1961 Lady Wigram Trophy

  1961 Lady Wigram Grand Prix

Race details
10th Lady Wigram Trophy
Date	21st January 1961
Location	Wigram Airfield Circuit, Christchurch, New Zealand
Course	Temporary racing facility
Course length	3.403 km (2.116 mi)
Distance	47 laps, 160.04 km (99.44 mi)
Weather	Wet
Pole position
Driver	John Surtees	Lotus 18
Time	Determined by heats
Fastest lap
Driver	Jack Brabham	Cooper T53
Time	1:33.0
Podium
First	Jack Brabham	Cooper T53
Second	Stirling Moss	Lotus 18
Third	Angus Hyslop	Cooper T45

The 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy was a motor race held at the Wigram Airfield Circuit on 21 January 1961. It was the tenth Lady Wigram Trophy to be held and was won by Jack Brabham in the Cooper T53.

Classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Car	Laps	Time	Grid
1		Jack Brabham	Cooper T53 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl	47	1hr 17min 18.5sec	2
2		Stirling Moss	Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl	47	+ 48.5 s	5
3		Angus Hyslop	Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl	47	+ 1:21.9 s	8
4		Bruce McLaren	Cooper T53 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl	46	+ 1 Lap	6
5		Denny Hulme	Cooper T51 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl	46	+ 1 Lap	9
6		Len Gilbert	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl	44	+ 3 Laps	18
7		Hec Green	RA / RA 2100cc 4cyl	44	+ 3 Laps	10
8		Malcolm Gill	Lycoming Special / Lycoming 5239cc 4cyl	43	+ 4 Laps	7
9		Duncan Mackenzie	Cooper T41 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl	43	+ 4 Laps	16
10		Jim Boyd	HWM / Alta 1971cc 4cyl s/c	40	+ 7 Laps	18
11		Roly Levis	Cooper T52 FJ / BMC 994cc 4cyl			19
12		Brian Prescott	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl			15
Ret		Frank Shuter	Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 2994cc 4cyl		Accident	13
Ret		Jim Palmer	Lotus 18 FJ / Ford 994cc 4cyl		Retired	12
Ret		Jim Clark	Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl		Stall	4
Ret		Pat Hoare	Ferrari 256 / Ferrari 2953cc V12		Retired	14
Ret		Jo Bonnier	Cooper T51 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl	18	Wishbone	3
Ret		Tony Shelly	Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl		Retired	11
Ret		John Surtees	Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl		Retired	1
Ret		Roy Salvadori	Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl		Retired	20
DNS		Bob Smith	Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl		Did Not Start
DNS		Johnny Mansel	Tec Mec 1 / Chevrolet 4900cc V8		Did Not Start
DNS		Bob Eade	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl		Did Not Start
Source:[1]

References

1. "10th Lady Wigram Trophy". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 2016-08-18.