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Citroën

Car · Citroën · 1951–1960
Printed as: Citroen, Citroen Special, Citroen special
16results
2wins
12podiums
9drivers

Drivers

R. Macdonald 4M. Stewart 3Doug Haigh 2Blackburn 2A. Archibald 1F. Pope 1Ian Archibald 1V. Blackburn 1B. R. Blackburn 1

Other Citroën entries

Citroën ID19 0

Results

DateMeetingRacePosDriverTimeSource
3 Nov 1951Pleasant Point (The Spit) 1951First race (five laps)3R. Macdonald1 Nov 1951
3 Nov 1951Pleasant Point (The Spit) 1951Third race (four laps)2R. Macdonald6:411 Nov 1951
3 Nov 1951Pleasant Point (The Spit) 1951Sixth race (four laps)2R. Macdonald7:311 Nov 1951
3 Nov 1951Pleasant Point (The Spit) 1951Eighth race (four laps)1R. Macdonald7:251 Nov 1951
17 Jan 1953Mccormacks Bay 1953Second Handicap Race (five laps)2Doug Haigh10min 9sec handicap 85sec17 Jan 1953, 19 Jan 1953
28 Feb 1953Wigram 1953Lady Wigram Trophy (50 miles)5Doug Haigh (Timaru)28 Feb 1953
17 Oct 1953Rakaia Domain 1953First Race2M. Stewart2min 15sec17 Mar 1953
17 Oct 1953Rakaia Domain 1953Sixth Race2M. Stewart2min 17sec17 Mar 1953
17 Oct 1953Rakaia Domain 1953Tenth Race4M. Stewart2min 33sec17 Mar 1953
6 Feb 1954Wigram 1954Saloon Car Handicap (15 miles)1A. Archibald (Christchurch)15min 47sec6 Feb 1954
4 Dec 1954Rakaia Domain 1954Tenth Race2F. Pope27 Nov 1954
21 Jan 1956Wigram 1956Open Car Race (25 miles, 12 laps)2Blackburn (Christchurch)21 Jan 1956
21 Jan 1956Wigram 1956Saloon Car Race (12 laps, 25 miles)3Ian Archibald (Christchurch)21 Jan 1956, 23 Jan 1956 +1
21 Jan 1956Wigram 1956Open Car Race (25 miles, 12 laps)2V. Blackburn (Christchurch)23 Jan 1956, 23 Jan 1956
26 Jan 1957Wigram 1957Open Car Race Handicap (25.392 miles)5Blackburn (Christchurch) handicap 5min28 Jan 1957
23 Jan 1960Wigram 1960Motor Racing Club Trophy (20 laps, 42 miles)5B. R. Blackburn (Christchurch)35min 28.7sec class winner 1501-3000cc23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960

In the clippings (14)

Ransley, Wheeler fastest at motor race meetingAt the Motor Racing Club's meeting at Pleasant Point, the fastest laps were by C.McCormack's Bay circuit provides good car racingA crowd estimated between 3,000 and 7,000 watched the Motor Racing Club's scratch and handicap races at McCormacks Bay…Motor racing on Causeway: Shuter drives wellFrank Shuter's lengthened, low-slung Ford V8 hot rod won two races at the Motor Racing Club's McCormacks Bay meeting…Ron Roycroft in second big car race win to-dayRon Roycroft (Alfa Romeo, Auckland) won the 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy in 38min 42sec, flawless as at Mairehau a month…Car racing held at RakaiaD. H. Rutherford won the D. W. Wild Challenge Trophy at the Motor Racing Club's Rakaia Domain meeting with a lap of…P. Whitehead wins Lady Wigram car race in FerrariPeter Whitehead (Ferrari) won the 100-mile Lady Wigram Trophy at Wigram from Tony Gaze (H.W.M.), while Ken Wharton's…H. Green breaks Car Club recordHec Green cut the Rakaia track record from 32.05sec to 30.2sec at the Rakaia Car Club meeting; the track was a shade…Englishmen take placings in major car racePeter Whitehead won the Lady Wigram Trophy for the second time on Saturday 21 January 1956 before about 21,000…Lady Wigram Trophy won by P. WhiteheadEngland's Peter Whitehead won the 150-mile, 71-lap 1956 Lady Wigram Trophy in a bright red Ferrari, his second…Steady race by Wigram leadersThe 150-mile Lady Wigram Trophy at Wigram on Saturday 21 January 1956 was dominated by the two red Ferraris of Peter…Car racing at Wigram to-dayIn the open car handicap Barry Brown (Austin A40 Special) led six laps before A.P. Whitehead's third win in Wigram motor classicPeter Whitehead won the 1957 Lady Wigram Trophy in 1hr 50min 8sec, two minutes slower than 1956, the first driver to…Results: Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, 23 January 1960Full results of the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: the 150-mile trophy, the Motor Racing Club Trophy scratch race,…Results of car races at WigramResults of the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, January 23, 1960: Jack Brabham won the trophy from David Piper and Ian…

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