Date: 24th January 1959
Venue: Wigram Airfield
71 laps of 3.405 km (241.77 km)
Grid: (* denotes pole)
Ron Flockhart*
Jack Brabham Bruce McLaren
Ross Jensen
Syd Jensen Tom Clark
Johnny Mansel
Pat Hoare
Bob Gibbons
Len Gilbert
Frank Cantwell
Frank Shuter
George Lawton
Dick Campbell
Graham Pierce
Jim Palmer
Merv Neil
Brian Blackburn
Ken MacMillan
Max Richards
David Young
Arthur Kennard
RA Beggs
Roly Levis
Mick Jennings
Bob Watson
Ken Harris
Tony Shelly
The following three were also on the grid as a row. The exact position of the
row is unclear, but is probably the second to last row.
Ron McCutcheon Bruce Wood John Cullen
Wally Darrell is another whose grid position is unclear.
Result |
Driver | Nat | Car / Engine | Laps | Time |
| 1 | Ron Flockhart | Scot | BRM P25 / BRM 2497cc 4cyl | 71 | 1hr 41m 04.0s |
| 2 | Jack Brabham | Aust | Cooper T45 / Climax 2202cc 4cyl | 71 | 1hr 41m 06.7s |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren | NZ | Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl | 69 | |
| 4 | Syd Jensen | NZ | Cooper T45 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl | 68 | |
| 5 | Johnny Mansel | NZ | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 67 | |
| 6 | Bob Gibbons | NZ | Lycoming Special / Lycoming 4733cc 4cyl | 66 | |
| 7 | Merv Neil | NZ | Cooper T45 / Climax 1960cc 4cyl | ||
| 8 | Len Gilbert | NZ | Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | ||
| 9 | Tom Clark | NZ | Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl | ||
| 10 | Ken Harris | NZ | Ferrari 750 Monza / Ferrari 2999cc 4cyl | ||
| 11 | Jim Palmer | NZ | Lotus 11 / Climax 1098cc 4cyl | ||
| 12 | Roly Levis | NZ | RAL / Ford 1172cc 4cyl | ||
| 13 | George Lawton | NZ | Cooper T39 / Climax 1498cc 4cyl | ||
| 14 | Graham Pierce | NZ | Austin-Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | ||
| 15 | Max Richards | NZ | Austin-Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | ||
| 16 | David Young | NZ | Jaguar C-type / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | ||
| 17 | R A Beggs | NZ | Mistral / Ford 1172cc 4cyl | ||
| 18 | Mick Jennings | NZ | MGA TC / MG 1600cc 4cyl | ||
| 19 | Brian Blackburn | NZ | Citroen Special / Citroen 1991cc 4cyl | ||
| 20 | Wally Darrell | NZ | ACE III / Ford 2584cc 6cyl | ||
| Ret | Dick Campbell | NZ | Maserati 4CLT-48 / Maserati 1498cc 4cyl s/c | ||
| Ret | Frank Cantwell | NZ | Tojeiro 3/56 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | Brakes | |
| Ret | Reg McCutcheon | NZ | Normac Special III / Chevrolet 3930cc 6cyl | ||
| Ret | Ken MacMillan | NZ | Cooper T39 / Climax 1098cc 4cyl | ||
| Ret | John Cullen | NZ | Cullen 500 / Norton 498cc 1cyl | ||
| Ret | Tony Shelly | NZ | Cooper T41 / Climax 1496cc 4cyl | ||
| Ret | Frank Shuter | NZ | Maserati 8CM / Maserati 2992cc 8cyl s/c | Gearbox | |
| Ret |
Arthur Kennard |
NZ | Healey-Corvette / Chevrolet 4342cc V8 | ||
| Ret | Pat Hoare | NZ | Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 2996cc 4cyl | 7 | Piston |
| Ret | Ross Jensen | NZ | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2493cc 6cyl | 4 | Transmission |
| Ret | Bruce Wood | NZ | Cooper Mk X / Norton 498cc 1cyl | ||
| Ret | Bob Watson | NZ | Puma / Austin 948cc 4cyl |
Fastest Lap: Ron Flockhart 1m 22.2s (Record)
50 laps of 2.094 km (104.69 km)
Grid: (* denotes Pole)
Bruce McLaren*
Merv Neil
Syd Jensen
Pat Hoare
Ross Jensen Johnny Mansel
Tom Clark
George Lawton
Len Gilbert
John Cullen
Bruce Wood Jim Palmer
Frank Cantwell
Result |
Driver | Nat | Car / Engine | Laps | Time |
| 1 | Bruce McLaren | NZ | Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl | 50 | 70m 00.0s |
| 2 | Ross Jensen | NZ | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2493cc 6cyl | 50 | 70m 48.0s |
| 3 | Syd Jensen | NZ | Cooper T45 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl | 50 | 71m 24.5s |
| 4 | Johnny Mansel | NZ | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 50 | 71m 58.0s |
| 5 | Merv Neil | NZ | Cooper T45 / Climax 1960cc 4cyl | 49 | |
| 6 | Len Gilbert | NZ | Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | 48 | |
| 7 | Pat Hoare | NZ | Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 2996cc 4cyl | 33 | |
| Ret | Tom Clark | NZ | Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl | 7 | |
| Ret | George Lawton | NZ | Cooper T39 / Climax 1498cc 4cyl | 5 | |
| Ret | John Cullen | NZ | Cullen 500 / Norton 498cc 1cyl | 1 | |
| Ret | Jim Palmer | NZ | Lotus 11 / Climax 1098cc 4cyl | ||
| Ret | Bruce Wood | NZ | Cooper Mk X / Norton 498cc 1cyl | ||
| Ret | Frank Cantwell | NZ | Tojeiro 3/56 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl |
Fastest Lap: Merv Neil 1m 13.7s (Wet Race) (McLaren qualified for pole with 1m 06.5s)
40 laps of 2.414 km (96.55 km)
Grid: (* denotes Pole)
Ron Flockhart*
Bruce McLaren
Jack Brabham
Ross Jensen
Tom Clark
Syd Jensen
Merv Neil
Pat Hoare
Johnny Mansel
George Lawton
Reg McCutcheon
Jim Palmer
Bruce Wood
Tony Shelly
Neil Herrick
Result |
Driver | Nat | Car / Engine | Laps | Time |
| 1 | Bruce McLaren | NZ | Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl | 40 | 48m 38.4s |
| 2 | Ron Flockhart | Scot | BRM P25 / BRM 2497cc 4cyl | ||
| 3 | Jack Brabham | Aust | Cooper T45 / Climax 2202cc 4cyl | ||
| 4 | Ross Jensen | NZ | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2493cc 6cyl | ||
| 5 | Tom Clark | NZ | Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl | ||
| 6 | Johnny Mansel | NZ | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | ||
| Merv Neil | NZ | Cooper T45 / Climax 1960cc 4cyl | |||
| Syd Jensen | NZ | Cooper T45 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl | |||
| Pat Hoare | NZ | Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 2996cc 4cyl | |||
| George Lawton | NZ | Cooper T39 / Climax 1498cc 4cyl | |||
| Jim Palmer | NZ | Lotus 11 / Climax 1098cc 4cyl | |||
|
Neil Herrick |
NZ | Austin Special / Austin 3459cc 6cyl | |||
| Reg McCutcheon | NZ | Normac Special III / Chevrolet 3930cc 6cyl | |||
| Bruce Wood | NZ | Cooper Mk X / Norton 498cc 1cyl | |||
| Tony Shelly | NZ | Cooper T41 / Climax 1496cc 4cyl |
Fastest Lap: Ron Flockhart 1m 10.0s (Record)
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