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McLaren
Car · McLaren · 1968–1974
Printed as: McLaren-Ford 1.6-litre, McLaren Ford 1600, McLaren Repco, McLaren-Repco, McLaren, McLaren-Cosworth 1.6, McLaren-Ford, McLaren-Ford FVA, Repco-McLaren, McLaren Chev
5results
1podiums
7drivers
1:12.7best Wigram lap (1972)
Drivers
Graeme Lawrence 3Frank Radisich 2Piers Courage 1Frank Matich 1Garry Pedersen 1Don O'Sullivan 1Graham McRae 1
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Results
| Date | Meeting | Race | Pos | Driver | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1968 | Wigram 1968 | Lady Wigram International Trophy Race (44 laps, 101.5 miles) | 5 | Piers Courage | 15:19.6 | 20 Jan 1968, 22 Jan 1968 +4 |
| 18 Jan 1969 | Wigram 1969 | Lady Wigram Trophy | DNF | Graeme Lawrence (Hamilton) | brake trouble after 36 laps | 18 Jan 1969, 20 Jan 1969 |
| 16 Jan 1971 | Wigram 1971 | New Zealand Grand Prix (58 laps) | 2 | Frank Matich (Australia) | 56:27.4 0.4sec behind | 6 Jan 1971 |
| 20 Jan 1973 | Wigram 1973 | Lady Wigram Trophy | 8 | Frank Radisich (Auckland) | 22 Jan 1973 | |
| 20 Jan 1974 | Wigram 1974 | New Zealand Grand Prix and Lady Wigram Trophy (100 miles) | 5 | Garry Pedersen (New Zealand) | 22 Jan 1974 |
Lap times and speeds
| Date | Venue | Driver | Time | Speed | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1969 | Wigram | Graeme Lawrence | 1:24.6 | practice · Lady Wigram Trophy, without aerofoil | clipping | |
| 18 Jan 1969 | Wigram | Graeme Lawrence | 1:26.5 | practice · Lady Wigram Trophy, with aerofoil | clipping | |
| 1971 | Wigram | Graham McRae | 107.12 mph | fastest race lap · 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy | clipping | |
| 16 Jan 1971 | Wigram | Don O'Sullivan | 1:21.8 | qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy | clipping | |
| 22 Jan 1972 | Wigram | Frank Radisich | 1:12.7 | qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · row 7 | clipping |
In the clippings (15)
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Wigram record set by RindtLap records were broken at Wigram in practice for the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy, with Austrian Jochen Rindt's Lotus-Ford…
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.
McRae sets recordGraham McRae took pole position for the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy with a lap of 1:17.0 (107.53 mph) in his…
McRae fastest, others close behind himIn 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy qualifying, defending champion Graham McRae lapped the shortened 2.13-mile circuit in…
McRae wins exciting race for Lady Wigram TrophyGraham McRae won his third successive Lady Wigram Trophy in a record 52min 33.8sec (114.277 mph), after a race in…
Wigram resultsFull results of the 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix and Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at Wigram, won by John McCormack (Elfin…
McLaren's widow donates new trophy for Wigram raceDrivers in the twenty-first Lady Wigram Trophy would compete for two trophies: the annual Lady Wigram Trophy and a new…Cars are grouped by make and model as the papers printed them; individual chassis aren’t identified. Know more about this car?