1967 Mexican Grand Prix
{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
|Type = F1
|Country = Mexico
|Grand Prix = Mexican
|Date = October 22
|Year = 1967
|Image = Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez 1963.svg
|Caption =
|Official name = VI Gran Premio de Mexico
|Location = Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City, Mexico
|Course = Permanent racing facility
|Course_mi = 3.107
|Course_km = 5.000
|Distance_laps = 65
|Distance_mi = 201.946
|Distance_km = 325.000
|Pole_Driver = Jim Clark
|Pole_Time = 1:47.56
|Pole_Country = United Kingdom
|Fast_Driver = Jim Clark
|Fast_Time = 1:48.13
|Fast_Lap =
|Fast_Country = United Kingdom
|First_Driver = Jim Clark
|First_Country = United Kingdom
|Second_Driver = Jack Brabham
|Second_Country= Australia
|Third_Driver = Denny Hulme
|Third_Country = New Zealand
|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1967|MEX}}
}}
The 1967 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca on 22 October 1967. It was race 11 of 11 in both the 1967 World Championship of Drivers and the 1967 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
For the first time in 8 years, two teammates went into the last race with a chance of winning the title. Denny Hulme on 47 points required a fourth-place finish to claim the drivers' title. Jack Brabham with 42 points needed to win the race and for Hulme to finish fifth or lower.
The race was won by over a minute by Jim Clark, driving for Lotus-Ford, despite not being able to use his clutch during almost the entire race.{{cite web |url=http://www.intothered.dk/1967season/67season_mexico.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040211032152/http://www.intothered.dk/1967season/67season_mexico.html |archive-date=2004-02-11 |title=Mexico City Formula 1 - 1967}} New Zealander Denny Hulme clinched his only World Championship by coming home third, earning the necessary points to edge out teammate and three-time World Champion Jack Brabham.
Classification
= Qualifying =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" |
| Pos
! No ! Driver ! Constructor ! Time ! Gap |
|---|
| 1
| 5 | {{flagicon|UK}} Jim Clark | 1:47.56 | align="center" |— |
| 2
| 9 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Chris Amon | Ferrari | 1:48.04 | +0.48 |
| 3
| 11 | {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Gurney | 1:48.10 | +0.54 |
| 4
| 6 | {{flagicon|UK}} Graham Hill | 1:48.74 | +1.18 |
| 5
| 1 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Brabham | 1:49.08 | +1.52 |
| 6
| 2 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Denny Hulme | 1:49.46 | +1.90 |
| 7
| 3 | {{flagicon|UK}} John Surtees | Honda | 1:49.80 | +2.24 |
| 8
| 14 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Bruce McLaren | 1:50.06 | +2.50 |
| 9
| 18 | {{flagicon|Mexico|1934}} Moisés Solana | 1:50.52 | +2.96 |
| 10
| 15 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Jo Siffert | 1:51.89 | +4.33 |
| 11
| 8 | {{flagicon|UK}} Mike Spence | BRM | 1:52.25 | +4.69 |
| 12
| 7 | {{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Stewart | BRM | 1:52.34 | +4.78 |
| 13
| 21 | {{flagicon|Mexico|1934}} Pedro Rodríguez | 1:52.85 | +5.29 |
| 14
| 22 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 1:53.08 | +5.52 |
| 15
| 17 | {{flagicon|UK}} Chris Irwin | BRM | 1:54.38 | +6.82 |
| 16
| 12 | {{flagicon|UK}} Jonathan Williams | Ferrari | 1:54.80 | +7.24 |
| 17
| 16 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jo Bonnier | 1:55.57 | +8.01 |
| 18
| 10 | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Fisher | 1:57.41 | +9.85 |
| 19
| 19 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Guy Ligier | 1:58.45 | +10.89 |
| colspan="6" | Source:{{Cite web| url=https://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1967&gp=Mexican%20GP&r=1&type=qual| title=1967 Mexican GP Qualification| website=www.chicanef1.com| access-date=26 August 2020}} |
=Race=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| Pos
! No ! Driver ! Constructor ! Laps ! Time/Retired ! Grid ! Points |
|---|
| 1
| 5 | {{flagicon|UK}} Jim Clark | 65 | 1:59:28.70 | 1 | 9 |
| 2
| 1 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Brabham | 65 | +1:25.36 | 5 | 6 |
| 3
| 2 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Denny Hulme | 64 | +1 lap | 6 | 4 |
| 4
| 3 | {{flagicon|UK}} John Surtees | Honda | 64 | +1 lap | 7 | 3 |
| 5
| 8 | {{flagicon|UK}} Mike Spence | BRM | 63 | +2 laps | 11 | 2 |
| 6
| 21 | {{flagicon|Mexico|1934}} Pedro Rodríguez | 63 | +2 laps | 13 | 1 |
| 7
| 22 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 63 | +2 laps | 14 | |
| 8
| 12 | {{flagicon|UK}} Jonathan Williams | Ferrari | 63 | +2 laps | 16 | |
| 9
| 9 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Chris Amon | Ferrari | 62 | Out of Fuel | 2 | |
| 10
| 16 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jo Bonnier | 61 | +4 laps | 17 | |
| 11
| 19 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Guy Ligier | 61 | +4 laps | 19 | |
| 12
| 15 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Jo Siffert | 59 | Overheating | 10 | |
| Ret
| 14 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Bruce McLaren | 45 | Oil Pressure | 8 | |
| Ret
| 17 | {{flagicon|UK}} Chris Irwin | BRM | 33 | Oil Leak | 15 | |
| Ret
| 7 | {{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Stewart | BRM | 24 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret
| 6 | {{flagicon|UK}} Graham Hill | 18 | Half Shaft | 4 | |
| Ret
| 18 | {{flagicon|Mexico|1934}} Moisés Solana | 12 | Suspension | 9 | |
| Ret
| 11 | {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Gurney | 4 | Radiator | 3 | |
| DNS
| 10 | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Fisher | | Fuel System | 18 | |
| colspan="8"|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1967/570/ |title=1967 Mexican Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=26 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218135433/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1967/570/ |archive-date=18 February 2014}}}} |
Notes
- This was the only Formula One World Championship start for British driver Jonathan Williams.
- This was the second win of the Mexican Grand Prix by Jim Clark and Lotus, setting a new record.
- This was the tenth Grand Slam (pole position, fastest lap, Grand Prix win) for Jim Clark, breaking the old record set by Juan Manuel Fangio at the 1957 German Grand Prix.
Championship standings after the race
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| !Pos
!Driver !Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Denny Hulme | align="left"| 51 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Brabham | align="left"| 46 (48) |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|UK}} Jim Clark | align="left"| 41 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|UK}} John Surtees | align="left"| 20 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 5 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Chris Amon | align="left"| 20 |
| colspan=4|Source: {{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1967/mexique/championnat.aspx|title=Mexico 1967 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=19 March 2019}} |
{{col-2}}
;Constructors' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! Pos
! Constructor ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1 | {{flagicon|UK}} Brabham-Repco | align="left"| 63 (67) |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 2 | align="left"| 44 |
| align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|UK}} Cooper-Maserati | align="left"| 28 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 4 | {{flagicon|Japan|1947}} Honda | align="left"| 20 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 5 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari | align="left"| 20 |
| colspan=4|Source: |
{{col-end}}
- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 5 results from the first 6 rounds and the best 4 results from the last 5 rounds counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
References
{{reflist | 30em}}
{{F1 race report|
Name_of_race = Mexican Grand Prix |
Year_of_race = 1967 |
Previous_race_in_season = 1967 United States Grand Prix |
Next_race_in_season = 1968 South African Grand Prix |
Previous_year's_race = 1966 Mexican Grand Prix |
Next_year's_race = 1968 Mexican Grand Prix
}}
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