Andrea de Cesaris

Results

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In the clippings (9)

23 Jan 1980NZ driver in March teamThe works March team from England entered New Zealander Mike Thackwell (18, tipped as a future world champion) and…17 Nov 1979Wigram in Pacific eventThe 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy race was to count as a round of the new Pacific Region Championships, with Pukekohe (NZ…23 Jan 1980Tait Electronics Lady Wigram Trophy meetingAdvert and programme for the 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at RNZAF Station Wigram on 26-27 January, round three of…23 Jan 1980Extremely even field for Pacific racesPreview of the 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy, round three of the Aurora AFX series, with $11,000 in prize money.23 Jan 1980N.Z. series F1 breeding groundProfiles of Aurora AFX series drivers before the 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy: works March youngsters Mike Thackwell (18)…26 Jan 1980Continuation of Wigram racing is up to publicWith the Stuyvesant Series dead after the cigarette company withdrew, 1980 racing became the Aurora AFX Series (Aurora…26 Jan 1980McMillan wins both heats of Lady Wigram TrophyAuckland's Dave McMillan (Citizen Ralt) won both 80 km heats of the 1980 Tait Electronics Lady Wigram Trophy before…28 Jan 1980Lady Wigram Trophy meeting resultsResults box for the 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: heats 1 and 2 of the Formula Pacific race (McMillan won both,…28 Jan 1980The luck of the runningLight-hearted round-up of the drivers' fortunes at the 1980 Wigram meeting: John Smith's Ralt snapped an axle in both…

From the reports

• Mike Thackwell and Andrea de Cesaris both won six British Formula 3 races in 1979 before joining March's 1980 NZ Formula Pacific team. (23 Jan 1980)
• Series points going into Wigram 1980: Rothengatter 49, John Smith 47, Millen 45, Riley 31, McMillan 25, Ken Smith and de Cesaris 22, Oxton 19, Perkins 16, Flux 13, Campbell 12, Donaldson 10, Wilson 3, Thackwell 1. (23 Jan 1980)
• In heat two of the 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy John Smith stalled on the grid with a broken driveshaft, and Andrea de Cesaris and Larry Perkins crashed into his car. (26 Jan 1980)
• Andrea de Cesaris said the works March was overwhelmingly outclassed by the lighter Ralts on the circuit in 1980. (26 Jan 1980)

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