Wigram TrophyMotor racing at Wigram airfield · Christchurch · 1949–2000
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McLaren M10A

Car · McLaren · 1970–1971
Printed as: McLaren M10A, McLaren M10A Chevrolet, McLaren M10A Repco
7results
2wins
4podiums
5drivers
1:18.2best Wigram lap (1970)

Drivers

Graham McRae 10Frank Matich 7Ron Grable 4Don O'Sullivan 1Niel Allen 1

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Results

DateMeetingRacePosDriverTimeSource
17 Jan 1970Wigram 1970Lady Wigram Trophy preliminary race (5 laps, 11.5 miles)1Graham McRae (New Zealand)6:36.4 new lap record 1:18.6, 105.34 mph17 Jan 1970, 19 Jan 1970 +1
17 Jan 1970Wigram 1970Lady Wigram Trophy preliminary race (5 laps, 11.5 miles)3Ron Grable (United States)6:54.617 Jan 1970, 19 Jan 1970 +1
17 Jan 1970Wigram 1970Lady Wigram Trophy1Frank Matich (Australia)59:54.217 Jan 1970, 17 Jan 1970 +5
17 Jan 1970Wigram 1970Lady Wigram Trophy2Ron Grable (USA)10.3sec behind17 Jan 1970, 17 Jan 1970 +4
17 Jan 1970Wigram 1970Lady Wigram TrophyDNFGraham McRae (New Zealand) overheating after a pre-race fire, 17 laps17 Jan 1970
17 Jan 1970Wigram 1970Lady Wigram Trophy preliminary race (5 laps, 11.5 miles)6Frank Matich (Australia) spun on the first corner; best lap 1:2019 Jan 1970
16 Jan 1971Wigram 1971Lady Wigram Trophy7Don O'Sullivan (Australia)42 laps, a lap back16 Jan 1971

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueDriverTimeSpeedWhatSource
1970WigramFrank Matich59:54.2101.4 mphother · 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy winning time and averageclipping
1970WigramGraham McRae103.76 mphlap record · Wigram lap record set in the 1970 race preliminary (article gives 103.76 mph)clipping
17 Jan 1970WigramGraham McRae103.89 mphpractice · Lady Wigram Trophyclipping
17 Jan 1970WigramFrank Matich102.48 mphpractice · Lady Wigram Trophyclipping
17 Jan 1970WigramRon Grable100.85 mphpractice · Lady Wigram Trophyclipping
17 Jan 1970WigramGraham McRae1:18.6105.34 mphlap record · Lady Wigram Trophy preliminary raceclipping
17 Jan 1970WigramFrank Matich1:18.2105.88 mphqualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · fastest qualifier, poleclipping
17 Jan 1970WigramGraham McRae1:18.4qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · second fastestclipping
17 Jan 1970WigramGraham McRae1:19.8103.76 mphfastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy, shared with Stewartclipping
17 Jan 1970WigramFrank Matich1:18.2qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · poleclipping
17 Jan 1970WigramRon Grable1:19.3qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · row 2clipping
17 Jan 1970WigramNiel Allen1:20.2qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophyclipping
17 Jan 1970WigramGraham McRae1:19.8fastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy, shared with Stewartclipping
17 Jan 1970WigramGraham McRae1:18.6lap record · Lady Wigram Trophy preliminary raceclipping
17 Jan 1970WigramFrank Matich1:21.7other · 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy, average time per lap (81.7sec)clipping
17 Jan 1970WigramGraham McRae105.35 mphlap record · 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy preliminary, 0.26 mph better than the 1969 recordclipping

In the clippings (12)

Out of petrol but still wonContinuation of the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy report: Graham McRae retired from overheating after his pre-race fire,…Matich againAustralian Frank Matich completed an NZ Grand Prix and Lady Wigram Trophy double, driving his McLaren M10A across the…Trophy race to MatichLate result flash: Australian Frank Matich won the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy in a McLaren M10A, ahead of American Ron…Race series opened upMotorview column noting that Frank Matich, leading the 1970 Tasman Championship with 22 points, air-freighted his…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.Almost out of petrol, but Matich wins TrophyFrank Matich won the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy with his 5-litre Chevrolet V8 McLaren M10A spluttering on the last of its…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…It's McRae: twin recordWellington's Graham McRae won the 17th International Lady Wigram Trophy race from start to finish in his…Extremely fierce competition expected; new lap and race recordsPreview of the 17th Lady Wigram Trophy race, expected to produce new lap and race records and extremely fierce…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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