1967 Race of Champions

The 2nd Race of Champions was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 12 March 1967 at Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, England. The race was run over two heats of 10 laps of the circuit, then a final of 40 laps, and was won overall by Dan Gurney in an Eagle Mk1.

1967 Race of Champions
Non-championship race in the 1967 Formula One season
Race details[1]
Date 12 March 1967
Official name II Race of Champions
Location Brands Hatch
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.265 km (2.65 miles)
Distance 2 x 10 (heats) & 1 x 40 (final) laps, 2 x 42.65 & 1 x 170.603 km (2 x 26.5 & 1 x 106 miles)
Pole position
Driver Eagle-Weslake
Time 1:32.2
Fastest lap
Driver United States Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake
Time 1:32.6 (both heats)
Podium
First Eagle-Weslake
Second Ferrari
Third Cooper-Maserati

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, although some positions were apparently changed.

Gurney won both heats and the final, taking fastest lap in both heats. The fastest lap of the final was driven by Jack Brabham, although it was slower than Gurney's laps in the heats.

Results edit

Heat 1 edit

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid
1 5   Dan Gurney Anglo American Racers Eagle-Weslake 15:42.8 1
2 7   John Surtees Honda R & D Co. Honda + 9.0 s 2
3 6   Richie Ginther Anglo American Racers Eagle-Weslake + 12.2 s 3
4 11   Bruce McLaren Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd McLaren-BRM + 13.2 s 4
5 15   Mike Spence Reg Parnell (Racing) BRM + 14.8 s 8
6 10   Ludovico Scarfiotti Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari + 16.2 s 7
7 1   Jack Brabham Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham-Repco + 17.2 s 5
8 4   Pedro Rodríguez Cooper Car Company Cooper-Maserati + 17.8 s 10
9 2   Denny Hulme Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham-Repco + 20.4 s 13
10 9   Lorenzo Bandini Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari + 20.6 s 11
11 12   Jo Siffert Rob Walker Racing Team Cooper-Maserati + 22.0 s 12
12 21   Jacky Ickx Matra Sports Matra-Cosworth + 36.6 s 17
13 23   Chris Irwin Reg Parnell (Racing) Lotus-BRM + 36.8 s 15
14 16   Bob Anderson DW Racing Enterprises Brabham-Climax + 41.2 s 16
15 20   Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra Sports Matra-Cosworth + 49.0 s 20
16 14   Guy Ligier Guy Ligier Cooper-Maserati + 1:16.2 s 18
17 19   Chris Lawrence J.A. Pearce Engineering Cooper-Ferrari + 1:22.4 s 19
NC 3   Jochen Rindt Cooper Car Company Cooper-Maserati 4 laps 6
DNS 8   Chris Amon Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari Driver injured (9)
DNS 22   Piers Courage Charles Lucas (Engineering) Lotus-Martin Engine in practice (14)
WD 8   Mike Parkes Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari Car driven by Amon -
WD 17   Robin Darlington J.A. Pearce Engineering Pearce-Martin Car not ready -
WD 18   Tony Lanfranchi J.A. Pearce Engineering Pearce-Martin Car not ready -
Sources:[2][3][4]

Heat 2 edit

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid
1 5   Dan Gurney Anglo American Racers Eagle-Weslake 15:39.2 1
2 6   Richie Ginther Anglo American Racers Eagle-Weslake + 3.4 s 3
3 7   John Surtees Honda R & D Co. Honda + 4.2 s 2
4 10   Ludovico Scarfiotti Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari + 5.6 s 6
5 4   Pedro Rodríguez Cooper Car Company Cooper-Maserati + 12.8 s 8
6 11   Bruce McLaren Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd McLaren-BRM + 16.0 s 4
7 15   Mike Spence Reg Parnell (Racing) BRM + 16.4 s 5
8 12   Jo Siffert Rob Walker Racing Team Cooper-Maserati + 19.2 s 11
9 9   Lorenzo Bandini Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari + 26.8 s 10
10 21   Jacky Ickx Matra Sports Matra-Cosworth + 41.0 s 12
11 23   Chris Irwin Reg Parnell (Racing) Lotus-BRM + 41.8 s 13
12 16   Bob Anderson DW Racing Enterprises Brabham-Climax + 42.6 s 15
Ret 20   Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra Sports Matra-Cosworth 8 laps - fuel injection 14
Ret 2   Denny Hulme Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham-Repco 5 laps - engine 9
NC 14   Guy Ligier Guy Ligier Cooper-Maserati 3 laps 16
Ret 1   Jack Brabham Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham-Repco 1 lap - fuel starvation 7
Ret 3   Jochen Rindt Cooper Car Company Cooper-Maserati 0 laps - clutch 18
Ret 19   Chris Lawrence J.A. Pearce Engineering Cooper-Ferrari 0 laps - clutch 17
Sources:[2][4][5]

Final edit

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid
1 5   Dan Gurney Anglo American Racers Eagle-Weslake 1.04:30.6 1
2 9   Lorenzo Bandini Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari + 0.4 s 11
3 12   Jo Siffert Rob Walker Racing Team Cooper-Maserati + 2.0 s 8
4 4   Pedro Rodríguez Cooper Car Company Cooper-Maserati + 2.8 s 5
5 10   Ludovico Scarfiotti Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari + 4.2 s 4
6 23   Chris Irwin Reg Parnell (Racing) Lotus-BRM 39 laps 13
7 15   Mike Spence Reg Parnell (Racing) BRM 39 laps 7
8 19   Chris Lawrence J.A. Pearce Engineering Cooper-Ferrari 38 laps 17
9 1   Jack Brabham Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham-Repco 37 laps 9
10 6   Richie Ginther Anglo American Racers Eagle-Weslake 36 laps 2
Ret 20   Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra Sports Matra-Cosworth 20 laps - fuel injection 15
Ret 21   Jacky Ickx Matra Sports Matra-Cosworth 19 laps - fuel pump 12
Ret 3   Jochen Rindt Cooper Car Company Cooper-Maserati 14 laps - clutch 18
Ret 16   Bob Anderson DW Racing Enterprises Brabham-Climax 10 laps - electrics 14
Ret 7   John Surtees Honda R & D Co. Honda 8 laps - throttle 3
Ret 11   Bruce McLaren Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd McLaren-BRM 0 laps - engine 6
DNS 2   Denny Hulme Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham-Repco Engine in heat 2 (10)
DNS 14   Guy Ligier Guy Ligier Cooper-Maserati Car driven by Rindt (16)
Sources:[2][4][6]

References edit

  1. ^ "1967 Race of Champions". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "1967 Race of Champions". Motor Sport. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. ^ "1967 Race of Champions – Heat 1 Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "1967 – II Race of Champions". StatsF1. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  5. ^ "1967 Race of Champions – Heat 2 Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  6. ^ "1967 Race of Champions – Final Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 29 February 2024.


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