 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.
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