1967 Australian Grand Prix Explained

Type:CUST
Description:Race 4 of 6 in 1967 Tasman Series
Grand Prix:Australian
Country:Australia
Location:Warwick Farm Raceway, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date:19 February
Year:1967
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:2.25
Course Km:3.621
Distance Laps:45
Distance Mi:101.25
Distance Km:162.945
Weather:Sunny
Pole Driver:Jackie Stewart
Pole Country:UK
Pole Team:BRM
Pole Time:1'30.8
Fast Driver:Jackie Stewart
Fast Team:BRM
Fast Time:1'31.4
Fast Country:UK
First Driver:Jackie Stewart
First Country:UK
First Team:BRM
Second Driver:Jim Clark
Second Country:UK
Second Team:Lotus-Climax
Third Driver:Frank Gardner
Third Country:Australia
Third Team:Brabham-Climax

The 1967 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held over 45 laps of the 3.621 km (2.25 mi) Warwick Farm Raceway in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 19 February 1967. It was promoted by the Australian Automobile Racing Co. Pty. Ltd.[1] The race, which was open to Australian National Formula and Australian 1½ Litre Formula cars,[2] had 15 starters.[3]

The race was the thirty-second Australian Grand Prix and the fourth round of the 1967 Tasman Series. Jackie Stewart started the race on pole in a BRM P261 and drove the race's fastest lap. Tasman Series points leader Jim Clark finished second in a Lotus 33, with Australian driver Frank Gardner third in a Repco Brabham BT16. Reigning World Champion Driver, Jack Brabham, finished fourth in his Repco Brabham BT23A.

In his victory presentation speech, New South Wales Governor Sir Roden Cutler VC AK KCMG KCVO CBE aptly named the 1967 AGP as the "Scottish Grand Prix" after Scotsmen Jackie Stewart and Jim Clark finished 1–2.

Classification

Results as follows:[4] [5]

Pos No. Driver Entrant[6] Car / Engine[7] Laps Time
13 Jackie StewartOwen Racing OrganisationBRM P261 / BRM V8 2.1451h 09m 17.3s
26 Jim ClarkTeam Lotus (Overseas) LtdLotus 33 / Coventry Climax FWMV V8 2.0451h 09m 34.0s
38 Frank GardnerAlec Mildren Racing Pty LtdRepco Brabham BT16 / Coventry Climax FPF 2.5451h 10m 28.9s
41 Jack BrabhamEcurie VitesseRepco Brabham BT23A / Repco V8 2.5451h 10m 43.6s
511 Leo GeogheganGeoghegan Racing DivisionLotus 39 / Coventry Climax FPF 2.544
67 Kevin BartlettAlec Mildren Racing Pty LtdRepco Brabham BT11A / Coventry Climax FPF 2.543
720 Glyn ScottGlyn Scott MotorsLotus 27 / Ford 1.541
818 Mike ChampionCompetition CarsRepco Brabham BT2 / Ford 1.541
Ret9 Spencer MartinBob Jane Racing TeamRepco Brabham BT11A / Coventry Climax FPF 2.543Accident
Ret2 Denny HulmeEcurie VitesseRepco Brabham BT22 / Repco V8 2.541Coolant Leak
Ret4 Chris IrwinOwen Racing OrganisationBRM P261 / BRM V8 2.139Fuel Injection
Ret5 Graham HillTeam Lotus (Overseas) LtdLotus 48 / Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 [8] 25Gearbox
Ret15 Paul BoltonStanton MotorsRepco Brabham BT7A / Coventry Climax FPF 2.520Sealing Ring
Ret19 Ian CookIan CookElfin Mono Mark IIB / Ford 1.51Clutch
Ret21 Mel McEwinMel McEwinElfin Mono Mark I / Ford 1.50Clutch
DNS[9] 10 John HarveyRC Phillips Sports Car WorldRepco Brabham BT14 / Ford 1.8Half-shaft

Notes

Jackie Stewart – 1'30.8

Jackie Stewart, 1:34.4, 88.62 mph (142.61 km/h)[5] - New Outright Record[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. The Tasman Championship for Drivers - Season 1967, 1967 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 65 to 68
  2. Conditions for Australian Titles, 1967 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, p. 69
  3. Hugh Griffiths, 1967 – Double Scotch victory, The Fabulous Farm, 1979, Racing Car News Pty Ltd
  4. Web site: XXXII Australian Grand Prix VII Warwick Farm International . tasman-series.com . 9 October 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031022235634/http://www.tasman-series.com/races/1967/round6/round6.asp . 22 October 2003 . dead.
  5. Book: White . Des . Graham . Howard . The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. 1986 . R & T Publishing . Gordon, NSW . 0-9588464-0-5 . 320–326 . 1967.
  6. Event 4, 32nd Australian Grand Prix, Official Programme, Warwick Farm, 19 February 1967, p. 37
  7. http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=AU67 Australian Grand Prix, Warwick Farm, 19 Feb 1967, www.oldracingcars.com
  8. The Official Programme lists Car 5 as a "Lotus F2 Ford T/C"
  9. "..they lost one serious rival on the warmup lap when Harvey's Brabham chewed out a half-shaft." In the mirrors, Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1967, p. 59
  10. Peter Wherrett, Stewart Blasts Off With A.G.P., Racing Car News, March 1967, pages 26 to 29