Wigram TrophyMotor racing at Wigram airfield · Christchurch · 1949–2000
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Car · Ferrari · 1954–1971
Printed as: Ferrari V6, Ferrari V6 2.4, Ferrari 2000cc, Ferrari 2.4, Ferrari V6 2.4-litre, Ferrari V6 2.4 litre, Ferrari GT, Ferrari V6 2.5
9results
1wins
4podiums
5drivers
1:19.6best Wigram lap (1968)

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Results

DateMeetingRacePosDriverTimeSource
6 Feb 1954Wigram 1954Lady Wigram Trophy Race (100 miles)1Peter Whitehead (England)69min 51.3sec6 Feb 1954, 8 Feb 1954 +12
20 Jan 1968Wigram 1968Lady Wigram International Trophy Race (44 laps, 101.5 miles)2Chris Amon14:56.320 Jan 1968, 22 Jan 1968 +4
18 Jan 1969Wigram 1969Lady Wigram Trophy preliminary heat (11 laps)3Chris Amon (New Zealand)14:43.3 1.5sec behind Rindt18 Jan 1969, 20 Jan 1969
18 Jan 1969Wigram 1969Lady Wigram Trophy preliminary heat (11 laps)5Derek Bell18 Jan 1969, 20 Jan 1969
18 Jan 1969Wigram 1969Lady Wigram Trophy3Chris Amon3.9sec behind Hill18 Jan 1969, 18 Jan 1969 +2
18 Jan 1969Wigram 1969Lady Wigram Trophy5Derek Bell18 Jan 1969, 18 Jan 1969 +2
17 Jan 1970Wigram 1970Lady Wigram Trophy preliminary race (5 laps, 11.5 miles)5Graeme Lawrence (New Zealand)6:57.317 Jan 1970, 19 Jan 1970 +1
17 Jan 1970Wigram 1970Lady Wigram TrophyDNFGraeme Lawrence (New Zealand) overheated, newspaper in radiator17 Jan 1970
16 Jan 1971Wigram 1971New Zealand Grand Prix (58 laps)6Graeme Lawrence (New Zealand)6 Jan 1971

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueDriverTimeSpeedWhatSource
20 Jan 1968WigramChris Amon102.22 mphfastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy second preliminary, second lapclipping
20 Jan 1968WigramChris Amon1:19.6104 mphlap record · Lady Wigram Trophy 1968, shared with Clarkclipping
20 Jan 1968WigramChris Amon1:20.1fastest race lap · Second preliminaryclipping
17 Jan 1970WigramSpencer Martin86.08 mphlap record · Reputed Wigram record for a closed car, set some years earlier; a Ferrari grand touring car, not a true saloonclipping

In the clippings (31)

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.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…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,…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…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…Easy win to Jochen RindtAveraging a record 103.11 mph, 26-year-old Jochen Rindt won the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy 26 seconds ahead of Gold Leaf…Overseas drivers dictate termsBefore a crowd of more than 20,000 in brilliant sunshine, Jochen Rindt led the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy from pole, with…Lotus grand slam: drive for twoGold Leaf Team Lotus made a grand slam in the 15th international Lady Wigram Trophy, winning the race and taking race…Rindt wins hard-fought Wigram Trophy raceJochen Rindt won the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy in a Lotus-Ford V8, 26 seconds ahead of team-mate Graham Hill, in record…Austrian driver sets Wigram lap record in heatGold Leaf Team Lotus laid a strong claim to the 15th Lady Wigram Trophy when world champion Graham Hill beat team-mate…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…Wigram resultsFull results from the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: preliminary race, Mercury saloon heats, Rothmans free formula…Matich wins Wigram eventFrank Matich took his McLaren M10A over the line on virtually dry tanks 10.3sec ahead of Ron Grable to win the 1970…Four break 100 m.p.h. barrier in practiceFour drivers broke 100 mph and several more were close in the first practice session for the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy.McRae breaks lap record in preliminary race at WigramWellington's Graham McRae gave notice of his Lady Wigram Trophy intentions by winning the five-lap, 11.5-mile…Out of petrol but still wonContinuation of the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy report: Graham McRae retired from overheating after his pre-race fire,…Records will fall again at WigramPreview of the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy: if the NZ Grand Prix at Pukekohe was any guide, race and lap records would fall.The trophy winnersTable of Lady Wigram Trophy race winners and their cars from 1949 to 1989; there was no race in 1955.

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