1959 Lady Wigram Trophy
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| 1959 Lady Wigram Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8th Lady Wigram Trophy | |||
| File:Wigram Airfield Circuit map.png | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 24 January 1959 | ||
| Location | Wigram Airfield Circuit, Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
| Course | Temporary racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.403 km (2.116 miles) | ||
| Distance | 71 laps, 241.77 km (150.23 miles) | ||
| Weather | Fine | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | BRM P25 | ||
| Time | Determined by heats | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | United Kingdom Ron Flockhart | BRM P25 | |
| Time | 1:22.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | BRM P25 | ||
| Second | Cooper T45 | ||
| Third | Cooper T45 | ||
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The 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy was a motor race held at the Wigram Airfield Circuit on 24 January 1959. It was the eighth Lady Wigram Trophy to be held and was won by Ron Flockhart in the BRM P25.
Classification
| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom Ron Flockhart | BRM P25 / BRM 2497cc 4cyl | 71 | 1hr 41min 04.0sec | 1 | |
| 2 | Australia Jack Brabham | Cooper T45 / Climax 2202cc 4cyl | 71 | + 2.7 s | 2 | |
| 3 | New Zealand Bruce McLaren | Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl | 69 | + 2 Laps | 3 | |
| 4 | New Zealand Syd Jensen | Cooper T45 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl | 68 | + 3 Laps | 5 | |
| 5 | New Zealand Johnny Mansel | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 67 | + 4 Laps | 7 | |
| 6 | New Zealand Bob Gibbons | Lycoming Special / Lycoming 4733cc 4cyl | 66 | + 5 Laps | 9 | |
| 7 | New Zealand Merv Neil | Cooper T45 / Climax 1960cc 4cyl | 17 | |||
| 8 | New Zealand Len Gilbert | Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | 10 | |||
| 9 | New Zealand Tom Clark | Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl | 6 | |||
| 10 | New Zealand Ken Harris | Ferrari 750 Monza / Ferrari 2999cc 4cyl | 27 | |||
| 11 | New Zealand Jim Palmer | Lotus 11 / Climax 1098cc 4cyl | 16 | |||
| 12 | New Zealand Roly Lewis | RAL / Ford 1172cc 4cyl | 24 | |||
| 13 | New Zealand George Lawton | Cooper T39 / Climax 1498cc 4cyl | 13 | |||
| 14 | New Zealand Graham Pierce | Austin-Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | 15 | |||
| 15 | New Zealand Max Richards | Austin-Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | 20 | |||
| 16 | New Zealand David Young | Jaguar C-Type / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | 21 | |||
| 17 | New Zealand R.A. Beggs | Mistral / Ford 1172cc 4cyl | 23 | |||
| 18 | New Zealand Mick Jennings | MGA TC / MG 1600c 4cyl | 24 | |||
| 19 | New Zealand Brian Blackburn | Citroen Special / Citroen 1991cc 4cyl | 18 | |||
| 20 | New Zealand Wally Darrell | ACE III / Ford 2584cc 6cyl | ||||
| Ret | New Zealand Dick Campbell | Maserati 4CLT-48 / Maserati 1498cc 4cyl s/c | Retired | 14 | ||
| Ret | New Zealand Frank Cantwell | Tojeiro 3/56 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | Brakes | 11 | ||
| Ret | New Zealand Reg McCutcheon | Normac Special III / Chevrolet 3930cc 6cyl | Retired | |||
| Ret | New Zealand Ken MacMillan | Cooper T39 / Climax 1098cc 4cyl | Retired | 19 | ||
| Ret | New Zealand John Cullen | Cullen 500 / Norton 498cc 1cyl | Retired | |||
| Ret | New Zealand Tony Shelly | Cooper T41 / Climax 1496cc 4cyl | Retired | 28 | ||
| Ret | New Zealand Frank Shuter | Maserati 8CM / Maserati 2992cc 8cyl s/c | Gearbox | 12 | ||
| Ret | New Zealand Arthur Kennard | Healey-Corvette / Chevrolet 4342cc V8 | Retired | 22 | ||
| Ret | New Zealand Pat Hoare | Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 2996cc 4cyl | 7 | Piston | 8 | |
| Ret | New Zealand Ross Jensen | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2493cc 6cyl | 4 | Transmission | 4 | |
| Ret | New Zealand Bruce Wood | Cooper Mk X / Norton 498cc 1cyl | Retired | |||
| Ret | New Zealand Bob Watson | Puma / Austin 948cc 4cyl | Retired | 26 | ||
| Source:[1] | ||||||
References
- ↑ "8th Lady Wigram Trophy". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 15 August 2016.