Wigram TrophyMotor racing at Wigram airfield · Christchurch · 1949–2000
Home › Drivers › John Riley
JR

John Riley

Driver · 1964–1970 · from Auckland
8results
4podiums
P2best finish
24clippings

Results

DateMeetingRacePosCarTimeSource
18 Jan 1964Wigram 1964Motor Racing Club Championship, Heat 1 (approx 20 miles)2Lola16:10.817 Jan 1964
18 Jan 1964Wigram 1964M.R.C. Championship, Final2Lola18 Jan 1964
18 Jan 1964Wigram 1964M.R.C. Championship, Heat 1 (9 laps, about 20 miles)2Lola20 Jan 1964
23 Jan 1965Wigram 1965Lady Wigram Trophy, first heat (25 miles, 11 laps)5Lotus-Climax 2.525 Jan 1965, 25 Jan 1965
22 Jan 1966Wigram 1966Lady Wigram Trophy (100 miles, 44 laps)DNFLotus-Climax 2.5 ignition failure about lap 4024 Jan 1966
21 Jan 1967Wigram 1967Motor Racing Club championship (11 laps, 25 miles)3Lotus19:05.321 Jan 1967
17 Jan 1970Wigram 1970Mercury $1000 saloon car series, heat 1 (7 laps)4Ford Mustang11:48.617 Jan 1970, 19 Jan 1970
17 Jan 1970Wigram 1970Free formula saloon car race (6 laps)4Ford Mustang V817 Jan 1970

Raced against most often

In the clippings (24)

Motor Racing Club championship heatsResults of the two heats (about 20 miles) of the 1964 Motor Racing Club Championship.Wigram motor-racing resultsResults of the 1964 Wigram meeting: the Lady Wigram Trophy heats and final, Wigram Invitation, M.R.C.M.R.C. Championship, motor-cycles and Wigram InvitationThe Motor Racing Club championship was dominated by B.Two former world champions to drive at WigramStar preview of the eleventh international Lady Wigram Trophy: Jim Clark (Tasman Formula Lotus-Climax), Bruce McLaren…Main race prospectsPreview of the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy: the race is as open as ever with overseas drivers McLaren (last year's…Entry listsEntry lists for the 1965 Wigram meeting: the all-comers saloon car race, the Gold Leaf production saloon race, the…Informal reception for racing car driversPhotos from the 1965 Wigram build-up: four overseas drivers vie for a chequered flag at an informal reception arranged…Lady Wigram race should be openPreview of the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy, third race of the Tasman series.Clark easily wins Lady Wigram Trophy raceJim Clark's 2.5 litre Lotus-Climax won the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy by more than 10 seconds from Bruce McLaren's…Clark rides his luck to win Wigram raceClark built a lead of nearly half a minute in the 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy, then noticed falling oil pressure in his…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…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…They started in the trophy raceList of the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy starters, with their cars.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…Other events popularPreview of the supporting races at the 1967 Lady Wigram meeting, whose saloon and sports car races count towards New…Other eventsSupporting races at the 1967 Lady Wigram meeting.Wigram resultsResults of the 1967 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting at Wigram: the two 11-lap trophy preliminaries (Levis won the 1.5-litre…Weather, crowds favour car racingEarly report from the 1967 Lady Wigram meeting, where fine sunny weather and a stiff easterly wind drew a potential…McRae breaks lap record in preliminary race at WigramWellington's Graham McRae gave notice of his Lady Wigram Trophy intentions by winning the five-lap, 11.5-mile…Out of petrol but still wonContinuation of the 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy report: Graham McRae retired from overheating after his pre-race fire,…Exciting saloon car racingAll three saloon races at Wigram were won by Paul Fahey of Manurewa in his Twin Cam Ford Escort, but in probably the…Saloon car circuit proves sound schemeMurray Taylor assesses the South Island Mercury $1000 saloon car series, which South Island promoters set up after…Saloons and historic cars at WigramPreview of the saloon and support races at the 1974 NZ Grand Prix meeting at Wigram: Paul Fahey's new Cologne Capri V6…

From the reports

  • The 1965 Lady Wigram Trophy had 17 entries: McLaren and Hill (Cooper 2500), Clark (Lotus 2500), Gardiner and Palmer and Grant and Thomasen (Brabham 2500), Abernethy and Dawson (Cooper 2500), Riley (Lotus 2500) and Flowers (Lola 2500), plus 1500cc cars of Buchanan, Thomas, Lawrence, Sager, Young and Levis. (20 Jan 1965)
  • 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)

Built automatically from OCR of the clippings, so a name printed two ways may still be split across two profiles, and some results may be missing. Spotted a mistake?