JW
Johnnie Walker
Driver · 1974–1975 · from Australia
2results
1podiums
P3best finish
1:03.2best Wigram lap (1974)
17clippings
Results
| Date | Meeting | Race | Pos | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1974 | Wigram 1974 | New Zealand Grand Prix and Lady Wigram Trophy (100 miles) | DNF | Lola T330 | differential failure | 21 Jan 1974 |
| 19 Jan 1975 | Wigram 1975 | Lady Wigram Trophy (44 laps) | 3 | Lola T332 | 20 Jan 1975, 20 Jan 1975 |
Lap times and speeds
| Date | Venue | Car | Time | Speed | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1974 | Wigram | Lola T330 Repco | 1:03.2 | 121.325 mph | qualifying · NZ Grand Prix | clipping |
| 19 Jan 1975 | Wigram | Lola T332 | 1:08.4 | qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · row 2 | clipping |
Raced against most often
John McCormack 2David Oxton 2Graeme Lawrence 2Ken Smith 2Graham McRae 2Warwick Brown 2Teddy Pilette 1Peter Gethin 1Garry Pedersen 1Allan McCully 1Baron Robertson 1Max Stewart 1
In the clippings (17)
Race prospectsPreview of the 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix at Wigram, the third round of the Peter Stuyvesant $100,000 series and…
F5000 comes of ageReview of Formula 5000's 1973 European success, when Belgian Teddy Pilette won the title in a Chevron B24 with 136…
Australian drivers McCormack and Stewart profiledProfiles of Australia's challenge in the 1974 Stuyvesant series: 35-year-old John McCormack, new Australian Gold Star…
New Zealand Grand Prix 1974 at Wigram: programmeAdvertisement and programme for round three of the Peter Stuyvesant $100,000 series, the 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix…
McRae needs 120 mph lap for pole positionDrivers wanting pole or front row for the 1974 NZ Grand Prix at Wigram would need a flying lap of about 120 mph in…
McRae fastest again in trialsFive drivers broke 120 mph in Saturday's qualifying trials for the 1974 NZ Grand Prix, headed by triple Tasman…
G.P. to McCormack after eight cars excludedJohn McCormack (Elfin Repco) won the 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix at Wigram at a record average of more than 115 mph,…
McCormack wins his second NZ Grand PrixJohn McCormack (Australia) won the 100-mile New Zealand Grand Prix at Wigram in his three-year-old Elfin MR5 Repco V8,…
Top saloon drivers to show skillsAustralian saloon stars John McCormack (Valiant Charger) and Allan Moffat (Ford Mustang) were to be matched against…
1975 Lady Wigram Trophy entrantsAdvertisement and entry list for the Lady Wigram Trophy race meeting on Sunday 19 January 1975, round of the Peter…
Australians leading seriesPreviews of the Australian contenders in the 1975 Stuyvesant series: Johnnie Walker, who won the 1974 Levin round;…
21st International Lady Wigram Trophy race is wide openPreview of the twenty-first Lady Wigram Trophy, third round of the 1975 Stuyvesant series, expected to be one of the…
McRae and Amon toss a coinPole position for the 1975 Lady Wigram Trophy was decided by a coin toss after Graham McRae and Chris Amon both lapped…
McRae thrills crowd with superb drivingGraham McRae (McRae GM2) turned the tables in the third round of the Stuyvesant series with a faultless win in the…
Start to finish win gives McRae fourth Wigram titleGraham McRae won his fourth Lady Wigram Trophy race leading from start to finish at an average 115.452 mph in his…
Tasman Cup series shaping upAhead of the final New Zealand round at Teretonga Park, Invercargill, on Sunday 26 January 1975, the Stuyvesant series…
Stuyvesant series lacks strength in the fieldPeter Greenslade argues that the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy showed the Peter Stuyvesant series has no depth, being kept…From the reports
- McCormack won the Australian Gold Star series for the first time in November 1973 by three points from Johnnie Walker. (17 Jan 1974)
- Johnnie Walker won the first round of the 1974 Stuyvesant series at Levin and finished fourth equal on points overall. (16 Jan 1975)
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