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Dean Hall

Driver · 1988–1989 · from USA
3results
1wins
3podiums
1Lady Wigram Trophy
18clippings

Lady Wigram Trophy winner: 1988 (Swift-Cosworth). All winners →

Results

DateMeetingRacePosCarTimeSource
24 Jan 1988Wigram 1988Formula Pacific preliminary (20 laps)2Swift25 Jan 1988
24 Jan 1988Wigram 1988Lady Wigram Trophy (30 laps)1Swift25 Jan 1988, 24 Jan 1990
29 Jan 1989Wigram 1989Lady Wigram Trophy (30 laps)3Swift DB430 Jan 1989, 30 Jan 1989

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueCarTimeSpeedWhatSource
29 Jan 1989WigramSwift190.238 km/hfastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy 1989clipping

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In the clippings (18)

Continental flavour to Formula Pacific racing seriesAustrian Roland Ratzenberger showed interest in driving Ken Smith's Ralt RT5 in the 1988 five-race Formula Pacific…Kiwi driver tipped to take top honoursPress advertising feature previewing the Digital Computers Formula Pacific round at the Benson and Hedges meeting at…Radisich set for trophy race winJohn Hawkins tips Paul Radisich to win the 1988 Lady Wigram Trophy after four wins in six starts in the Digital…American driver sweeps past ailing RadisichAmerican Dean Hall (Swift) passed the ailing Ralt of Paul Radisich on lap 24 to win the 1988 Lady Wigram Trophy for…Series promises more improvementPreview of the Benson and Hedges / Peter Jackson Formula Pacific series, a 10-round championship with two heats at…Series promises more improvementJohn Hawkins previews the 1989 Benson and Hedges international series (Baypark Jan 8, Pukekohe Jan 15, Manfeild Jan…Formula Pacific has biggest field for yearsPreview of the 1989 five-round Benson and Hedges series, with 19 confirmed Formula Pacific entries and favourite Paul…Brisk competitionPreview of the Lady Wigram Trophy race, rounds seven and eight of the 1989 Peter Jackson Formula Pacific championship.Wigram circuit has provided unique set of highlightsReminiscences marking 40 years since Morrie Proctor won the main race at the first Wigram meeting.Drivers' talent on linePreview of the clash between American Dean Hall and New Zealander Paul Radisich in the two Formula Pacific heats at…Circuit braces for Hall, Radisich duelPreview of the 40th motor racing meeting on the 3.44km Wigram air base circuit, expected to feature a head-on clash…Tireless Matsushita: tyre holds for Hiro to winFront-page report that Japanese driver Hiro Matsushita did not realise until after the chequered flag how close he had…Japanese driver wins Wigram trophyHiro Matsushita became the first Japanese winner of the Lady Wigram Trophy after 30 incident-packed laps.Chequered flag comes in sight for Japanese driverReport of the 1989 Lady Wigram Trophy race, in which the lead changed hands three times before Hiro Matsushita of…Motor racing results: Wigram, Benson and Hedges International meetingPartial results from the 29 January 1989 Wigram meeting: Peter Jackson Formula Pacific heat and Lady Wigram Trophy…Look to the past for speed guidanceGreenslade's Behind the Wheel column criticises the 1989 Lady Wigram Trophy programme for omitting the circuit length,…The trophy winnersTable of Lady Wigram Trophy race winners and their cars from 1949 to 1989; there was no race in 1955.Indycar driver shows his classCanadian Paul Tracy, who raced at Wigram in 1988 as a 19-year-old and finished second to Dean Hall, won his second…

From the reports

  • Dean Hall won the 1988 Lady Wigram Trophy, his first Formula Pacific series win, after Radisich lost gears on lap 24. (25 Jan 1988)
  • Dean Hall won the 1988 Lady Wigram Trophy (the 1989 article calls him last year's series winner). (30 Dec 1988)
  • Dean Hall won the 1988 Lady Wigram Trophy race after Paul Radisich's Ralt suffered gearbox problems. (26 Jan 1989)
  • Before the January 1989 meeting Dean Hall led the Peter Jackson Formula Pacific series with 46 points from Paul Radisich (25), Mark Smith (24) and Ken Smith (23). (27 Jan 1989)
  • Before the January 1989 Wigram meeting the Peter Jackson Formula Pacific points were Hall 46, Radisich 25, M. Smith 24, K. Smith 23, Matsushita 15, C. Baird 10. (28 Jan 1989)
  • Paul Radisich won the Lady Wigram Trophy in 1987 and Dean Hall in 1988. (28 Jan 1989)
  • Dean Hall started the 1989 Lady Wigram Trophy third on the grid; Radisich took the lead on lap one. (30 Jan 1989)
  • Peter Jackson series points after the Wigram round: Hall 50, Radisich 34, K. Smith 30, M. Smith 30, Matsushita 30. (30 Jan 1989)
  • Hall and Ken Smith were separated by only 0.54sec at the finish of the 1989 Lady Wigram Trophy race. (30 Jan 1989)
  • Ken Smith was fourth in the 1989 Lady Wigram Trophy race, and Dean Hall's fastest lap that year was 190.238 km/h versus Smith's 189.537 km/h. (10 Feb 1989)
  • Paul Tracy finished second to Dean Hall at Wigram in 1988 at age 19. (21 Jul 1993)

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