Roberto Moreno

Lady Wigram Trophy winner: 1982 (Ralt RT4-Ford BDA). All winners →

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16 Jan 198221 on grid for PacificPreview of the 1982 Aurora AFX Formula Pacific races at Wigram: 21 drivers from the US, Brazil, Australia and New…25 Jan 1982Stars show versatility at Woodford GlenFormula Pacific drivers Roberto Moreno and Steve Millen raced on the dirt speedway at Woodford Glen on Saturday.20 Jan 1982Brazilian driver out to crack the European nutProfile of 22-year-old Brazilian Roberto Moreno, who dominated the 1982 New Zealand Aurora AFX series and hopes to win…21 Jan 1982Tension will be highPreview of the final round of the 1982 Aurora AFX Formula Pacific series at Wigram, listing the 21 entered drivers…23 Jan 1982Moreno faced with three-pronged challenge at WigramPreviews the 1982 Lady Wigram Trophy races, where Roberto Moreno faced Steve Millen, David Oxton and Dave McMillan in…25 Jan 1982Local drivers no match for BrazilianBrazilian Roberto Moreno won the 1982 Lady Wigram Trophy and the Aurora Formula Pacific championship, leading both…28 Dec 1982Moreno favoured, but doubtful, for seriesPreviews the four-round 1983 Formula Pacific international series (January 1983), naming overseas entrants from the…15 Jan 1983Youngsters out to make markPreview of the 1983 Lady Wigram Trophy, the last round of the Formula Pacific series, describing the series as a…9 Nov 1984New time for car race seriesNew Zealand's international Formula Pacific series moves to weekends in December in 1984, in the hope that drivers…28 Nov 1984Hoping he's at turning pointAmerican driver Davy Jones, now 20, returns to Christchurch hoping to repeat his Lady Wigram victory of a year earlier…29 Nov 1984Break with tradition to attract overseas driversPreview of the 1984-85 NZ international Formula Pacific series, opening with the Skyline Garages Lady Wigram Trophy on…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

• Moreno's winning time at Woodford Glen in January 1982 was within six seconds of the race record. (25 Jan 1982)
• Roberto Moreno won four of the six heats in the three Aurora AFX races in the north before the 1982 Lady Wigram Trophy. (20 Jan 1982)
• Moreno was eliminated in the second heat at Manfeild in January 1982 when his car spun on an oil spill. (20 Jan 1982)
• Moreno won the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne in 1982 (early in the season) ahead of Nelson Piquet and Alan Jones. (20 Jan 1982)
• Roberto Moreno was 21 or 22, started in karts, won the British Formula Four championship and in 1979 was number one works driver for Van Diemen. (21 Jan 1982)
• Roberto Moreno led both heats from the start to win the 1982 Lady Wigram Trophy and the Aurora Formula Pacific championship. (25 Jan 1982)
• Moreno's lap times were around the 1 minute 12 second mark in the first heat; at the finish he was 14 seconds ahead of McMillan. (25 Jan 1982)
• In the 1982 Formula Pacific series Moreno scored 60 points to David Oxton's 51 and Steve Millen's 38. (28 Dec 1982)
• David Oxton's fastest race lap in the 1982 Lady Wigram Trophy was marginally slower than Roberto Moreno's fastest qualifying time. (15 Jan 1983)
• Roberto Moreno won the NZ Formula Pacific series in 1982. (29 Nov 1984)

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