The 1964 Lady Wigram Trophy was a motor race held at the Wigram Airfield Circuit on 18 January 1964. It was the thirteenth Lady Wigram Trophy to be held and was won by Bruce McLaren for the second year in succession in the Cooper T70. After having started eighth after a dismal performance in the preliminary heat, McLaren came through the pack to take the win in what he described as his greatest performance. Jack Brabham took second place after a strong performance throughout the weekend whilst Denny Hulme came home third after losing second on the final lap due to engine bearing issues.[1]
| 1964 Lady Wigram Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 13th Lady Wigram Trophy | |||
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 18 January 1964 | ||
| Location | Wigram Airfield Circuit, Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
| Course | Temporary racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.403 km (2.116 miles) | ||
| Distance | 44 laps, 164.14 km (101.99 miles) | ||
| Weather | Fine | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Brabham BT4 | ||
| Time | Determined by heats | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Denny Hulme | Brabham BT4 | |
| Time | 1:26.9 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Cooper T70 | ||
| Second | Brabham BT7A | ||
| Third | Brabham BT4 | ||
Classification
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47 | Bruce McLaren
|
Cooper T70-Climax | 44 | 1hr 05min 00.8sec | 8 |
| 2 | 4 |  Jack Brabham
|
Brabham BT7A-Climax | 44 | + 8.0 s | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | Denny Hulme
|
Brabham BT4-Climax | 44 | + 23.2 s | 2 |
| 4 | 5 | John Youl
|
Cooper T55-Climax | 44 | + 1:23.0 s | 3 |
| 5 | 41 | Jim Palmer
|
Cooper T53-Climax | 43 | + 1 Lap | 5 |
| 6 | 17 | Tony Shelly
|
Lotus 18/21-Climax | 42 | + 2 Laps | 7 |
| 7 | 25 | Rex Flowers
|
Lotus 20B-Ford | 42 | + 2 Laps | 10 |
| 8 | 48 |  Timmy Mayer
|
Cooper T70-Climax | 41 | + 3 Laps | 4 |
| 9 | 8 | Andy Buchanan
|
Brabham BT6-Ford | 41 | + 3 Laps | 9 |
| 10 | 22 | Roly Levis
|
Lotus 22-Ford | 40 | + 4 Laps | 11 |
| 11 | 7 | Ken Sager
|
Lotus 20B-Ford | 37 | + 7 Laps | 12 |
| Ret | 1 | Chris Amon
|
Lola T4-Climax | 26 | Suspension | 6 |
| Ret | 6 | David Young
|
Cooper T65-Ford | Retired | 13 | |
| Source:[2] | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "13th Lady Wigram Trophy". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Wigram, 18 Jan 1964". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 19 August 2016.