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Greg Murphy

Driver · 1992–1994
7results
2wins
2podiums
1:09.74best Wigram lap (1993)
23clippings

Results

DateMeetingRacePosCarTimeSource
5 Jan 1992Teretonga 1992Formula Atlantic, Teretonga (Race 1)47 Jan 1992
5 Jan 1992Teretonga 1992Formula Atlantic, Teretonga (Race 2)57 Jan 1992
12 Jan 1992Timaru (Levels) 1992Formula Atlantic, Levels (Race 1)57 Jan 1992
12 Jan 1992Timaru (Levels) 1992Formula Atlantic, Levels (Race 2)47 Jan 1992
19 Jan 1992Wigram 1992Formula Atlantic (Race 1)4Ralt20 Jan 1992
23 Jan 1994Wigram 1994Single seaters (Race 1)1Reynard first international points race, led all the way24 Jan 1994
6 Feb 1994Pukekohe 1994New Zealand Motor Cup1Formula Brabham7 Feb 1994

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueCarTimeSpeedWhatSource
17 Jan 1993WigramSwift-Toyota1:09.74qualifying · Peter Jackson Formula Atlantic · grid 7clipping

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In the clippings (23)

Peter Jackson Formula Atlantic Series: Round 1 - TeretongaTop six in each Formula Atlantic race at Teretonga, round one of the 1992 Peter Jackson series, with series leaders:…Peter Jackson Formula Atlantic Series: Round 2 - LevelsTop six in each Formula Atlantic race at Levels (Timaru), round two of the 1992 Peter Jackson series.Faster laps likely on new Wigram runwayInternational motor racing returns to Wigram Air Base after a two-year absence while the runways were rebuilt.Baird starts favouriteCraig Baird, unbeaten so far in the 1992 Peter Jackson Series with his Reynard 92H Toyota, starts Sunday's Wigram…Baird maintains record in Lady WigramCraig Baird kept his unbeaten record in the 1992 Peter Jackson series by winning the wet 26-lap Lady Wigram Trophy by…Peter Jackson Formula Atlantic Series, round 3 - WigramOfficial results of the two Formula Atlantic races at Wigram in round 3 of the 1992 Peter Jackson series, with Craig…Provisional results from the Lady Wigram Trophy raceProvisional results of the supporting classes and heats at the 1992 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, including Group N,…Lady Wigram Trophy meeting may be last at WigramWith the Wigram airbase's future uncertain, motorsport fans are expected to flock to what could be the last Lady…Visitors often champions in the makingOverseas visitors to the Peter Jackson series have gone on to success: Keke Rosberg became world champion, Danny…Baird puts himself on the line to gain pole positionCraig Baird won pole position for the 1993 Lady Wigram Trophy, 8/10ths of a second faster than Stuart Crow and Steve…Baird comes through as Verstappen crashes outDefending champion Craig Baird took the championship lead with two confident victories at Wigram while Jos Verstappen…NewsGreg Murphy of Hastings, a former Shell scholarship winner, is the first resident New Zealand driver to commit to a…NewsGreg Murphy returned from a test of the Reynard 90D Formula Brabham at Mallala in South Australia enthusiastic about…Economics threaten future of Wigram racesSpeculation is rife that the 45th annual Lady Wigram Trophy race on the coming Sunday will be the last at the air base.Turning back clock at Wigram meetingPreview of the January 1994 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, now a round of the Peter Jackson International series, amid…Australian Formula Brabhams to make first NZ race appearanceThe January 1994 Lady Wigram Trophy ushers in Formula Brabham, with six Australian cars racing in New Zealand for the…Murphy best bet of Kiwi contingentHopes for New Zealand in the 1994 three-round Peter Jackson Series rest largely on 21-year-old Greg Murphy of Havelock…Stokell wins wet Lady Wigram raceAustralian Paul Stokell overcame treacherous wet conditions to win the shortened 89km, 23-lap 1994 Lady Wigram Trophy…NewsMotor racing notes after the 1994 Wigram meeting.Murphy wins races but loses seriesAt Pukekohe, Hastings driver Greg Murphy won both major single-seater races but Australian Paul Stokell, second in…Murphy's dayHawkes Bay's Greg Murphy, 21, winner of the NZ Grand Prix that year, made a sensational debut in the Australian…Lady Wigram replacedThe Lady Wigram Trophy, contested at Wigram since 1949, has lapsed and been replaced by the Ruapuna International…Lady Wigram replacedThe Lady Wigram Trophy, contested at Wigram since 1949, has lapsed and been replaced by the Ruapuna International…

From the reports

  • Series points after round 1 at Teretonga, January 1992: Baird 40, Westwood 24, Murphy 18, Nuttall 18, K. Smith 15, Radisich 15. (7 Jan 1992)
  • Series points after round 2 at Levels, January 1992: Baird 80, Westwood 51, K. Smith 40, Murphy 36, Radisich 27, Nuttall 24. (7 Jan 1992)
  • Series points after round 3 of the 1992 Peter Jackson Formula Atlantic series: Baird 120, Smith 87, Westwood 78, Murphy 50, Radisich 45, Nuttall 38. (20 Jan 1992)
  • A properly set up Formula Brabham could be bought for around $80,000 according to Kevin Murphy in January 1994. (21 Jan 1994)
  • Greg Murphy won the preliminary single-seater race but had his car pushed off the grid for the Lady Wigram Trophy because he had never driven it in the wet. (24 Jan 1994)
  • Greg Murphy won five of six 1994 Peter Jackson Series races but lost the title to Paul Stokell by 10 points after spinning out of the Lady Wigram Trophy in torrential rain. (7 Feb 1994)

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