1967 French Grand Prix

  1967 French Grand Prix

Race details
Race 5 of 11 in the 1967 Formula One season
Date	2 July 1967 (1967-07-02)
Location	Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans, France
Course	Permanent race track 4.361 km (2.710 mi)
Distance	80 laps, 348.88 km (216.8 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:36.2
Fastest lap
Driver	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:36.7
Podium
First	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco
Second	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco
Third	Jackie Stewart	BRM

The 1967 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans on July 2, 1967.

Race report

The new Bugatti circuit used the main pit straight at Le Mans, but then used an infield section comprising several second and third gear corners, which was universally unpopular with both drivers and crowds. Graham Hill was on pole and led away for the first lap until Jack Brabham took over. On lap 7 Jim Clark took the lead and Hill passed Brabham to make it a Lotus 1-2. Hill then retook the lead until his crown-wheel and pinion failed on lap 14. The same problem caused Clark's retirement from the lead on lap 23, leaving Brabham ahead of Dan Gurney, Chris Amon and Denny Hulme. On lap 41 a fuel line broke on Gurney's car, making it a Brabham 1-2 and Amon's throttle cable broke several laps later. Brabham drove home serenely to win his first race in eight Grands Prix and justify his position as reigning World Champion.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	80	2:13:21.3	2	9
2	4	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco	80	+ 49.5	6	6
3	10	Jackie Stewart	BRM	79	+ 1 Lap	10	4
4	18	Jo Siffert	Cooper-Maserati	77	+ 3 Laps	11	3
5	15	Chris Irwin	BRM	76	Engine	9	2
6	14	Pedro Rodríguez	Cooper-Maserati	76	+ 4 Laps	13	1
NC	16	Guy Ligier	Cooper-Maserati	68	Not Classified	15
Ret	2	Chris Amon	Ferrari	47	Throttle	7
Ret	9	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Weslake	40	Fuel Leak	3
Ret	12	Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Maserati	33	Engine	8
Ret	8	Bruce McLaren	Eagle-Weslake	26	Ignition	5
Ret	6	Jim Clark	Lotus-Ford	23	Differential	4
Ret	17	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	16	Ignition	14
Ret	7	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	13	Differential	1
Ret	11	Mike Spence	BRM	9	Halfshaft	12

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Denny Hulme	22
2	Jack Brabham	16
3	Pedro Rodríguez	12
4	Chris Amon	11
5	Jim Clark	10

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Brabham-Repco	27
2	Cooper-Maserati	17
3	BRM	11
4	Ferrari	11
5	Lotus-Ford	10

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

References

• "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1967/571/. Retrieved 2008-01-16. 

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