Wigram TrophyMotor racing at Wigram airfield · Christchurch · 1949–2000
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Alfa Romeo P3

Car · Alfa Romeo · 1951–2000
Printed as: Alfa Romeo P3, P3 Alfa Romeo, Alfa Romeo P3 2900cc supercharged, Alfa Romeo P3 / Gee Cee Ess
2results
2wins
2podiums
3drivers
1:31best Wigram lap (1952)

Drivers

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Results

DateMeetingRacePosDriverTimeSource
31 Mar 1951Wigram 2000100 mile race1Les Moore (Christchurch)1:27:41 record time, about 68-69 mph18 Nov 2000
24 Jan 1953Wigram 1953Wigram main race 19531Ron Roycroft (Auckland)38min 40sec winner, 78.8 mph22 Jan 1959, 19 Jan 1960 +10

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueDriverTimeSpeedWhatSource
1951WigramLes Moore1:4274.6 mphfastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy 1951clipping
1951WigramMoore Smith1:4274.6 mphfastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy 1951clipping
1951WigramLes Moore74.6 mphfastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy 1951clipping
1952WigramLes Moore1:3481.01 mphfastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy 1952clipping
1952WigramLes Moore1:3481.04 mphfastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy 1952clipping
1952WigramLes Moore1:3181.04 mphfastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy 1952clipping
1953WigramRon Roycroft1:3481.04 mphfastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy 1953clipping
1953WigramRon Roycroft78.8 mphother · Lady Wigram Trophy 1953 (race average)clipping

In the clippings (13)

English drivers have won fourSummary of the nine Lady Wigram Trophy races since 1949 (none in 1955 while the track was resealed): four won by…Ten years of trophy winners at WigramA list of every Lady Wigram Trophy winner from 1949 to 1959 with distances, times and average speeds, plus the…These men won in past yearsList of Lady Wigram Trophy winners 1949-1960 and circuit and lap record details: lap record 1:20.8 (94.28 mph) by Jack…Climax of Motor Racing Club's plansMotor Racing Club president Jack Brewer's welcome message ahead of the January 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy, predicting…Fast times have been set at Wigram by past winnersTable of past Lady Wigram Trophy winners with race times, average speeds and fastest laps from 1949 to 1961.Costly cars racing at terrific speedsFeature on the history of the Lady Wigram Trophy ahead of the tenth race on 18 January 1964, with a table of every…Wigram fastest course: previous winnersHistory of Wigram racing: the Canterbury Car Club ran NZ's first long-distance race in 1949 before the Motor Racing…Previous Wigram event winnersList of winners of the main Wigram race from 1949 to 1966 with distances, winning times, average speeds and fastest…Today's speeds a far cry from those of first raceHistory of the Wigram main race since the Canterbury Car Club's first long-distance race in 1949, won by Wellington…The fastest circuit: Pukekohe or Wigram?Argues that a race average of 105 mph in the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy would make the 2.3-mile Wigram circuit New…The trophy winnersTable of Lady Wigram Trophy race winners and their cars from 1949 to 1989; there was no race in 1955.FeatureHistorical extract and photos from the 1953 Lady Wigram Trophy: Ron Roycroft won the 50-mile race at RNZAF Station…L. Moore's Alfa Romeo first to finish in 100 miles car race at WigramOld newspaper cuttings on the Motor Racing Club's 100-mile car race for 500 pounds and the Lady Wigram Trophy at…

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