Photographs from the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy: the field leaving the grid at the drop of the Union Jack, D. Campbell of Christchurch in a skid, winner Flockhart, and John Mansell supervising his pit crew refuelling his Maserati.

Photos

• Engines roar as the big field speeds off at the drop of the Union Jack.
• D. Campbell (Christchurch) swings into a skid but soon gains control.
• Winner Flockhart, who's going right where the arrow points.
• Amid the roar of other vehicles all around, John Mansell supervises his pit crew as they prepare his Maserati for fuelling in the pits this morning.