WB
Warwick Brown
Driver · 1960–1975 · from Australia
5results
3podiums
P2best finish
1:05.7best Wigram lap (1972)
37clippings
Results
- 1960P3Wigram · Motor-cycles 250cc (8 laps, 16.8 miles)Triumph
- 1973P3Levin · Rothmans International (Tasman round, 63 laps)Lola T300
- P2Wigram · Lady Wigram TrophyLola T300
- 1974DNFWigram · New Zealand Grand Prix and Lady Wigram Trophy (100 miles)Lola T332
- 1975DNFWigram · Lady Wigram Trophy (44 laps)Lola T332
| Date | Meeting | Race | Pos | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1960 | Wigram 1960 | Motor-cycles 250cc (8 laps, 16.8 miles) | 3 | Triumph | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 | |
| 13 Jan 1973 | Levin 1973 | Rothmans International (Tasman round, 63 laps) | 3 | Lola T300 | 19 Jan 1973 | |
| 20 Jan 1973 | Wigram 1973 | Lady Wigram Trophy | 2 | Lola T300 | 27.8sec behind | 20 Jan 1973, 20 Jan 1973 +1 |
| 20 Jan 1974 | Wigram 1974 | New Zealand Grand Prix and Lady Wigram Trophy (100 miles) | DNF | Lola T332 | transmission trouble | 21 Jan 1974 |
| 19 Jan 1975 | Wigram 1975 | Lady Wigram Trophy (44 laps) | DNF | Lola T332 | head gasket after four laps | 20 Jan 1975 |
Lap times and speeds
| Date | Venue | Car | Time | Speed | What | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Wigram | Lola T300 | 1:05.7 | 116.89 mph | lap record · Lady Wigram Trophy · new record, beat 66.6sec shared by McRae and Matich in 1972 | clipping |
| 1973 | Wigram | Lola T300 | 1:05.7 | 116.89 mph | fastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy (1973) · 1973 race lap record | clipping |
| 1973 | Wigram | Lola T300 | 1:05.7 | 116.89 mph | lap record · Lady Wigram Trophy (1973) · previous record | clipping |
| 19 Jan 1973 | Wigram | Lola T300 | 1:06.6 | qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · same time as McCormack | clipping | |
| 20 Jan 1973 | Wigram | Lola T300 | 116.89 mph | fastest race lap · Lady Wigram Trophy · new lap record | clipping | |
| 20 Jan 1973 | Wigram | Lola T300 | 116.89 mph | lap record · Lady Wigram Trophy | clipping | |
| 19 Jan 1975 | Wigram | Lola T332 | 1:07.3 | qualifying · Lady Wigram Trophy · row 2 | clipping |
Raced against most often
Graham McRae 4David Oxton 3John McCormack 3Frank Matich 2Kevin Bartlett 2Neil Doyle 2Max Stewart 2Garry Pedersen 2Graeme Lawrence 2Ken Smith 2Johnnie Walker 2Kevin McCleary 1
In the clippings (37)
Results of car races at WigramResults of the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, January 23, 1960: Jack Brabham won the trophy from David Piper and Ian…
Results: Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, 23 January 1960Full results of the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting: the 150-mile trophy, the Motor Racing Club Trophy scratch race,…
Tasman hat-trick on the cards for Graham McRaeLooking back at Graham McRae's dominant win in the 75-mile Rothmans International at Levin, the article says McRae put…
McRae close to last year's fastest time at WigramIn the preliminary practice session for the 19th Lady Wigram Trophy, Graham McRae was unofficially timed at 66.9sec in…
McRae fastest in qualifying trialsGraham McRae finished Friday's Lady Wigram Trophy qualifying with a lap of 117.969 mph (about 65.0sec) on the…
Graham McRae heads list of championsField guide to the 19th Lady Wigram Trophy race.
Six nations represented in Wigram classicPreview of the 19th International Lady Wigram Trophy race (47 laps, 100 miles), with drivers from six nations: five…
Saloons should provide much excitementPreview of the saloon car events at the 1973 Lady Wigram meeting, in which Castrol GTX, Bank of New South Wales and…
Lady Wigram entriesList of the 20 drivers and cars entered for the 19th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race, with race numbers and a…
McRae beats class field into the groundGraham McRae won the 19th International Lady Wigram Trophy at a record average of 114.277 mph, 27.8sec ahead of…
McRae wins third successive Lady Wigram TrophyGraham McRae won his third successive Lady Wigram Trophy from pole, with Max Stewart booting his Lola T330 into Hangar…
McRae wins exciting race for Lady Wigram TrophyGraham McRae won his third successive Lady Wigram Trophy in a record 52min 33.8sec (114.277 mph), after a race in…
Tasman racing series is still wide open after WigramDespite McRae's 11-point lead after winning the Lady Wigram Trophy, the Tasman series was still open because luck was…
Race prospectsPreview of the 1974 New Zealand Grand Prix at Wigram, the third round of the Peter Stuyvesant $100,000 series and…
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…
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…
Wigram may be crucial race of seriesRussell Jones assesses the drivers' chances ahead of the 1975 Lady Wigram Trophy, third round of the Stuyvesant series.
Graham McRaeMcRae returned home to try to win the Stuyvesant series for a fourth time after winning in 1971, 1972 and 1973.
Brown leading seriesProfile of 21-year-old Australian Warwick Brown, a former boxer, who won the 1975 NZ Grand Prix at Pukekohe and starts…
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…
Grand prix men swap steedsWarwick Brown, winner of the NZ Grand Prix at Pukekohe and Stuyvesant series leader, swapped machines with…
Brown favoured to take WigramThe twenty-first Lady Wigram Trophy race promised to be among the best for some time, with 21-year-old Warwick Brown,…
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…
Series a bit more even now - McRaeJubilant after winning the 1975 Lady Wigram Trophy, Graham McRae said the series was now a bit more even, with Warwick…
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…
Warwick Brown hereReigning Stuyvesant champion Warwick Brown of Australia is in Christchurch but not racing in the Lady Wigram Trophy…
Ken Smith wins the 'bad luck' Lady WigramAuckland driver Ken Smith won the 1976 Lady Wigram Trophy from start to finish after Graeme Lawrence blew up in…
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…
International flavour to seriesHistory of the Tasman and Formula Pacific series leading to the Aurora AFX series.From the reports
- After Wigram 1973 the Tasman points were McRae 21, Brown 10, McCormack 9, Matich 9, Thompson 8, Rollinson 6. (20 Jan 1973)
- McRae won the 1973 trophy race in 52:33.8, with Brown at 52:58.4 and Thompson at 53:24.9. (20 Jan 1973)
- Warwick Brown set a Wigram lap record of 116.89 mph in the 1973 trophy race. (20 Jan 1973)
- After Wigram 1973 McRae had 21 Tasman points; Brown 10, McCormack and Matich 9 each. (22 Jan 1973)
- After the 1973 Lady Wigram Trophy the Tasman points stood at McRae 21, Brown 10, McCormack 9, Matich 9. (22 Jan 1973)
- Warwick Brown narrowly lost the 1973 Lady Wigram Trophy to McRae, according to this article. (17 Jan 1974)
- In 1973 McRae took the lead only on lap 36 of 47 when Stewart's Lola retired; Brown finished 14.6sec behind him. (18 Jan 1974)
- McRae won the 1973 Lady Wigram Trophy at 114.277 mph and Brown set the 116.89 mph lap record. (19 Jan 1974)
- Chris Amon set the fastest lap in the 1975 NZ Grand Prix at Pukekohe, nearly 2 seconds faster than Warwick Brown, despite a slow pit stop for tyres. (16 Jan 1975)
- Warwick Brown won the 1975 NZ Grand Prix at Pukekohe, after a convincing win at a December 1974 meeting in Australia. (16 Jan 1975)
- Brown's crash at Surfers Paradise in early 1973 happened at 145 mph when a tyre went flat; his car cartwheeled into a drainage ditch and both his legs were smashed. (16 Jan 1975)
- Warwick Brown led the 1975 Stuyvesant series after winning the NZ Grand Prix at Pukekohe on a wet track. (17 Jan 1975)
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