1967 Mexican Grand Prix

  1967 Mexican Grand Prix

Race details
Race 11 of 11 in the 1967 Formula One season
Date	October 22, 1967
Official name	VI Gran Premio de Mexico
Location	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.000 km (3.107 mi)
Distance	65 laps, 325.000 km (201.96 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:47.56
Fastest lap
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:48.13
Podium
First	Jim Clark	Lotus-Ford
Second	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco
Third	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco

The 1967 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One held at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on October 22, 1967. It was the eleventh and final race of the 1967 Formula One season. It was won by over a minute by Jim Clark, driving for Lotus-Ford, despite not being able to use his clutch during almost the entire race. New Zealander Denny Hulme clinched his only Championship by coming home third, bringing in all the necessary points to edge out team mate and three-time World Champion Jack Brabham.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Jim Clark	Lotus-Ford	65	1:59:28.70	1	9
2	1	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	65	+1:25.36	5	6
3	2	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco	64	+1 lap	6	4
4	3	John Surtees	Honda	64	+1 lap	7	3
5	8	Mike Spence	BRM	63	+2 laps	11	2
6	21	Pedro Rodríguez	Cooper-Maserati	63	+2 laps	13	1
7	22	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Ford	63	+2 laps	14
8	12	Jonathan Williams	Ferrari	63	+2 laps	16
9	9	Chris Amon	Ferrari	62	Out of Fuel	2
10	16	Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Maserati	61	+4 laps	17
11	19	Guy Ligier	Brabham-Repco	61	+4 laps	19
12	15	Jo Siffert	Cooper-Maserati	59	Overheating	10
Ret	14	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-BRM	45	Oil Pressure	8
Ret	17	Chris Irwin	BRM	33	Oil Leak	15
Ret	7	Jackie Stewart	BRM	24	Engine	12
Ret	6	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	18	Half Shaft	4
Ret	18	Moisés Solana	Lotus-BRM	12	Suspension	9
Ret	11	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Climax	4	Radiator	3
Ret	10	Mike Fisher	Lotus-BRM	0	Fuel System	10
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Notes

• For the first time in 8 years, two team-mates went into the last race with a chance of winning the title.
  • Denny Hulme (47pts) needed just 4th place to win the title.
  • Jack Brabham (42pts) needed 1st place, with Hulme 5th or lower.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Denny Hulme 51 2 Jack Brabham 46 (48) 3 Jim Clark 41 1 4 John Surtees 20 1 5 Chris Amon 20

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Brabham-Repco 63 (67) 2 Lotus-Ford 44 3 Cooper-Maserati 28 1 4 Honda 20 1 5 Ferrari 20

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. 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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