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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

DateMeetingRacePosDriverTimeSource
20 Jan 1962Wigram 1962Motor Racing Club championship (15 laps, about 31 miles)3Barry Cottle (Dunedin) up to 1500cc class winner20 Jan 1962, 22 Jan 1962 +1
20 Jan 1962Wigram 1962Bardahl sports car race (42 miles)2Barry Cottle (Dunedin) under 1500cc class winner22 Jan 1962
19 Jan 1963Wigram 1963Sports cars (36 miles)1Barry Cottle (Dunedin)25:20.619 Jan 1963, 19 Jan 1963 +1
19 Jan 1963Wigram 1963Motor Racing Club Championship (15 laps)2Barry Cottle (Dunedin)less than 3 seconds behind19 Jan 1963, 19 Jan 1963 +1
19 Jan 1963Wigram 1963Lady Wigram Trophy (71 laps, 150 miles)3Tony Maggs (South Africa)70 laps19 Jan 1963, 19 Jan 1963 +1
19 Jan 1963Wigram 1963Lady Wigram Trophy (71 laps, 150 miles)5John Histed (Auckland)64 laps19 Jan 1963, 19 Jan 1963 +1
19 Jan 1963Wigram 1963Motor Racing Club Championship (15 laps)DNFDoug Lawrence (Wanganui) retired on the circuit about lap 1221 Jan 1963
19 Jan 1963Wigram 1963Lady Wigram Trophy (71 laps, 150 miles)DNFJohn Surtees (England) long pit stop after 27 laps, abandoned21 Jan 1963
18 Jan 1964Wigram 1964Lady Wigram Trophy, Heat 1 (25.3 miles)4Chris Amon (Bulls)17 Jan 1964
18 Jan 1964Wigram 1964Motor Racing Club Championship, Heat 1 (approx 20 miles)2John Riley (Auckland)16:10.817 Jan 1964
18 Jan 1964Wigram 1964Lady Wigram Trophy (44 laps, 100 miles)DNFChris Amon (Bulls) suspension trouble after 21 laps18 Jan 1964, 20 Jan 1964
18 Jan 1964Wigram 1964M.R.C. Championship, Final2John Riley (Auckland)18 Jan 1964
18 Jan 1964Wigram 1964M.R.C. Championship, Heat 1 (9 laps, about 20 miles)2John Riley (Auckland)20 Jan 1964
23 Jan 1965Wigram 1965Lady Wigram Trophy (100 miles)DNFRex Flowers (Lower Hutt) broken piston rings23 Jan 1965, 25 Jan 1965 +1
23 Jan 1965Wigram 1965Motor Racing Club Championship (25 miles)5R. Caldwell19:30.423 Jan 1965
23 Jan 1965Wigram 1965Motor Racing Club Championship (25 miles)5W. R. Caldwell19:30.425 Jan 1965, 25 Jan 1965
21 Jan 1967Wigram 1967Motor Racing Club championship (11 laps, 25 miles)4David Oxton (Auckland)19:15.621 Jan 1967
20 Jan 1974Wigram 1974New Zealand Grand Prix and Lady Wigram Trophy (100 miles)8Baron Robertson (New Zealand)40 laps22 Jan 1974
18 Jan 1976Wigram 1976Motorcraft Formula Ford, seven laps1Dave McMillan (Auckland)19 Jan 1976
30 Jan 1977Wigram 1977Lady Wigram Trophy (Peter Stuyvesant series round 5)6Andrew Miedecke (Australia)31 Jan 1977
27 Jan 1980Wigram 1980Formula Ford6Wally Galloway (Auckland)28 Jan 1980
7 Mar 1986 1986British Formula 3000, Silverstone (24 laps)1Pascal Fabre7 Mar 1986
7 Mar 1986 1986British Formula 3000, Silverstone (24 laps)4Mike Thackwell18sec behind winner7 Mar 1986

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueDriverTimeSpeedWhatSource
1962WigramBarry Cottle1:27.3lap record · Sports cars (36 miles) · new record; previous record 1:31.x set by himself in 1962clipping
1963WigramJohn Surtees1:16.6practice · Lady Wigram Trophy 1963 · fractionally under 100 mphclipping
19 Jan 1963WigramJohn Surtees1:18.8practice · Lady Wigram Trophyclipping
19 Jan 1963WigramTony Maggs1:21.6practice · Lady Wigram Trophyclipping
19 Jan 1963WigramJohn Surtees1:16.6qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · grid 2; new lap recordclipping
19 Jan 1963WigramBarry Cottle1:28.5fastest race lap · Motor Racing Club Championship (32 miles)clipping
18 Jan 1964WigramChris Amon1:34.4practice · Lady Wigram Trophyclipping

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.

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