Automobile World Championship 1967

Automobile World Championship 1967

World Champion
Driver:	Denis Hulme
Constructor:	Brabham-Repco
Season dates
Number of races:	11
<1966 season	1968 season>

The 1967 automobile world championship was the 18th season of the automobile world championship, which is now known as the Formula 1 world championship . The drivers' world championship and the International Cup of Formula 1 Constructors were held in the context of eleven races between January 2, 1967 and October 22, 1967 .

The FIA honorary title Grand Prix of Europe was awarded to the Grand Prix of Italy in 1967 .

Denis Hulme won the drivers' world championship for the first and only time. Brabham became world constructors champion for the second time.

The world championship runs

South African GP - Kyalami (January 2, 1967)

→ Main article : 1967 South African Grand Prix

80 laps × 4.094 km = 327.52 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Pedro Rodríguez	Cooper - Maserati	2: 05: 45.9
2	John Love	Cooper - Climax	+ 26.4 sec.
3	John Surtees	Honda	+ 1 lap
4th	Denis Hulme	Brabham - Repco	+ 2 rounds
5	Bob Anderson	Brabham - Climax	+ 2 rounds
6th	Jack Brabham	Brabham - Repco	+ 4 rounds

Denis Hulme won the start from second position and led the field until lap 59 when he had to have his brakes repaired. As a result, John Love initially took the lead in a private Cooper , but lost it to Pedro Rodríguez seven laps before the end because he had to refuel. Rodriguez won his first of two grand prix.

Pole position	Jack Brabham	Brabham - Repco	1: 28.3 min.
Fastest race lap	Denis Hulme	Brabham - Repco	1: 29.9 min.

GP Monaco - Monte Carlo (May 7, 1967)

→ Main article : Monaco Grand Prix 1967

100 laps × 3.145 km = 314.5 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Denis Hulme	Brabham - Repco	2: 34: 34.3
2	Graham Hill	Lotus - BRM	+ 1 lap
3	Chris Amon	Ferrari	+ 2 rounds
4th	Bruce McLaren	McLaren - BRM	+ 3 rounds
5	Pedro Rodríguez	Cooper - Maserati	+ 4 rounds
6th	Mike Spence	BRM	+ 4 rounds

The first laps were determined by Jackie Stewart until his differential was defective. Hulme took the lead. On the 82nd lap, Lorenzo Bandini rammed the barriers made of straw bales in second place. On impact, the Ferrari's leaking gasoline ignited and quickly seized the bales of straw. Bandini was rescued from the car after three minutes, but died on May 10th from his severe burns. Hulme won his first Grand Prix. The distance at the Monaco GP was shortened from 100 to 80 laps from 1968 onwards due to this accident.

Pole position	Jack Brabham	Brabham - Repco	1: 28.3 min.
Fastest race lap	Jim Clark	Lotus - BRM	1: 28.3 min.

GP Netherlands - Zandvoort (June 4th 1967)

→ Main article : 1967 Dutch Grand Prix

90 laps × 4.185 km = 376.65 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Jim Clark	Lotus - Ford-Cosworth	2: 14: 45.1
2	Jack Brabham	Brabham - Repco	+ 23.6 sec.
3	Denis Hulme	Brabham - Repco	+ 25.7 sec.
4th	Chris Amon	Ferrari	+ 27.3 sec.
5	Mike Parkes	Ferrari	+ 1 lap
6th	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari	+ 1 lap

The Cosworth DFV engine was used for the first time in this race , initially exclusively in the Lotus 49 . Jim Clark won the race with this car after his team-mate Hill retired while in the lead.

Pole position	Graham Hill	Lotus - Ford-Cosworth	1: 24.6 min.
Fastest race lap	Jim Clark	Lotus - Ford-Cosworth	1: 28.08 min.

Belgian GP - Spa-Francorchamps (June 18, 1967)

→ Main article : Belgian Grand Prix 1967

28 laps × 14.1 km = 394.8 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Dan Gurney	Eagle - Weslake	1: 40: 49.4
2	Jackie Stewart	BRM	+ 1: 03.0 min.
3	Chris Amon	Ferrari	+ 1: 40.0 min.
4th	Jochen Rindt	Cooper - Maserati	+ 2: 13.9 min.
5	Mike Spence	BRM	+ 1 lap
6th	Jim Clark	Lotus - Ford-Cosworth	+ 1 lap

The race was initially led by Jim Clark . When he had to make a pit stop, Stewart took the lead, which he had to give up to Dan Gurney on lap 20 due to transmission problems . Gurney won his only Grand Prix in the Eagle he designed .

Mike Parkes had a serious accident on the first lap of the race and had to end his Formula 1 career due to leg injuries.

Pole position	Jim Clark	Lotus - Ford-Cosworth	3: 28.1 min.
Fastest race lap	Dan Gurney	Eagle - Weslake	3: 31.9 min.

French GP - Le Mans (July 2nd, 1967)

→ Main article : 1967 French Grand Prix

80 laps × 4.442 km = 355.36 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Jack Brabham	Brabham - Repco	2: 34: 34.3
2	Denis Hulme	Brabham - Repco	+ 49.5 sec.
3	Jackie Stewart	BRM	+ 1 lap
4th	Jo Siffert	Cooper - Maserati	+ 3 rounds
5	Chris Irwin	BRM	+ 4 rounds
6th	Pedro Rodríguez	Cooper - Maserati	+ 4 rounds

On July 2, 1967, a Formula 1 race took place on the Bugatti Circuit for the first and only time . Initially, the Lotus drivers Clark and Hill dominated . After their departure, Jack Brabham drove out his first win of the season.

Pole position	Graham Hill	Lotus - Ford-Cosworth	1: 36.2 min.
Fastest race lap	Graham Hill	Lotus - Ford-Cosworth	1: 36.7 min.

British GP - Silverstone (July 15, 1967)

→ Main article : 1967 British Grand Prix

80 laps × 4.711 km = 376.88 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Jim Clark	Lotus - Ford-Cosworth	1: 59: 25.6
2	Denis Hulme	Brabham - Repco	+ 12.8 sec.
3	Chris Amon	Ferrari	+ 16.6 sec.
4th	Jack Brabham	Brabham - Repco	+ 21.8 sec.
5	Pedro Rodríguez	Cooper - Maserati	+ 1 lap
6th	John Surtees	Honda	+ 2 rounds

First, the two Lotus drivers Hill and Clark fought a duel for the lead, which was decided in favor of Clark on lap 54 by a pit stop Hills.

Pole position	Jim Clark	Lotus - Ford-Cosworth	1: 25.3 min.
Fastest race lap	Denis Hulme	Brabham - Repco	1: 27.0 min.

GP Germany - Nürburgring (August 6, 1967)

→ Main article : 1967 German Grand Prix

15 laps × 22.835 km = 342.525 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Denis Hulme	Brabham - Repco	2: 05: 55.7
2	Jack Brabham	Brabham - Repco	+ 38.5 sec.
3	Chris Amon	Ferrari	+ 39.0 sec.
4th	John Surtees	Honda	+ 2: 25.7 min.
5	Jackie Oliver	Lotus - Ford-Cosworth	+ 6: 09.2 min.
6th	Joakim Bonnier	Cooper - Maserati	+ 8: 42.1 min.

As in 1966, Formula 1 and Formula 2 cars drove together on the track at the German Grand Prix , but in separate ratings. The aim was to be able to present more vehicles to the spectators on the long route and to compensate for the expected high failure rate. In Formula 1, Clark led the first three laps until he retired. Then Gurney took the lead, which he lost on the 13th lap to the winner Hulme due to a broken drive shaft. Jackie Oliver won the Formula 2 race .

Pole position	Jim Clark	Lotus - Ford-Cosworth	8: 04.1 min.
Fastest race lap	Dan Gurney	Eagle - Weslake	8: 15.1 min.

Canadian GP - Mosport Park (August 27, 1967)

→ Main article : 1967 Canadian Grand Prix

90 laps × 3.956 km = 356.04 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Jack Brabham	Brabham - Repco	2: 40: 40.0
2	Denis Hulme	Brabham - Repco	+1: 01.9 min.
3	Dan Gurney	Eagle - Weslake	+ 1 lap
4th	Graham Hill	Lotus - Ford-Cosworth	+ 2 rounds
5	Mike Spence	BRM	+ 3 rounds
6th	Chris Amon	Ferrari	+ 3 rounds

All drivers started on rain tires. Initially, Hulme was in the lead until Clark caught up with him and took the lead. In the 67th lap, however, Clark spun and fell back, Hulme got a new visor on the boxes. This gave Brabham the lead, which he held to the finish. Brabham was early winner of the constructors' championship after this race. It was the second (after 1966 ) and last for the team. The Canadian Al Pease also drove in an Eagle - Climax in this GP . He crossed the finish line 43 laps behind, but was not classified because he had spent most of the time in the pits.

Pole position	Jim Clark	Lotus - Ford-Cosworth	1: 22.4 min.
Fastest race lap	Jim Clark	Lotus - Ford-Cosworth	1: 23.1 min.

Italian GP / European GP - Monza (September 10, 1967)

→ Main article : 1967 Italian Grand Prix

68 laps × 5.75 km = 391 km

space	driver	team	time
1	John Surtees	Honda	1: 43: 45.0
2	Jack Brabham	Brabham - Repco	+ 0.2 sec.
3	Jim Clark	Lotus - Ford Cosworth	+ 23.1 sec.
4th	Jochen Rindt	Cooper - Maserati	+ 56.6 sec.
5	Mike Spence	BRM	+ 1 lap
6th	Jacky Ickx	Cooper - Maserati	+ 2 rounds

As is often the case in Monza , there were numerous slipstream duels for positions in 1967 . Gurney , Clark , Brabham , Hulme and Hill initially took turns in the lead until Hill seemed to gain the upper hand. On the 57th lap, however, he had engine failure. This took first Brabham and then Clark in the lead. When Clark ran out of fuel on the final lap, Surtees in the Honda crossed the finish line 0.2 seconds ahead of Brabham.

Pole position	Jim Clark	Lotus - Ford-Cosworth	1: 28.50 min.
Fastest race lap	Jim Clark	Lotus - Ford-Cosworth	1: 28.50 min.

US GP - Watkins Glen (October 1, 1967)

→ Main article : 1967 United States Grand Prix

108 laps × 3.701 km = 399.708 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Jim Clark	Lotus - Ford-Cosworth	2: 03: 13.2
2	Graham Hill	Lotus - Ford-Cosworth	+ 6.3 sec.
3	Denis Hulme	Brabham - Repco	+ 1 lap
4th	Jo Siffert	Cooper - Maserati	+ 2 rounds
5	Jack Brabham	Brabham - Repco	+ 4 rounds
6th	Joakim Bonnier	Cooper - Maserati	+ 7 rounds

In the race, which showed Lotus 49 with Clark and Hill superior. Clark won ahead of Hill, both of whom were a full lap ahead of third-placed.

Pole position	Graham Hill	Lotus - Ford-Cosworth	1: 05.48 min.
Fastest race lap	Graham Hill	Lotus - Ford-Cosworth	1: 06.00 min.

GP Mexico - Mexico City (October 22, 1967)

→ Main article : 1967 Mexican Grand Prix

65 laps × 5 km = 325 km

space	driver	team	time
1	Jim Clark	Lotus - Ford-Cosworth	1: 59: 28.70
2	Jack Brabham	Brabham - Repco	+ 1: 25.36 min.
3	Denis Hulme	Brabham - Repco	+ 1 lap
4th	John Surtees	Honda	+ 1 lap
5	Mike Spence	BRM	+ 2 rounds
6th	Pedro Rodríguez	Cooper - Maserati	+ 2 rounds

Before the race, Hulme (47 points) and Brabham (42 points) had the opportunity to win the drivers' world championship. Jim Clark won the race with a start-to-finish victory over Jack Brabham, who was unable to oust his team-mate Hulme, who was third, from first place in the drivers' standings. Denis Hulme won his only world championship title.

Pole position	Jim Clark	Lotus - Ford-Cosworth	1: 47.56 min.
Fastest race lap	Jim Clark	Lotus - Ford-Cosworth	1: 48.13 min.

World championship ratings

Driver ranking

The first six places got 9, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 points. The best five results of the first six and the best four of the remaining five races counted towards the championship.

WG1 WG2 Total 1 Denis Hulme Brabham - Repco 3 9 4th 6th 6th 28 9 6th 4th 4th 23 51 2 Jack Brabham Brabham - Repco 1 6th 9 3 19th 6th 9 6th (2) 6th 27 (29) 46 (48) 3 Jim Clark Lotus - Ford-Cosworth 9 1 9 19th 4th 9 9 22nd 41 4th John Surtees Honda 4th 1 5 3 9 3 15th 20th 5 Chris Amon Ferrari 4th 3 4th 4th 15th 4th 1 5 20th 6th Pedro Rodríguez Cooper - Maserati 9 2 1 2 14th 1 15th 7th Graham Hill Lotus - Ford-Cosworth / BRM 6th 6th 3 6th 9 15th 8th Dan Gurney Eagle - Weslake 9 9 4th 4th 13 9 Jackie Stewart BRM 6th 4th 10 0 10 10 Mike Spence BRM 1 2 3 2 2 2 6th 9 11 John Love Cooper - Climax 6th 6th 0 6th 12 Joseph Siffert Cooper - Maserati 3 3 3 3 6th 13 Jochen Rindt Cooper - Maserati 3 3 3 3 6th 14th Bruce McLaren McLaren - BRM 3 3 0 3 15th Joakim Bonnier Cooper - Maserati 0 2 1 3 3 16 Chris Irwin BRM 2 2 0 2 17th Bob Anderson Brabham - Climax 2 2 0 2 18th Mike Parkes Ferrari 2 2 0 2 19th Guy Ligier Brabham - Repco 0 1 1 1 20th Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari 1 1 0 1 21st Jacky Ickx Cooper - Maserati 0 1 1 1

Constructors' championship

constructor Total 1 Brabham - Repco 3 9 6th 9 6th 9 9 6th (4) 6th 63 (67) 2 Lotus - Ford-Cosworth 9 1 9 3 4th 9 9 44 3 Cooper - Maserati 9 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 1 28 4th Honda 4th 1 3 9 3 20th 5 Ferrari 4th 3 4th 4th 4th 1 20th 6th BRM 1 6th 4th 2 2 2 17th 7th Eagle - Weslake 9 4th 13 8th Cooper - Climax 6th 6th 9 Lotus - BRM 6th 6th 10 McLaren - BRM 3 3 11 Brabham - Climax 2 2

South African Formula 1 Championship

→ Main article : South African Formula 1 Championship 1967

In 1967 the eighth South African Formula 1 Championship was held. It consisted of twelve races that were held from January 7, 1967 to December 3, 1967 on racetracks in South Africa , Rhodesia and Mozambique . Drivers who competed in the Formula 1 World Championship did not usually take part in these races. An exception was Bob Anderson . Champion was the Rhodesian racing driver John Love , who won nine races.

Race without championship status

In addition to the eleven world championship races, six Formula 1 races took place in 1967 that were not part of the world championship or any other championship.

Race of Champions

space	driver	team	time
1	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Weslake	1: 04: 30.6
2	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1: 04: 31.0
3	Jo Siffert	Cooper Maserati
PP	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Weslake
SR	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	1: 34.4

The II. Race of Champions took place on March 12, 1967 at the Brands Hatch Circuit . It was the first European Formula 1 race of the year. The route length was 4265 meters. There were two runs of ten laps each, followed by a final run of 40 laps. The total distance was 170.6 km. The starting line-up for the first run was determined in a qualifying session, that for the second run corresponded to the order of arrival at the finish in the first run. The results of the second run were used as the basis for the starting grid for the final. Dan Gurney won all three races, Lorenzo Bandini came second. The Race of Champions was the last Formula 1 race that the Italian, who had a fatal accident two months later at the Monaco Grand Prix, ended.

Daily Express Spring Cup

space	driver	team	time
1	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	47: 21.4
2	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco	47: 21.8
3	John Surtees	Honda
PP	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco
SR	Jack Brabham Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco	1: 33.4

The I. Daily Express Spring Cup was held on April 15, 1967 in Oulton Park . The length of the course was 4,442 km. There were two runs of ten laps each, followed by the final, which lasted over 30 laps. The total distance of the race was 220 km. The British Formula 1 works teams competed in this race with at least one driver, while Scuderia Ferrari did not take part in the event. Denny Hulme won the first and second round of the race at the Brabham factory, while Hulmes team boss Jack Brabham won the final.

BRDC International Trophy

space	driver	team	time
1	Mike Parkes	Ferrari	1: 19.39.2
2	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	1: 19.56.8
3	Jo Siffert	Cooper Maserati
PP	Jackie Stewart	BRM	1.27.8
SR	Graham Hill	Lotus BRM	1.30.0

The XIX. BRDC International Trophy took place on April 29, 1967 at the British Silverstone Circuit . The race went over 52 laps of 4.711 km each. The total length of the race was 244.9 km. The British Mike Parkes won the race for Ferrari. His lead over second-placed Brabham was more than a third of a round. It was Parkes' only Formula 1 race that he contested in his home country.

Gran Premio di Siracusa

space	driver	team	time
1	Mike Parkes	Ferrari	1: 40.58.4
1	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari	1: 40.58.4
3	Jo Siffert	Cooper Maserati	+2 rounds
PP	Mike Parkes	Ferrari	1.41.6
SR	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari	1.41.0

The XVI. Gran Premio di Siracusa was held on May 21, 1967 in the Sicilian city ​​of Syracuse on the Circuito di Siracusa . It went over 56 laps of 5.612 km each (total distance: 314.379 km). Only eight drivers took part in the race, the British Formula 1 teams were not represented at the factory with the exception of Cooper. Bob Anderson , David Hobbs , Guy Ligier and André Wicky were registered but did not take part in the race. Jo Schlesser showed up for practice, but damaged his car so badly in qualifying that he could not take part in the race. The Ferrari drivers Parkes and Scarfiotti each reached the goal after 1: 40.58.4. Both were counted as winners; second place was not awarded. Chris Irwin finished fourth in Reg Parnell's private Lotus BRM.

International Gold Cup

space	driver	team	time
1	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	1: 07/10.0
2	Jackie Stewart	Matra Ford	1: 10.12.4
3	Graham Hill	Lotus Ford	1: 10.54.4
PP	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	1.31.6
SR	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	1.31.6

The XIV International Gold Cup was held on September 16, 1967 in Oulton Park . It went over 45 laps of 4.444 km each (total distance: 199,975 km). All British works teams were registered, but Scuderia Ferrari was missing. The Gold Cup was the first Formula 1 race to be launched by the Tyrrell Racing Organization , which had previously managed BRM's Formula 2 outings. She used four Matra chassis with Ford Cosworth engines in Oulton Park. Tyrrell used the race as preparation for the engagement in the world championship races of the coming season. The team's top driver was Jackie Stewart, who finished second in the race dominated by Jack Brabham, four seconds behind the winner.

Spanish Grand Prix

space	driver	team	time
1	Jim Clark	Lotus Ford	1: 31.10.4
2	Graham Hill	Lotus Ford	1: 31.25.6
3	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	60 rounds
PP	Jim Clark	Lotus Ford	1.28.2
SR	Jim Clark	Lotus Ford	1.28.8

The XIII. The Spanish Grand Prix was the last Formula 1 race in 1967. It was held on November 12, 1967 at the Circuito del Jarama . The race went over 90 laps of 3.404 km each (total length: 306.36 km). It was the first Formula 1 race in Spain since 1954. The race served to prepare for the Spanish Grand Prix of the following year , which after the successful restart in 1967 was again a world championship run. The 1967 race was dominated by the drivers of the Lotus team.

News in brief Formula 1

• The Ford - Cosworth -Motor celebrates the Grand Prix of the Netherlands with a victory by Jim Clark premiered.
• Lorenzo Bandini dies after a fire accident in Monaco.
• Bob Anderson dies on August 14th during Formula 1 tests at Silverstone .
• Georges Berger dies on August 23rd at the Marathon de la Route on the Nürburgring.
• The Nürburgring is 40 years old.
• When Grand Prix of Syracuse there are two winners: The two Ferraris of Mike Parkes and Ludovico Scarfiotti come at the same time to the finish.
• Denis Hulme becomes World Champion with only two wins, and he had not once the pole position held - something that so far only him Niki Lauda in the Formula 1 1984 season could imitate.

literature

• Ulrich Schwab: Grand Prix 1967. Motorbuchverlag Stuttgart

Web links

Commons : Automobile World Championship 1967  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official Formula 1 website Results Season 1967 (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Statistics of the Non Championship Races for the 1967 season on the website www.silhouet.com (accessed on April 7, 2013).
2. ↑ Parkes ended his Formula 1 career after an accident at the Belgian Grand Prix in June 1967.