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Graham Hill

Driver · 1969 · from United Kingdom
2results
1wins
2podiums
1:19.6best Wigram lap (1969)
52clippings

Results

DateMeetingRacePosCarTimeSource
18 Jan 1969Wigram 1969Lady Wigram Trophy preliminary heat (11 laps)1Lotus-Cosworth-Ford 2.5 V814:41.718 Jan 1969, 20 Jan 1969
18 Jan 1969Wigram 1969Lady Wigram Trophy2Lotus-Cosworth-Ford 2.526sec behind18 Jan 1969, 18 Jan 1969 +2

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueCarTimeSpeedWhatSource
18 Jan 1969WigramLotus Ford 2.51:19.6practice · Lady Wigram Trophyclipping
18 Jan 1969WigramLotus-Cosworth-Ford103 mphother · Lady Wigram Trophy · lapping around 103 mph in the closing stagesclipping

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In the clippings (52)

Moss will have to work for N.Z. Grand Prix winStirling Moss would not have things all his own way at Ardmore: it appeared he would drive a Cooper entered by the…Works Coopers real threat in N.Z. racesPeter Greenslade reviews the 1960 world championship: works Coopers started in eight of nine races, Brabham won five…International racing drivers in ChristchurchGraham Hill, Innes Ireland and Jim Clark photographed in Christchurch.Ireland and Hill spectators on SaturdayLotus driver Innes Ireland and BRM driver Graham Hill arrived unexpectedly in Christchurch to watch the Lady Wigram…Gill unlucky; drivers' club officers; Innes Ireland deer shooting; Bonnier on PorscheShort motor racing items: young Auckland student M.World class entry for Wigram trophyMcLaren, John Surtees and South African Tony Maggs were engaged for the ninth international Lady Wigram Trophy on…Your chance to see the cars: gladden the heart of car enthusiastsA display of cars competing at Wigram, with models of Donald Campbell's speedboat and the new Bluebird car and a film…Forecast for Saturday: fastest Wigram Trophy race everPreview of the ninth Lady Wigram Trophy: a smaller but better field than ever, all the overseas drivers having scored…Wigram Trophy race has a wide open lookPeter Greenslade previews the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy after the NZ Grand Prix at Pukekohe, won by Graham Hill…Special prize to first man to lap at 100A 300-pound cheque from a Christchurch motor businessman is on offer to the first driver in the 1965 Lady Wigram…Best entry yet for Wigram raceMotor Racing Club president J. A. Brewer announced the best-ever entry for the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy: factory…Newcomer will test Champion: Scot on Jim Clark's heelsProfile of 25-year-old Scot Jackie Stewart, who won the 1965 Italian Grand Prix in a BRM and finished third in the…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.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…Jackie Stewart profileProfile of Jackie Stewart (given as 25 in other articles) from Dumbarton, tipped as a future world champion: Tyrrell…Excellent racing forecastPreview of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy, expected to be a close tussle between world champion Jim Clark (Lotus-Climax…Title-winning cars to race at WigramEoin Young reports that world champion Jack Brabham and Denny Hulme would bring Brabham-Repco cars to the 1967 Tasman…Wigram event now one of considerable consequence: Message from the PresidentMotor Racing Club president J. A. Brewer welcomes drivers and fans to the thirteenth international Lady Wigram Trophy…Biographically speakingPen portraits of six drivers for the 1967 Lady Wigram Trophy: Dennis Marwood (Ecurie Rothmans Cooper-Climax, leading…Chance for drivers to relax in N.Z.Overseas drivers in New Zealand for the 1967 Tasman series relaxed between races (swimming, golf, water-skiing and a…Lotus, Ferrari, Wigram big namesMotor Racing Club secretary G. F. Sheppard announced works entries from Gold Leaf Team Lotus (Graham Hill and Jackie…Amon to complete hard treblePreview for the Lady Wigram Trophy (apparently the 1969 meeting despite the 1968 date stamp) saying Ferrari driver…Christchurch lucky: first race of the Tasman series is a doubtful privilegeGreenslade argues Christchurch is lucky not to host the first Tasman race, using the 1969 New Zealand Grand Prix at…Chris Amon claim to Tasman titleColumn in the 'Car Racing' series arguing that 25-year-old Ferrari ace Chris Amon had laid a strong claim to the 1969…A new face and a new shape will add colour and excitement to the 1969 international Lady Wigram TrophyGreenslade previews the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy on 18 January: Graham Hill (39) will drive the wedge-shaped Lotus 58…Drivers have day to get feel of circuitPreview of the 15th International Lady Wigram Trophy on 18 January 1969.Wings will be fitted on racing carsExplains the aerofoil wings that Wigram patrons would see for the first time at the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy.PhotoPhoto of Jochen Rindt, second in the 1969 NZ Grand Prix and second-fastest qualifier, with equal status to team-mate…Safety of drivers is their jobExplains the role of the flag marshals stationed at nine points around the Wigram circuit for the 15th International…Rindt tipped to set record at WigramMotor racing writer Eoin S. Young, in his home town of Timaru, predicted Jochen Rindt would cut a second off the…Twenty years of Lady Wigram Trophy meetingsMotor Racing Club promotion for the 15th International Lady Wigram Trophy Grand Prix race, recalling that the first…15th International Lady Wigram Trophy race: programme and admissionAdvertisement and programme for the 15th International Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at RNZAF Wigram, with race…Race never so openPreview of the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy, said to be the most open ever with five men holding a good chance: Graham…Hill, Amon and Rindt photos ahead of the Lady Wigram TrophyPhoto captions previewing the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy: world champion Graham Hill with his Lotus Ford at Pukekohe, the…Graham Hill - championProfile of Graham Hill, twice world champion, twice winner of the NZ Grand Prix, awarded the OBE after winning the…British cars at the topHistory of British dominance of Grand Prix racing over the previous 15 years, written ahead of the 1969 Lady Wigram…Amon, Bell fastest in early trainingA gusty southerly wind and oil on the track prevented really fast times in the preliminary training session for the…Lesson for driverNine-year-old Phillipa Allen of Ilam taught world champion Graham Hill to sew a yellow wool elephant when Hill, Derek…Wigram record set by RindtLap records were broken at Wigram in practice for the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy, with Austrian Jochen Rindt's Lotus-Ford…A world champion's autographPhotos from practice for the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy: Graham Hill signing an autograph for Ian Nicolson, and Piers…Austrian driver sets Wigram lap record in heatGold Leaf Team Lotus laid a strong claim to the 15th Lady Wigram Trophy when world champion Graham Hill beat team-mate…Lotus grand slam: drive for twoGold Leaf Team Lotus made a grand slam in the 15th international Lady Wigram Trophy, winning the race and taking race…Overseas drivers dictate termsBefore a crowd of more than 20,000 in brilliant sunshine, Jochen Rindt led the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy from pole, with…Hundred at night: Wigram photosPhoto captions from the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy race: a first-bend tangle between Frank Gardner and Ken Smith, Hill…Lotus-Fords dominate Lady Wigram Trophy racePhotos from Saturday's 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy: Graham Hill passing Piers Courage's Brabham-Ford to take second place,…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…Easy win to Jochen RindtAveraging a record 103.11 mph, 26-year-old Jochen Rindt won the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy 26 seconds ahead of Gold Leaf…Axe falls on the Wigram racesThe Lady Wigram Trophy, scheduled for January 24-25 as a Pacific basin series round, was cancelled for the 1980-81…Wigram celebrates 40th anniversaryHistory of the Lady Wigram Trophy marking the 40th anniversary of the first meeting in 1949, won by Morrie Proctor in…Wigram relives the good old daysAfter two years at Ruapuna, the Peter Jackson International series returns to Wigram for the 1992 Lady Wigram Trophy.

From the reports

  • Graham Hill drove a Scuderia Veloce Brabham-Climax to win the 1965 New Zealand Grand Prix. (27 Sep 1965)
  • Graham Hill won the 1966 NZ Grand Prix at Pukekohe in a BRM. (15 Jan 1966)
  • Graham Hill won the 1966 NZ Grand Prix in a BRM and scored the maximum 9 points. (17 Jan 1966)
  • Jackie Stewart finished 1.5 seconds behind team-mate Graham Hill in the 1966 NZ Grand Prix. (18 Jan 1966)
  • Graham Hill did not hold a driver's licence until age 20 and began motor racing four years later; he had been a Royal Navy artificer. (15 Jan 1969)
  • Hill joined BRM in 1960 and helped BRM win its first world championship in 1962, narrowly ahead of Jim Clark in South Africa. (15 Jan 1969)
  • Hill had won the NZ Grand Prix twice and driven in New Zealand four times by January 1969. (15 Jan 1969)
  • BRM won four of nine Grands Prix in 1962 and Graham Hill took the drivers' world championship. (15 Jan 1969)
  • Lady Wigram Trophy drivers including Graham Hill, Bell, Rindt and Courage visited Christchurch Hospital's children's wards in January 1969. (17 Jan 1969)
  • Front row of the first 1969 Wigram heat: McRae, D. Oxton (Brabham) and K. J. Smith (Lotus); second heat front row: Rindt, Amon and Hill, with Courage and Bell on row two and Gardner, Geoghegan and Lawrence on row three. (17 Jan 1969)
  • Graham Hill beat Jochen Rindt by one-tenth of a second in the 1969 Lady Wigram preliminary heat. (18 Jan 1969)
  • Jochen Rindt won the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy at an average of 103.1 mph, 26 seconds ahead of Graham Hill. (18 Jan 1969)

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