Claim: Peter Whitehead, driving a Ferrari 500, was the champion of the 1955 South Pacific Championship (a motor race staged at the Gnoo Blas Motor Racing Circuit at Orange in New South Wales, Australia, on the first quarter of 1955), followed by runner-up Jack Brabham, driving a Cooper Bristol.
Evidence: Position 1 Driver Peter Whitehead Car Ferrari 500 The 1955 South Pacific Championship for racing cars was a motor race staged at the Gnoo Blas Motor Racing Circuit at Orange in New South Wales, Australia on 31 January 1955. 2 Jack Brabham Cooper Bristol