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BRM
Car · BRM · 1954–1968
Printed as: BRM, BRM 1.9, B.R.M., BRM V12, B.R.M. 1500cc, supercharged BRM, BRM V8 2-litre, BRM 2.1-litre V8, BRM V8 2.0, BRM V8
13results
4wins
8podiums
8drivers
1:21.6best Wigram lap (1959)
Drivers
Jackie Stewart 18Ron Flockhart 16Ken Wharton 13Richard Attwood 5Pedro Rodriguez 2Bruce McLaren 2Arnold Glass 1B. Wharton 1
Other BRM entries
Results
| Date | Meeting | Race | Pos | Driver | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 1954 | Ardmore 1954 | International Grand Prix | 3 | Ken Wharton (England) | 31 Dec 1953 | |
| 6 Feb 1954 | Wigram 1954 | Lady Wigram Trophy Race (100 miles) | 3 | Ken Wharton (England) | 76min 19.5sec | 6 Feb 1954, 8 Feb 1954 +1 |
| 24 Jan 1959 | Wigram 1959 | Lady Wigram Trophy (71 laps, 150.236 miles) | 1 | Ron Flockhart (Scotland) | 1hr 41min 4sec new race record, about 89 mph; official fastest lap 1:22.2 | 24 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 +11 |
| 20 Jan 1962 | Wigram 1962 | Lady Wigram Trophy (71 laps, 150.2 miles) | 7 | Arnold Glass (Australia) | 67 laps | 20 Jan 1962, 22 Jan 1962 +2 |
| 22 Jan 1966 | Wigram 1966 | Lady Wigram Trophy, heat 1 (25 miles, 11 laps) | 1 | Richard Attwood (England) | 16:45.6 | 22 Jan 1966, 22 Jan 1966 +2 |
| 22 Jan 1966 | Wigram 1966 | Lady Wigram Trophy (100 miles, 44 laps) | 1 | Jackie Stewart (Scotland) | 16:43.1 | 22 Jan 1966, 22 Jan 1966 +8 |
| 22 Jan 1966 | Wigram 1966 | Lady Wigram Trophy (100 miles, 44 laps) | 2 | Richard Attwood (England) | about 41 sec behind winner | 22 Jan 1966, 22 Jan 1966 +3 |
| 21 Jan 1967 | Wigram 1967 | Lady Wigram Trophy | 2 | Richard Attwood (England) | 16.9sec behind 44 laps | 21 Jan 1967, 21 Jan 1967 |
| 21 Jan 1967 | Wigram 1967 | Lady Wigram Trophy | DNF | Jackie Stewart (Scotland) | retired on about lap 5 after being struck by a marker tyre | 21 Jan 1967 |
| 21 Jan 1967 | Wigram 1967 | Lady Wigram Trophy, second preliminary (11 laps) | 1 | Jackie Stewart (Scotland) | 15:36.4 fastest lap | 21 Jan 1967, 21 Jan 1967 |
| 21 Jan 1967 | Wigram 1967 | Lady Wigram Trophy, second preliminary (11 laps) | 4 | Richard Attwood (England) | 15:58.2 | 21 Jan 1967, 21 Jan 1967 |
| 20 Jan 1968 | Wigram 1968 | Lady Wigram International Trophy Race (44 laps, 101.5 miles) | 6 | Pedro Rodriguez (Mexico) | 15:21.2 | 20 Jan 1968, 22 Jan 1968 +4 |
| 20 Jan 1968 | Wigram 1968 | Lady Wigram International Trophy Race (44 laps, 101.5 miles) | DNF | Bruce McLaren | 1 lap behind fuel starvation after seven laps while sixth | 20 Jan 1968, 20 Jan 1968 +4 |
Lap times and speeds
| Date | Venue | Driver | Time | Speed | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Wigram | Ken Wharton | 88.9 mph | lap record · 1954 Lady Wigram Trophy | clipping | |
| 1954 | Wigram | Ken Wharton | 89.37 mph | lap record · 1954 Lady Wigram Trophy | clipping | |
| 1954 | Wigram | Ken Wharton | 89.37 mph | fastest race lap · 1954 Lady Wigram Trophy · on the 2.073-mile circuit used in 1954 | clipping | |
| 1954 | Wigram | Ken Wharton | 1:23.5 | 89.37 mph | fastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy 1954 | clipping |
| 1954 | Wigram | Ken Wharton | 1:23.5 | 89.37 mph | lap record · Wigram lap record from 1954 until 1960 | clipping |
| 1954 | Wigram | B. Wharton | 1:23.5 | 89.37 mph | fastest race lap · Wigram 1954 | clipping |
| 6 Feb 1954 | Wigram | Ken Wharton | 1:23 | 90 mph | qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · pole | clipping |
| 6 Feb 1954 | Wigram | Ken Wharton | 1:32.6 | 84 mph | other · Lady Wigram Trophy · standing lap | clipping |
| 6 Feb 1954 | Wigram | Ken Wharton | 1:27.3 | fastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy · flying lap, lap 2 | clipping | |
| 6 Feb 1954 | Wigram | Ken Wharton | 1:23.5 | 88.9 mph | fastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy · fastest lap of the day | clipping |
| 6 Feb 1954 | Wigram | Ken Wharton | 1:23.5 | 88.9 mph | qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · pole; fastest lap of the day; 2.073-mile circuit | clipping |
| 6 Feb 1954 | Wigram | Ken Wharton | 100 mph | other · Lady Wigram Trophy 1954 · back straight | clipping | |
| 1959 | Wigram | Ron Flockhart | 1:22.2 | 93 mph | fastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy 1959 · fastest lap on the 2.116-mile circuit, slightly less than 93 mph | clipping |
| 1959 | Wigram | Ron Flockhart | 92.5 mph | lap record · Lady Wigram Trophy 1959 | clipping | |
| 1959 | Wigram | Ron Flockhart | 89 mph | other · Lady Wigram Trophy 1959 · race winning average | clipping | |
| 1959 | Wigram | Ron Flockhart | 92.67 mph | lap record · Lady Wigram Trophy 1959 | clipping | |
| 1959 | Wigram | Ron Flockhart | 89.19 mph | other · Lady Wigram Trophy 1959 · race average over 150 miles | clipping | |
| 1959 | Wigram | Ron Flockhart | 1:22.2 | lap record · Lady Wigram Trophy 1959 · previous lap record | clipping | |
| 1959 | Wigram | Ron Flockhart | 1:22.2 | 92.67 mph | fastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy 1959 | clipping |
| 10 Jan 1959 | Ardmore | Ron Flockhart | 144 mph | top speed · NZ Grand Prix | clipping | |
| 24 Jan 1959 | Wigram | Ron Flockhart | 1:22.2 | 92.5 mph | lap record · Lady Wigram Trophy · official fastest lap, lap 69 | clipping |
| 24 Jan 1959 | Wigram | Ron Flockhart | 1:21.6 | qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · pole position (first row with Brabham, McLaren, R. Jensen) | clipping | |
| 24 Jan 1959 | Wigram | Ron Flockhart | 85 mph | other · Lady Wigram Trophy · standing first lap | clipping | |
| 24 Jan 1959 | Wigram | Ron Flockhart | 1:22.1 | 92.5 mph | lap record · Lady Wigram Trophy 1959 | clipping |
| 24 Jan 1959 | Wigram | Ron Flockhart | 1:22.2 | fastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy | clipping | |
| 24 Jan 1959 | Wigram | Ron Flockhart | 1:22.2 | 92.5 mph | fastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy | clipping |
| 24 Jan 1959 | Wigram | Ron Flockhart | 1:21.6 | 94 mph | qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · practice, pole | clipping |
| 1965 | Wigram | Jackie Stewart | 1:25.0 | lap record · Lady Wigram Trophy (new lap record, improvement of about 0.9 sec on Clark/McLaren 1965) | clipping | |
| 1966 | Wigram | Jackie Stewart | 1:25.0 | 97.41 mph | fastest race lap · Wigram 1966 | clipping |
| 1966 | Wigram | Jackie Stewart | 98.8 mph | practice · 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy training | clipping | |
| 1966 | Wigram | Jackie Stewart | 98.8 mph | qualifying · 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy, fastest practice lap last year | clipping | |
| 1966 | Wigram | Jackie Stewart | 97.41 mph | lap record · Lady Wigram Trophy (1966) | clipping | |
| 1966 | Wigram | Jackie Stewart | 98 mph | lap record · Wigram highest lap speed, set 1966 | clipping | |
| 1966 | Wigram | Jackie Stewart | 1:23.9 | qualifying · 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy · fastest qualifying lap, 1966 | clipping | |
| 22 Jan 1966 | Wigram | Jackie Stewart | 1:25.0 | 97.11 mph | lap record · Lady Wigram Trophy (new lap record, set in the first laps chasing Clark) | clipping |
| 22 Jan 1966 | Wigram | Jackie Stewart | 1:23.9 | 98.8 mph | qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy qualifying · fastest qualifier | clipping |
| 22 Jan 1966 | Wigram | Richard Attwood | 1:25.1 | qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy qualifying · third fastest | clipping | |
| 22 Jan 1966 | Wigram | Jackie Stewart | 1:30 | other · Lady Wigram Trophy 1966, first lap | clipping | |
| 22 Jan 1966 | Wigram | Jackie Stewart | 1:27 | other · Lady Wigram Trophy 1966, steady race lap time after the Clark/Gardner accident | clipping | |
| 1967 | Wigram | Jackie Stewart | 1:23.8 | 98.807 mph | qualifying · 1967 preliminary heat, a track record | clipping |
| 21 Jan 1967 | Wigram | Jackie Stewart | 1:23.8 | fastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy preliminary heat, 1967 | clipping | |
| 21 Jan 1967 | Wigram | Jackie Stewart | 1:23.8 | 99 mph | fastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy second preliminary | clipping |
| 21 Jan 1967 | Wigram | Jackie Stewart | 100.24 mph | practice · Lady Wigram Trophy Friday training 1967 | clipping | |
| 19 Jan 1968 | Wigram | Pedro Rodriguez | 80 mph | practice · Lady Wigram Trophy practice 1968 | clipping | |
| 19 Jan 1968 | Wigram | Bruce McLaren | 80 mph | practice · Lady Wigram Trophy practice 1968 | clipping |
In the clippings (55)
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Whitehead wins Wigram Trophy: B.R.M. breaks down near finishAt least 15,000 saw the fastest car race ever run in the South Island.
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Wigram car race to P. WhiteheadPeter Whitehead, English woolbroker and farmer, won the fastest car race ever run in the South Island, the 48-lap,…
Look - 100 miles an hour and no hands!Ken Wharton, driving the B.R.M. at 100mph on the back straight at Wigram, takes both hands off the wheel to adjust his…
First international race for Lady Wigram TrophyA history of the Lady Wigram Trophy from its first running in 1949 to 1954, noting the 1956 race would be the first…
£1500 in prizes for Wigram Trophy meetingThe Motor Racing Club's prospectus for the third international Lady Wigram Trophy on 26 January 1957 offered £1500…
The New Zealand Grand Prix proved Moss in a class of his ownAnalysis of the 1959 NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore: Stirling Moss (Rob Walker Cooper-Climax) set a new lap record and race…
Desperate duel won by FlockhartRon Flockhart's BRM won the fifth international Lady Wigram Trophy, setting a new race record (about 89 mph, 1hr 41min…
Lady Wigram Trophy race to Flockhart in BRMRon Flockhart (BRM) won the fifth Lady Wigram Trophy at an average of about 89 mph, 2.7sec ahead of Jack Brabham's…
Flockhart on job at startLap-by-lap account of the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy: Flockhart took pole in the BRM with Brabham, McLaren and Ross…
Sporting notebook: British cars supreme, but Wigram speeds too variedThe columnist notes that the BRM and Cooper-Climaxes took the first four places in the Lady Wigram Trophy, with…
R. Flockhart wins Wigram Trophy: fast time and thrilling finishFor the fifth year in five races a British driver won the Lady Wigram Trophy: Ron Flockhart's BRM beat Jack Brabham's…
Lady Wigram Trophy: anyone's guessPreview of the fifth international Lady Wigram Trophy: unlike recent years, the winner cannot dictate terms, and the…
Lady Wigram recordsSummary of records in the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy: Flockhart won at about 89 mph in 101min 4sec, against Scott-Brown's…
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…
Coopers should shatter Lady Wigram race recordThe Star predicts the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy will be the fastest ever, with Brabham and McLaren lapping near 97 mph…
Lap speeds to soar in Wigram battlePreview of the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: the works Cooper-Climaxes of Jack Brabham and Bruce McLaren are in the box…
Brabham takes Trophy: armchair run in his fourth attemptJack Brabham led from start to finish in his works Formula I Cooper-Climax to win the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy in…
Either way, Coopers will winPeter Greenslade of the Star looks at the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: Brabham and McLaren in the works 2.5-litre Coopers…
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…
Field all the way for fine winStirling Moss, in a Lotus, won the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy after leading from the first lap, crossing the line about…
Moss led from start to win Lady Wigram Trophy, set new record of 96min 38.7secStirling Moss, in the 2.5-litre R.R.C. Walker Lotus, led from the drop of the flag to win the eighth Lady Wigram…
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.
Moss needed his skill to win race of witsStirling Moss, second in the rain-soaked 1961 race, won the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy at record speed in a 2.5-litre…
Moss's gamble paid and skill won trophyStirling Moss won the eighth Lady Wigram Trophy in the 2.5-litre R.R.C.
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…
BRM aces both win heats for Wigram TrophyOn a drizzly morning BRM drivers Richard Attwood and Jackie Stewart won their 11-lap preliminary heats for the 1966…
BRM duo had it all to themselvesContinuation of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy report: Stewart beat Clark's 1965 race record by 35.2 seconds and BRM took…
Stewart wins after rivals' crashJackie Stewart (V8 two-litre BRM) won the 101-mile 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy in a new race record of 1:03:44.1, with…
Stewart and Attwood give BRM one-two winBRM drivers Jackie Stewart and Dickie Attwood ran away with the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy from lap four after their two…
BRM team romps home, sets recordJackie Stewart and Dickie Attwood finished first and second in the 12th International Lady Wigram Trophy, both inside…
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…
Christchurch Lady Wigram TrophyMagazine-style review of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy: a BRM one-two (Stewart, Attwood) after a lap-4 shunt between…
Race reportContinuation of a race review of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy: the second heat was another BRM walkover with Stewart…
Previous Wigram event winnersList of winners of the main Wigram race from 1949 to 1966 with distances, winning times, average speeds and fastest…
Fast laps recorded by Wigram driversReport of Friday practice before the 1967 Lady Wigram Trophy in fine weather on the 2.3-mile circuit: the overseas…
Mayoral reception for Lady Wigram drivers / Hopes of 100 mile lap highSix drivers for the 1967 Lady Wigram meeting were received by Mayor George Manning, who heard hopes that the 100 mph…
Stewart wins preliminary of big raceJackie Stewart (BRM) won the second 25-mile preliminary for the 1967 Lady Wigram Trophy from Jack Brabham (Repco V8),…
Wigram resultsResults of the 1967 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at Wigram: the two 11-lap trophy preliminaries (Levis won the 1.5-litre…
Car racing big Saturday eventPreview of the 1967 Lady Wigram Trophy, with about twenty drivers including 1966 winner Jackie Stewart, Dickie…
Pukekohe's image shattered at WigramPeter Greenslade reviews the 1967 Lady Wigram meeting.
Clark wins Lady Wigram TrophyJim Clark (2-litre V8 Lotus-Climax) repeated his 1965 win in the 1967 Lady Wigram Trophy, leading from start to finish…
Tuning-up tomorrow is vital day in preparationExplains why Friday's practice before the 1967 Lady Wigram Trophy matters: teams must work out gear ratios,…
Records fast on damp Wigram circuitReport on Friday practice before the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy on a damp 2.3-mile circuit.
Wigram win in record time: Amon only seconds behind ClarkRecords fell at Wigram in the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy: Jim Clark (2.5 Lotus-Ford) won at a record 102.6 mph, 7 mph…
Clark in fine time on great day: average speed of 102.99 mphJim Clark (Lotus-Ford V8) won the 14th Lady Wigram Trophy at 102.99 mph, opening his 1968 Tasman score and collecting…
Points for Clark / Wigram resultsContinuation of the report on Jim Clark's win in the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy: the smaller 1.6-litre cars of Hulme (lap…
Clark achieves 101 m.p.h. race average speedJim Clark (Lotus-Ford V8) won the second 11-lap preliminary for the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy at an average of 101.7…
Scot's record average at ChristchurchJim Clark (2.5 Lotus-Ford V8) won the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy at a record average of 102.6 mph after a race-long…
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…
Clark wins Wigram, collects side prizeAbout 30,000 people saw Jim Clark win his third Lady Wigram Trophy (after 1965 and 1967) at just under 103 mph in the…
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.Cars are grouped by make and model as the papers printed them; individual chassis aren’t identified. Know more about this car?