Season 1959
Results · 1959
Lady Wigram Trophy 1959: Ron Flockhart (BRM P25), International Formula Libre.
Wigram · Lady Wigram Trophy · 24 January 1959
Sports Car Race (50.784 miles) · 24 laps
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Cantwell (Christchurch) | Tojeiro Jaguar | 38min 15.4sec | 24 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 |
| 2 | Ken Harris (Auckland) | Monza Ferrari | 24 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 | |
| 3 | George Lawton (Whangarei) | Cooper-Climax | 24 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 | |
| 4 | Angus Hyslop (Hastings) | Jaguar XK120D | 24 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 | |
| 5 | Jim Palmer (Hamilton) | Lotus | 17-year-old | 24 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 |
Open Car Handicap (25.392 miles) · 12 laps
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angus Hyslop (Hastings) | D-type Jaguar | handicap 8min 25sec; winner's race time 19min 29.4sec | 24 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 +1 |
| 2 | Ron Rutherford (Christchurch) | Zephyr Special | handicap 7min | 24 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 +1 |
| 3 | B. Brown (Christchurch) | Buckler | 24 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 +1 | |
| 4 | H. Lawrence (Wanganui) | Mistral | handicap 7min 10sec | 24 Jan 1959 |
| 4 | Doug Lawrence (Wanganui) | T.R.2 Mistral | handicap 7min 10sec | 26 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 |
| 5 | Duncan Rutherford (Culverden) | Lycoming Special | handicap 7min 35sec | 24 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 +1 |
350cc Motor-cycle Race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. McCutcheon (Dunedin) | A.J.S. | 13min 20.4sec winner's time | 24 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 |
| 2 | McNeill (Christchurch) | A.J.S. | 26 Jan 1959 | |
| 3 | J. Thompson | Norton | 24 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 | |
| 4 | Tom McCleary (Christchurch) | A.J.S. | 24 Jan 1959 | |
| 4 | McCleary (Christchurch) | A.J.S. | 26 Jan 1959 |
350cc Motor-cycle (pool petrol)
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. K. Brown (Christchurch) | B.S.A. | 24 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 |
Lady Wigram Trophy (71 laps, 150.236 miles) · 71 laps
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron Flockhart (Scotland) | BRM | 1hr 41min 4sec new race record, about 89 mph; official fastest lap 1:22.2 | 24 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 +11 |
| 2 | Jack Brabham (Australia) | Cooper-Climax 2200cc | 2.7sec behind provisionally credited with fastest lap 1:22.1 | 24 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 +1 |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren (Auckland) | Cooper-Climax 1960cc | 69 laps | 24 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 +1 |
| 4 | Syd Jensen (Palmerston North) | Cooper-Climax 1500cc | 68 laps | 24 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 +1 |
| 5 | Johnny Mansel (Tuakau) | Maserati | 66 laps | 26 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 |
| 6 | Bob Gibbons (Wellington) | Lycoming | 66 laps | 26 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 |
| 7 | Merv Neil (Auckland) | Cooper-Climax | 66 laps | 26 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 |
| 8 | Len Gilbert (Hamilton) | Cooper-Bristol | 64 laps | 26 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 |
| 9 | Tom Clark (Auckland) | Ferrari Super Squalo | 62 laps stopped to clear paper from radiator | 26 Jan 1959 |
| DNF | Ross Jensen (Auckland) | El Salvador Maserati | 4 laps transmission trouble | 24 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 |
| DNF | Pat Hoare (Christchurch) | Ferrari | 7 laps plugs oiled up; pit stop at lap 6, retired next lap | 24 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 |
| DNF | Frank Cantwell (Christchurch) | Tojeiro Jaguar | clutch | 24 Jan 1959 |
| DNF | Frank Shuter (Christchurch) | Maserati | gearbox | 24 Jan 1959 |
| DNF | Tony Shelly (Wellington) | Cooper 1500 | steering arm broke in the chicane | 24 Jan 1959 |
500cc Motor-cycle Race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. McCutcheon (Dunedin) | Norton | 13min 45.2sec winner's time | 26 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 |
| 2 | Don McNeil (Christchurch) | Norton | 26 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 | |
| 3 | Anderson (Nelson) | B.S.A. | 26 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 |
Saloon Car Race (25 miles)
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Archibald (Christchurch) | Jaguar 3.4 | 22min 19.8sec | 26 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 |
| 2 | F. E. Sprague (Timaru) | Ford Zephyr | 23min 22.5sec | 26 Jan 1959, 26 Jan 1959 |
| 3 | R. Blackburn (Christchurch) | Mistral | 23min 34sec | 26 Jan 1959 |
| 3 | Blackburn (Christchurch) | Mistral | 23min 34sec | 26 Jan 1959 |
250cc Motor-cycle Race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin McCleary (Christchurch) | Jawa | 15min 48sec winner's time | 26 Jan 1959 |
| 4 | D. Bishell (Christchurch) | B.S.A. | 26 Jan 1959 |
Reports: English drivers have won four · Lady Wigram Trophy to be renamed Archie Scott-Brown Memorial Trophy · Wigram race next year: date fixed for January 24 · Sporting notebook: Moss, Shelby and Brabham signed · Sporting notebook: Reventlow Scarab inquiry and the 1959 calendar · Lady Wigram Trophy to be competed for annually at Wigram · Car drivers from overseas to visit NZ · Sporting notebook: European season ends · Notable absentees from Wigram entries · clipping · Lady Wigram Trophy: drivers from overseas · Men to race here?
The 1959 clippings
Lady Wigram Trophy race, Saturday January 24Public notice that Paparua County Council proposed to close Vickerys Road from its junction with Washbournes…
Three overseas drivers will compete at WigramOnly three overseas drivers accepted the Motor Racing Club's terms for the fifth Lady Wigram Trophy on…
5th International Lady Wigram Trophy raceProfile of 35-year-old BRM driver Ron Flockhart, an Edinburgh University engineering graduate and wartime…
Wigram scratchings: N.Z. car racing statusPeter Greenslade argues New Zealand had arrived in international racing: the Scuderia Buell Piccolo…
Dangerous bends ahead for New Zealand motor racingPeter Greenslade reviews the 1959 international series (Auckland, Christchurch, Waimate, Invercargill), with…
Thanks to BruceBruce McLaren in his Cooper-Climax before the start of the Teretonga International Trophy; New Zealand…
Fifth International Lady Wigram Trophy race, Saturday January 24Motor Racing Club programme advertisement for the fifth international Lady Wigram Trophy at RNZAF Station…
Lady Wigram Trophy: anyone's guessPreview of the fifth international Lady Wigram Trophy: unlike recent years, the winner cannot dictate terms,…
Top-flight two-wheelers will provide good sportMore than forty entrants were expected for the motor-cycle races at the Lady Wigram Trophy meeting,…
These cars made WigramLooks back at the home-built specials that filled the early Lady Wigram Trophy fields from 1949.
Flockhart and Brabham favouritesThe Press motoring correspondent R. M. Carr previews the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy: with only two overseas…
English drivers have won fourRoss Jensen, a leading New Zealand driver and likely contender for the Lady Wigram Trophy, in action in his…
Overseas drivers do not have it all their way nowProfile of Bruce McLaren, the Auckland teenager-turned-world-class driver who overcame a childhood bone…
Wigram Trophy courseAnnotated plan of the Wigram circuit for spectators showing the main straight, Hairpin, Bomb-Bay Bend, Back…
It was like this, see...Ron Flockhart and Jack Brabham use a toy racing car to describe the big race circuits to Mayor G.
No reason why a New Zealander should not winArchie Scott-Brown, winner of the 1958 Lady Wigram Trophy in his Lister-Jaguar, killed on the…
Family car benefits from track racingSpeaking at the Junior Chamber of Commerce, BRM driver Ron Flockhart said family car improvements such as…
Motor racing: letter and reply on the Maserati driversA correspondent signing as Bad Taste complains that Peter Greenslade unfairly belittled Maserati drivers…
Clipping page 184Two photographs from the Wigram meeting: Mesdames Clarke and Prestidge helping local competitor Frank Shuter…
Desperate duel won by FlockhartRon Flockhart's BRM won the fifth international Lady Wigram Trophy, setting a new race record (about 89 mph,…
Flockhart on job at startLap-by-lap account of the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy: Flockhart took pole in the BRM with Brabham, McLaren and…
Flockhart sets new Wigram lap recordIn practice on the evening before the race, Ron Flockhart (BRM) set a new Wigram lap record of 1min 21.6sec,…
Clipping page 188Photographs from the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy: the field leaving the grid at the drop of the Union Jack, D.
Lady Wigram Trophy race to Flockhart in BRMRon Flockhart (BRM) won the fifth Lady Wigram Trophy at an average of about 89 mph, 2.7sec ahead of Jack…
Lady Wigram Trophy race: Scottish driver's successPhotographs of the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy at RNZAF Wigram: the start with Flockhart's No.
R. Flockhart wins Wigram Trophy: fast time and thrilling finishFor the fifth year in five races a British driver won the Lady Wigram Trophy: Ron Flockhart's BRM beat Jack…
Sporting notebook: British cars supreme, but Wigram speeds too variedThe columnist notes that the BRM and Cooper-Climaxes took the first four places in the Lady Wigram Trophy,…
N.Z. drivers hold own in any companyReview of the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy arguing that New Zealanders (McLaren, Syd Jensen, Mansell) were…
Additional Lady Wigram awardsThe amazing performance of Jack Brabham's 2200cc Cooper-Climax in bounding with Flockhart's BRM at Wigram…
Lady Wigram Trophy raceMagazine photo page on the 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy: Ron Flockhart (BRM) won in a record 101 minutes 4…
Ardmore Grand PrixThe 1960 NZ International Grand Prix at Ardmore, scheduled for January 9, could be jeopardised by the…
No finality on drivers for southern circuitSporting notebook on the 1960 international series: with Stirling Moss in a Rob Walker Cooper for the…
American racers to compete at WigramThe Motor Racing Club secured the entry of two Scarab cars owned by American Woolworth heir Lance Reventlow,…
Brabham to driveJack Brabham, 33, seemed highly likely to start in the January 23, 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy with his works…