1967 South African Grand Prix

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1967 South African Grand Prix
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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 Brabham-Repco
Time 1:28.3
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco
Time 1:29.9 on lap 3
Podium
First Cooper-Maserati
Second Cooper-Climax
Third Honda
Lap leaders
  • 1967 South African Grand Prix

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.

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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. His drive was halted as with just seven laps left he had to pit to take on more fuel. Rodríguez took his first win in Formula One for Cooper from Love in second place and Surtees in third.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 1:28.3
22 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco 1:28.9+0.6
37 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-BRM 1:29.0+0.7
44 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Pedro Rodríguez Cooper-Maserati 1:29.1+0.8
517 Flag of Rhodesia (1964-1968).svg John Love Cooper-Climax 1:29.5+1.2
611 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Honda 1:29.6+1.3
73 Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Cooper-Maserati 1:30.2+1.9
819 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Dave Charlton Brabham-Climax 1:30.2+1.9
95 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart BRM 1:30.3+2.0
1014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 1:30.6+2.3
119 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney Eagle-Climax 1:30.7+2.4
1215 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Cooper-Maserati 1:31.8+3.5
136 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Spence BRM 1:32.1+3.8
1418 Flag of Rhodesia (1964-1968).svg Sam Tingle LDS-Climax 1:32.4+4.1
158 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lotus-BRM 1:32.6+4.3
1612 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert Cooper-Maserati 1:32.8+4.5
1720 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Luki Botha Brabham-Climax 1:33.1+4.8
1816 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Piers Courage Lotus-BRM 1:33.8+5.5
Source: [2]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
14 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Pedro Rodríguez Cooper-Maserati 802:05:45.949
217 Flag of Rhodesia (1964-1968).svg John Love Cooper-Climax 80+ 26.456
311 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Honda 79+ 1 Lap64
42 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco 78+ 2 Laps23
514 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 78+ 2 Laps102
61 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 76+ 4 Laps11
NC19 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Dave Charlton Brabham-Climax 63+ 17 Laps8 
NC20 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Luki Botha Brabham-Climax 60+ 20 Laps17 
Ret18 Flag of Rhodesia (1964-1968).svg Sam Tingle LDS-Climax 56Accident14 
Ret16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Piers Courage Lotus-BRM 51Fuel System18 
Ret9 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney Eagle-Climax 44Suspension11 
Ret12 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert Cooper-Maserati 41Engine16 
Ret3 Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Cooper-Maserati 38Engine7 
Ret6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Spence BRM 31Oil Leak13 
Ret15 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Cooper-Maserati 30Engine12 
Ret7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-BRM 22Engine3 
Ret8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lotus-BRM 6Accident15 
Ret5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart BRM 2Engine9 
Source: [3]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

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