Jochen Rindt

Lady Wigram Trophy winner: 1969 (Lotus 49BT-Cosworth). All winners →

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In the clippings (36)

16 Jan 1968Amon to complete hard treblePreview for the Lady Wigram Trophy (apparently the 1969 meeting despite the 1968 date stamp) saying Ferrari driver…11 Jan 1969Christchurch 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…18 Jan 1969Chris 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…14 Jan 1969Drivers have day to get feel of circuitPreview of the 15th International Lady Wigram Trophy on 18 January 1969.14 Jan 1969Wings will be fitted on racing carsExplains the aerofoil wings that Wigram patrons would see for the first time at the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy.14 Jan 1969PhotoPhoto of Jochen Rindt, second in the 1969 NZ Grand Prix and second-fastest qualifier, with equal status to team-mate…14 Jan 1969Safety of drivers is their jobExplains the role of the flag marshals stationed at nine points around the Wigram circuit for the 15th International…14 Jan 1969Rindt 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…15 Jan 196915th International Lady Wigram Trophy race: programme and admissionAdvertisement and programme for the 15th International Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at RNZAF Wigram, with race…15 Jan 1969Race never so openPreview of the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy, said to be the most open ever with five men holding a good chance: Graham…15 Jan 1969Driver profiles: Jochen Rindt, Leo Geoghegan, Frank Gardner, Chris Amon, Derek BellProfiles of the main overseas drivers for the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy.15 Jan 1969Hill, 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…15 Jan 1969Graham Hill - championProfile of Graham Hill, twice world champion, twice winner of the NZ Grand Prix, awarded the OBE after winning the…17 Jan 1969Amon, Bell fastest in early trainingA gusty southerly wind and oil on the track prevented really fast times in the preliminary training session for the…17 Jan 1969Lesson for driverNine-year-old Phillipa Allen of Ilam taught world champion Graham Hill to sew a yellow wool elephant when Hill, Derek…17 Jan 1969Wigram record set by RindtLap records were broken at Wigram in practice for the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy, with Austrian Jochen Rindt's Lotus-Ford…18 Jan 1969Austrian 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…18 Jan 1969Lotus 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…18 Jan 1969Overseas drivers dictate termsBefore a crowd of more than 20,000 in brilliant sunshine, Jochen Rindt led the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy from pole, with…18 Jan 1969Hundred at night: Wigram photosPhoto captions from the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy race: a first-bend tangle between Frank Gardner and Ken Smith, Hill…20 Jan 1969Lotus-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,…20 Jan 1969Rindt 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…20 Jan 1969Easy 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…13 Jan 1970New formula and new drivers should provide many thrillsProgramme-style preview of the 16th International Lady Wigram Trophy race, attracting the most international line-up…16 Jan 1970Four break 100 m.p.h. barrier in practiceFour drivers broke 100 mph and several more were close in the first practice session for the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy.19 Jan 1970Almost out of petrol, but Matich wins TrophyFrank Matich won the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy with his 5-litre Chevrolet V8 McLaren M10A spluttering on the last of its…24 Jan 1970Race series opened upMotorview column noting that Frank Matich, leading the 1970 Tasman Championship with 22 points, air-freighted his…12 Jan 1971Extremely fierce competition expected; new lap and race recordsPreview of the 17th Lady Wigram Trophy race, expected to produce new lap and race records and extremely fierce…16 Jan 1971McRae sets recordGraham McRae took pole position for the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy with a lap of 1:17.0 (107.53 mph) in his…18 Jan 1971McRae wins, takes lead in Tasman seriesDriving a smooth, polished race, Graham McRae led the 1971 Lady Wigram Trophy almost from end to end in his…18 Jan 1971Odds against McRae's engine lasting out seriesAfter winning the Lady Wigram Trophy, Graham McRae led the Tasman series with 22 points, seven ahead of Niel Allen,…16 Jan 1982Changes in racing machinery at Wigram over 30 yearsA feature tracing how single-seater racing cars at Wigram changed from narrow-tyred, wire-wheeled machines of the…23 Jan 1982Long, exciting history of Lady Wigram TrophyA history of Wigram motor racing from the first New Zealand road racing championship on 26 February 1949, won by…29 Nov 1984Classic racing battlesHistorical feature ahead of the December 1984 Lady Wigram Trophy, recalling the race as New Zealand's…27 Jan 1989Wigram celebrates 40th anniversaryHistory of the Lady Wigram Trophy marking the 40th anniversary of the first meeting in 1949, won by Morrie Proctor in…24 Jan 1990The trophy winnersTable of Lady Wigram Trophy race winners and their cars from 1949 to 1989; there was no race in 1955.

From the reports

• Jochen Rindt's Lotus-Cosworth-Ford V8 at the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy developed 340 brake horsepower. (14 Jan 1969)
• Jochen Rindt crashed his Lotus-Cosworth-Ford at Levin in January 1969 and a replacement was flown from London. (14 Jan 1969)
• Tasman championship points: 9 for first, 6 second, 4 third, 3 fourth, 2 fifth, 1 sixth; Amon led with 18, Courage 10, Rindt 6, Geoghegan 5, Gardner 4, Bell and Lawrence 3, McRae 1 before Wigram 1969. (15 Jan 1969)
• Jochen Rindt's Cooper spun eight times in the flooded 1966 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa before he steered it straight on. (15 Jan 1969)
• Rindt promoted a racing show in Austria, renamed 'The Jochen Rindt Show' in 1968. (15 Jan 1969)
• At Pukekohe in January 1969 Chris Amon's Ferrari used a low-mounted fixed rear wing, while Jochen Rindt's Lotus had a higher-mounted movable aerofoil. (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)
• In practice for the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy, Jochen Rindt's Lotus-Ford 2.5 unofficially lowered the Wigram lap record to 1:18.5 (about 105 mph), beating 1:19.6 set in 1968 by Jim Clark and Chris Amon. (17 Jan 1969)
• Rindt's practice Lotus had a fixed aerofoil causing drag; for the race it was fitted with an adjustable wing that could be levelled on the straights. (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)
• Jochen Rindt set a new Wigram lap record of 1:18.8 (105.08 mph) in the 11-lap preliminary heat for the 1969 Lady Wigram Trophy, an improvement on Jim Clark's 104.02 mph race average of 1968. (18 Jan 1969)
• Graham Hill beat Jochen Rindt by one-tenth of a second in the 1969 Lady Wigram preliminary heat. (18 Jan 1969)

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