1967 South African Grand Prix Explained
Type: | F1 |
Country: | South Africa |
Flag Suffix: | 1928 |
Grand Prix: | South African |
Fulldate: | 2 January 1967 |
Year: | 1967 |
Official Name: | 1st AA Grand Prix of South Africa |
Location: | Kyalami, Transvaal Province, South Africa |
Course: | Permanent race track |
Course Km: | 4.094 |
Course Mi: | 2.544 |
Distance Laps: | 80 |
Distance Km: | 327.520 |
Distance Mi: | 203.511 |
Pole Driver: | Jack Brabham |
Pole Country: | AUS |
Pole Team: | Brabham-Repco |
Pole Time: | 1:28.3 |
Fast Driver: | Denny Hulme |
Fast Team: | Brabham-Repco |
Fast Time: | 1:29.9 |
Fast Lap: | 3 |
Fast Country: | NZL |
First Driver: | Pedro Rodríguez |
First Country: | MEX |
First Flag Suffix: | 1934 |
First Team: | Cooper-Maserati |
Second Driver: | John Love |
Second Country: | RHO |
Second Flag Suffix: | 1964 |
Second Team: | Cooper-Climax |
Third Driver: | John Surtees |
Third Country: | GBR |
Third Team: | Honda |
The 1967 South African Grand Prix, formally the 1st AA Grand Prix of South Africa (Afrikaans: Eerste AA Suid-Afrikaanse Grand Prix[1]), was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on 2 January 1967. It was race 1 of 11 in both the 1967 World Championship of Drivers and the 1967 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 80-lap race was won by Cooper driver Pedro Rodríguez after he started from fourth position. John Love finished second in a privately entered Cooper and Honda driver John Surtees came in third.
Race report
This was the first use of the Kyalami circuit near Johannesburg in a World Championship Formula One race. There were some changes in the driver line-ups: John Surtees was driving for Honda, Graham Hill had switched to Lotus, his place at BRM was taken by Mike Spence and Pedro Rodríguez was on trial for Cooper.
Denny Hulme led Jack Brabham away from the start, but the Australian soon spun, handing second place to Surtees, but by lap 21 had managed to regain second. Further down the field, Rhodesian privateer racer John Love reached third place in a four-cylinder Cooper Climax. On lap 41, Brabham retired, followed by Dan Gurney on lap 44. On lap 59, Hulme had to pit for more brake fluid, handing the lead to Love. His drive was halted as with just seven laps left he had to pit to take on more fuel. Rodríguez took his first win in Formula One for Cooper from Love in second place and Surtees in third.
Classification
Qualifying
Race
Notes
Championship standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
- Constructors' Championship standings
- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Notes and References
- Web site: Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1967 . The Programme Covers Project . 6 July 2017.
- Web site: 1967 South African GP Qualification. www.chicanef1.com. 26 August 2020.
- Web site: South Africa 1967 - Championship • STATS F1. www.statsf1.com. 20 March 2019.