1967 Belgian Grand Prix

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1967 Belgian Grand Prix
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Race details
Date18 June 1967
Official name XXVII Grand Prix de Belgique
Location Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Belgium
Course Permanent racing circuit
Course length 14.120 km (8.770 miles)
Distance 28 laps, 395.36 km (245.56 miles)
Pole position
Driver
 Lotus-Ford
Time 3:28.1
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake
Time 3:31.9
Podium
First
 Eagle-Weslake
Second
 BRM
Third
 Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 1967 Belgian Grand Prix

The 1967 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 18 June 1967. [1] It was race 4 of 11 in both the 1967 World Championship of Drivers and the 1967 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 28-lap race was won by Eagle driver Dan Gurney after he started from second position. Jackie Stewart finished second for the BRM team and Ferrari driver Chris Amon came in third.

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Excluding the Indianapolis 500, this is the only win for a USA-built car as well as one of only two wins of an American-licensed constructor in Formula One. [2] [3] It was also the first win for an American constructor in a Grand Prix race since the Jimmy Murphy's triumph with Duesenberg at the 1921 French Grand Prix.

Race report

Jim Clark led off the grid from pole position and maintained that position for the first 11 laps and was 20 seconds ahead of Jackie Stewart and Dan Gurney when he had to come into the pits for a plug change, which cost him two minutes. Stewart built up a comfortable lead, helped even further when Gurney had to come into the pits with fuel pressure problems, losing another 20 seconds. However, it was now Stewart's time for mechanical problems as his gearshift was faltering. Gurney set a new lap record to catch and pass him 8 laps from the end and gain a maiden victory for the beautiful magnesium and titanium Eagle car. The light weight and advanced aerodynamics of the car made it very fast, and Gurney shattered Tony Brooks' record Grand Prix average of 143 mph (set some 8 years earlier) on his way to victory. The Eagle was timed at 196 mph on the back straight, an extraordinary speed for a car with an engine producing (at that time) something less than 400 h.p.

Mike Parkes had a horrendous crash on the first lap at the exit of Blanchimont after losing control (on oil spilled from Stewart's BRM); his Ferrari rolled a number of times and he was thrown out of the car. Doctors considered amputating his legs and he was in a coma for a week. He survived, but had broken both of his legs. Parkes never raced in Formula One again. [4]

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
121 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Ford 3:28.1—
236 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake 3:31.2+3.1
322 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 3:32.9+4.8
429 Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Cooper-Maserati 3:34.3+6.2
51 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Ferrari 3:34.3+6.2
614 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart BRM 3:34.8+6.7
725 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 3:35.0+6.9
83 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Parkes Ferrari 3:36.6+8.5
92 Flag of Italy.svg Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari 3:37.7+9.6
107 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Honda 3:38.4+10.3
1112 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Spence BRM 3:38.5+10.4
1239 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Cooper-Maserati 3:39.1+11.0
1330 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Pedro Rodríguez Cooper-Maserati 3:39.5+11.4
1426 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco 3:40.3+12.2
1517 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Irwin BRM 3:44.4+16.3
1634 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert Cooper-Maserati 3:45.4+17.3
1719 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 3:49.5+21.4
1832 Flag of France.svg Guy Ligier Cooper-Maserati 4:01.2+33.1
Source: [5]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
136 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake 281:40:49.429
214 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart BRM 28+ 1:03.066
31 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Ferrari 28+ 1:40.054
429 Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Cooper-Maserati 28+ 2:13.943
512 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Spence BRM 27+ 1 Lap112
621 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Ford 27+ 1 Lap11
734 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert Cooper-Maserati 27+ 1 Lap16 
819 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 26+ 2 Laps17 
930 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Pedro Rodríguez Cooper-Maserati 25Engine13 
1032 Flag of France.svg Guy Ligier Cooper-Maserati 25+ 3 Laps18 
NC2 Flag of Italy.svg Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari 24Not Classified9 
Ret25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 15Engine7 
Ret26 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco 14Engine14 
Ret39 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Cooper-Maserati 10Engine12 
Ret22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 3Clutch3 
Ret7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Honda 1Engine10 
Ret17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Irwin BRM 1Engine15 
Ret3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Parkes Ferrari 0Accident8 
Source: [1]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

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References

  1. 1 2 "1967 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Eagle Eye: The Eagle Gurney-Weslake F1 Effort". Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  3. ↑ Penske achieved a victory at the 1976 Austrian Grand Prix having raced with an American licence, but the car was built at the British base in Poole. Though American-owned, the British-based Shadow achieved a victory at the 1977 Austrian Grand Prix having raced with a British licence.
  4. ↑ Franka. "Mike Parkes - The Imp Site". www.imps4ever.info. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "1967 Belgian GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Belgium 1967 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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