1967 Spring Cup
The 1st Daily Express Spring Cup was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 15 April 1967 at Oulton Park circuit in Cheshire, UK. The race was run over two heats of 10 laps of the circuit, then a final of 30 laps, and was won overall by Jack Brabham in a Brabham-Repco BT20.
| 1967 Daily Express Spring Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1967 Formula One season | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 15 April 1967 | ||
| Official name | I Daily Express Spring Cup | ||
| Location | Oulton Park | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.442 km (2.76 miles) | ||
| Distance | 2 x 10 (heats) & 1 x 30 (final) laps, 2 x 44.4 & 1 x 133.3 km (2 x 27.6 & 1 x 82.8 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | BRM | ||
| Time | 1:32.2 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | |
| Time | 1:32.4 (heat 1) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Brabham-Repco | ||
| Second | Brabham-Repco | ||
| Third | Honda | ||
The race was organised by the Mid-Cheshire Motor Racing Club in order to raise funds for the Grand Prix Medical Unit, inaugurated by BRM chairman Louis Stanley as an indirect result of Jackie Stewart's accident at the 1966 Belgian Grand Prix. All prize money, start money and gate money were donated to the fund.
The grid positions for the first heat were decided by a qualifying session, and the grid for the second heat was determined by the finishing order of the first heat. Similarly, the finishing order for the second heat decided the grid order for the final.
Jackie Stewart qualified his BRM in pole position for the first heat. Brabham driver Denny Hulme won both heats and Jack Brabham won the final, with Brabham and Hulme sharing fastest lap in the final. Brabham took fastest lap in the first heat, and Hulme shared fastest lap with BRM's Mike Spence in the second heat.
Results
Heat 1
| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Denny Hulme | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Repco | 15:44.4 | 2 |
| 2 | 7 | John Surtees | Honda R & D Co. | Honda | + 13.4 s | 3 |
| 3 | 4 | Mike Spence | BRM | BRM | + 18.8 s | 5 |
| 4 | 11 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth | + 18.8 s | 8 |
| 5 | 14 | Bruce McLaren | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd | McLaren-BRM | + 26.0 s | 6 |
| 6 | 12 | Jackie Oliver | Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth | + 30.4 s | 9 |
| 7 | 5 | Piers Courage | Reg Parnell (Racing) | Lotus-BRM | + 50.2 s | 10 |
| 8 (Ret) | 1 | Jack Brabham | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Repco | 7 laps, ignition fault | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | BRM | 6 laps | 1 |
| DNF | 6 | Bob Anderson | DW Racing Enterprises | Brabham-Climax | 3 laps, broken exhaust | 7 |
Heat 2
| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Denny Hulme | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Repco | 15:57.2 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | John Surtees | Honda R & D Co. | Honda | + 4.8 s | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | Jack Brabham | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Repco | + 23.6 s | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | BRM | + 23.8 s | 9 |
| 5 | 14 | Bruce McLaren | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd | McLaren-BRM | + 28.2 s | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | Mike Spence | BRM | BRM | + 32.4 s | 3 |
| 7 | 12 | Jackie Oliver | Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth | + 33.4 s | 6 |
| 8 | 5 | Piers Courage | Reg Parnell (Racing) | Lotus-BRM | 9 laps | 7 |
| 9 | 6 | Bob Anderson | DW Racing Enterprises | Brabham-Climax | 8 laps | 10 |
| DNF | 11 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth | 4 laps, oil leak | 4 |
Final
| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jack Brabham | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Repco | 47:21.4 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | Denny Hulme | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Repco | + 0.4 s | 1 |
| 3 | 7 | John Surtees | Honda R & D Co. | Honda | 30 laps | 2 |
| 4 | 12 | Jackie Oliver | Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth | 30 laps | 7 |
| 5 | 14 | Bruce McLaren | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd | McLaren-BRM | 29 laps | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | Mike Spence | BRM | BRM | 29 laps | 6 |
| 7 | 6 | Bob Anderson | DW Racing Enterprises | Brabham-Climax | 29 laps | 9 |
| 8 | 11 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth | 29 laps | 10 |
| DNF | 3 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | BRM | 12 laps, accident | 4 |
| DNF | 5 | Piers Courage | Reg Parnell (Racing) | Lotus-BRM | 9 laps, piston | 8 |
References
- Results at Silhouet.com
- Results at Motor Sport Magazine [2]