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Lady Wigram Trophy 1963: Bruce McLaren (Cooper T62-Climax), International Formula Libre.

Wigram · Lady Wigram Trophy meeting · 19 January 1963

Sports cars (36 miles)

PosDriverCarTimeSource
1Barry Cottle (Dunedin)Lola-Climax 1200cc25:20.619 Jan 1963, 19 Jan 1963 +1
2Arthur Moffatt (Ashburton)Lotus-Climax 2-litre fastest lap19 Jan 1963, 21 Jan 1963
2Allan Moffat (Ashburton)Lotus-Climax fastest lap19 Jan 1963
3Geoffrey Richardson (England)Ferrari Berlinetta1 lap behind19 Jan 1963, 19 Jan 1963 +1
4P. McFarlaneAustin-Healey19 Jan 1963
4MacfarlaneAustin-Healey21 Jan 1963
5P. R. Preston (Timaru)Buckler21 Jan 1963
6Barry Porter (St Andrews)Triumph21 Jan 1963

Motor Racing Club Championship (15 laps) · 15 laps

PosDriverCarTimeSource
1N. F. Stanton (Christchurch)Stanton Corvette22:40.619 Jan 1963
1Maurice Stanton (Christchurch)Stanton Corvette22:40.619 Jan 1963, 21 Jan 1963
2Barry Cottle (Dunedin)Lola-Climax 1220ccless than 3 seconds behind19 Jan 1963, 19 Jan 1963 +1
3Allan Moffat (Ashburton)Lotus 2-litre19 Jan 1963
3Arthur Moffatt (Ashburton)Lotus19 Jan 1963, 21 Jan 1963
4Neil StuartStuart Special23:57.419 Jan 1963, 21 Jan 1963
5Brian Blackburn (Christchurch)Maserati14 laps19 Jan 1963, 21 Jan 1963
6Ron Rutherford (Christchurch)Zephyr14 laps19 Jan 1963, 21 Jan 1963
DNFDoug Lawrence (Wanganui)Lola retired on the circuit about lap 1221 Jan 1963

21-mile saloon car handicap

PosDriverCarTimeSource
1Ray Archibald (Christchurch)Jaguar 3.8 started from the back19 Jan 1963, 21 Jan 1963
2R. B. Langley (Napier)Humber19 Jan 1963, 21 Jan 1963
3Athol McBeath (Otaki)Jaguar 3.819 Jan 1963, 21 Jan 1963
4Ian Dow (Geraldine)Jaguar 3.819 Jan 1963

Motor-cycles 350cc (8 laps) · 8 laps

PosDriverCarTimeSource
1W. Wetzel (Lower Hutt)A.J.S.13:31.119 Jan 1963, 21 Jan 1963
2B. McGibbon (Christchurch)A.J.S.13:31.2 led almost throughout19 Jan 1963, 21 Jan 1963
3David Burns (Christchurch)A.J.S.19 Jan 1963, 21 Jan 1963

Motor-cycles 500cc (8 laps) · 8 laps

PosDriverCarTimeSource
1M. Lowe (Rotorua) won by almost a minute19 Jan 1963
1M. Low (Rotorua)21 Jan 1963
2W. Wetzel (Lower Hutt)19 Jan 1963, 21 Jan 1963
3Kevin McCleary21 Jan 1963
DNFDavid Burns (Christchurch) machine trouble half a lap from the finish while duelling for the lead19 Jan 1963

Lady Wigram Trophy (71 laps, 150 miles) · 71 laps

PosDriverCarTimeSource
1Bruce McLaren (Auckland)Cooper-Climax 2.7 litre1:36:04.7 new race record19 Jan 1963, 19 Jan 1963 +9
2Jack Brabham (Australia)Brabham-Climax 2.7 litre30.3sec behind new lap record19 Jan 1963, 19 Jan 1963 +1
3Tony Maggs (South Africa)Lola-Climax 2.7 litre70 laps19 Jan 1963, 19 Jan 1963 +1
4Angus Hyslop (Hastings)Cooper-Climax 2.5 litre70 laps19 Jan 1963, 19 Jan 1963 +1
5John Histed (Auckland)Lola 1500cc64 laps19 Jan 1963, 19 Jan 1963 +1
6Ian Green (Wellington)Cooper-Climax 1.9 litre62 laps19 Jan 1963, 19 Jan 1963 +1
DNFInnes Ireland (Scotland)Ferguson-Climax overheating after pit stop on lap 3819 Jan 1963, 21 Jan 1963
DNFTony ShellyLotus-Climax 2.5 litre gearbox trouble19 Jan 1963, 21 Jan 1963
DNFChris Amon (Bulls)Cooper-Climax 2.5 litre gearbox trouble; crashed through straw bales19 Jan 1963, 21 Jan 1963
DNFJohn Surtees (England)Lola-Climax 2.7 litre long pit stop after 27 laps, abandoned21 Jan 1963
DNFJim Palmer (Hamilton)Lotus-Ford 1.5 litre shunted by Bulcraig's Aston Martin on the first lap21 Jan 1963

All-comers' saloon car race (10 laps) · 10 laps

PosDriverCarTimeSource
1Geoffrey Richardson (England)Ferrarinearly 33sec ahead of Archibald led start to finish19 Jan 1963, 21 Jan 1963
2Ray Archibald (Christchurch)Jaguar 3.819 Jan 1963, 21 Jan 1963
3Don Macdonald (Amberley)Ford Zephyr19 Jan 1963

Reports: World class entry for Wigram trophy · Saloon car rules · Stirling Moss coming to Wigram to watch · Lady Wigram Trophy Race, Saturday January 19th 1963 · Quality entry for trophy race · Early preparations · Your chance to see the cars: gladden the heart of car enthusiasts · 9th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race programme advert · Forecast for Saturday: fastest Wigram Trophy race ever · Saloon cars popular · How to get home from car racing · Cars and drivers: top-flight drivers should make the Lady Wigram Trophy race an event to remember

The 1963 clippings

Early preparationsYoung Hamilton driver Jim Palmer, third in the recent NZ Grand Prix, works on his Lola and Bruce McLaren…
9th International Lady Wigram Trophy Race programme advert
Forecast for Saturday: fastest Wigram Trophy race everPreview of the ninth Lady Wigram Trophy: a smaller but better field than ever, all the overseas drivers…
Saloon cars popularPreview of the saloon car events at the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, centred on the 21-mile all-comers'…
Cars and drivers: top-flight drivers should make the Lady Wigram Trophy race an event to rememberPreview of the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy race on Saturday, with practice heats the day before.
Keep this plan handyA spectator plan of the Wigram circuit for the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy meeting, marking flag marshals,…
His foot hard down ... but Moss says noJack Brabham arrived in Christchurch and turned in the fastest practice lap of the Lady Wigram circuit that…
100 miles an hour lap likely in Wigram eventIn the first training sessions for the 150-mile Lady Wigram Trophy, Bruce McLaren and Jack Brabham were…
Two drivers break Wigram lap record at practiceIn qualifying trials for the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy, John Surtees (Lola-Climax) and Jack Brabham…
Sports car battle for first positionDunedin's Barry Cottle (1200cc Lola-Climax) won the 36-mile sports car race at the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy…
How they startStarting grid for the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy as determined in training the day before.
B. McLaren wins race of thrillsAuckland's Bruce McLaren (2.7 litre Cooper-Climax) won the 150-mile ninth international Lady Wigram Trophy…
Clipping page 309Photographs from the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy: the first lap into the hangar bend led by John Surtees, a…
Maggs, Hyslop closeLap-by-lap account of the 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy won by Bruce McLaren, with a NE wind gusting to 30 mph…
Cottle-Stanton duel in club championshipThe 32-mile Motor Racing Club Championship at the 1963 Lady Wigram meeting was won by M.
McLaren wins main event in ailing racerAucklander Bruce McLaren won his first long-distance race in New Zealand in the ninth Lady Wigram Trophy,…
Brabham coming againJack Brabham, world champion in 1959 and 1960, has no plans to retire and will use a new car with a Coventry…
Claim after crash at car race failsA civil claim in the Magistrate's Court over a crash at the Lady Wigram Trophy two years earlier failed.
Wigram race, Jan. 18The Motor Racing Club announced the next Lady Wigram Trophy meeting would be held on 18 January 1964 with…