| Race details | ||
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| Race 4 of 11 in the 1967 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | 18 June 1967 | |
| Official name | XIII Grote Prijs Van Belgie | |
| Location | Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Belgium | |
| Course | Permanent racing circuit 14.120 km (8.770 mi) | |
| Distance | 28 laps, 395.36 km (245.56 mi) | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Jim Clark
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Lotus-Ford |
| Time | 3:28.1 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Dan Gurney
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Eagle-Weslake |
| Time | 3:31.9 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Dan Gurney
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Eagle-Weslake |
| Second | Jackie Stewart
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BRM |
| Third |  Chris Amon
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Ferrari |
The 1967 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 18, 1967.[1] It was the fourth round of the 1967 Formula One season.
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 straightaway, 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) and broke both legs. He never raced in Formula One again.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | Dan Gurney
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Eagle-Weslake | 28 | 1:40:49.4 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 14 | Jackie Stewart
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BRM | 28 | + 1:03.0 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 |  Chris Amon
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Ferrari | 28 | + 1:40.0 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 29 |  Jochen Rindt
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Cooper-Maserati | 28 | + 2:13.9 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | Mike Spence
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BRM | 27 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 21 | Jim Clark
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Lotus-Ford | 27 | + 1 Lap | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 34 |  Jo Siffert
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Cooper-Maserati | 27 | + 1 Lap | 16 | |
| 8 | 19 | Bob Anderson
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Brabham-Climax | 26 | + 2 Laps | 17 | |
| 9 | 14 |  Pedro Rodríguez
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Cooper-Maserati | 25 | Engine | 13 | |
| 10 | 32 |  Guy Ligier
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Cooper-Maserati | 25 | + 3 Laps | 18 | |
| NC | 2 |  Ludovico Scarfiotti
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Ferrari | 24 | Not Classified | 9 | |
| Ret | 25 |  Jack Brabham
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Brabham-Repco | 15 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 26 | Denny Hulme
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Brabham-Repco | 14 | Engine | 14 | |
| Ret | 39 |  Jo Bonnier
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Cooper-Maserati | 10 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 22 | Graham Hill
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Lotus-Ford | 3 | Clutch | 3 | |
| Ret | 7 | John Surtees
|
Honda | 1 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 17 | Chris Irwin
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BRM | 1 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | 3 | Mike Parkes
|
Ferrari | 0 | Accident | 8 |
Notes[]
- Pole position: Jim Clark - 3:28.1
- Fastest Lap: Dan Gurney - 3:31.9
- Eagle's only Formula 1 victory.
Standings after the race[]
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
- ↑ "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1967/564/. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
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