Season 1960
Results · 1960
Lady Wigram Trophy 1960: Jack Brabham (Cooper T51-Climax), International Formula Libre.
Wigram · Lady Wigram Trophy meeting · 23 January 1960
Lady Wigram Trophy (71 laps, 150 miles) · 71 laps
Motor Racing Club Trophy (20 laps, 42 miles) · 20 laps
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angus Hyslop (Hastings) | Jaguar D-type | 32min 18.8sec class winner over 3001cc | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 |
| 2 | J. M. Windelburn (Maungaturoto) | Lotus | 32min 20.4sec class winner up to 1500cc | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 |
| 3 | Doug Lawrence (Wanganui) | Cooper | 35min 14.2sec | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 |
| 4 | A. Holroyd (Invercargill) | A50 Special | 35min 14.3sec | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 |
| 5 | B. R. Blackburn (Christchurch) | Citroen Special | 35min 28.7sec class winner 1501-3000cc | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 |
| 6 | Ron Rutherford (Christchurch) | R.A. Zephyr | 36min 35.3sec | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 |
Saloon car race (about 21 miles) · 10 laps
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Heasley (Rangiora) | Humber 80 | 20min 30sec class winner 1101-1500cc | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 +1 |
| 2 | C. Knight (Kaitaia) | Standard 10 | 20min 35sec class winner to 1100cc | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 +1 |
| 3 | Frank Cantwell (Christchurch) | Triumph Herald | 20min 50.3sec | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 +1 |
| 4 | Ernie Sprague (Timaru) | Ford Zephyr | class winner over 2301cc | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 +1 |
Sports car race (20 laps, 42 miles) · 20 laps
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Palmer (Hamilton) | Lotus | 30min 25.6sec class winner 1501-3000cc | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 |
| 2 | Malcolm Gill (Auckland) | Lycoming Special | 30min 29sec class winner over 3001cc | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 |
| 3 | Angus Hyslop (Hastings) | Jaguar D-type | 31min 25.3sec | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 |
| 4 | Len Gilbert (Hamilton) | Cooper Bristol | 31min 40.4sec | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 |
| 5 | W. Thomasen (Huntly) | Monza Ferrari | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 |
Motor-cycles 500cc (8 laps, 16.8 miles) · 8 laps
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. Newbrook | Norton | 13min 38sec | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 |
| 2 | Bruce Benke | Norton | 13min 39sec | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 |
| 3 | J. Thompson | Norton | 13min 53sec | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 |
| 4 | Selwyn Burt | Norton | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 | |
| 5 | David Burns | A.J.S. | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 |
Motor-cycles Pool Petrol Section · 8 laps
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vic Rush | B.S.A. | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 |
Motor-cycles 350cc (8 laps, 16.8 miles) · 8 laps
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. Newbrook | Norton | 13min 35sec | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 |
| 2 | J. Thompson | Norton | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 | |
| 3 | Bruce Benke | Norton | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 | |
| 4 | M. Daniels | Norton | 23 Jan 1960, 25 Jan 1960 |
Motor-cycles 250cc (8 laps, 16.8 miles) · 8 laps
Reports: Ten years of trophy winners at Wigram · Mr J. A. Brewer is new president · J. A. Brewer, new president of the Motor Racing Club · No finality on drivers for southern circuit · Talent aplenty in overseas entries for Wigram Trophy · American racers to compete at Wigram · Motor racing veteran: Lou Kingsley · Brabham to drive · Wigram motor races: prospectus and entries · Brabham to race here? · Moss will not race at Wigram · Ardmore winner Brabham to star in Wigram race
The 1960 clippings
Ardmore winner Brabham to star in Wigram raceJack Brabham, the world champion who won the 1960 New Zealand Grand Prix at Ardmore, signed up to start in…
6th International Lady Wigram Trophy RaceRecord entries were received for the 1960 Wigram meeting: 21 for the Motor Racing Club open-car…
Brabham and McLaren are favourites for WigramAfter Coopers took the first three places at the 1960 NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore, the works Coopers of Jack…
6th International Lady Wigram Trophy RaceBruce McLaren forecast that he and Jack Brabham would lap Wigram at close to 97 mph in the 1960 Lady Wigram…
Either way, Coopers will winPeter Greenslade of the Star looks at the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: Brabham and McLaren in the works…
6th International Lady Wigram Trophy RaceCharles and Maurice Stanton of Parlane Street, Christchurch, were rushing to finish their Stanton Corvette…
6th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race (D.I.C. advertisement)
Motor Racing Club sixth international Lady Wigram Trophy programmeProgramme-style advertisement for the Motor Racing Club's sixth international Lady Wigram Trophy, 150 miles,…
Lap speeds to soar in Wigram battlePreview of the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: the works Cooper-Climaxes of Jack Brabham and Bruce McLaren are in…
Twenty-four in field after Friday eliminationElimination trials at Friday's training session will cut the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy field to 24 starters.
Ten years of trophy winners at WigramA list of every Lady Wigram Trophy winner from 1949 to 1959 with distances, times and average speeds, plus…
Pat Hoare, Ted Gray and Len LukeyCaptioned photographs of three Lady Wigram Trophy entrants: Pat Hoare's Type 625 Ferrari, Ted Gray with Lou…
Birthday present set Coopers on road to fameHistory of the Cooper car company: Charles Cooper built a tiny racing car for his son John's eighth…
Brabham's car on ship in stream: time running outJack Brabham's 2.5-litre Cooper-Climax was still on the Waikare in Lyttelton Harbour two days before the…
Coopers dominate Trophy race fieldTwenty-eight entries, five from overseas, were received for the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy, with seven Coopers…
Wigram International Trophy Race, 1960Heading of a supplement to The Press on the 1960 Wigram International Trophy Race; no further text survives.
Women in the pits stand byProfile of Mrs Ian Burgess, Swedish wife of English driver Ian Burgess, who scores the race and keeps pit…
Youngest driver in Lady Wigram eventPhotograph of 18-year-old Jim Palmer of Hamilton working on the engine of his 2-litre Lotus during…
Mechanics race to prepare Brabham's carJack Brabham reached Christchurch from Australia to find his Cooper-Climax partly dismantled; his mechanic…
Men and machines making speed at Trophy meetingPhotographs of Lady Wigram Trophy competitors in practice: Malcolm Gill in his Lycoming Special, Donny…
Mrs Jack Brabham will be at Wigram todayBetty Brabham, wife of the world champion, arrived in Christchurch from Rotorua with their seven-year-old…
All vantage points at Wigram crowdedA bumper crowd filled Wigram for the opening of the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, with better gate and…
Lady Wigram Trophy photographsPhotographs from the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: a minor collision at the hangar bend between Maurice Stanton…
From the start into the hangar bendPhoto of the start of the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: Jack Brabham leads David Piper (Lotus) and Ian Burgess…
Gilbert follows close behindFragmentary caption of a photograph of Gilbert of Hamilton in his Cooper-Bristol following close behind,…
Placegetters congratulate each other after scratch racePhotographs from the 1960 Lady Wigram meeting: placegetters in the scratch race with winner Angus Hyslop of…
Brabham takes Trophy: armchair run in his fourth attemptJack Brabham led from start to finish in his works Formula I Cooper-Climax to win the 1960 Lady Wigram…
Brabham won race at just under 90 m.p.h.Jack Brabham won the sixth international Lady Wigram Trophy in his works Formula I Cooper-Climax at just…
Australian driver wins the Lady Wigram Trophy racePhoto page from the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy: winner Jack Brabham shows his winning style, Brabham, Piper and…
Brabham wins Lady Wigram Trophy; brilliant race by McLaren in borrowed carIn one of the easiest wins of his career, world champion Jack Brabham took the sixth Lady Wigram Trophy in…
Mechanics and spectators at Bruce McLaren's CooperPhoto of mechanics and spectators looking at Bruce McLaren's Formula I Cooper-Climax, which broke a piston…
Motor racing is fickle and heart-breakingPeter Greenslade reflects on the 1960 Lady Wigram Trophy.
Motor racing awards: presentations to driversAt a Motor Racing Club function in Christchurch, Pat Hoare received the Association of New Zealand Car Clubs…
Motor-racing pool: South Pacific circuitW. H. Knox, president of the NZ Grand Prix, said a special fund of about 20,000 pounds would probably bring…
World drivers to compete in Lady Wigram TrophyFive, and possibly seven, of the world's leading drivers were confirmed for the Lady Wigram Trophy at…
Famous amateur driver will compete at WigramTony Brooks, runner-up to Jack Brabham in the 1959 world championship and a London dentist, was confirmed…
Works Coopers real threat in N.Z. racesPeter Greenslade reviews the 1960 world championship: works Coopers started in eight of nine races, Brabham…
Record gate expectedThe Christchurch Motor Racing Club planned for a record crowd at the January 21, 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy,…
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Red and green Coopers have made big-timePeter Greenslade profiles the Yeoman Credit racing team, whose dark red and light green Coopers shook up…