1967 Formula One season

1967 FIA Formula One
World Championship season
Drivers' Champion: Denny Hulme
International Cup Champion: Brabham-Repco
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The 1967 Formula One season was the 18th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1967 World Championship of Drivers and the 1967 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers,[1] contested concurrently over an eleven race series which commenced on 2 January 1967, and ended on 22 October. The season also included a number of non-championship races for Fomula One cars.

Season summary

At the Dutch Grand Prix, Lotus unveiled the new Ford-sponsored Cosworth DFV engine which was to be one of the outstanding racing engines of all time, winning 155 Grands Prix, Le Mans and Indianapolis. Although Jim Clark won four races, Denny Hulme took the title by virtue of his greater consistency. The Repco V8 in his Brabham, which had been the engine to have in 1966, had been surpassed in the power stakes and had to fall back on its reliability.. At Monza, Clark pitted to replace a tyre, made up a lap to retake the lead, only to run out of fuel on the last lap; a drive that confirmed his status as one of the all-time greats. Dan Gurney's Eagle won its only victory, and Pedro Rodríguez gave Cooper their last win in a dramatic South African Grand Prix in which local driver John Love came close to victory in his outdated Cooper-Climax.

Historically, Hulme is the first of only two drivers to have ever won the title without achieving a single pole position in the season. Only Niki Lauda managed to repeat this feat in 1984. He is also the only New Zealander to ever win the World Championship of Drivers.

Two drivers died in Formula One related events in 1967. Ferrari driver Lorenzo Bandini died in a fiery accident during the Monaco Grand Prix on 10 May. While running second behind Hulme's Brabham BT20 on lap 82 (of 100), Bandini lost control of his Ferrari 312 when he clipped a guardrail going into the Harbor Chicane. He went into an erratic skid before hitting a light pole and overturning. When the Ferrari then hit the trackside straw bales its fuel tank exploded into flames with Bandini trapped underneath. Suffering burns to more than 70% of his body, Bandini died in hospital three days later. British driver Bob Anderson died on 27 August during a test at Silverstone driving a Brabham. Anderson slid off the track in wet conditions and hit a marshals post, suffering serious chest and neck injuries. He later died in the nearby Northampton General Hospital.

Season review

Rnd Race Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Constructor Tyre Report
1 South Africa South African Grand Prix Kyalami 2 January Australia Jack Brabham New Zealand Denny Hulme Mexico Pedro Rodríguez United Kingdom Cooper-Maserati F Report
2 Monaco Monaco Grand Prix Monaco 7 May Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Jim Clark New Zealand Denny Hulme United Kingdom Brabham-Repco G Report
3 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Zandvoort 4 June United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Ford F Report
4 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps 18 June United Kingdom Jim Clark United States Dan Gurney United States Dan Gurney United States Eagle-Weslake G Report
5 France French Grand Prix Le Mans Bugatti 2 July United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom Graham Hill Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Brabham-Repco G Report
6 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Silverstone 15 July United Kingdom Jim Clark New Zealand Denny Hulme United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Ford F Report
7 West Germany German Grand Prix Nürburgring 6 August United Kingdom Jim Clark United States Dan Gurney New Zealand Denny Hulme United Kingdom Brabham-Repco G Report
8 Canada Canadian Grand Prix Mosport Park 27 August United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Jim Clark Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Brabham-Repco G Report
9 Italy Italian Grand Prix Monza 10 September United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom John Surtees Japan Honda F Report
10 United States United States Grand Prix Watkins Glen 1 October United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Ford F Report
11 Mexico Mexican Grand Prix Magdalena Mixhuca 22 October United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Ford F Report

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1967 FIA World Championship.

Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre Driver Rounds
United Kingdom Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham-Repco BT20
BT19
BT24
Repco 740 3.0 V8 G Australia Jack Brabham All
New Zealand Denny Hulme All
United Kingdom Cooper Car Company Cooper-Maserati T81
T81B
T86
Maserati 9/F1 3.0 V12
Maserati 10/F1 3.0 V12
F Austria Jochen Rindt 1-10
Mexico Pedro Rodríguez 1-7, 11
United Kingdom Alan Rees 6
United Kingdom Richard Attwood 8
Belgium Jacky Ickx 9-10
United Kingdom Owen Racing Organisation BRM P83
P261
P115
BRM P75 3.0 H16
BRM P60 2.1 V8
G United Kingdom Jackie Stewart All
United Kingdom Mike Spence All
United Kingdom Team Lotus Lotus-BRM 43
33
BRM P75 3.0 H16
BRM P60 2.1 V8
F United Kingdom Graham Hill 1-2
United Kingdom Jim Clark 1
Lotus-Climax 33 Climax FWMV 2.0 V8 2
Lotus-Ford 49 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 3-11
United Kingdom Graham Hill 3-11
Canada Eppie Wietzes 8
Italy Giancarlo Baghetti 9
Mexico Moisés Solana 10-11
48 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F United Kingdom Jackie Oliver 7
United States Anglo American Racers Eagle-Climax T1F Climax FPF 2.8 L4 G United States Dan Gurney 1
Eagle-Weslake T1G Weslake 58 3.0 V12 2-11
United States Richie Ginther 2
New Zealand Bruce McLaren 5-7
Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti 9
Japan Honda Racing Honda RA273
RA300
Honda RA273E 3.0 V12 F United Kingdom John Surtees 1-4, 6-7, 9-11
United Kingdom Rob Walker/Jack Durlacher Racing Team Cooper-Maserati T81 Maserati 9/F1 3.0 V12 F Switzerland Jo Siffert All
United Kingdom DW Racing Enterprises Brabham-Climax BT11 Climax FPF 2.8 L4 F
D
United Kingdom Bob Anderson 1-6
Sweden Joakim Bonnier Racing Team Cooper-Maserati T81 Maserati 9/F1 3.0 V12 F Sweden Joakim Bonnier 1, 4, 6-11
United Kingdom Reg Parnell Racing Lotus-BRM 25 BRM P56 2.0 V8 F United Kingdom Piers Courage 1
United Kingdom Chris Irwin 3
BRM P261
P83
BRM P56 2.0 V8
BRM P75 3.0 H16
United Kingdom Piers Courage 2, 6
United Kingdom Chris Irwin 4-11
Rhodesia John Love Cooper-Climax T79 Climax FPF 2.8 L4 F Rhodesia John Love 1
Rhodesia Sam Tingle LDS-Climax Mk 3 Climax FPF 2.8 L4 F Rhodesia Sam Tingle 1
South Africa Scuderia Scribante Brabham-Climax BT11 Climax FPF 2.8 L4 ? South Africa Dave Charlton 1
South Africa Luki Botha Brabham-Climax BT11 Climax FPF 2.8 L4 ? South Africa Luki Botha 1
France Matra Sports Matra-Ford MS7 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 D France Jean-Pierre Beltoise 2, 10-11
France Johnny Servoz-Gavin 2
United Kingdom Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren-BRM M4B
M5A
BRM P56 2.0 V8
BRM P142 3.0 V12
G New Zealand Bruce McLaren 2-3, 8-11
Italy Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312 Ferrari 242 3.0 V12
Ferrari 218 3.0 V12
F Italy Lorenzo Bandini 2
New Zealand Chris Amon 2-11
United Kingdom Mike Parkes 3-4
Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti 3-4
United Kingdom Jonathan Williams 11
France Guy Ligier Cooper-Maserati T81 Maserati 9/F1 3.0 V12 D
F
France Guy Ligier 4-5
Brabham-Repco BT20 Repco 620 3.0 V8 6-7, 9-11
United Kingdom Bernard White Racing BRM P261 BRM P60 2.1 V8 G United Kingdom David Hobbs 6, 8
Switzerland Charles Vögele Racing Cooper-ATS T77 ATS 2.7 V8 D Switzerland Silvio Moser 6
West Germany Bayerische Motoren Werke AG Lola-BMW T100 BMW M10 2.0 L4 D West Germany Hubert Hahne 7
West Germany Gerhard Mitter Brabham-Ford BT23 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 D West Germany Gerhard Mitter 7
United States Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham-Ford BT23 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 ? United Kingdom Alan Rees 7
France Ecurie Ford-France Matra-Ford MS5 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 D France Jo Schlesser 7
United Kingdom Ron Harris Racing Team Protos-Ford F2 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 ? United Kingdom Brian Hart 7
West Germany Kurt Ahrens, Jr. 7
United Kingdom Lola Cars Lola-BMW T100 BMW M10 2.0 L4 F United Kingdom David Hobbs 7
Lola-Ford Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Brian Redman 7
United Kingdom Tyrrell Racing Organisation Matra-Ford MS7 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 D Belgium Jacky Ickx 7
United States Mike Fisher Lotus-BRM 33 BRM P60 2.1 V8 F United States Mike Fisher 8, 11
Canada Castrol Oils Ltd Eagle-Climax T1F Climax FPF 2.8 L4 G Canada Al Pease 8
United States Tom Jones Cooper-Climax T82 Climax FWMV 2.0 V8 ? United States Tom Jones 8

1967 World Championship of Drivers - final standings

New Zealander Denny Hulme (pictured in 1973) won the driver's championship, driving for Brabham
Jim Clark won the 1967 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers in each round. Only the best five results from the first six races and the best four results from the last five races could be retained by each driver.

Pos. Driver RSA
South Africa
MON
Monaco
NED
Netherlands
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
West Germany
CAN
Canada
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
MEX
Mexico
Pts.[2]
1 New Zealand Denny Hulme 4 1 3 Ret 2 2 1 2 Ret 3 3 51
2 Australia Jack Brabham 6 Ret 2 Ret 1 4 2 1 2 (5) 2 46 (48)
3 United Kingdom Jim Clark Ret Ret 1 6 Ret 1 Ret Ret 3 1 1 41
4 United Kingdom John Surtees 3 Ret Ret Ret 6 4 1 Ret 4 20
5 New Zealand Chris Amon 3 4 3 Ret 3 3 6 7 Ret 9 20
6 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez 1 5 Ret 9 6 5 11 6 15
7 United Kingdom Graham Hill Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 2 Ret 15
8 United States Dan Gurney Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret 13
9 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Ret Ret Ret 2 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 10
10 United Kingdom Mike Spence Ret 6 8 5 Ret Ret Ret 5 5 Ret 5 9
11 Rhodesia John Love 2 6
12 Switzerland Jo Siffert Ret Ret 10 7 4 Ret Ret DNS Ret 4 12 6
13 Austria Jochen Rindt Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 6
14 New Zealand Bruce McLaren 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret 3
15 Sweden Jo Bonnier Ret Ret Ret 6 8 Ret 6 10 3
16 United Kingdom Chris Irwin 7 Ret 5 7 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2
17 United Kingdom Bob Anderson 5 DNQ 9 8 Ret Ret 2
18 United Kingdom Mike Parkes 5 Ret 2
19 France Guy Ligier 10 NC 10 8 Ret Ret 11 1
20 Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti 6 NC Ret 1
21 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ret1 6 Ret 1
France Jean-Pierre Beltoise DNQ 7 7 0
United Kingdom David Hobbs 8 101 9 0
United Kingdom Jonathan Williams 8 0
United Kingdom Alan Rees 9 71 0
United Kingdom Richard Attwood 10 0
United States Mike Fisher 11 Ret 0
South Africa Dave Charlton NC 0
South Africa Luki Botha NC 0
Canada Al Pease NC 0
United Kingdom Piers Courage Ret Ret DNS 0
Mexico Moisés Solana Ret Ret 0
Rhodesia Sam Tingle Ret 0
Italy Lorenzo Bandini Ret† 0
France Johnny Servoz-Gavin Ret 0
Switzerland Silvio Moser Ret 0
Germany Hubert Hahne Ret 0
Italy Giancarlo Baghetti Ret 0
Canada Eppie Wietzes DSQ 0
United States Tom Jones DNQ 0
United States Richie Ginther DNQ 0
Drivers ineligible for Formula One points, because they drove with Formula Two cars
United Kingdom Jackie Oliver 5
United Kingdom Brian Hart NC
Germany Kurt Ahrens, Jr. Ret
France Jo Schlesser Ret
Germany Gerhard Mitter Ret
United Kingdom Brian Redman DNS
Pos. Driver RSA
South Africa
MON
Monaco
NED
Netherlands
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
West Germany
CAN
Canada
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
MEX
Mexico
Pts.
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Friday test driver (TD)
(from 2003 onwards)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)

1967 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers - final standings

Points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers at each round, however only the best placed car from each manufacturer was eligible to score points. The best five results from the first six rounds and the best four results from the last five rounds were retained.

Pos. Manufacturer RSA
South Africa
MON
Monaco
NED
Netherlands
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
West Germany
CAN
Canada
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
MEX
Mexico
Pts.[2]
1 United Kingdom Brabham-Repco 4 1 2 Ret 1 2 1 1 2 (3) 2 63 (67)
2 United Kingdom Lotus-Ford 1 6 Ret 1 Ret 4 3 1 1 44
3 United Kingdom Cooper-Maserati 1 5 10 4 4 5 6 8 4 4 6 28
4 Japan Honda 3 Ret Ret Ret 6 4 1 Ret 4 20
5 Italy Ferrari 3 4 3 Ret 3 3 6 7 Ret 8 20
6 United Kingdom BRM Ret 6 8 2 3 7 9 5 5 Ret 5 17
7 United States Eagle-Weslake Ret Ret 1 Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret 13
8 United Kingdom Lotus-BRM Ret 2 7 11 Ret 6
9 United Kingdom Cooper-Climax 2 DNQ 6
10 United Kingdom McLaren-BRM 4 Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret 3
11 United Kingdom Brabham-Climax 5 DNQ 9 8 Ret Ret 2
France Matra-Ford Ret 7 7 0
United States Eagle-Climax Ret DNQ NC Ret 0
South Africa LDS-Climax Ret 0
United Kingdom Lotus-Climax Ret 0
United Kingdom Cooper-ATS Ret 0
Pos. Manufacturer RSA
South Africa
MON
Monaco
NED
Netherlands
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
West Germany
CAN
Canada
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
MEX
Mexico
Pts.

Non-Championship race results

Other Formula One races held in 1967, which did not count towards the World Championship.

Race Name Circuit Date Winning driver Constructor Report
United Kingdom II Race of Champions Brands Hatch 12 March United States Dan Gurney United States Eagle-Weslake Report
United Kingdom I Spring Cup Oulton Park 15 April Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Brabham-Repco Report
United Kingdom XIX BRDC International Trophy Silverstone 29 April United Kingdom Mike Parkes Italy Ferrari Report
Italy XVI Gran Premio di Siracusa Syracuse 21 May United Kingdom Mike Parkes
Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti
Italy Ferrari Report
United Kingdom XIV International Gold Cup Oulton Park 16 September Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Brabham-Repco Report
Spain XV Spanish Grand Prix Jarama 12 November United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Ford Report

Notes and references

  1. FIA Yearbook, 1974, Grey Section, pages 117-118
  2. 2.0 2.1 Only the best 5 results from the first 6 rounds and the best 4 results from the last 5 rounds counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

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