1967 Italian Grand Prix Explained

Type:F1
Country:Italy
Grand Prix:Italian
Official Name:XXXVIII Gran Premio d'Italia
Date:10 September
Year:1967
Location:Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
Course:Permanent road course
Course Mi:3.573
Course Km:5.75
Distance Laps:68
Distance Mi:242.960
Distance Km:391.006
Weather:Warm, dry
Pole Driver:Jim Clark
Pole Team:Lotus-Ford
Pole Time:1:28.5
Pole Country:UK
Fast Driver:Jim Clark
Fast Team:Lotus-Ford
Fast Time:1:28.5
Fast Lap:26
Fast Country:UK
First Driver:John Surtees
First Team:Honda
First Country:UK
Second Driver:Jack Brabham
Second Team:Brabham-Repco
Second Country:AUS
Third Driver:Jim Clark
Third Team:Lotus-Ford
Third Country:UK

The 1967 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Autodromo Nazionale di 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 lack of fuel[1] in Clark's Lotus 49 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.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
120 Jim ClarkLotus-Ford1:28.5
216 Jack BrabhamBrabham-Repco1:28.8+0.3
34 Bruce McLarenMcLaren-BRM1:29.31+0.81
42 Chris AmonFerrari1:29.35+0.85
58 Dan GurneyEagle-Weslake1:29.38+0.88
618 Denny HulmeBrabham-Repco1:29.46+0.96
734 Jackie StewartBRM1:29.6+1.1
822 Graham HillLotus-BRM1:29.7+1.2
914 John SurteesHonda1:30.3+1.8
1010 Ludovico ScarfiottiEagle-Weslake1:30.8+2.3
1130 Jochen RindtCooper-Maserati1:31.3+2.8
1236 Mike SpenceBRM1:32.1+3.6
136 Jo SiffertCooper-Maserati1:32.3+3.8
1426 Jo BonnierCooper-Maserati1:32.5+4.0
1532 Jacky IckxCooper-Maserati1:33.0+4.5
1638 Chris IrwinBRM1:33.2+4.7
1724 Giancarlo BaghettiLotus-Ford1:35.2+6.7
1812 Guy LigierBrabham-Repco1:37.3+8.8

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
114 John SurteesHonda681:43:45.099
216 Jack BrabhamBrabham-Repco68+ 0.226
320 Jim ClarkLotus-Ford68+ 23.114
430 Jochen RindtCooper-Maserati68+ 56.6113
536 Mike SpenceBRM67+ 1 Lap122
632 Jacky IckxCooper-Maserati66+ 2 Laps151
72 Chris AmonFerrari64+ 4 Laps4 
Ret22 Graham HillLotus-Ford58Engine8 
Ret6 Jo SiffertCooper-Maserati50Accident13 
Ret24 Giancarlo BaghettiLotus-Ford50Engine17 
Ret4 Bruce McLarenMcLaren-BRM46Engine3 
Ret26 Jo BonnierCooper-Maserati46Overheating14 
Ret34 Jackie StewartBRM45Engine7 
Ret18 Denny HulmeBrabham-Repco30Overheating6 
Ret12 Guy LigierBrabham-Repco26Engine18 
Ret38 Chris IrwinBRM16Injection16 
Ret10 Ludovico ScarfiottiEagle-Weslake5Engine10 
Ret8 Dan GurneyEagle-Weslake4Engine5 

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Denny Hulme43
2 Jack Brabham40
13 Jim Clark23
14 Chris Amon20
45 John Surtees17
Source: [2]
Constructors' Championship standings
PosConstructorPoints
1 Brabham-Repco57
2 Lotus-Ford26
3 Cooper-Maserati24
4 Ferrari20
25 Honda17
Source:

Notes and References

  1. Motor Sport October 1967 - Denis Jenkinson
  2. Web site: Italy 1967 - Championship • STATS F1. www.statsf1.com. 1 March 2019.