| Type: | CUST |
| Description: | 5th Lady Wigram Trophy |
| Grand Prix: | Lady Wigram |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Location: | Wigram Airfield Circuit, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Date: | 21 January |
| Year: | 1956 |
| Course: | Temporary racing facility |
| Course Mi: | 2.116 |
| Course Km: | 3.403 |
| Distance Laps: | 71 |
| Distance Mi: | 150.23 |
| Distance Km: | 241.77 |
| Weather: | Fine |
| Pole Driver: | Peter Whitehead |
| Pole Country: | GBR |
| Pole Team: | Ferrari 500/750S |
| Pole Time: | Determined by heats |
| Fast Driver: | Peter Whitehead |
| Fast Team: | Ferrari 500/750S |
| Fast Time: | 1:29.5 |
| Fast Country: | GBR |
| First Driver: | Peter Whitehead |
| First Country: | GBR |
| First Team: | Ferrari 500/750S |
| Second Driver: | Tony Gaze |
| Second Country: | AUS |
| Second Team: | Ferrari 500/750S |
| Third Driver: | Leslie Marr |
| Third Country: | GBR |
| Third Team: | Connaught B-Type |
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.
| 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 | |||
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