1967 USA Grand Prix
| Racing data | ||
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| 10th of 11 races of the 1967 Automobile World Championship | ||
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| Surname: | X United States Grand Prix | |
| Date: | October 1, 1967 | |
| Place: | Watkins Glen | |
| Course: | Watkins Glen International | |
| Length: | 399.708 km in 108 laps of 3.701 km
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| Weather: | sunny and warm | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver: |
 Graham Hill
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lotus
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| Time: | 1: 05.48 min | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver: |
Graham Hill
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lotus
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| Time: | 1: 06.00 min | |
| Podium | ||
| First: |
Jim Clark
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lotus
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| Second: |
Graham Hill
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lotus
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| Third: |
 Denis Hulme
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Brabham
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The 1967 US Grand Prix took place on October 1 at Watkins Glen and was the tenth race of the 1967 World Automobile Championship .
Reports
background
Even before the two final overseas races in the USA and Mexico , the Brabham team was established as constructors' world champion, although the Lotus 49 has been recognized as the best car in the field since its introduction at the Dutch Grand Prix . However, the reliability problems of this car prevented a World Championship triumph for the Lotus team and also meant that it was no longer Graham Hill and Jim Clark , who had achieved the most pole positions of the season, but only the two Brabham works drivers who had a chance of winning Drivers world title. These were team founder and defending champion Jack Brabham and Denis Hulme, who was leading in the points table at the time .
The usual field of drivers was once again supplemented by a third works Lotus, which was driven by the Mexican Moisés Solana on the last two Grand Prix weekends of the season . In addition, Matra reported a Formula 2 car in order to gain experience for the team's planned Formula 1 entry in the 1968 season . The vehicle was piloted by Jean-Pierre Beltoise .
training
As has been mandatory for several GP weekends, the two Lotus from Hill and Clark dominated the training and qualified for the front row. They were the only ones to achieve an average speed of over 200 km / h during their best laps. Behind them, Dan Gurney shared the second row with Ferrari driver Chris Amon in his own Eagle T1G . The third row consisted of the two World Cup opponents Brabham and Hulme. Moisés Solana and Jochen Rindt followed on the fourth row.
run
Behind Hill, who initially took the lead, Gurney overtook Clark on the first laps and defended this second place until the end of lap eight. Then he gradually fell back and was eventually eliminated due to suspension damage. As a result, Amon, who had dueled the two factory Brabham at the beginning of the race, moved up to third place.
On the 41st lap, Clark took the lead from Hill, as he was struggling with gearshift problems. On lap 65, Hill fell behind Amon for the same reason. Brabham had meanwhile lost contact with the leading group due to a puncture and a subsequent pit stop. Hill then dueled Amon for second place up to the 85th lap before the New Zealander had to retire due to an engine failure.
In the remaining laps, everything pointed to a sovereign win for Jim Clark, which Hill would add to a Lotus one-two. This finally happened, albeit more closely than expected. With Clark struggling with suspension problems for the last two laps, Hill got within six seconds of him.
Denis Hulme slightly increased his narrow lead in the drivers' championship with third place. However, as Jack Brabham finally reached fifth place and thus also received points, there was no question of a preliminary decision.
Registration list
Classifications
Starting grid
| Item | driver | constructor | time | Ø speed | begin |
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| 1 |
Graham Hill
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Lotus Ford
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1: 05.48 | 203.476 km / h | 1 |
| 2 |
Jim Clark
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Lotus Ford
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1: 06.07 | 201.659 km / h | 2 |
| 3 |
 Dan Gurney
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Eagle-Weslake
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1: 06.64 | 199.934 km / h | 3 |
| 4th |
Chris Amon
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 Ferrari
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1: 06.65 | 199.904 km / h | 4th |
| 5 |
 Jack Brabham
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Brabham-Repco
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1: 06.73 | 199.664 km / h | 5 |
| 6th |
Denis Hulme
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Brabham-Repco
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1: 07.45 | 197.533 km / h | 6th |
| 7th |
.svg){kind=small} Moisés Solana
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Lotus Ford
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1: 07.88 | 196.282 km / h | 7th |
| 8th |
 Jochen Rindt
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Cooper Maserati
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1: 07.99 | 195.964 km / h | 8th |
| 9 |
Bruce McLaren
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McLaren BRM
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1: 08.05 | 195.791 km / h | 9 |
| 10 |
Jackie Stewart
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BRM
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1: 08.09 | 195.676 km / h | 10 |
| 11 |
John Surtees
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 Honda
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1: 08.13 | 195.561 km / h | 11 |
| 12 |
 Jo Siffert
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Cooper Maserati
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1: 08.25 | 195.218 km / h | 12 |
| 13 |
Mike Spence
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BRM
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1: 09.01 | 193.068 km / h | 13 |
| 14th |
Chris Irwin
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BRM
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1: 09.64 | 191.321 km / h | 14th |
| 15th |
 Joakim Bonnier
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Cooper Maserati
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1: 09.78 | 190.937 km / h | 15th |
| 16 |
 Jacky Ickx
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Cooper Maserati
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1: 09.94 | 190.500 km / h | 16 |
| 17th |
 Guy Ligier
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Brabham-Repco
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1: 11.32 | 186.814 km / h | 17th |
| 18th |
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
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Matra Ford
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1: 12.05 | 184.922 km / h | 18th |
run
| Item | driver | constructor | Round | Stops | time | begin | Fastest lap | Failure reason |
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| 1 |
Jim Clark
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Lotus Ford
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108 | 0 | 2: 03: 13.2 | 2 | 1: 06.42 | |
| 2 |
Graham Hill
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Lotus Ford
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108 | 0 | + 6.3 | 1 | 1: 06.00 | |
| 3 |
Denis Hulme
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Brabham-Repco
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107 | 0 | + 1 lap | 6th | 1: 07.73 | |
| 4th |
Jo Siffert
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Cooper Maserati
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106 | 0 | + 2 rounds | 12 | 1: 09.02 | |
| 5 |
Jack Brabham
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Brabham-Repco
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104 | 1 | + 4 rounds | 5 | 1: 07.67 | |
| 6th |
Joakim Bonnier
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Cooper Maserati
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101 | 0 | + 7 rounds | 15th | 1: 09.93 | |
| 7th |
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
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Matra Ford
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101 | 0 | + 7 rounds | 18th | 1: 12.35 | |
| - |
John Surtees
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Honda
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96 | 1 | DNF | 11 | 1: 07.49 | defective alternator |
| - |
Chris Amon
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Ferrari
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95 | 0 | DNF | 4th | 1: 06.10 | Oil pressure loss |
| - |
Jackie Stewart
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BRM
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72 | 0 | DNF | 10 | 1: 09.65 | defective fuel injection |
| - |
Jacky Ickx
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Cooper Maserati
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45 | 3 | DNF | 16 | 1: 13.94 | overheated engine |
| - |
Guy Ligier
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Brabham-Repco
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43 | 0 | DNF | 17th | 1: 11.44 | Engine failure |
| - |
Chris Irwin
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BRM
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41 | 0 | DNF | 14th | 1: 10.53 | Engine failure |
| - |
Mike Spence
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BRM
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35 | 0 | DNF | 13 | 1: 10.15 | Engine failure |
| - |
Jochen Rindt
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Cooper Maserati
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33 | 0 | DNF | 8th | 1: 09.50 | Engine failure |
| - |
Dan Gurney
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Eagle-Weslake
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24 | 0 | DNF | 3 | 1: 08.46 | Suspension damage |
| - |
Bruce McLaren
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McLaren BRM
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16 | 0 | DNF | 9 | 1: 08.71 | defective cooling water pump |
| - |
Moisés Solana
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Lotus Ford
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7th | 0 | DNF | 7th | 1: 10.91 | defective ignition |
World Cup stands after the race
The first six of the race got 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
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Individual evidence
- ↑ "Training" ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on September 10, 2011)
- ^ "Report" (accessed on September 10, 2011)
- ↑ "World Cup stands" ( Memento of the original from April 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on September 10, 2011)
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