1959 Lady Wigram Trophy

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.

1959 Lady Wigram Grand Prix
8th Lady Wigram Trophy
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

Classification

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Pos No. Driver Car Laps Time Grid
1   Ron Flockhart BRM P25 / BRM 2497cc 4cyl 71 1hr 41min 04.0sec 1
2   Jack Brabham Cooper T45 / Climax 2202cc 4cyl 71 + 2.7 s 2
3   Bruce McLaren Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl 69 + 2 Laps 3
4   Syd Jensen Cooper T45 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl 68 + 3 Laps 5
5   Johnny Mansel Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl 67 + 4 Laps 7
6   Bob Gibbons Lycoming Special / Lycoming 4733cc 4cyl 66 + 5 Laps 9
7   Merv Neil Cooper T45 / Climax 1960cc 4cyl 17
8   Len Gilbert Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl 10
9   Tom Clark Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl 6
10   Ken Harris Ferrari 750 Monza / Ferrari 2999cc 4cyl 27
11   Jim Palmer Lotus 11 / Climax 1098cc 4cyl 16
12   Roly Lewis RAL / Ford 1172cc 4cyl 24
13   George Lawton Cooper T39 / Climax 1498cc 4cyl 13
14   Graham Pierce Austin-Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 4cyl 15
15   Max Richards Austin-Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 4cyl 20
16   David Young Jaguar C-Type / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl 21
17   R.A. Beggs Mistral / Ford 1172cc 4cyl 23
18   Mick Jennings MGA TC / MG 1600c 4cyl 24
19   Brian Blackburn Citroen Special / Citroen 1991cc 4cyl 18
20   Wally Darrell ACE III / Ford 2584cc 6cyl
Ret   Dick Campbell Maserati 4CLT-48 / Maserati 1498cc 4cyl s/c Retired 14
Ret   Frank Cantwell Tojeiro 3/56 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl Brakes 11
Ret   Reg McCutcheon Normac Special III / Chevrolet 3930cc 6cyl Retired
Ret   Ken MacMillan Cooper T39 / Climax 1098cc 4cyl Retired 19
Ret   John Cullen Cullen 500 / Norton 498cc 1cyl Retired
Ret   Tony Shelly Cooper T41 / Climax 1496cc 4cyl Retired 28
Ret   Frank Shuter Maserati 8CM / Maserati 2992cc 8cyl s/c Gearbox 12
Ret   Arthur Kennard Healey-Corvette / Chevrolet 4342cc V8 Retired 22
Ret   Pat Hoare Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 2996cc 4cyl 7 Piston 8
Ret   Ross Jensen Maserati 250F / Maserati 2493cc 6cyl 4 Transmission 4
Ret   Bruce Wood Cooper Mk X / Norton 498cc 1cyl Retired
Ret   Bob Watson Puma / Austin 948cc 4cyl Retired 26
Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "8th Lady Wigram Trophy". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Lady Wigram Trophy
1959
Succeeded by