1963 Lady Wigram Trophy

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Flag of New Zealand.svg   1963 Lady Wigram Grand Prix
Race details
12th Lady Wigram Trophy
Wigram Airfield Circuit map.png
Date 19th January 1963
Location Wigram Airfield Circuit, Christchurch, New Zealand
Course Temporary racing facility
Course length 3.403 km (2.116 mi)
Distance 71 laps, 241.77 km (150.23 mi)
Weather Fine
Pole position
Driver Brabham BT4
TimeDetermined by heats
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Australia.svg Jack Brabham Brabham BT4
Time 1:18.4
Podium
First Cooper T62
Second Brabham BT4
Third Lola T4

The 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy was a motor race held at the Wigram Airfield Circuit on 19 January 1963. It was the twelfth Lady Wigram Trophy to be held and was won by Bruce McLaren in the Cooper T62. McLaren became the first New Zealander since Ron Roycroft to win the Lady Wigram Trophy.

Wigram Airfield Circuit

Wigram Airfield Circuit was a temporary motor racing circuit at Wigram Aerodrome, Christchurch, New Zealand. The airfield is a former base of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. It is named after Sir Henry Wigram. The temporary circuit was 3 km with a 1.3 km (0.8mile) main straight. The first summer meetings held at Wigram Aerodrome in 1949 are considered the oldest motor races in New Zealand. The track hosted the 1964-1969 Tasman Series. For safety reasons, the last race at Wigram was held in the year 2000.

Bruce McLaren New Zealander racecar driver, designer and team owner

Bruce Leslie McLaren was a New Zealand race-car designer, driver, engineer and inventor.

Classification

Pos No. Driver Car Laps Time Grid
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren Cooper T62 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl711hr 36min 04.7sec 3
2 Flag of Australia.svg Jack Brabham Brabham BT4 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl 71 + 30.3 s 1
3 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Tony Maggs Lola T4 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl 70 + 1 Lap 4
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Angus Hyslop Cooper T53 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 70 + 1 Lap 5
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg John Histed Lola Mk2 / Ford 1340cc 4cyl 64 + 7 Laps 13
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ian Green Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl 62 + 9 Laps 15
7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ken Sager Lotus 20 / Ford 1475cc 4cyl 16
8 Flag of New Zealand.svg Rex Flowers Gemini Mk Illa FJ / Ford 1340cc 4cyl 11
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Roly Levis Cooper T52 / Ford 1475cc 4cyl 17
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Lola T4 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl 33 Gearbox 2
Ret Flag of Australia.svg Frank Turpie Lotus 20 / Ford 1475cc 4cyl 31 Retired 14
Ret Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Cooper T53 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 29 Gearbox 6
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Innes Ireland Ferguson P99 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl Overheating 18
Ret Flag of New Zealand.svg David Young Cooper T65 / Ford 1473cc 4cyl Retired 8
Ret Flag of New Zealand.svg Bill Thomasen Cooper T51 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl Retired 12
Ret Flag of New Zealand.svg Tony Shelly Lotus 18/21 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl 13 Gearbox 9
Ret Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Palmer Lotus 20B / Ford 1481cc 4cyl 0 Accident 7
Ret Flag of New Zealand.svg Lionel Bulcraig Aston Martin DBR4-300 / Aston 2991cc 6cyl 0 Accident 10
Source: [1]

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References

  1. "12th Lady Wigram Trophy". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
1962 Lady Wigram Trophy
Lady Wigram Trophy
1963
Succeeded by
1964 Lady Wigram Trophy