1967 Mexican Grand Prix

The 1967 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca on 22 October 1967. It was race 11 of 11 in both the 1967 World Championship of Drivers and the 1967 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by over a minute by Jim Clark, driving for Lotus-Ford, despite not being able to use his clutch during almost the entire race.[1] New Zealander Denny Hulme clinched his only World Championship by coming home third, earning the necessary points to edge out teammate and three-time World Champion Jack Brabham.

1967 Mexican Grand Prix
Race details
Date October 22, 1967
Official name VI Gran Premio de Mexico
Location Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City, Mexico
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.000 km (3.107 mi)
Distance 65 laps, 325.000 km (201.946 mi)
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Ford
Time 1:47.56
Fastest lap
Driver Jim Clark Lotus-Ford
Time 1:48.13
Podium
First Lotus-Ford
Second Brabham-Repco
Third Brabham-Repco

Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Jim Clark Lotus-Ford 65 1:59:28.70 1 9
2 1 Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 65 +1:25.36 5 6
3 2 Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco 64 +1 lap 6 4
4 3 John Surtees Honda 64 +1 lap 7 3
5 8 Mike Spence BRM 63 +2 laps 11 2
6 21 Pedro Rodríguez Cooper-Maserati 63 +2 laps 13 1
7 22 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 63 +2 laps 14
8 12 Jonathan Williams Ferrari 63 +2 laps 16
9 9 Chris Amon Ferrari 62 Out of Fuel 2
10 16 Jo Bonnier Cooper-Maserati 61 +4 laps 17
11 19 Guy Ligier Brabham-Repco 61 +4 laps 19
12 15 Jo Siffert Cooper-Maserati 59 Overheating 10
Ret 14 Bruce McLaren McLaren-BRM 45 Oil Pressure 8
Ret 17 Chris Irwin BRM 33 Oil Leak 15
Ret 7 Jackie Stewart BRM 24 Engine 12
Ret 6 Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 18 Half Shaft 4
Ret 18 Moisés Solana Lotus-Ford 12 Suspension 9
Ret 11 Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake 4 Radiator 3
DNS 10 Mike Fisher Lotus-BRM Fuel System 18
Source:[2]

Notes

  • For the first time in 8 years, two teammates went into the last race with a chance of winning the title.
    • Denny Hulme (47pts) needed just 4th place to win the title.
    • Jack Brabham (42pts) needed 1st place, with Hulme 5th or lower.

Championship standings after the race

  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 5 results from the first 6 rounds and the best 4 results from the last 5 rounds counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

References

  1. http://www.intothered.dk/1967season/67season_mexico.html
  2. "1967 Mexican Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  3. "Mexico 1967 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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