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Lola
Car · Lola · 1962–1986
Printed as: Lola, Lola-Climax 2.7 litre, Lola-Climax, Lola-Climax 2.5 litre, Lola Climax, Bowmaker Lola-Climax 2.7 litre, Lola-Climax 1220cc, Lola 1220cc, Lola-Climax 2.5, Lola-Climax 1200cc
23results
3wins
10podiums
17drivers
1:16.6best Wigram lap (1963)
Drivers
Barry Cottle 6John Surtees 4Chris Amon 3John Riley 3Tony Maggs 2John Histed 1Doug Lawrence 1Rex Flowers 1R. Caldwell 1W. R. Caldwell 1David Oxton 1Baron Robertson 1Dave McMillan 1Andrew Miedecke 1Wally Galloway 1Pascal Fabre 1Mike Thackwell 1
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Results
| Date | Meeting | Race | Pos | Driver | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1962 | Wigram 1962 | Motor Racing Club championship (15 laps, about 31 miles) | 3 | Barry Cottle (Dunedin) | up to 1500cc class winner | 20 Jan 1962, 22 Jan 1962 +1 |
| 20 Jan 1962 | Wigram 1962 | Bardahl sports car race (42 miles) | 2 | Barry Cottle (Dunedin) | under 1500cc class winner | 22 Jan 1962 |
| 19 Jan 1963 | Wigram 1963 | Sports cars (36 miles) | 1 | Barry Cottle (Dunedin) | 25:20.6 | 19 Jan 1963, 19 Jan 1963 +1 |
| 19 Jan 1963 | Wigram 1963 | Motor Racing Club Championship (15 laps) | 2 | Barry Cottle (Dunedin) | less than 3 seconds behind | 19 Jan 1963, 19 Jan 1963 +1 |
| 19 Jan 1963 | Wigram 1963 | Lady Wigram Trophy (71 laps, 150 miles) | 3 | Tony Maggs (South Africa) | 70 laps | 19 Jan 1963, 19 Jan 1963 +1 |
| 19 Jan 1963 | Wigram 1963 | Lady Wigram Trophy (71 laps, 150 miles) | 5 | John Histed (Auckland) | 64 laps | 19 Jan 1963, 19 Jan 1963 +1 |
| 19 Jan 1963 | Wigram 1963 | Motor Racing Club Championship (15 laps) | DNF | Doug Lawrence (Wanganui) | retired on the circuit about lap 12 | 21 Jan 1963 |
| 19 Jan 1963 | Wigram 1963 | Lady Wigram Trophy (71 laps, 150 miles) | DNF | John Surtees (England) | long pit stop after 27 laps, abandoned | 21 Jan 1963 |
| 18 Jan 1964 | Wigram 1964 | Lady Wigram Trophy, Heat 1 (25.3 miles) | 4 | Chris Amon (Bulls) | 17 Jan 1964 | |
| 18 Jan 1964 | Wigram 1964 | Motor Racing Club Championship, Heat 1 (approx 20 miles) | 2 | John Riley (Auckland) | 16:10.8 | 17 Jan 1964 |
| 18 Jan 1964 | Wigram 1964 | Lady Wigram Trophy (44 laps, 100 miles) | DNF | Chris Amon (Bulls) | suspension trouble after 21 laps | 18 Jan 1964, 20 Jan 1964 |
| 18 Jan 1964 | Wigram 1964 | M.R.C. Championship, Final | 2 | John Riley (Auckland) | 18 Jan 1964 | |
| 18 Jan 1964 | Wigram 1964 | M.R.C. Championship, Heat 1 (9 laps, about 20 miles) | 2 | John Riley (Auckland) | 20 Jan 1964 | |
| 23 Jan 1965 | Wigram 1965 | Lady Wigram Trophy (100 miles) | DNF | Rex Flowers (Lower Hutt) | broken piston rings | 23 Jan 1965, 25 Jan 1965 +1 |
| 23 Jan 1965 | Wigram 1965 | Motor Racing Club Championship (25 miles) | 5 | R. Caldwell | 19:30.4 | 23 Jan 1965 |
| 23 Jan 1965 | Wigram 1965 | Motor Racing Club Championship (25 miles) | 5 | W. R. Caldwell | 19:30.4 | 25 Jan 1965, 25 Jan 1965 |
| 21 Jan 1967 | Wigram 1967 | Motor Racing Club championship (11 laps, 25 miles) | 4 | David Oxton (Auckland) | 19:15.6 | 21 Jan 1967 |
| 20 Jan 1974 | Wigram 1974 | New Zealand Grand Prix and Lady Wigram Trophy (100 miles) | 8 | Baron Robertson (New Zealand) | 40 laps | 22 Jan 1974 |
| 18 Jan 1976 | Wigram 1976 | Motorcraft Formula Ford, seven laps | 1 | Dave McMillan (Auckland) | 19 Jan 1976 | |
| 30 Jan 1977 | Wigram 1977 | Lady Wigram Trophy (Peter Stuyvesant series round 5) | 6 | Andrew Miedecke (Australia) | 31 Jan 1977 | |
| 27 Jan 1980 | Wigram 1980 | Formula Ford | 6 | Wally Galloway (Auckland) | 28 Jan 1980 | |
| 7 Mar 1986 | 1986 | British Formula 3000, Silverstone (24 laps) | 1 | Pascal Fabre | 7 Mar 1986 | |
| 7 Mar 1986 | 1986 | British Formula 3000, Silverstone (24 laps) | 4 | Mike Thackwell | 18sec behind winner | 7 Mar 1986 |
Lap times and speeds
| Date | Venue | Driver | Time | Speed | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Wigram | Barry Cottle | 1:27.3 | lap record · Sports cars (36 miles) · new record; previous record 1:31.x set by himself in 1962 | clipping | |
| 1963 | Wigram | John Surtees | 1:16.6 | practice · Lady Wigram Trophy 1963 · fractionally under 100 mph | clipping | |
| 19 Jan 1963 | Wigram | John Surtees | 1:18.8 | practice · Lady Wigram Trophy | clipping | |
| 19 Jan 1963 | Wigram | Tony Maggs | 1:21.6 | practice · Lady Wigram Trophy | clipping | |
| 19 Jan 1963 | Wigram | John Surtees | 1:16.6 | qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · grid 2; new lap record | clipping | |
| 19 Jan 1963 | Wigram | Barry Cottle | 1:28.5 | fastest race lap · Motor Racing Club Championship (32 miles) | clipping | |
| 18 Jan 1964 | Wigram | Chris Amon | 1:34.4 | practice · Lady Wigram Trophy | clipping |
In the clippings (32)
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…
Three cars in spectacular smash at WigramThree cars crashed at the hairpin at the end of the main straight in the main sports car event: Forrest Cardon's…
Results from Wigram Trophy meetingResults of the races at the 1962 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: Motor Racing Club championship, New Zealand motor-cycle…
McLaren wins main event in ailing racerAucklander Bruce McLaren won his first long-distance race in New Zealand in the ninth Lady Wigram Trophy, covering…
Cottle-Stanton duel in club championshipThe 32-mile Motor Racing Club Championship at the 1963 Lady Wigram meeting was won by M.
Maggs, Hyslop closeLap-by-lap account of the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy won by Bruce McLaren, with a NE wind gusting to 30 mph down the back…
Stanton wins Motor Racing Club championship; Archibald first home in saloon handicapMorning events at the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting.
Two drivers break Wigram lap record at practiceIn qualifying trials for the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy, John Surtees (Lola-Climax) and Jack Brabham (Brabham-Climax)…
Sports car battle for first positionDunedin's Barry Cottle (1200cc Lola-Climax) won the 36-mile sports car race at the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting in…
100 miles an hour lap likely in Wigram eventIn the first training sessions for the 150-mile Lady Wigram Trophy, Bruce McLaren and Jack Brabham were unofficially…
Sports carsBarry Cottle won the 1963 Wigram sports car race, leading 14 laps and fighting off Arthur Moffatt's Lotus, in a Le…
B. McLaren wins race of thrillsAuckland's Bruce McLaren (2.7 litre Cooper-Climax) won the 150-mile ninth international Lady Wigram Trophy in 1hr…
Times and placesResults of the motor races at Wigram on the Saturday of the 1963 Lady Wigram meeting: the Motor Racing Club…
Hulme and Brabham take early heats for Wigram Trophy raceThe Repco-Brabham-Climaxes of Jack Brabham and Denis Hulme won the two 25.3-mile preliminary heats for the 1964 Lady…
M.R.C. Championship, motor-cycles and Wigram InvitationThe Motor Racing Club championship was dominated by B.
Makes, not drivers, may decide raceThe 100-mile Lady Wigram Trophy may become a battle between makes rather than individual drivers: Brabham's team…
Race to McLaren: Lady Wigram TrophyBruce McLaren won his second Lady Wigram Trophy on the 2.3-mile circuit, covering the 101.2 miles (44 laps) in 65min…
McLaren Wigram doubleBruce McLaren won his second consecutive Lady Wigram Trophy on the 2.3-mile circuit, driving the lightweight…
Motor Racing Club championship heatsResults of the two heats (about 20 miles) of the 1964 Motor Racing Club Championship.
Wigram motor-racing resultsResults of the 1964 Wigram meeting: the Lady Wigram Trophy heats and final, Wigram Invitation, M.R.C.
Scotsman takes lead at start, romps to record win in big race: Jim Clark wins Wigram TrophyJim Clark, the Scottish farmer and 1963 world champion, led from the start and won the 100-mile 1965 Lady Wigram…
Saloon car race a thrillerThe second heat of the all-comers saloon race at the 1965 Lady Wigram meeting was a thriller between Aucklanders…
Clark easily wins Lady Wigram Trophy raceJim Clark's 2.5 litre Lotus-Climax won the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy by more than 10 seconds from Bruce McLaren's…
Special prize to first man to lap at 100A 300-pound cheque from a Christchurch motor businessman is on offer to the first driver in the 1965 Lady Wigram…
Clark rides his luck to win Wigram raceClark built a lead of nearly half a minute in the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy, then noticed falling oil pressure in his…
Wigram resultsResults of the 1967 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at Wigram: the two 11-lap trophy preliminaries (Levis won the 1.5-litre…
Wigram resultsFull results of the 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix and Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at Wigram, won by John McCormack (Elfin…
McMillan wins after Lissiuck put outDave McMillan (Auckland, Lola) increased his lead in the Motorcraft Formula Ford series with an easy win in the…
Results, Lady Wigram Trophy meeting 1976Results of the third round of the Peter Stuyvesant series at Wigram won by Ken Smith (Lola) in 51min 53.9sec, plus…
Gloy wins at Wigram but Rosberg still fastest in seriesTom Gloy (Tui) won the 44-lap, 160 km Lady Wigram Trophy, last round of the 1977 Stuyvesant series, after Keke…
Huxford's Capri wins Open Saloon championshipReports of the support races at the 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting.
Big line-up for UK title openerThe second-year British Formula 3000 championship opened at Silverstone in 1986 with a 43-car entry.Cars are grouped by make and model as the papers printed them; individual chassis aren’t identified. Know more about this car?