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Denis Marwood

Driver · 1966–1972 · from New Zealand
6results
3podiums
P2best finish
1:28.7best Wigram lap (1966)
30clippings

Results

DateMeetingRacePosCarTimeSource
22 Jan 1966Wigram 1966Lady Wigram Trophy (100 miles, 44 laps)4Cooper-Climax 2.517:35.922 Jan 1966, 22 Jan 1966 +4
18 Jan 1969Wigram 1969Lady Wigram TrophyDNFRepco Brabham 2.5 bearing failure20 Jan 1969
17 Jan 1970Wigram 1970Lady Wigram TrophyDNFEisert Chevrolet after 14 laps17 Jan 1970
16 Jan 1971Wigram 1971Bank of New South Wales saloon car championship (9 laps)3Chevrolet Camaro14:45.318 Jan 1971
22 Jan 1972Wigram 1972Bank of New South Wales Saloon Car Championship, Heat 1 (5 laps)3Chevrolet Camaro22 Jan 1972, 22 Jan 1972
22 Jan 1972Wigram 1972Winfield free formula saloon car race (six laps)2Chevrolet Camaro22 Jan 1972

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueCarTimeSpeedWhatSource
22 Jan 1966WigramCooper-Climax 2.5138 mphtop speed · Wigram speed trap, back straightclipping
22 Jan 1966WigramCooper-Climax 2.51:28.7qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy qualifyingclipping

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In the clippings (30)

Saloon carsRay Archibald's 3.8 Jaguar won the morning saloon handicap despite a 55sec handicap, setting a fastest lap of 1:37.1…Entries for the Lady Wigram Trophy race meetingEntry lists for the 1964 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, covering the Trophy race heats, the Motor Racing Club…Jim Clark to defend Wigram TrophyEntries for the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy had not yet closed but a first-class field was assured for the 100-mile race…Pukekohe form no guideChristchurch Star preview of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy argues that the Pukekohe Grand Prix (won by Graham Hill) was…Wigram could be most vital raceAfter Richard Attwood's surprise win in the Levin Gold Leaf International in the No.Motor Racing Club presents 12th International Lady Wigram Trophy RaceProgramme and advertisement for the 12th Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at Wigram on Saturday 22 January 1966, with times…This should be the most keenly contested battlePreview of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy arguing that the entry makes it the most keenly contested in the event's…Can Clark complete Wigram 'double'?Technical preview of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy following the Grand Prix start-line debacle in which Clark stripped…Excellent racing forecastPreview of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy, expected to be a close tussle between world champion Jim Clark (Lotus-Climax…BRM aces both win heats for Wigram TrophyOn a drizzly morning BRM drivers Richard Attwood and Jackie Stewart won their 11-lap preliminary heats for the 1966…Stewart and Attwood give BRM one-two winBRM drivers Jackie Stewart and Dickie Attwood ran away with the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy from lap four after their two…BRM duo had it all to themselvesContinuation of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy report: Stewart beat Clark's 1965 race record by 35.2 seconds and BRM took…Stewart wins after rivals' crashJackie Stewart (V8 two-litre BRM) won the 101-mile 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy in a new race record of 1:03:44.1, with…BRM team romps home, sets recordJackie Stewart and Dickie Attwood finished first and second in the 12th International Lady Wigram Trophy, both inside…Christchurch Lady Wigram TrophyMagazine-style review of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy: a BRM one-two (Stewart, Attwood) after a lap-4 shunt between…More visiting stars for Wigram TrophyFrank Gardner and Kevin Bartlett, both with Alec Mildren's 2.5 litre Repco-Brabham-Climaxes, were entered for the 1967…Biographically speakingPen portraits of six drivers for the 1967 Lady Wigram Trophy: Dennis Marwood (Ecurie Rothmans Cooper-Climax, leading…Wigram is vital event in 1967 Tasman seriesPreview showing the Lady Wigram Trophy as a vital round of the 1967 Tasman series and of the NZ championships.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…South Island cars for Tasman seriesTwo South Island Formula A (5-litre) cars would compete in the 1969-70 Tasman series: Leo Leonard of Timaru in his own…Out of petrol but still wonContinuation of the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy report: Graham McRae retired from overheating after his pre-race fire,…Action from the 1970 Lady Wigram TrophyPhotos from the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting showing Matich leading, Radisich running wide at the hairpin and…Wigram racing cars held upShipping delays left a number of cars for the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy in Wellington, due in Christchurch only hours…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…Wigram race Amon's last in NZ seriesChris Amon was to have his last New Zealand Tasman start in the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy before leaving for Buenos…It's McRae: twin recordWellington's Graham McRae won the 17th International Lady Wigram Trophy race from start to finish in his…Fahey's day in saloon eventsManurewa's Paul Fahey won three saloon races at the 1971 Lady Wigram meeting: the Bank of New South Wales championship…McRae fastest, others close behind himIn 1972 Lady Wigram Trophy qualifying, defending champion Graham McRae lapped the shortened 2.13-mile circuit in…Thrills, spills for big crowd at Wigram circuitEarly arrivals at the 1972 Lady Wigram meeting saw crashes and close racing in the preliminary events on the 2.13-mile…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…

From the reports

  • Denis Marwood finished fourth in the 1966 NZ Grand Prix at Pukekohe in his first international race. (18 Jan 1966)
  • Heat 1 of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy was to include Clark, Attwood, Martin, Buchanan, Lawrence, Riley, Caldwell, Gillum and Dawson; heat 2 Stewart, Gardner, Marwood, Hollier, Sager, Levis, Palmer, Rhodes and Whittaker. (19 Jan 1966)
  • After three Tasman races in 1966 the points were: Stewart 15, Attwood 15, Palmer 10, G. Hill 9, Martin 7, Clark 6, Marwood 4, Buchanan 2, Hegan 2, Sager 1, Dawson 1. (24 Jan 1966)
  • Dennis Marwood led the Motor Sport Association of New Zealand Gold Star series at the time of the 1967 Lady Wigram Trophy. (17 Jan 1967)

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