The 1958 Lady Wigram Trophy was a motor race held at the Wigram Airfield Circuit on 25 January 1958. It was the seventh Lady Wigram Trophy to be held and was won by Archie Scott Brown in the Lister 57/1. This would prove to be one of Scott Brown's last victories before his untimely death at Spa-Francorchamps later that year.
| 1958 Lady Wigram Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7th Lady Wigram Trophy | |||
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 25 January 1958 | ||
| 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 | Lister 57/1 | ||
| Time | Determined by heats | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Archie Scott Brown | Lister 57/1 | |
| Time | 1:27.5 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lister 57/1 | ||
| Second |
| Maserati 250F | |
| Third | Connaught B-Type | ||
Classification
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archie Scott Brown
|
Lister 57/1 / Jaguar 3781cc 6cyl | 71 | 1hr 47min 33.4sec | 1 | |
| 2 |  Ross Jensen
|
Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 71 | + 45.1 s | 3 | |
| 3 | Stuart Lewis-Evans
|
Connaught B-Type / Alta 2470cc 4cyl | 71 | + 1:38.3 s | 2 | |
| 4 | Pat Hoare
|
Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 2996cc 4cyl | 69 | + 2 Laps | 7 | |
| 5 | Merv Mayo
|
Cooper T41 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl | 67 | + 4 Laps | ||
| 6 |  Arnold Glass
|
Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl | 66 | + 5 Laps | ||
| 7 | Duncan Rutherford
|
Lycoming Special / Lycoming 4733cc 4cyl | ||||
| 8 | Ron Roycroft
|
Ferrari 375 / Ferrari 4493cc V12 | ||||
| 9 | Gavin Quirk
|
Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | ||||
| 10 | Ralph Watson
|
Lycoming Special / Lycoming 4733cc 4cyl | ||||
| 11 | Bob Gibbons
|
Jaguar D-Type / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | ||||
| Ret | Bruce McLaren
|
Cooper T43 / Climax 1750cc 4cyl | 66 | Gearbox | 4 | |
| Ret | Jack Brabham
|
Cooper T43 / Climax 2249cc 4cyl | 29 | Gearbox | ||
| Ret | Roy Salvadori
|
Connaught B-Type / Alta 2470cc 4cyl | Retired | |||
| Ret | Frank Cantwell
|
Tojeiro 3/56 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | Tyre | 6 | ||
| Dick Gibson
|
Cooper T43 / Climax 1496cc 4cyl | |||||
| Ken Harris
|
Ferrari 750 Monza / Ferrari 2999cc 4cyl | |||||
| Merv Neil
|
Cooper T39 / Climax 1498cc 4cyl | |||||
| Frank Shuter
|
Maserati 8CLT-50 / Maserati 2984cc 8cyl s/c | |||||
| Ernie Sprague
|
Maserati 4CLT-48 / Maserati 1498cc 4cyl s/c | |||||
| Graham Pierce
|
Austin-Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | |||||
| Arthur Kennard
|
Healey-Corvette / Chevrolet 4342cc V8 | |||||
| Ian Mackellar
|
Cooper T39 / Climax 1098cc 4cyl | |||||
| Geoff Mardon
|
RA Vanguard / Vanguard 2088cc 4cyl s/c | |||||
| Bruce Wood
|
Staride 52 / JAP 497cc 1cyl | |||||
| Wally Darrell
|
ACE III / Ford 2584cc 6cyl | |||||
| Source:[1] | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "7th Lady Wigram Trophy". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 15 August 2016.