| Type: | CUST |
| Description: | 8th Lady Wigram Trophy |
| Grand Prix: | Lady Wigram |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Location: | Wigram Airfield Circuit, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Date: | 24 January |
| Year: | 1959 |
| Course: | Temporary racing facility |
| Course Mi: | 2.116 |
| Course Km: | 3.403 |
| Distance Laps: | 71 |
| Distance Mi: | 150.23 |
| Distance Km: | 241.77 |
| Weather: | Fine |
| Pole Driver: | Ron Flockhart |
| Pole Country: | GBR |
| Pole Team: | BRM P25 |
| Pole Time: | Determined by heats |
| Fast Driver: | Ron Flockhart |
| Fast Team: | BRM P25 |
| Fast Time: | 1:22.2 |
| Fast Country: | GBR |
| First Driver: | Ron Flockhart |
| First Country: | GBR |
| First Team: | BRM P25 |
| Second Driver: | Jack Brabham |
| Second Country: | AUS |
| Second Team: | Cooper T45 |
| Third Driver: | Bruce McLaren |
| Third Country: | NZL |
| Third Team: | Cooper T45 |
The 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy was a motor race held at the Wigram Airfield Circuit on 24 January 1959. It was the eighth Lady Wigram Trophy to be held and was won by Ron Flockhart in the BRM P25.
| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ron Flockhart | BRM P25 / BRM 2497cc 4cyl | 71 | 1hr 41min 04.0sec | 1 | |
| 2 |  Jack Brabham | Cooper T45 / Climax 2202cc 4cyl | 71 | + 2.7 s | 2 | |
| 3 |  Bruce McLaren | Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl | 69 | + 2 Laps | 3 | |
| 4 | Syd Jensen | Cooper T45 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl | 68 | + 3 Laps | 5 | |
| 5 | Johnny Mansel | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 67 | + 4 Laps | 7 | |
| 6 | Bob Gibbons | Lycoming Special / Lycoming 4733cc 4cyl | 66 | + 5 Laps | 9 | |
| 7 | Merv Neil | Cooper T45 / Climax 1960cc 4cyl | 17 | |||
| 8 | Len Gilbert | Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | 10 | |||
| 9 | Tom Clark | Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl | 6 | |||
| 10 | Ken Harris | Ferrari 750 Monza / Ferrari 2999cc 4cyl | 27 | |||
| 11 | Jim Palmer | Lotus 11 / Climax 1098cc 4cyl | 16 | |||
| 12 | Roly Lewis | RAL / Ford 1172cc 4cyl | 24 | |||
| 13 | George Lawton | Cooper T39 / Climax 1498cc 4cyl | 13 | |||
| 14 | Graham Pierce | Austin-Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | 15 | |||
| 15 | Max Richards | Austin-Healey 100S / Austin 2660cc 4cyl | 20 | |||
| 16 | David Young | Jaguar C-Type / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | 21 | |||
| 17 | R.A. Beggs | Mistral / Ford 1172cc 4cyl | 23 | |||
| 18 | Mick Jennings | MGA TC / MG 1600c 4cyl | 24 | |||
| 19 | Brian Blackburn | Citroen Special / Citroen 1991cc 4cyl | 18 | |||
| 20 | Wally Darrell | ACE III / Ford 2584cc 6cyl | ||||
| Ret | Dick Campbell | Maserati 4CLT-48 / Maserati 1498cc 4cyl s/c | Retired | 14 | ||
| Ret | Frank Cantwell | Tojeiro 3/56 / Jaguar 3442cc 6cyl | Brakes | 11 | ||
| Ret | Reg McCutcheon | Normac Special III / Chevrolet 3930cc 6cyl | Retired | |||
| Ret | Ken MacMillan | Cooper T39 / Climax 1098cc 4cyl | Retired | 19 | ||
| Ret | John Cullen | Cullen 500 / Norton 498cc 1cyl | Retired | |||
| Ret | Tony Shelly | Cooper T41 / Climax 1496cc 4cyl | Retired | 28 | ||
| Ret | Frank Shuter | Maserati 8CM / Maserati 2992cc 8cyl s/c | Gearbox | 12 | ||
| Ret | Arthur Kennard | Healey-Corvette / Chevrolet 4342cc V8 | Retired | 22 | ||
| Ret | Pat Hoare | Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 2996cc 4cyl | 7 | Piston | 8 | |
| Ret | Ross Jensen | Maserati 250F / Maserati 2493cc 6cyl | 4 | Transmission | 4 | |
| Ret | Bruce Wood | Cooper Mk X / Norton 498cc 1cyl | Retired | |||
| Ret | Bob Watson | Puma / Austin 948cc 4cyl | Retired | 26 | ||
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