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Baron Robertson

Driver · 1972–1976 · from Hastings
4results
P6best finish
1:11.4best Wigram lap (1972)
19clippings

Results

DateMeetingRacePosCarTimeSource
22 Jan 1972Wigram 1972Lady Wigram Trophy8Brabham FC43 laps22 Jan 1972, 23 Jan 1972
20 Jan 1974Wigram 1974New Zealand Grand Prix and Lady Wigram Trophy (100 miles)8Lola40 laps22 Jan 1974
18 Jan 1976Wigram 1976New Zealand Grand Prix (Pukekohe, early January 1976)7Elfin MR58 Jan 1976
18 Jan 1976Wigram 1976Lady Wigram Trophy (100 miles)6Elfin MR529 laps19 Jan 1976, 19 Jan 1976 +1

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueCarTimeSpeedWhatSource
22 Jan 1972WigramBrabham 18001:11.4qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · row 7clipping
19 Jan 1975WigramElfin MR51:16.8qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophyclipping
18 Jan 1976WigramElfin MR51:15.8qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophyclipping

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In the clippings (19)

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 Lady Wigram Trophy with apparent easeWellington's Graham McRae won the 18th International Lady Wigram Trophy race in his Leda GM1 at an average of 112.93…Kisses and champagne: McRae's trophy driveBehind McRae's faultless 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy win lay overnight drama: a cracked cylinder head found after…McRae has decisive win in Wigram grand prixDefending Tasman champion Graeme McRae won the 100-mile Lady Wigram Trophy in his Leda GM1 by almost a lap from Mike…Blaze in racing car at WigramPhoto captions from Lady Wigram Trophy practice: a fire extinguisher is used on a blaze in Baron Robertson's car; the…McRae close to last year's fastest time at WigramIn the preliminary practice session for the 19th Lady Wigram Trophy, Graham McRae was unofficially timed at 66.9sec in…Graham McRae heads list of championsField guide to the 19th Lady Wigram Trophy race.Graeme Lawrence not able to race at Wigram1971 Tasman champion Graeme Lawrence, survivor of the 1972 NZ Grand Prix crash in which Bryan Faloon died, could not…Lady Wigram entriesList of the 20 drivers and cars entered for the 19th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race, with race numbers and a…Wigram resultsFull results of the 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix and Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at Wigram, won by John McCormack (Elfin…McRae and Amon toss a coinPole position for the 1975 Lady Wigram Trophy was decided by a coin toss after Graham McRae and Chris Amon both lapped…Top drivers line up for WigramA 14-car field for the Lady Wigram Trophy race on Sunday 18 January 1976, third round of the four-race Stuyvesant…Series shaping up for grandstand finishAfter two rounds of the 1976 Stuyvesant series Graeme Lawrence is rated the fastest car-driver combination, having set…The driversShort profiles of the drivers in the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy: Graeme Lawrence, Bruce Allison, Ken Smith, Max Stewart,…22nd International Lady Wigram Trophy Race MeetingPreview of the 22nd Lady Wigram Trophy meeting on 18 January 1976.Lap record at 117mph by Ken SmithKen Smith of Auckland broke the Wigram lap record in his Lola T332 in the second of three qualifying sessions, lapping…Ken Smith wins the 'bad luck' Lady WigramAuckland driver Ken Smith won the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy from start to finish after Graeme Lawrence blew up in…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…Wigram problem may spell end of era for promotersPeter Greenslade reports that Ken Smith (Lola T332) won the Lady Wigram Trophy, third round of the Peter Stuyvesant…

From the reports

  • Baron Robertson's March 722 caught fire during practice for the 1973 Lady Wigram Trophy. (19 Jan 1973)

Built automatically from OCR of the clippings, so a name printed two ways may still be split across two profiles, and some results may be missing. Spotted a mistake?