1963 Lady Wigram Trophy

  1963 Lady Wigram Grand Prix

Race details
12th Lady Wigram Trophy
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	Jack Brabham	Brabham BT4
Time	Determined by heats
Fastest lap
Driver	Jack Brabham	Brabham BT4
Time	1:18.4
Podium
First	Bruce McLaren	Cooper T62
Second	Jack Brabham	Brabham BT4
Third	Tony Maggs	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.

Classification

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

References

1. "12th Lady Wigram Trophy". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 2016-08-19.