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25px South African flag after 1928  1967 South African Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 11 in the 1967 Formula One season
Kyalami 1968layout.svg
Date 2 1967 (1967-01-02)
Location Kyalami, Gauteng, South Africa
Course Permanent race track
4.094 km (2.543 mi)
Distance 80 laps, 327.52 km (203.44 mi)
Pole position
Driver 25px Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco
Time 1:28.3
Fastest lap
Driver 25px New Zealand Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco
Time 1:29.9
Podium
First 25px Mexico Pedro Rodríguez Cooper-Maserati
Second 25px Template:Country alias Rhodesia 1964 John Love Cooper-Climax
Third 25px Great Britain John Surtees Honda

The 1967 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Kyalami on January 2, 1967.

Race report[]

For the first time, the Kyalami circuit near Johannesburg was being used. There were some changes in the driver line-ups: John Surtees was driving for Honda, Mike Spence signed for BRM whilst 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 2nd. Further down the field, local privateer racer John Love was doing very successfully, rising up to third place in a 4-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 sensationally to Love. A magnificent drive was heartbreakingly halted as with just seven laps left he had to sweep into the pits to take on more fuel. Rodríguez took a fine win for Cooper from Love in second place and Surtees in third.

Classification[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4 25px Mexico Pedro Rodríguez Cooper-Maserati 80 2:05:45.9 4 9
2 17 25px Template:Country alias Rhodesia 1964 John Love Cooper-Climax 80 + 26.4 5 6
3 11 25px UK John Surtees Honda 79 + 1 Lap 6 4
4 2 25px New Zealand Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco 78 + 2 Laps 2 3
5 14 25px UK Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 78 + 2 Laps 10 2
6 1 25px Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 76 + 4 Laps 1 1
NC 19 25px South African flag after 1928 Dave Charlton Brabham-Climax 63 Not Classified 8  
NC 20 25px South African flag after 1928 Luki Botha Brabham-Climax 60 Not Classified 17  
Ret 18 25px Template:Country alias Rhodesia 1964 Sam Tingle LDS-Climax 56 Accident 14  
Ret 16 25px UK Piers Courage Lotus-BRM 51 Fuel System 18  
Ret 9 25px USA Dan Gurney Eagle-Climax 44 Suspension 11  
Ret 12 25px Switzerland Jo Siffert Cooper-Maserati 41 Engine 16  
Ret 3 25px Austria Jochen Rindt Cooper-Maserati 38 Engine 7  
Ret 6 25px UK Mike Spence BRM 31 Oil Leak 13  
Ret 15 25px Sweden Jo Bonnier Cooper-Maserati 30 Engine 12  
Ret 7 25px UK Jim Clark Lotus-BRM 22 Engine 3  
Ret 8 25px UK Graham Hill Lotus-BRM 6 Accident 15  
Ret 5 25px UK Jackie Stewart BRM 2 Engine 9  

Notes[]

  • Pole position: Jack Brabham - 1:28.3
  • Fastest Lap: Denny Hulme - 1:29.9
  • Cooper's last Formula 1 victory.
  • First F1 Grand Prix for Piers Courage, although he did compete in an F2 car in the 1966 German Grand Prix.

Championship standings after the race[]

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 25px Mexico Pedro Rodríguez 9
2 25px Template:Country alias Rhodesia 1964 John Love 6
3 25px UK John Surtees 4
4 25px New Zealand Denny Hulme 3
5 25px UK Bob Anderson 2
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 25px UK Cooper-Maserati 9
2 25px UK Cooper-Climax 6
3 25px Japan Honda 4
4 25px UK Brabham-Repco 3
5 25px UK Brabham-Climax 2
  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References[]



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1966 Mexican Grand Prix
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