1967 Italian Grand Prix

1967 Italian Grand Prix
Autodromo Nazionale Monza layout
Race details
Date	10 September 1967
Official name	XXXVIII Gran Premio d'Italia
Location	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent road course
Course length	5.75 km (3.573 miles)
Distance	68 laps, 391.006 km (242.960 miles)
Weather	Warm, dry
Pole position
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:28.5
Fastest lap
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:28.5 on lap 26
Podium
First	John Surtees	Honda
Second	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco
Third	Jim Clark	Lotus-Ford

The 1967 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza on 10 September 1967. It was race 9 of 11 in both the 1967 World Championship of Drivers and the 1967 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by British driver John Surtees driving a Honda. It was the sixth and final career victory for Surtees, as well as the first ever race for the Honda RA300 which he drove to victory. This was the first Formula One race where start lights were used.

This race is considered one of Jim Clark's greatest performances in Formula One. He led the race until lap 12 when he picked up a puncture and lost an entire lap. He then spent the next 48 laps recovering through the field, taking the lead on lap 60, and pulled away. But on the final lap, a faulty fuel pump allowed Jack Brabham and Surtees to pass the Scotsman and finish first and second, with Surtees ahead by less than a car length at the line. This was the second victory for the Honda F1 team, and the last for the factory team until Jenson Button won the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix. Some fans and journalists still consider this race to be, in terms of race action and excitement, the greatest Grand Prix of all time.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	20	Jim Clark	Lotus-Ford	1:28.5	—
2	16	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	1:28.8	+0.3
3	4	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-BRM	1:29.31	+0.81
4	2	Chris Amon	Ferrari	1:29.35	+0.85
5	8	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Weslake	1:29.38	+0.88
6	18	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco	1:29.46	+0.96
7	31	Jackie Stewart	BRM	1:29.6	+1.1
8	22	Graham Hill	Lotus-BRM	1:29.7	+1.2
9	14	John Surtees	Honda	1:30.3	+1.8
10	10	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Eagle-Weslake	1:30.8	+2.3
11	30	Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Maserati	1:31.3	+2.8
12	36	Mike Spence	BRM	1:32.1	+3.6
13	6	Jo Siffert	Cooper-Maserati	1:32.3	+3.8
14	26	Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Maserati	1:32.5	+4.0
15	32	Jacky Ickx	Cooper-Maserati	1:33.0	+4.5
16	38	Chris Irwin	BRM	1:33.2	+4.7
17	24	Giancarlo Baghetti	Lotus-Ford	1:35.2	+6.7
18	12	Guy Ligier	Brabham-Repco	1:37.3	+8.8

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	14	John Surtees	Honda	68	1:43:45.0	9	9
2	16	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	68	+ 0.2	2	6
3	20	Jim Clark	Lotus-Ford	68	+ 23.1	1	4
4	30	Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Maserati	68	+ 56.6	11	3
5	36	Mike Spence	BRM	67	+ 1 Lap	12	2
6	32	Jacky Ickx	Cooper-Maserati	66	+ 2 Laps	15	1
7	2	Chris Amon	Ferrari	64	+ 4 Laps	4
Ret	22	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	58	Engine	8
Ret	6	Jo Siffert	Cooper-Maserati	50	Accident	13
Ret	24	Giancarlo Baghetti	Lotus-Ford	50	Engine	17
Ret	4	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-BRM	46	Engine	3
Ret	26	Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Maserati	46	Overheating	14
Ret	34	Jackie Stewart	BRM	45	Engine	7
Ret	18	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco	30	Overheating	6
Ret	12	Guy Ligier	Brabham-Repco	26	Engine	18
Ret	38	Chris Irwin	BRM	16	Injection	16
Ret	10	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Eagle-Weslake	5	Engine	10
Ret	8	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Weslake	4	Engine	5
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Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Denny Hulme	43
	2	Jack Brabham	40
1	3	Jim Clark	23
1	4	Chris Amon	20
4	5	John Surtees	17
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Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Brabham-Repco	57
	2	Lotus-Ford	26
	3	Cooper-Maserati	24
	4	Ferrari	20
2	5	Honda	17
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• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.