The 16th Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 21 May 1967 at Syracuse Circuit, Sicily. The race was run over 56 laps of the circuit, and finished in an extremely unusual dead heat between British driver Mike Parkes and his team-mate Ludovico Scarfiotti in their Ferrari 312s.
| 1967 Syracuse Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1967 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 21 May 1967 | ||
| Official name | XVI Gran Premio di Siracusa | ||
| Location | Syracuse Circuit, Syracuse, Sicily | ||
| Course | Temporary road circuit | ||
| Course length | 5.598 km (3.478 miles) | ||
| Distance | 56 laps, 313.475 km (194.784 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:41.6 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Ludovico Scarfiotti | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:41.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Ferrari Ferrari | ||
| Second |
| - | |
| Third | Cooper-Maserati | ||
The event attracted a very small entry, and this was the last Syracuse Grand Prix to be held as a Formula One event.
Results edit
| Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mike Parkes
|
SEFAC Ferrari | Ferrari | 1.40:58.4 | 1 |
| Ludovico Scarfiotti
|
SEFAC Ferrari | Ferrari | + 0.0 s | 2 | |
| 3 |  Jo Siffert
|
Rob Walker Racing Team | Cooper-Maserati | 54 laps | 3 |
| 4 | Chris Irwin
|
Reg Parnell (Racing) | Lotus-BRM | 53 laps | 7 |
| 5 |  Jo Bonnier
|
Ecurie Bonnier | Cooper-Maserati | 53 laps | 5 |
| Ret | Mike Spence
|
Reg Parnell (Racing) | BRM | Oil pressure | 4 |
| Ret | Silvio Moser
|
Fritz Baumann | Cooper-ATS | Clutch | 6 |
| DNS |  Jo Schlesser
|
Ford (France) | Matra-Cosworth | Accident in practice | (8) |
| WD | Guy Ligier
|
Guy Ligier | Cooper-Maserati | - | |
| WD | Bob Anderson
|
DW Racing Enterprises | Brabham-Climax | - | |
| WD | David Hobbs
|
Bernard White Racing | BRM | - | |
| WD | André Wicky
|
André Wicky | Porsche Special | - |
References edit
- "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
- Race results at www.silhouet.com [1]
- Race results at www.f1-images.de [2]