1967 Formula One season
The 1967 Formula One season was the 21st 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, and ended on 22 October. The season also included a number of non-championship races for Formula 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gave Cooper their last win in a dramatic South African Grand Prix in which John Love came close to victory in his outdated and privately entered Cooper-Climax.
Hulme became the first of two drivers to win 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 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 Harbour 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[]
Teams and drivers[]
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1967 FIA World Championship.
Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Driver | Rounds |
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Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Repco | BT19 BT20 BT24 |
Repco 620 3.0 V8 Repco 740 3.0 V8 |
G | Jack Brabham | All |
Denny Hulme | All | |||||
Cooper Car Company | Cooper-Maserati | T81 T81B T86 |
Maserati 9/F1 3.0 V12 Maserati 10/F1 3.0 V12 |
F | Jochen Rindt | 1–10 |
Pedro Rodríguez | 1–7, 11 | |||||
Alan Rees | 6 | |||||
Richard Attwood | 8 | |||||
Jacky Ickx | 9–10 | |||||
Owen Racing Organisation | BRM | P83 P261 P115 |
BRM P75 3.0 H16 BRM P60 2.1 V8 |
G | Jackie Stewart | All |
Mike Spence | All | |||||
Team Lotus | Lotus-BRM | 43 33 |
BRM P75 3.0 H16 BRM P60 2.1 V8 |
F | Graham Hill | 1–2 |
Jim Clark | 1 | |||||
Lotus-Climax | 33 | Climax FWMV 2.0 V8 | 2 | |||
Lotus-Ford | 49 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 3–11 | |||
Graham Hill | 3–11 | |||||
Eppie Wietzes | 8 | |||||
Giancarlo Baghetti | 9 | |||||
Moisés Solana | 10–11 | |||||
48 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | F | Jackie Oliver | 7 | ||
Anglo American Racers | Eagle-Climax | T1F | Climax FPF 2.8 L4 | G | Dan Gurney | 1 |
Eagle-Weslake | T1G | Weslake 58 3.0 V12 | 2–11 | |||
Richie Ginther | 2 | |||||
Bruce McLaren | 5–7 | |||||
Ludovico Scarfiotti | 9 | |||||
Honda Racing | Honda | RA273 RA300 |
Honda RA273E 3.0 V12 | F | John Surtees | 1–4, 6–7, 9–11 |
Rob Walker/Jack Durlacher Racing Team | Cooper-Maserati | T81 | Maserati 9/F1 3.0 V12 | F | Jo Siffert | All |
DW Racing Enterprises | Brabham-Climax | BT11 | Climax FPF 2.8 L4 | F D |
Bob Anderson | 1–6 |
Joakim Bonnier Racing Team | Cooper-Maserati | T81 | Maserati 9/F1 3.0 V12 | F | Jo Bonnier | 1, 4, 6–11 |
Reg Parnell Racing | Lotus-BRM | 25 | BRM P60 2.1 V8 | F D G |
Piers Courage | 1 |
Chris Irwin | 3 | |||||
BRM | P261 P83 |
BRM P60 2.1 V8 BRM P75 3.0 H16 |
Piers Courage | 2, 6 | ||
Chris Irwin | 4–11 | |||||
John Love | Cooper-Climax | T79 | Climax FPF 2.8 L4 | D | John Love | 1 |
Sam Tingle | LDS-Climax | Climax FPF 2.8 L4 | D | Sam Tingle | 1 | |
Scuderia Scribante | Brabham-Climax | BT11 | Climax FPF 2.8 L4 | F | Dave Charlton | 1 |
Luki Botha | Brabham-Climax | BT11 | Climax FPF 2.8 L4 | D | Luki Botha | 1 |
Matra Sports | Matra-Ford | MS5 MS7 |
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | D G |
Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 2, 10–11 |
Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 2 | |||||
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren-BRM | M4B M5A |
BRM P111 2.1 V8 BRM P101 3.0 V12 |
G | Bruce McLaren | 2–3, 8–11 |
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 312/66 312/67 |
Ferrari 242 3.0 V12 | F | Lorenzo Bandini | 2 |
Chris Amon | 2–11 | |||||
Mike Parkes | 3–4 | |||||
Ludovico Scarfiotti | 3–4 | |||||
Jonathan Williams | 11 | |||||
Guy Ligier | Cooper-Maserati | T81 | Maserati 9/F1 3.0 V12 | F | Guy Ligier | 4–5 |
Brabham-Repco | BT20 | Repco 620 3.0 V8 | 6–7, 9–11 | |||
Bernard White Racing | BRM | P261 | BRM P60 2.1 V8 | G | David Hobbs | 6, 8 |
Charles Vögele Racing | Cooper-ATS | ATS 2.7 V8 | D | Silvio Moser | 6 | |
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | Lola-BMW | T100 | BMW M10 2.0 L4 | D | Hubert Hahne | 7 |
Gerhard Mitter | Brabham-Ford | BT23 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | D | Gerhard Mitter | 7 |
Roy Winkelmann Racing | Brabham-Ford | BT23 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | F | Alan Rees | 7 |
Ecurie Ford-France | Matra-Ford | MS5 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | D | Jo Schlesser | 7 |
Ron Harris Racing Team | Protos-Ford | F2 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | F | Brian Hart | 7 |
Kurt Ahrens Jr. | 7 | |||||
Lola Cars | Lola-BMW | T100 | BMW M10 2.0 L4 | F | David Hobbs | 7 |
David Bridges | Lola-Ford | T100 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | D | Brian Redman | 7 |
Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Matra-Ford | MS5 | Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 | D | Jacky Ickx | 7 |
Mike Fisher | Lotus-BRM | 33 | BRM P60 2.1 V8 | F | Mike Fisher | 8, 11 |
Castrol Oils Ltd | Eagle-Climax | T1F | Climax FPF 2.8 L4 | G | Al Pease | 8 |
Tom Jones | Cooper-Climax | Climax FWMV 2.0 V8 | F | Tom Jones | 8 |
- Pink background denotes F2 entrants to the German Grand Prix
World Drivers' Championship standings[]
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.
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- 1 – Ineligible for Formula One points, because they drove with Formula Two cars.
International Cup for F1 Manufacturers 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. Only the best five results from the first six rounds and the best four results from the last five rounds were retained.
Pos. | Manufacturer | RSA |
MON |
NED |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
CAN |
ITA |
USA |
MEX |
Pts.[2] |
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1 | Brabham-Repco | 4 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | (3) | 2 | 63 (67) |
2 | Lotus-Ford | 1 | 6 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 44 | ||
3 | Cooper-Maserati | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 28 |
4 | Honda | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | WD | 6 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 20 | |
5 | Ferrari | 3 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 20 | |
6 | BRM | Ret | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 17 |
7 | Eagle-Weslake | WD | Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 |
8 | Lotus-BRM | Ret | 2 | 7 | 11 | DNS | 6 | ||||||
9 | Cooper-Climax | 2 | DNQ | 6 | |||||||||
10 | McLaren-BRM | 4 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | |||||
11 | Brabham-Climax | 5 | DNQ | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 2 | |||||
— | Matra-Ford | Ret | WD | 7 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
— | Eagle-Climax | Ret | NC | WD | WD | 0 | |||||||
— | LDS-Climax | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||
— | Lotus-Climax | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||
— | Cooper-ATS | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||
— | Lola-BMW | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||
Pos. | Manufacturer | RSA |
MON |
NED |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
CAN |
ITA |
USA |
MEX |
Pts. |
- Bold results counted to championship totals.
Non-championship races[]
Other Formula One races held in 1967, which did not count towards the World Championship.
Race name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Constructor | Report |
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II Race of Champions | Brands Hatch | 12 March | Dan Gurney | Eagle-Weslake | Report |
I Spring Cup | Oulton Park | 15 April | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | Report |
XIX BRDC International Trophy | Silverstone | 29 April | Mike Parkes | Ferrari | Report |
XVI Gran Premio di Siracusa | Syracuse | 21 May | Mike Parkes Ludovico Scarfiotti |
Ferrari | Report |
XIV International Gold Cup | Oulton Park | 16 September | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | Report |
XV Spanish Grand Prix | Jarama | 12 November | Jim Clark | Lotus-Ford | Report |
Notes and references[]
External links[]
- Formula One seasons
- 1967 in Formula One