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Pedro Rodriguez

Driver · 1968 · from Mexico
1results
P6best finish
16clippings

Results

DateMeetingRacePosCarTimeSource
20 Jan 1968Wigram 1968Lady Wigram International Trophy Race (44 laps, 101.5 miles)6BRM15:21.220 Jan 1968, 22 Jan 1968 +4

Lap times and speeds

DateVenueCarTimeSpeedWhatSource
19 Jan 1968WigramBRM80 mphpractice · Lady Wigram Trophy practice 1968clipping

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In the clippings (16)

BRM V12 for RodriguezLike Bruce McLaren, Mexican Pedro Rodriguez drives a V12 BRM specially designed by Len Terry for the Tasman series,…Records fast on damp Wigram circuitReport on Friday practice before the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy on a damp 2.3-mile circuit.Winner hard to predictPreview of the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy warning that the New Zealand Grand Prix result is a poor guide: only Bruce…Best line-up yetPreview of the 14th International Lady Wigram Trophy, 44 laps at Wigram on 20 January 1968, with the strongest…Supporting events should be excitingPreview of the supporting races at the 14th International Lady Wigram Trophy meeting in January 1968.Lady Wigram race draws world's top driversFeature on the 14th International Lady Wigram Trophy (101.2 miles, 44 laps, Saturday 20 January 1968).Car race drivers welcomedMayor Sir George Manning welcomed six of the world's leading drivers to Christchurch ahead of the 1968 Lady Wigram…Confident of 100 miles an hour race lapOverseas drivers for the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy were almost unanimous that the first 100 mph race lap, worth a $1000…Keen struggle at Wigram: vital raceThe 14th Lady Wigram Trophy is the third round of the eight-race 1968 Tasman Championship.Clark achieves 101 m.p.h. race average speedJim Clark (Lotus-Ford V8) won the second 11-lap preliminary for the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy at an average of 101.7…Clark in fine time on great day: average speed of 102.99 mphJim Clark (Lotus-Ford V8) won the 14th Lady Wigram Trophy at 102.99 mph, opening his 1968 Tasman score and collecting…Points for Clark / Wigram resultsContinuation of the report on Jim Clark's win in the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy: the smaller 1.6-litre cars of Hulme (lap…Scot's record average at ChristchurchJim Clark (2.5 Lotus-Ford V8) won the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy at a record average of 102.6 mph after a race-long…Wigram win in record time: Amon only seconds behind ClarkRecords fell at Wigram in the 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy: Jim Clark (2.5 Lotus-Ford) won at a record 102.6 mph, 7 mph…Clark wins Wigram, collects side prizeAbout 30,000 people saw Jim Clark win his third Lady Wigram Trophy (after 1965 and 1967) at just under 103 mph in the…History made in this Wigram motor racePeter Greenslade's review of the 14th Lady Wigram Trophy: Clark and Amon's nose-to-tail battle put Wigram on a par…

From the reports

  • The 1968 Lady Wigram Trophy was the first race the BRMs of McLaren and Rodriguez finished in New Zealand that season. (20 Jan 1968)
  • The Lady Wigram Trophy 1968 was the first time in New Zealand that the BRMs finished a race that season, McLaren fifth and Rodriguez sixth. (22 Jan 1968)
  • Tasman points after Wigram 1968: Amon 24, Courage 13, Clark 9, Palmer 7, Gardner 6, Hulme 4, Levis 3, Dawson and McLaren 2 each, Stone and Rodriguez 1 each. (22 Jan 1968)
  • Rodriguez drove the same 2-litre V8 BRM in which Jackie Stewart won the 1966 Lady Wigram Trophy. (27 Jan 1968)

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