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.
| 1963 Lady Wigram Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 12th Lady Wigram Trophy | |||
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 19 January 1963 | ||
| 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 | Brabham BT4 | ||
| Time | Determined by heats | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jack Brabham | Brabham BT4 | |
| Time | 1:18.4 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Cooper T62 | ||
| Second | Brabham BT4 | ||
| Third | Lola T4 | ||
Classification edit
| 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 edit
- ^ "12th Lady Wigram Trophy". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 19 August 2016.