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1967 United States Grand Prix

April 26, 2024

The 1967 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 1, 1967, at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York. It was race 10 of 11 in both the 1967 World Championship of Drivers and the 1967 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 108-lap race was won by Lotus driver Jim Clark after he started from second position. His teammate Graham Hill finished second and Brabham driver Denny Hulme came in third.

1967 United States Grand Prix
Race details
Date October 1, 1967
Official name X United States Grand Prix
Location Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course
Watkins Glen, New York
Course Permanent road course
Course length 3.78 km (2.35 miles)
Distance 108 laps, 408.2 km (253.8 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver
Lotus-Ford
Time 1:05.48
Fastest lap
Driver Graham Hill Lotus-Ford
Time 1:06.0 on lap 81
Podium
First
Lotus-Ford
Second
  • Graham Hill
 Lotus-Ford
Third
Brabham-Repco
Lap leaders
Winner Jim Clark in a Lotus 49

Summary edit

Jim Clark nursed his limping car through the final two laps and came home six seconds ahead of Lotus teammate Graham Hill to win his third and final American Grand Prix. It was the Scot's third win of the season, and the twenty-third of his career. The following April, Clark was killed in a Formula Two race in Germany, but two more wins (in Mexico and South Africa) gave him the most wins in Grand Prix history with 25, one more than Argentina's Juan Manuel Fangio.

Since they had appeared at the third race of the year in the Netherlands, Colin Chapman's Lotus 49s had been the fastest cars on the track, taking the pole in all seven races they entered. The reliability of the Lotus cars had been another issue entirely, however, and, when the series returned to North America for the final two races, the only remaining contenders for the Driver's Championship were Brabham teammates Sir Jack (the defending Champion) and Denny Hulme.

Friday practice began under a dark, misty cloud and, as the weather slowly improved, the Lotus cars again posted the fastest times with Clark ahead of Hill. Saturday was much clearer, and nearly everyone improved their time from the previous day. Late in the session, Clark posted a 1:06.07, breaking the 125 mph average speed barrier, and seemingly securing the pole. Hill, however, was still set on winning the $1,000 prize for the pole, and, with Clark testing his car's handling on full tanks, he snatched the prize from his teammate with a time of 1:05.48. Dan Gurney, who had become the first American to win a Grand Prix in a car of his own design at Belgium, was third in the Eagle-Weslake, and Chris Amon was fourth in the only Ferrari present.

A crowd of 80,000 was greeted with beautiful bright sun on race day. The previous evening, Walter Hayes, public affairs director of Ford of Dagenham, who had contributed £75,000 toward the development of the Cosworth-Ford V8, demonstrated his confidence in a good showing by the two Lotus-Ford drivers when he proposed that they should flip a coin to choose the winner, in case both cars were in contention at the end of the race! The drivers agreed when they decided that the arrangement could be reversed in Mexico, and Hill won the toss.

At the start, the Lotus teammates jumped into the lead, and at the end of the first lap, Hill led Clark, Gurney, Brabham, Amon, Hulme and Bruce McLaren. On lap two, Gurney moved past Clark for second place, and soon after, Hulme moved ahead of Amon and then his team leader, Brabham. On lap 10, Clark replaced Gurney in second, while Amon began to move forward in the Ferrari. He first got around Brabham, then on lap 21 passed Hulme and Gurney to take third, as the American slowed with a broken suspension.

To everyone's surprise, Amon closed the gap to the Lotus pair, but lost four seconds trying to lap Jo Bonnier's Cooper. He closed up again, gaining ground in the twisty sections, but losing as they exited the fast corners. The three leaders lapped Jo Siffert and John Surtees, but apparently Surtees objected to Amon's hand signals as he did, and the Honda squeezed back ahead of the Ferrari under braking, despite being three laps behind! On lap 61, Surtees developed a misfire, and Amon shot by to take off after the leaders again.

Hill surrendered the lead to Clark when his clutch froze and he was briefly unable to change gear. As Clark pulled ahead, Amon caught Hill on lap 65. While the Englishman struggled to find a gear, the Ferrari went through for second place. Amon, however, suddenly saw his oil pressure drop on lap 76, and Hill regained second place. After eight laps, when Hill's Lotus again was unable to select a gear, Amon moved back into second until lap 96, when, after a scintillating drive, his engine finally ran out of oil entirely.

With Hill too far behind to take up the claim on first he had 'won' the night before, Clark seemed home free. Then, halfway through lap 106, a support broke on the top of his right rear suspension, causing the wheel to sag inward. The Scot craned his neck around to assess the damage, and began nursing the car toward the finish, taking particular care on left-handers! Hill was 45 seconds back with two laps to run, 23 seconds as they entered the final lap. With both green and yellow Lotus cars ailing, they limped around the last lap. Finally, Clark crossed the line, six seconds ahead of Hill.

Hulme might have been able to do something about them at the end, but his Brabham's engine was sputtering for lack of fuel, and he coasted across in third.

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 6   Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:05.48 —
2 5   Jim Clark Lotus-Ford 1:06.07 +0.59
3 11   Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake 1:06.64 +1.16
4 9   Chris Amon Ferrari 1:06.65 +1.17
5 1   Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 1:06.73 +1.25
6 2   Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco 1:07.45 +1.97
7 18   Moisés Solana Lotus-Ford 1:07.88 +2.40
8 4   Jochen Rindt Cooper-Maserati 1:07.99 +2.51
9 14   Bruce McLaren McLaren-BRM 1:08.05 +2.57
10 7   Jackie Stewart BRM 1:08.09 +2.61
11 3   John Surtees Honda 1:08.13 +2.65
12 15   Jo Siffert Cooper-Maserati 1:08.25 +2.77
13 8   Mike Spence BRM 1:09.01 +3.53
14 17   Chris Irwin BRM 1:09.64 +4.16
15 16   Jo Bonnier Cooper-Maserati 1:09.78 +4.30
16 21   Jacky Ickx Cooper-Maserati 1:09.94 +4.46
17 19   Guy Ligier Brabham-Repco 1:11.32 +5.84
18 22   Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 1:12.05 +6.57
Source:[1]

Race edit

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5   Jim Clark Lotus-Ford 108 2:03:13.2 2 9
2 6   Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 108 + 6.3 1 6
3 2   Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco 107 + 1 Lap 6 4
4 15   Jo Siffert Cooper-Maserati 106 + 2 Laps 12 3
5 1   Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 104 + 4 Laps 5 2
6 16   Jo Bonnier Cooper-Maserati 101 + 7 Laps 15 1
7 22   Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 101 + 7 Laps 18  
Ret 3   John Surtees Honda 96 Alternator 11  
Ret 9   Chris Amon Ferrari 95 Engine 4  
Ret 7   Jackie Stewart BRM 72 Injection 10  
Ret 21   Jacky Ickx Cooper-Maserati 45 Overheating 16  
Ret 19   Guy Ligier Brabham-Repco 43 Engine 17  
Ret 17   Chris Irwin BRM 41 Engine 14  
Ret 8   Mike Spence BRM 35 Engine 13  
Ret 4   Jochen Rindt Cooper-Maserati 33 Engine 8  
Ret 11   Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake 24 Suspension 3  
Ret 14   Bruce McLaren McLaren-BRM 16 Water Leak 9  
Ret 18   Moisés Solana Lotus-Ford 7 Ignition 7  
Source:[2]

Championship standings after the race edit

  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References edit

  1. ^ "1967 United States GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. ^ . formula1.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "United States 1967 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved March 21, 2019.

Further reading edit

  • Doug Nye (1978). The United States Grand Prix and Grand Prize Races, 1908-1977. B. T. Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-1263-1
  • Henry N. Manney III (December, 1967). "U. S. Grand Prix". Road & Track, 77-81.


April 26, 2024
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The 1967 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 1 1967 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen New York It was race 10 of 11 in both the 1967 World Championship of Drivers and the 1967 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers The 108 lap race was won by Lotus driver Jim Clark after he started from second position His teammate Graham Hill finished second and Brabham driver Denny Hulme came in third 1967 United States Grand PrixRace detailsDateOctober 1 1967Official nameX United States Grand PrixLocationWatkins Glen Grand Prix Race CourseWatkins Glen New YorkCoursePermanent road courseCourse length3 78 km 2 35 miles Distance108 laps 408 2 km 253 8 miles WeatherSunnyPole positionDriverGraham HillLotus FordTime1 05 48Fastest lapDriverGraham HillLotus FordTime1 06 0 on lap 81PodiumFirstJim ClarkLotus FordSecondGraham HillLotus FordThirdDenny HulmeBrabham RepcoLap leaders Winner Jim Clark in a Lotus 49 Contents 1 Summary 2 Classification 2 1 Qualifying 2 2 Race 3 Championship standings after the race 4 References 5 Further readingSummary editJim Clark nursed his limping car through the final two laps and came home six seconds ahead of Lotus teammate Graham Hill to win his third and final American Grand Prix It was the Scot s third win of the season and the twenty third of his career The following April Clark was killed in a Formula Two race in Germany but two more wins in Mexico and South Africa gave him the most wins in Grand Prix history with 25 one more than Argentina s Juan Manuel Fangio Since they had appeared at the third race of the year in the Netherlands Colin Chapman s Lotus 49s had been the fastest cars on the track taking the pole in all seven races they entered The reliability of the Lotus cars had been another issue entirely however and when the series returned to North America for the final two races the only remaining contenders for the Driver s Championship were Brabham teammates Sir Jack the defending Champion and Denny Hulme Friday practice began under a dark misty cloud and as the weather slowly improved the Lotus cars again posted the fastest times with Clark ahead of Hill Saturday was much clearer and nearly everyone improved their time from the previous day Late in the session Clark posted a 1 06 07 breaking the 125 mph average speed barrier and seemingly securing the pole Hill however was still set on winning the 1 000 prize for the pole and with Clark testing his car s handling on full tanks he snatched the prize from his teammate with a time of 1 05 48 Dan Gurney who had become the first American to win a Grand Prix in a car of his own design at Belgium was third in the Eagle Weslake and Chris Amon was fourth in the only Ferrari present A crowd of 80 000 was greeted with beautiful bright sun on race day The previous evening Walter Hayes public affairs director of Ford of Dagenham who had contributed 75 000 toward the development of the Cosworth Ford V8 demonstrated his confidence in a good showing by the two Lotus Ford drivers when he proposed that they should flip a coin to choose the winner in case both cars were in contention at the end of the race The drivers agreed when they decided that the arrangement could be reversed in Mexico and Hill won the toss At the start the Lotus teammates jumped into the lead and at the end of the first lap Hill led Clark Gurney Brabham Amon Hulme and Bruce McLaren On lap two Gurney moved past Clark for second place and soon after Hulme moved ahead of Amon and then his team leader Brabham On lap 10 Clark replaced Gurney in second while Amon began to move forward in the Ferrari He first got around Brabham then on lap 21 passed Hulme and Gurney to take third as the American slowed with a broken suspension To everyone s surprise Amon closed the gap to the Lotus pair but lost four seconds trying to lap Jo Bonnier s Cooper He closed up again gaining ground in the twisty sections but losing as they exited the fast corners The three leaders lapped Jo Siffert and John Surtees but apparently Surtees objected to Amon s hand signals as he did and the Honda squeezed back ahead of the Ferrari under braking despite being three laps behind On lap 61 Surtees developed a misfire and Amon shot by to take off after the leaders again Hill surrendered the lead to Clark when his clutch froze and he was briefly unable to change gear As Clark pulled ahead Amon caught Hill on lap 65 While the Englishman struggled to find a gear the Ferrari went through for second place Amon however suddenly saw his oil pressure drop on lap 76 and Hill regained second place After eight laps when Hill s Lotus again was unable to select a gear Amon moved back into second until lap 96 when after a scintillating drive his engine finally ran out of oil entirely With Hill too far behind to take up the claim on first he had won the night before Clark seemed home free Then halfway through lap 106 a support broke on the top of his right rear suspension causing the wheel to sag inward The Scot craned his neck around to assess the damage and began nursing the car toward the finish taking particular care on left handers Hill was 45 seconds back with two laps to run 23 seconds as they entered the final lap With both green and yellow Lotus cars ailing they limped around the last lap Finally Clark crossed the line six seconds ahead of Hill Hulme might have been able to do something about them at the end but his Brabham s engine was sputtering for lack of fuel and he coasted across in third Classification editQualifying edit Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 6 nbsp Graham Hill Lotus Ford 1 05 48 2 5 nbsp Jim Clark Lotus Ford 1 06 07 0 59 3 11 nbsp Dan Gurney Eagle Weslake 1 06 64 1 16 4 9 nbsp Chris Amon Ferrari 1 06 65 1 17 5 1 nbsp Jack Brabham Brabham Repco 1 06 73 1 25 6 2 nbsp Denny Hulme Brabham Repco 1 07 45 1 97 7 18 nbsp Moises Solana Lotus Ford 1 07 88 2 40 8 4 nbsp Jochen Rindt Cooper Maserati 1 07 99 2 51 9 14 nbsp Bruce McLaren McLaren BRM 1 08 05 2 57 10 7 nbsp Jackie Stewart BRM 1 08 09 2 61 11 3 nbsp John Surtees Honda 1 08 13 2 65 12 15 nbsp Jo Siffert Cooper Maserati 1 08 25 2 77 13 8 nbsp Mike Spence BRM 1 09 01 3 53 14 17 nbsp Chris Irwin BRM 1 09 64 4 16 15 16 nbsp Jo Bonnier Cooper Maserati 1 09 78 4 30 16 21 nbsp Jacky Ickx Cooper Maserati 1 09 94 4 46 17 19 nbsp Guy Ligier Brabham Repco 1 11 32 5 84 18 22 nbsp Jean Pierre Beltoise Matra Ford 1 12 05 6 57 Source 1 Race edit Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time Retired Grid Points 1 5 nbsp Jim Clark Lotus Ford 108 2 03 13 2 2 9 2 6 nbsp Graham Hill Lotus Ford 108 6 3 1 6 3 2 nbsp Denny Hulme Brabham Repco 107 1 Lap 6 4 4 15 nbsp Jo Siffert Cooper Maserati 106 2 Laps 12 3 5 1 nbsp Jack Brabham Brabham Repco 104 4 Laps 5 2 6 16 nbsp Jo Bonnier Cooper Maserati 101 7 Laps 15 1 7 22 nbsp Jean Pierre Beltoise Matra Ford 101 7 Laps 18 Ret 3 nbsp John Surtees Honda 96 Alternator 11 Ret 9 nbsp Chris Amon Ferrari 95 Engine 4 Ret 7 nbsp Jackie Stewart BRM 72 Injection 10 Ret 21 nbsp Jacky Ickx Cooper Maserati 45 Overheating 16 Ret 19 nbsp Guy Ligier Brabham Repco 43 Engine 17 Ret 17 nbsp Chris Irwin BRM 41 Engine 14 Ret 8 nbsp Mike Spence BRM 35 Engine 13 Ret 4 nbsp Jochen Rindt Cooper Maserati 33 Engine 8 Ret 11 nbsp Dan Gurney Eagle Weslake 24 Suspension 3 Ret 14 nbsp Bruce McLaren McLaren BRM 16 Water Leak 9 Ret 18 nbsp Moises Solana Lotus Ford 7 Ignition 7 Source 2 Championship standings after the race editDrivers Championship standings Pos Driver Points nbsp 1 nbsp Denny Hulme 47 nbsp 2 nbsp Jack Brabham 42 nbsp 3 nbsp Jim Clark 32 nbsp 4 nbsp Chris Amon 20 nbsp 5 nbsp John Surtees 17 Source 3 Constructors Championship standings Pos Constructor Points nbsp 1 nbsp Brabham Repco 61 nbsp 2 nbsp Lotus Ford 35 nbsp 3 nbsp Cooper Maserati 27 nbsp 4 nbsp Ferrari 20 nbsp 5 nbsp Honda 17 Source 3 Notes Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings References edit 1967 United States GP Qualification www chicanef1 com Retrieved August 26 2020 1967 United States Grand Prix formula1 com Archived from the original on February 18 2014 Retrieved September 26 2015 a b United States 1967 Championship STATS F1 www statsf1 com Retrieved March 21 2019 Further reading editDoug Nye 1978 The United States Grand Prix and Grand Prize Races 1908 1977 B T Batsford ISBN 0 7134 1263 1 Henry N Manney III December 1967 U S Grand Prix Road amp Track 77 81 Previous race 1967 Italian Grand Prix FIA Formula One World Championship 1967 season Next race 1967 Mexican Grand Prix Previous race 1966 United States Grand Prix United States Grand Prix Next race 1968 United States Grand Prix Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1967 United States Grand Prix amp oldid 1172134126, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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