1967 South African Grand Prix

January 2019 January 2019 F1 South Africa 1928 South African 2 January 1967 1967 Kyalami 1961 - 1967.jpg 1st AA Grand Prix of South Africa Kyalami, Transvaal Province, South Africa Permanent race track 4.094 2.544 80 327.520 203.511 Jack Brabham AUS Brabham-Repco 1:28.3 Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco 1:29.9 3 NZL Pedro Rodríguez MEX 1934 Cooper-Maserati John Love RHO 1964 Cooper-Climax John Surtees GBR Honda RSA The 1967 South African Grand Prix, formally the 1st AA Grand Prix of South Africa (Afrikaans: Eerste AA Suid-Afrikaanse Grand PrixMotor Racing Programme Covers: 1967 http://www.progcovers.com/motor/kyalami670102.jpg The Programme Covers Project 6 July 2017), 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. Taking place in the southern hemisphere and no less than five months before the F1 season resumed in May with the 1967 Monaco Grand Prix, mostly machinery from 1966 was used, the first year of F1's sudden "return to power", with proper 3 liter engines in short supply. Some teams used old Climax FPF engines of the 2.5 liter era that ended in 1960, or more recent undersized V8 from Coventry Climax. Ferrari, which was also taking part in the 1967 World Sportscar Championship with V12 and V6 engine cars, and with the Ferrari Dino 166 F2 in Formula Two and Tasman Series downunder, did not attend. There were some changes in the driver line-ups: John Surtees was driving for Honda, and Graham Hill had switched to Lotus were the Ford-sponsored Cosworth DFV was in development. His former place at BRM was taken by Mike Spence, and Pedro Rodríguez was on trial for Cooper. Brabham had been the dominating team in 1966, and would win in 1967, too. Denny Hulme led Jack Brabham away from the start, but Brabham 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. Love's drive was halted as with just seven laps left he had to pit to take on more fuel, however it was later discovered that he'd had enough fuel to finish and instead had a misfire caused by electrical issues. Rodríguez took his first win in Formula One for Cooper from Love in second place and Surtees in third. The victory marked the first for a Mexican driver in a World Championship Formula One race.http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/67825.html Love's near miss ESPN 13 January 2012https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/february-1967/14/grand-prix-of-south-africa-2/ 1967 South African Grand Prix race report: Heartbreak for Love Motorsport Magazine February 1967 Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap1 1 AUS Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 1:28.3—2 2 NZL Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco 1:28.9 +0.63 7 UK Jim Clark Lotus-BRM 1:29.0 +0.74 4 Mexico 1934 Pedro Rodríguez Cooper-Maserati 1:29.1 +0.85 17 Rhodesia 1964 John Love Cooper-Climax 1:29.5 +1.26 11 UK John Surtees Honda 1:29.6 +1.37 3 AUT Jochen Rindt Cooper-Maserati 1:30.2 +1.98 19 South Africa 1928 Dave Charlton Brabham-Climax 1:30.2 +1.99 5 UK Jackie Stewart BRM 1:30.3 +2.010 14 UK Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 1:30.6 +2.311 9 USA Dan Gurney Eagle-Climax 1:30.7 +2.412 15 SWE Jo Bonnier Cooper-Maserati 1:31.8 +3.513 6 UK Mike Spence BRM 1:32.1 +3.814 18 Rhodesia 1964 Sam Tingle LDS-Climax 1:32.4 +4.115 8 UK Graham Hill Lotus-BRM 1:32.6 +4.316 12 SUI Jo Siffert Cooper-Maserati 1:32.8 +4.517 20 South Africa 1928 Luki Botha Brabham-Climax 1:33.1 +4.818 16 UK Piers Courage Lotus-BRM 1:33.8 +5.5 Source:https://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1967&gp=South%20African%20GP&r=1&type=qual 1967 South African GP Qualification www.chicanef1.com 26 August 2020 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 4 Mexico 1934 Pedro Rodríguez Cooper-Maserati 80 2:05:45.9 4 9 2 17 Rhodesia 1964 John Love Cooper-Climax 80 + 26.4 5 6 3 11 UK John Surtees Honda 79 + 1 Lap 6 4 4 2 NZL Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco 78 + 2 Laps 2 3 5 14 UK Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 78 + 2 Laps 10 2 6 1 AUS Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 76 + 4 Laps 1 1 NC Not classified 19 South Africa 1928 Dave Charlton Brabham-Climax 63 + 17 Laps 8   NC Not classified 20 South Africa 1928 Luki Botha Brabham-Climax 60 + 20 Laps 17   Ret Retired 18 Rhodesia 1964 Sam Tingle LDS-Climax 56 Accident 14   Ret Retired 16 UK Piers Courage Lotus-BRM 51 Fuel System 18   Ret Retired 9 USA Dan Gurney Eagle-Climax 44 Suspension 11   Ret Retired 12 SUI Jo Siffert Cooper-Maserati 41 Engine 16   Ret Retired 3 AUT Jochen Rindt Cooper-Maserati 38 Engine 7   Ret Retired 6 UK Mike Spence BRM 31 Oil Leak 13   Ret Retired 15 SWE Jo Bonnier Cooper-Maserati 30 Engine 12   Ret Retired 7 UK Jim Clark Lotus-BRM 22 Engine 3   Ret Retired 8 UK Graham Hill Lotus-BRM 6 Accident 15   Ret Retired 5 UK Jackie Stewart BRM 2 Engine 9  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1967/561/ 1967 South African Grand Prix Formula One 26 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140219104524/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1967/561/ 19 February 2014 Notes This was the Formula One World Championship debut for South African driver Luki Botha. This was the only podium for John Love and a Rhodesian driver, the first win and podium for Pedro Rodríguez and a Mexican driver. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 MEX 1934 Pedro Rodríguez 9 2 Rhodesia 1964 John Love 6 3 UK John Surtees 4 4 NZL Denny Hulme 3 5 UK Bob Anderson 2Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1967/afrique-du-sud/championnat.aspx South Africa 1967 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 20 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 UK Cooper-Maserati 9 2 UK Cooper-Climax 6 3 Japan 1947 Honda 4 4 UK Brabham-Repco 3 5 UK Brabham-Climax 2Source: Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em South African Grand Prix 1967 1966 Mexican Grand Prix 1967 Monaco Grand Prix 1966 South African Grand Prix 1968 South African Grand Prix South African Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:South African Grand Prix Category:January 1967 sports events in Africa