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Keke Rosberg

Driver · 1977–1978 · from Finland
3results
2wins
3podiums
1:05.08best Wigram lap (1977)
55clippings

Results

DateMeetingRacePosCarTimeSource
30 Jan 1977Wigram 1977Peter Stuyvesant series, Teretonga round1Chevron28 Jan 1977
30 Jan 1977Wigram 1977Lady Wigram Trophy (Peter Stuyvesant series round 5)2Chevron spent 41 seconds in pits to change a punctured tyre; fastest lap31 Jan 1977, 31 Jan 1977
29 Jan 1978Wigram 1978Peter Stuyvesant series (overall)1 series winner, 6 points ahead of Perkins30 Jan 1978

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueCarTimeSpeedWhatSource
30 Jan 1977Wigram1:05.6qualifying · New Zealand Grand Prix, Pukekohe · secondclipping
30 Jan 1977WigramChevron B341:05.08qualifying · Manfeild round 3 · poleclipping
30 Jan 1977WigramChevron B341:11.2179.017 km/hqualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · poleclipping
30 Jan 1977WigramChevron1:11111.549 mphfastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy · remarkable recordclipping
1978Wigram1:10.8lap record · Wigram, set 1978 · previous recordclipping
29 Jan 1978WigramChevron B341:11.00lap record · Formula Pacificclipping
29 Jan 1978WigramChevron1:11practice · Lady Wigram Trophy 1978 · equalled his own lap recordclipping
29 Jan 1978Wigram1:11.4178 km/hpractice · Peter Stuyvesant seriesclipping

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In the clippings (55)

For Tom, a hot, hard hour of workRussell Jones spends the Teretonga race day with American driver Tom Gloy (Tui), who needed a win to keep his series…Luckless Finn still thinks he can winMikko Kozarowitzky, yet to score in the Peter Stuyvesant series after three rounds, said he could win both remaining…Lady Wigram Trophy race meeting 1977, fifth and final roundAdvertisement and programme for the 1977 Wigram meeting on Sunday 30 January, final round of the Peter Stuyvesant…Drivers in the seriesProfiles of the drivers contesting the 1977 Peter Stuyvesant series for Formula Pacific cars ahead of the 30 January…Wigram race promises to be excitingRussell Jones previews the 1977 Wigram round, the last of the Stuyvesant series, now run for evenly matched Formula…Lady Wigram Trophy race meeting 1977, fifth and final roundAdvertisement and programme for the 1977 Wigram meeting on Sunday 30 January, final round of the Peter Stuyvesant…Rosberg nearly stayed homeStephen Stuart reports Keke Rosberg, favourite to win at Wigram, was almost a non-starter in the Stuyvesant series;…New names and new cars for WigramPreview of the 23rd Lady Wigram Memorial Trophy race, fifth and final round of the $60,000 Peter Stuyvesant series,…Fine tuning makes the differenceExplains why Saturday practice and qualifying matter at Wigram: choosing gear ratios against the Christchurch…Winning still Rosberg's gameKeke Rosberg clinched the 1977 Peter Stuyvesant series by winning the fourth round at Teretonga, having won three of…Millen hoping for a change of luckStephen Stuart profiles Auckland driver Steve Millen, winner of the opening Stuyvesant round at Bay Park but unlucky…Different pattern on Sunday?Peter Greenslade says Wigram's longer, faster circuit could change the pattern seen in earlier Stuyvesant rounds.Flying without a wing?Russell Jones reports Keke Rosberg, already series winner, may gamble on running without a rear wing at Wigram to…Gloy impressive in Wigram qualifying trialsA moderate crowd watched the first of three qualifying sessions for the 1977 Lady Wigram Trophy.Rosberg: you follow me, chaps!Peter Greenslade analyses Keke Rosberg's qualifying approach in the 1977 series: pole at Teretonga (56.4 sec for the…Rosberg wins pole spotKeke Rosberg (Chevron B34) qualified fastest for the Lady Wigram Trophy with a lap of 71.2 sec (179.017 km/h, 111.236…Lady Wigram special: international driversProfiles of the drivers in the 1977 Lady Wigram Trophy from eight countries, including Finn Mikko Kozarowitzky (the…24 to race in last series raceLine-up of 24 starters from New Zealand, Australia, Britain, the USA, Finland, Jamaica, Hong Kong and Indonesia for…PhotoRosberg, Kozarowitzky and Nicholson make final checks before practice for the Lady Wigram Trophy, and Tom Gloy shares…Gloy wins at Wigram but Rosberg still fastest in seriesTom Gloy (Tui) won the 44-lap, 160 km Lady Wigram Trophy, last round of the 1977 Stuyvesant series, after Keke…Puncture costs Rosberg Lady Wigram TrophyStephen Stuart reports that Keke Rosberg, from pole, led out but a slow puncture in the right front tyre of his…Rosberg tries jetboatingFragment: Smith gave Keke Rosberg his first taste of jetboating the Friday before Wigram; Rosberg said it was nearest…British-built cars feature in Stuyvesant seriesPreview of the 1978 Peter Stuyvesant series for Formula Pacific.Rosberg's appeal set for ThursdayKeke Rosberg's 1978 Stuyvesant series lead was threatened by a one-minute penalty for alleged jumping of the start in…Series points, lap records and prizemoneySeries points after Teretonga in 1978 (subject to appeal): Rosberg 49, Perkins 37, Sullivan 26, McMillan 12, Miedecke…Rosberg - the only way is upProfile of Keke Rosberg, 28-year-old Finn living in Germany, who won three consecutive rounds of the 1977 Stuyvesant…Keke's out to prove his pointKeke Rosberg lost his appeal against a one-minute penalty for jumping the start at Teretonga but remained 12 points…Rosberg's loss will be Wigram's gainPreview of the 1978 Wigram meeting: after his appeal failed, Keke Rosberg must win one of two heats to clinch the…Perkins needs skill, luck to win seriesRussell Jones previews the 1978 Wigram decider: Larry Perkins can only take the Stuyvesant series if he wins both…Record equalledKeke Rosberg equalled his own Wigram lap record of 1min 11sec in practice but later hit a kerb and punctured his left…Wigram wide openThe last round of the 1978 Peter Stuyvesant series looked wide open after first practice, with Keke Rosberg and Larry…Action from WigramPhoto spread from Wigram practice for the 1978 Peter Stuyvesant meeting: formula ford runners in practice, injured…Eleven hurt by truck rolling over at WigramEleven people were taken to hospital when a shingle truck carrying spectators failed to take a bend on Wigram Road and…PhotoPhotos from the 1978 Lady Wigram Trophy, the last race of the Peter Stuyvesant series: Larry Perkins, winner of the…Keke Rosberg wins Stuyvesant seriesThe "Flying Finn" Keke Rosberg won the 1978 Peter Stuyvesant Formula Pacific series at Wigram despite being caught in…NewsFollow-up on the truck accident after the Wigram meeting: the Tucker family, out for an afternoon stroll, were hit…Wigram not safe enough, says RosbergKeke Rosberg and British racing car constructor Dr Joe Ehrlich called Wigram a 'very dangerous' circuit despite new…Wigram revisitedColour piece on the pits at the 1978 Wigram meeting, describing the circus-like atmosphere of the overseas drivers,…Fabi wins series but McMillan Wigram starTeo Fabi wrapped up the 1979 NZ Formula Pacific series with two second places at Wigram, but Aucklander Dave McMillan…McMillan steals the show but Fabi takes seriesDave McMillan, a 32-year-old Pan Am sales representative from Auckland, won both heats of the 30th Lady Wigram Trophy…Formula Pacific: what it meansExplains Formula Pacific, which replaced Formula 5000 in 1977 as NZ's answer to Formula Atlantic, using the 1600cc…Most cars come from UKGuide to the racing car makes in the 1980 Formula Pacific series, most built in Britain where the racing car industry…N.Z. series F1 breeding groundProfiles of Aurora AFX series drivers before the 1980 Lady Wigram Trophy: works March youngsters Mike Thackwell (18)…Huub's sights set highProfile of 25-year-old Dutchman Huub Rothengatter, who led the NZ Formula Pacific series by two points over John Smith…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…The drivers who never look backFeature on the 1981 Lady Wigram meeting, which was nearly cancelled due to lack of entries and money but was now…International flavour to seriesHistory of the Tasman and Formula Pacific series leading to the Aurora AFX series.Long, 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…Youngsters out to make markPreview of the 1983 Lady Wigram Trophy, the last round of the Formula Pacific series, describing the series as a…No clear favourite for final round of seriesPreview of the 34th Lady Wigram Trophy on Sunday 23 January 1983, the final round of the New Zealand Formula Pacific…Riley 9 first winnerShort history of the Lady Wigram Trophy, first run in 1949 and not held only in 1955 because of airfield resealing.The Jones boy's winning formulaProfile of 19-year-old American Davy Jones, who won the 1984 New Zealand Grand Prix at Pukekohe and both Manfeild…Close racing is again promisedPreview of the 1984 Lady Wigram Trophy, final round of the Just Juice international Formula Pacific series.Wigram celebrates 40th anniversaryHistory of the Lady Wigram Trophy marking the 40th anniversary of the first meeting in 1949, won by Morrie Proctor in…Dutch driver hailed as future Formula One starJos Verstappen, 20, of the Netherlands, impressed at the opening round of the 1993 Peter Jackson Series at Timaru by…

From the reports

  • Keke Rosberg led the 1977 Peter Stuyvesant series after three rounds, while Mikko Kozarowitzky had not scored. (19 Jan 1977)
  • Keke Rosberg had already clinched the 1977 Peter Stuyvesant series before the Wigram round. (27 Jan 1977)
  • Keke Rosberg retired at Bay Park in 1977 after four laps with a flat battery, then won the New Zealand Grand Prix at Pukekohe. (27 Jan 1977)
  • Rosberg led from start to finish at Manfeild in 1977 and won at Teretonga. (27 Jan 1977)
  • Kozarowitzky took pole for the 1977 NZ Grand Prix at Pukekohe by 0.1 sec from Rosberg (65.5 to 65.6). (27 Jan 1977)
  • After the Manfeild qualifying, Rosberg had won two Citizen watches and Kozarowitzky one for fastest qualifying in the 1977 series. (27 Jan 1977)
  • Keke Rosberg clinched the 1977 Peter Stuyvesant series with a win at Teretonga in the fourth round. (27 Jan 1977)
  • Keke Rosberg clinched the 1977 Stuyvesant series at Teretonga with his third win in a row, finishing about 35 seconds ahead of team-mate Mikko Kozarowitzky. (28 Jan 1977)
  • Rosberg had 29 points and Tom Gloy 16 in the 1977 series before the Wigram round. (28 Jan 1977)
  • Keke Rosberg took pole at Teretonga in 1977 with a 56.4 sec lap of the 3.575 km circuit; the Teretonga race was 62 laps. (29 Jan 1977)
  • Rosberg won the 1977 Teretonga race from end to end about 35 seconds ahead of Kozarowitzky. (29 Jan 1977)
  • Rosberg had gained pole in three of the four 1977 Stuyvesant rounds so far. (29 Jan 1977)

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