1967 Belgian Grand Prix

The 1967 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 18, 1967.

Race report

Jim Clark led off the grid from pole position and maintained that position for the first 11 laps and was 20 seconds ahead of Jackie Stewart and Dan Gurney when he had to come into the pits for a plug change, which cost him two minutes. Stewart built up a comfortable lead, helped even further when Gurney had to come into the pits with fuel pressure problems, losing another 20 seconds. However, it was now Stewart's time for mechanical problems as his gearshift was faltering. Gurney set a new lap record to catch and pass him 8 laps from the end and gain a maiden victory for the beautiful magnesium and titanium Eagle car. The light weight and advanced aerodynamics of the car made it very fast, and Gurney shattered Tony Brooks' record Grand Prix average of 143 mph (set some 8 years earlier) on his way to victory. The Eagle was timed at 196 mph on the straightaway, an extraordinary speed for a car with an engine producing (at that time) something less than 400 h.p.

Mike Parkes had a horrendous crash on the first lap at the fast La Carriere bends and broke both legs. He never raced in Formula One again.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	36	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Weslake	28	1:40:49.4	2	9
2	14	Jackie Stewart	BRM	28	+ 1:03.0	6	6
3	1	Chris Amon	Ferrari	28	+ 1:40.0	5	4
4	29	Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Maserati	28	+ 2:13.9	4	3
5	12	Mike Spence	BRM	27	+ 1 Lap	11	2
6	21	Jim Clark	Lotus-Ford	27	+ 1 Lap	1	1
7	34	Jo Siffert	Cooper-Maserati	27	+ 1 Lap	16
8	19	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	26	+ 2 Laps	17
9	14	Pedro Rodríguez	Cooper-Maserati	25	Engine	13
10	32	Guy Ligier	Cooper-Maserati	25	+ 3 Laps	18
NC	2	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari	24	Not Classified	9
Ret	25	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	15	Engine	7
Ret	26	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco	14	Engine	14
Ret	39	Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Maserati	10	Engine	12
Ret	22	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	3	Clutch	3
Ret	7	John Surtees	Honda	1	Engine	10
Ret	17	Chris Irwin	BRM	1	Engine	15
Ret	3	Mike Parkes	Ferrari	0	Accident	8

Notes

• Pole position: Jim Clark - 3:28.1
• Fastest Lap: Dan Gurney - 3:31.9
• Eagle's only Formula 1 victory.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Denny Hulme	16
2	Pedro Rodríguez	11
3	Chris Amon	11
4	Jim Clark	10
5	Dan Gurney	9

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Brabham-Repco	18
2	Cooper-Maserati	14
3	Ferrari	11
4	Lotus-Ford	10
5	Eagle-Weslake	9

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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