1967 South African Grand Prix

1967 South African Grand Prix
Race details
Date	2 January 1967
Official name	1st AA Grand Prix of South Africa
Location	Kyalami, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Course	Permanent race track
Course length	4.094 km (2.544 miles)
Distance	80 laps, 327.520 km (203.511 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco
Time	1:28.3
Fastest lap
Driver	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco
Time	1:29.9 on lap 3
Podium
First	Pedro Rodríguez	Cooper-Maserati
Second	John Love	Cooper-Climax
Third	John Surtees	Honda
Lap leaders

The 1967 South African Grand Prix, formally the 1st AA Grand Prix of South Africa (Afrikaans: Eerste AA Suid-Afrikaanse Grand Prix ^[1] ), was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on 2 January 1967. It was race 1 of 11 in both the 1967 World Championship of Drivers and the 1967 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 80-lap race was won by Cooper driver Pedro Rodríguez after he started from fourth position. John Love finished second in a privately entered Cooper and Honda driver John Surtees came in third.

Race report

This was the first use of the Kyalami circuit near Johannesburg in a World Championship Formula One race. There were some changes in the driver line-ups: John Surtees was driving for Honda, Graham Hill had switched to Lotus, his place at BRM was taken by Mike Spence and Pedro Rodríguez was on trial for Cooper.

Denny Hulme led Jack Brabham away from the start, but the Australian soon spun, handing second place to Surtees, but by lap 21 had managed to regain second. Further down the field, Rhodesian privateer racer John Love reached third place in a four-cylinder Cooper Climax. On lap 41, Brabham retired, followed by Dan Gurney on lap 44. On lap 59, Hulme had to pit for more brake fluid, handing the lead to Love. Love's drive was halted as with just seven laps left he had to pit to take on more fuel, however it was later discovered that he'd had enough fuel to finish and instead had a misfire caused by electrical issues. Rodríguez took his first win in Formula One for Cooper from Love in second place and Surtees in third. ^{[2] [3]}

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	1	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	1:28.3	—
2	2	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco	1:28.9	+0.6
3	7	Jim Clark	Lotus-BRM	1:29.0	+0.7
4	4	Pedro Rodríguez	Cooper-Maserati	1:29.1	+0.8
5	17	John Love	Cooper-Climax	1:29.5	+1.2
6	11	John Surtees	Honda	1:29.6	+1.3
7	3	Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Maserati	1:30.2	+1.9
8	19	Dave Charlton	Brabham-Climax	1:30.2	+1.9
9	5	Jackie Stewart	BRM	1:30.3	+2.0
10	14	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	1:30.6	+2.3
11	9	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Climax	1:30.7	+2.4
12	15	Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Maserati	1:31.8	+3.5
13	6	Mike Spence	BRM	1:32.1	+3.8
14	18	Sam Tingle	LDS-Climax	1:32.4	+4.1
15	8	Graham Hill	Lotus-BRM	1:32.6	+4.3
16	12	Jo Siffert	Cooper-Maserati	1:32.8	+4.5
17	20	Luki Botha	Brabham-Climax	1:33.1	+4.8
18	16	Piers Courage	Lotus-BRM	1:33.8	+5.5
Source: [4]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Pedro Rodríguez	Cooper-Maserati	80	2:05:45.9	4	9
2	17	John Love	Cooper-Climax	80	+ 26.4	5	6
3	11	John Surtees	Honda	79	+ 1 Lap	6	4
4	2	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco	78	+ 2 Laps	2	3
5	14	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	78	+ 2 Laps	10	2
6	1	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	76	+ 4 Laps	1	1
NC	19	Dave Charlton	Brabham-Climax	63	+ 17 Laps	8
NC	20	Luki Botha	Brabham-Climax	60	+ 20 Laps	17
Ret	18	Sam Tingle	LDS-Climax	56	Accident	14
Ret	16	Piers Courage	Lotus-BRM	51	Fuel System	18
Ret	9	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Climax	44	Suspension	11
Ret	12	Jo Siffert	Cooper-Maserati	41	Engine	16
Ret	3	Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Maserati	38	Engine	7
Ret	6	Mike Spence	BRM	31	Oil Leak	13
Ret	15	Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Maserati	30	Engine	12
Ret	7	Jim Clark	Lotus-BRM	22	Engine	3
Ret	8	Graham Hill	Lotus-BRM	6	Accident	15
Ret	5	Jackie Stewart	BRM	2	Engine	9
Source: [5]

Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for South African driver Luki Botha.
• This was the only podium for John Love and a Rhodesian driver, the first win and podium for Pedro Rodríguez and a Mexican driver.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Pedro Rodríguez 9 2 John Love 6 3 John Surtees 4 4 Denny Hulme 3 5 Bob Anderson 2 Source: [6]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Cooper-Maserati 9 2 Cooper-Climax 6 3 Honda 4 4 Brabham-Repco 3 5 Brabham-Climax 2 Source: [6]

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

References

1. "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1967". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
2. "Love's near miss". ESPN. 13 January 2012.
3. "1967 South African Grand Prix race report: Heartbreak for Love". Motorsport Magazine. February 1967.
4. "1967 South African GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
5. "1967 South African Grand Prix". Formula One. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
6. "South Africa 1967 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

Previous race: 1966 Mexican Grand Prix	FIA Formula One World Championship 1967 season	Next race: 1967 Monaco Grand Prix
Previous race: 1966 South African Grand Prix	South African Grand Prix	Next race: 1968 South African Grand Prix