1964 Lady Wigram Trophy

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	Jack Brabham	Brabham BT4
Time	Determined by heats
Fastest lap
Driver	Denny Hulme	Brabham BT4
Time	1:26.9
Podium
First	Bruce McLaren	Cooper T70
Second	Jack Brabham	Brabham BT7A
Third	Denny Hulme	Brabham BT4

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]

Classification

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
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