The 1967 Formula One season was the 21st season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1967 World Championship of Drivers and the 1967 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers,[1] contested concurrently over an eleven race series. This series commenced on 2 January, and ended on 22 October. The season also included a number of non-championship races for Formula One cars. Denny Hulme won the World Championship of Drivers and Brabham-Repco was awarded the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, the last constructors' championship for the Brabham team.
As of 2023, this is the only championship won by a New Zealand driver. Hulme also became the first driver in World Championship history to win the title without having scored a pole position during the season.
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1967 FIA World Championship. A pink background denotes additional Formula 2 entrants to the German Grand Prix on the very long Nürburgring track.
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Calendar
| Round | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South African Grand Prix |
Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Midrand | 2 January |
| 2 |  Monaco Grand Prix |
Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo | 7 May |
| 3 |  Dutch Grand Prix |
Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort | 4 June |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgian Grand Prix |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot | 18 June |
| 5 |  French Grand Prix |
Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | 2 July |
| 6 |  British Grand Prix |
Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone | 15 July |
| 7 |  German Grand Prix |
Nürburgring, Nürburg | 6 August |
| 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canadian Grand Prix |
Mosport Park, Bowmanville | 27 August |
| 9 |  Italian Grand Prix |
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza | 10 September |
| 10 |  United States Grand Prix |
Watkins Glen International, New York | 1 October |
| 11 |  Mexican Grand Prix |
Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City | 22 October |
Calendar changes
The South African Grand Prix returned to the calendar but it was held at the Kyalami Circuit instead of the Prince George Circuit.
The Monaco Grand Prix was brought forward from late May to early May.
The Dutch Grand Prix was brought forward from mid July to early June.
The French Grand Prix was moved to the Bugatti version of the Circuit de la Sarthe for 1967 replacing Reims-Gueux.
The British Grand Prix was moved from Brands Hatch to Silverstone, in keeping with the event-sharing arrangement between the two circuits.
The Canadian Grand Prix made its debut at Mosport Park near Toronto.
Season summary
At the Dutch Grand Prix, Lotus unveiled the new Ford-sponsored Cosworth DFV engine which was to be one of the outstanding racing engines of all time, winning 155 Grands Prix, Le Mans and Indianapolis. Although Jim Clark won four races, Denny Hulme took the title by virtue of his greater consistency. The Repco V8 in his Brabham, which had been the engine to have in 1966, had been surpassed in the power stakes and had to fall back on its reliability. At Monza, Clark pitted to replace a tyre, made up a lap to retake the lead, only to run out of fuel on the last lap; a drive that confirmed his status as one of the all-time greats. Dan Gurney's Eagle won its only victory, and Pedro Rodríguez gave Cooper their last win in a dramatic South African Grand Prix in which John Love came close to victory in his outdated and privately entered Cooper-Climax.
Hulme became the first of two drivers to win the title without achieving a single pole position in the season. Only Niki Lauda managed to repeat this feat in 1984. He is also the only New Zealander to win the World Championship of Drivers.
Two drivers died in Formula One related events in 1967. Ferrari driver Lorenzo Bandini died in a fiery accident during the Monaco Grand Prix on 10 May. While running second behind Hulme's Brabham BT20 on lap 82 (of 100), Bandini lost control of his Ferrari 312 when he clipped a guardrail going into the Harbour Chicane. He went into an erratic skid before hitting a light pole and overturning. When the Ferrari then hit the trackside straw bales its fuel tank exploded into flames with Bandini trapped underneath. Suffering burns to more than 70% of his body, Bandini died in hospital three days later. British driver Bob Anderson died on 27 August during a test at Silverstone driving a Brabham. Anderson slid off the track in wet conditions and hit a marshals post, suffering serious chest and neck injuries. He later died in the nearby Northampton General Hospital.
Results and standings
Grands Prix
World Drivers' Championship standings
Championship points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first six finishers in each round. Only the best five results from the first six races and the best four results from the last five races could be retained by each driver.
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- 1 – Ineligible for Formula One points, because they drove with Formula Two cars.
International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings
Points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first six finishers at each round, however only the best placed car from each manufacturer was eligible to score points. Only the best five results from the first six rounds and the best four results from the last five rounds were retained.
| Pos. | Manufacturer | RSA |
MON |
NED |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
CAN |
ITA |
USA |
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Pts.[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brabham-Repco |
4 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | (3) | 2 | 63 (67) |
| 2 | Lotus-Ford |
1 | 6 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 44 | ||
| 3 | Cooper-Maserati |
1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 28 |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Honda |
3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 20 | ||
| 5 | Ferrari |
3 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 20 | |
| 6 | BRM |
Ret | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Eagle-Weslake |
Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | |
| 8 | Lotus-BRM |
Ret | 2 | 7 | 11 | DNS | 6 | ||||||
| 9 | Cooper-Climax |
2 | DNQ | 6 | |||||||||
| 10 | McLaren-BRM |
4 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | |||||
| 11 | Brabham-Climax |
5 | DNQ | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 2 | |||||
| — | Matra-Ford |
Ret | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| — | Eagle-Climax |
Ret | NC | 0 | |||||||||
| — | LDS-Climax |
Ret | 0 | ||||||||||
| — | Lotus-Climax |
Ret | 0 | ||||||||||
| — | Cooper-ATS |
Ret | 0 | ||||||||||
| — | Lola-BMW |
Ret | 0 | ||||||||||
| Pos. | Manufacturer | RSA |
MON |
NED |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
CAN |
ITA |
USA |
MEX |
Pts. |
- Bold results counted to championship totals.
Non-championship races
Other Formula One races held in 1967, which did not count towards the World Championship.
| Race name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Constructor | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| II Race of Champions |
Brands Hatch | 12 March | Dan Gurney |
Eagle-Weslake |
Report |
| I Spring Cup |
Oulton Park | 15 April | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jack Brabham |
Brabham-Repco |
Report |
| XIX BRDC International Trophy |
Silverstone | 29 April | Mike Parkes |
Ferrari |
Report |
| XVI Gran Premio di Siracusa |
Syracuse | 21 May | Mike Parkes Ludovico Scarfiotti |
Ferrari |
Report |
| XIV International Gold Cup |
Oulton Park | 16 September | Jack Brabham |
Brabham-Repco |
Report |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} XV Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama | 12 November | Jim Clark |
Lotus-Ford |
Report |