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The '''1967 Mexican Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] motor race held at the [[Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez|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]]. The race was won by over a minute by [[Jim Clark]], driving for [[Team Lotus|Lotus-Ford]], despite not being able to use his clutch during almost the entire race.<ref>http://www.intothered.dk/1967season/67season_mexico.html</ref> [[New Zealand]]er [[Denny Hulme]] clinched his only World Championship by coming home third, earning the necessary points to edge out team mate and three-time World Champion [[Jack Brabham]].
The '''1967 Mexican Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] motor race held at the [[Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez|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 [[Team Lotus|Lotus-Ford]], despite not being able to use his clutch during almost the entire race.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 ==
== Classification ==
=== Qualifying ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! Pos
! No
! Driver
! Constructor
! Time
! Gap
|-
!1
| 5
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Jim Clark]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:47.56
| align="center" |—
|-
!2
| 9
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Chris Amon]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 1:48.04
| +0.48
|-
!3
| 11
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Gurney]]
| [[Anglo American Racers|Eagle]]-[[Weslake]]
| 1:48.10
| +0.54
|-
!4
| 6
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Graham Hill]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:48.74
| +1.18
|-
!5
| 1
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jack Brabham]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Repco]]
| 1:49.08
| +1.52
|-
!6
| 2
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Denny Hulme]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Repco]]
| 1:49.46
| +1.90
|-
!7
| 3
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Surtees]]
| [[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]
| 1:49.80
| +2.24
|-
!8
| 14
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bruce McLaren]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[BRM]]
| 1:50.06
| +2.50
|-
!9
| 18
| {{flagicon|Mexico|1934}} [[Moisés Solana]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:50.52
| +2.96
|-
!10
| 15
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Jo Siffert]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| 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 (racing driver)|Pedro Rodríguez]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| 1:52.85
| +5.29
|-
!14
| 22
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Beltoise]]
| [[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:53.08
| +5.52
|-
!15
| 17
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Chris Irwin]]
| [[BRM]]
| 1:54.38
| +6.82
|-
!16
| 12
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Jonathan Williams (racing driver)|Jonathan Williams]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 1:54.80
| +7.24
|-
!17
| 16
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jo Bonnier]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| 1:55.57
| +8.01
|-
!18
| 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Fisher (driver)|Mike Fisher]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[BRM]]
| 1:57.41
| +9.85
|-
!19
| 19
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guy Ligier]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Repco]]
| 1:58.45
| +10.89
|-
! colspan="6" | Source:<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|}

===Race===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
|-
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| 14
| 14
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bruce McLaren]]
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bruce McLaren]]
| [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]]-[[BRM]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[BRM]]
| 45
| 45
| Oil Pressure
| Oil Pressure
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| 18
| 18
| {{flagicon|Mexico|1934}} [[Moisés Solana]]
| {{flagicon|Mexico|1934}} [[Moisés Solana]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[BRM]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 12
| 12
| Suspension
| Suspension
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| 11
| 11
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Gurney]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Gurney]]
| [[Anglo American Racers|Eagle]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| [[Anglo American Racers|Eagle]]-[[Weslake]]
| 4
| 4
| Radiator
| Radiator
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|
|
|-
|-
! Ret
! DNS
| 10
| 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Fisher (driver)|Mike Fisher]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Fisher (driver)|Mike Fisher]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[BRM]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[BRM]]
| 0
|
| Fuel System
| Fuel System
| 18
| 18
|
|
|-
|-
!colspan="8"|{{center|Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1967/570/ |title=1967 Mexican Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |accessdate=26 September 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218135433/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1967/570/ |archivedate=18 February 2014}}</ref>}}
!colspan="8"|{{center|Source:<ref>{{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}}</ref>}}
|}
|}


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* For the first time in 8 years, two team-mates went into the last race with a chance of winning the title.
** Denny Hulme (47pts) needed just 4th place to win the title.
** Jack Brabham (42pts) needed 1st place, with Hulme 5th or lower.


* This was the only Formula One World Championship start for British driver [[Jonathan Williams (racing driver)|Jonathan Williams]].
==Championship standings after the race==
* This was the second win of the [[Mexican Grand Prix]] by [[Jim Clark]] and [[Team Lotus|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 ==
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| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Chris Amon]]
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Chris Amon]]
| align="left"| 20
| align="left"| 20
|-
!colspan=4|Source: <ref name="Championship">{{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}}</ref>
|}
|}
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|align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 1
|align="center"| 4
|align="center"| 4
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Honda]]
| {{flagicon|Japan|1947}} [[Honda]]
| align="left"| 20
| align="left"| 20
|-
|-
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| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| align="left"| 20
| align="left"| 20
|-
!colspan=4|Source: <ref name="Championship"/>
|}
|}
{{col-end}}
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[[Category:Mexican Grand Prix]]
[[Category:Mexican Grand Prix]]
[[Category:1967 in Mexican sports]]
[[Category:1967 in Mexican motorsport]]
[[Category:October 1967 sports events in Mexico]]

Latest revision as of 23:39, 28 October 2024

1967 Mexican Grand Prix
Race details
Date October 22, 1967
Official name VI Gran Premio de Mexico
Location Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City, Mexico
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.000 km (3.107 miles)
Distance 65 laps, 325.000 km (201.946 miles)
Pole position
Driver
Lotus-Ford
Time 1:47.56
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Ford
Time 1:48.13
Podium
First
Lotus-Ford
Second
Brabham-Repco
Third
Brabham-Repco
Lap leaders

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.[1] 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

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 5 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Ford 1:47.56 —
2 9 New Zealand Chris Amon Ferrari 1:48.04 +0.48
3 11 United States Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake 1:48.10 +0.54
4 6 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:48.74 +1.18
5 1 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 1:49.08 +1.52
6 2 New Zealand Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco 1:49.46 +1.90
7 3 United Kingdom John Surtees Honda 1:49.80 +2.24
8 14 New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-BRM 1:50.06 +2.50
9 18 Mexico Moisés Solana Lotus-Ford 1:50.52 +2.96
10 15 Switzerland Jo Siffert Cooper-Maserati 1:51.89 +4.33
11 8 United Kingdom Mike Spence BRM 1:52.25 +4.69
12 7 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart BRM 1:52.34 +4.78
13 21 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez Cooper-Maserati 1:52.85 +5.29
14 22 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 1:53.08 +5.52
15 17 United Kingdom Chris Irwin BRM 1:54.38 +6.82
16 12 United Kingdom Jonathan Williams Ferrari 1:54.80 +7.24
17 16 Sweden Jo Bonnier Cooper-Maserati 1:55.57 +8.01
18 10 United States Mike Fisher Lotus-BRM 1:57.41 +9.85
19 19 France Guy Ligier Brabham-Repco 1:58.45 +10.89
Source:[2]

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Ford 65 1:59:28.70 1 9
2 1 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 65 +1:25.36 5 6
3 2 New Zealand Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco 64 +1 lap 6 4
4 3 United Kingdom John Surtees Honda 64 +1 lap 7 3
5 8 United Kingdom Mike Spence BRM 63 +2 laps 11 2
6 21 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez Cooper-Maserati 63 +2 laps 13 1
7 22 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 63 +2 laps 14
8 12 United Kingdom Jonathan Williams Ferrari 63 +2 laps 16
9 9 New Zealand Chris Amon Ferrari 62 Out of Fuel 2
10 16 Sweden Jo Bonnier Cooper-Maserati 61 +4 laps 17
11 19 France Guy Ligier Brabham-Repco 61 +4 laps 19
12 15 Switzerland Jo Siffert Cooper-Maserati 59 Overheating 10
Ret 14 New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-BRM 45 Oil Pressure 8
Ret 17 United Kingdom Chris Irwin BRM 33 Oil Leak 15
Ret 7 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart BRM 24 Engine 12
Ret 6 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 18 Half Shaft 4
Ret 18 Mexico Moisés Solana Lotus-Ford 12 Suspension 9
Ret 11 United States Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake 4 Radiator 3
DNS 10 United States Mike Fisher Lotus-BRM Fuel System 18
Source:[3]

Notes

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Championship standings after the race

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Mexico City Formula 1 - 1967". Archived from the original on 2004-02-11.
  2. ^ "1967 Mexican GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. ^ "1967 Mexican Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Mexico 1967 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.


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