The 1967 South African Grand Prix, formally the 1st AA Grand Prix of South Africa (Afrikaans: Eerste AA Suid-Afrikaanse Grand Prix[1]), was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on 2 January 1967. It was race 1 of 11 in both the 1967 World Championship of Drivers and the 1967 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 80-lap race was won by Cooper driver Pedro Rodríguez after he started from fourth position. John Love finished second in a privately entered Cooper and Honda driver John Surtees came in third.
| 1967 South African Grand Prix | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 2 January 1967 | ||
| Official name | 1st AA Grand Prix of South Africa | ||
| Location | Kyalami, Transvaal Province, South Africa | ||
| Course | Permanent race track | ||
| Course length | 4.094 km (2.544 miles) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 327.520 km (203.511 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Brabham-Repco | ||
| Time | 1:28.3 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Denny Hulme | Brabham-Repco | |
| Time | 1:29.9 on lap 3 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Cooper-Maserati | ||
| Second | Cooper-Climax | ||
| Third | Honda | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
Race report
editThis was the first use of the Kyalami circuit near Johannesburg in a World Championship Formula One race. There were some changes in the driver line-ups: John Surtees was driving for Honda, Graham Hill had switched to Lotus, his place at BRM was taken by Mike Spence and 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 second. Further down the field, Rhodesian privateer racer John Love reached third place in a four-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 to Love. Love's drive was halted as with just seven laps left he had to pit to take on more fuel, however it was later discovered that he'd had enough fuel to finish and instead had a misfire caused by electrical issues. Rodríguez took his first win in Formula One for Cooper from Love in second place and Surtees in third.[2][3]
Classification
editQualifying
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Jack Brabham
|
Brabham-Repco | 1:28.3 | — |
| 2 | 2 | Denny Hulme
|
Brabham-Repco | 1:28.9 | +0.6 |
| 3 | 7 |  Jim Clark
|
Lotus-BRM | 1:29.0 | +0.7 |
| 4 | 4 |  Pedro Rodríguez
|
Cooper-Maserati | 1:29.1 | +0.8 |
| 5 | 17 |  John Love
|
Cooper-Climax | 1:29.5 | +1.2 |
| 6 | 11 | John Surtees
|
Honda | 1:29.6 | +1.3 |
| 7 | 3 |  Jochen Rindt
|
Cooper-Maserati | 1:30.2 | +1.9 |
| 8 | 19 |  Dave Charlton
|
Brabham-Climax | 1:30.2 | +1.9 |
| 9 | 5 | Jackie Stewart
|
BRM | 1:30.3 | +2.0 |
| 10 | 14 | Bob Anderson
|
Brabham-Climax | 1:30.6 | +2.3 |
| 11 | 9 |  Dan Gurney
|
Eagle-Climax | 1:30.7 | +2.4 |
| 12 | 15 |  Jo Bonnier
|
Cooper-Maserati | 1:31.8 | +3.5 |
| 13 | 6 | Mike Spence
|
BRM | 1:32.1 | +3.8 |
| 14 | 18 | Sam Tingle
|
LDS-Climax | 1:32.4 | +4.1 |
| 15 | 8 | Graham Hill
|
Lotus-BRM | 1:32.6 | +4.3 |
| 16 | 12 |  Jo Siffert
|
Cooper-Maserati | 1:32.8 | +4.5 |
| 17 | 20 | Luki Botha
|
Brabham-Climax | 1:33.1 | +4.8 |
| 18 | 16 | Piers Courage
|
Lotus-BRM | 1:33.8 | +5.5 |
| Source:[4] | |||||
Race
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Pedro Rodríguez
|
Cooper-Maserati | 80 | 2:05:45.9 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 17 | John Love
|
Cooper-Climax | 80 | + 26.4 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | John Surtees
|
Honda | 79 | + 1 Lap | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Denny Hulme
|
Brabham-Repco | 78 | + 2 Laps | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 14 | Bob Anderson
|
Brabham-Climax | 78 | + 2 Laps | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | Jack Brabham
|
Brabham-Repco | 76 | + 4 Laps | 1 | 1 |
| NC | 19 | Dave Charlton
|
Brabham-Climax | 63 | + 17 Laps | 8 | |
| NC | 20 | Luki Botha
|
Brabham-Climax | 60 | + 20 Laps | 17 | |
| Ret | 18 | Sam Tingle
|
LDS-Climax | 56 | Accident | 14 | |
| Ret | 16 | Piers Courage
|
Lotus-BRM | 51 | Fuel System | 18 | |
| Ret | 9 | Dan Gurney
|
Eagle-Climax | 44 | Suspension | 11 | |
| Ret | 12 | Jo Siffert
|
Cooper-Maserati | 41 | Engine | 16 | |
| Ret | 3 | Jochen Rindt
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Cooper-Maserati | 38 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 6 | Mike Spence
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BRM | 31 | Oil Leak | 13 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jo Bonnier
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Cooper-Maserati | 30 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 7 | Jim Clark
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Lotus-BRM | 22 | Engine | 3 | |
| Ret | 8 | Graham Hill
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Lotus-BRM | 6 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 5 | Jackie Stewart
|
BRM | 2 | Engine | 9 | |
Source:[5]
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Notes
edit- This was the Formula One World Championship debut for South African driver Luki Botha.
- This was the only podium for John Love and a Rhodesian driver, the first win and podium for Pedro Rodríguez and a Mexican driver.
Championship standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
edit- ^ "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1967". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Love's near miss". ESPN. 13 January 2012.
- ^ "1967 South African Grand Prix race report: Heartbreak for Love". Motorsport Magazine. February 1967.
- ^ "1967 South African GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "1967 South African Grand Prix". Formula One. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ a b "South Africa 1967 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
