1967 Australian Grand Prix

March 2024 January 2021 CUST Race 4 of 6 in 1967 Tasman Series Australian Australia Warwick Farm Raceway.png Warwick Farm Raceway, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 19 February 1967 Permanent racing facility 2.25 3.621 45 101.25 162.945 Sunny Jackie Stewart UK BRM 1'30.8 Jackie Stewart BRM 1'31.4 UK Jackie Stewart UK BRM Jim Clark UK Lotus-Climax Frank Gardner Australia 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.The Tasman Championship for Drivers - Season 1967, 1967 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 65 to 68 The race, which was open to Australian National Formula and Australian 1½ Litre Formula cars,Conditions for Australian Titles, 1967 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, p. 69 had 15 starters.Hugh Griffiths, 1967 – Double Scotch victory, The Fabulous Farm, 1979, Racing Car News Pty Ltd 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 thumb|Jackie Stewart won the race driving a BRM P261 similar to that pictured above Results as follows: http://www.tasman-series.com/races/1967/round6/round6.asp 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 deadWhite 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 Pos No. Driver EntrantEvent 4, 32nd Australian Grand Prix, Official Programme, Warwick Farm, 19 February 1967, p. 37 Car / EngineAustralian Grand Prix, Warwick Farm, 19 Feb 1967, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 27 August 2016 Laps Time 1 3 GBR Jackie Stewart Owen Racing Organisation BRM P261 / BRM V8 2.1 45 1h 09m 17.3s 2 6 GBR Jim Clark Team Lotus (Overseas) Ltd Lotus 33 / Coventry Climax FWMV V8 2.0 45 1h 09m 34.0s 3 8 AUS Frank Gardner Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd Repco Brabham BT16 / Coventry Climax FPF 2.5 45 1h 10m 28.9s 4 1 AUS Jack Brabham Ecurie Vitesse Repco Brabham BT23A / Repco V8 2.5 45 1h 10m 43.6s 5 11 AUS Leo Geoghegan Geoghegan Racing Division Lotus 39 / Coventry Climax FPF 2.5 44 6 7 AUS Kevin Bartlett Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd Repco Brabham BT11A / Coventry Climax FPF 2.5 43 7 20 AUS Glyn Scott Glyn Scott Motors Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5 41 8 18 NZL Mike Champion Competition Cars Repco Brabham BT2 / Ford 1.5 41 Ret 9 AUS Spencer Martin Bob Jane Racing Team Repco Brabham BT11A / Coventry Climax FPF 2.5 43 Accident Ret 2 NZL Denny Hulme Ecurie Vitesse Repco Brabham BT22 / Repco V8 2.5 41 Coolant Leak Ret 4 GBR Chris Irwin Owen Racing Organisation BRM P261 / BRM V8 2.1 39 Fuel Injection Ret 5 GBR Graham Hill Team Lotus (Overseas) Ltd Lotus 48 / Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6The Official Programme lists Car 5 as a "Lotus F2 Ford T/C" 25 Gearbox Ret 15 NZL Paul Bolton Stanton Motors Repco Brabham BT7A / Coventry Climax FPF 2.5 20 Sealing Ring Ret 19 AUS Ian Cook Ian Cook Elfin Mono Mark IIB / Ford 1.5 1 Clutch Ret 21 AUS Mel McEwin Mel McEwin Elfin Mono Mark I / Ford 1.5 0 Clutch DNS"..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 AUS John Harvey RC Phillips Sports Car World Repco Brabham BT14 / Ford 1.8 – Half-shaft Notes Pole position: Jackie Stewart – 1'30.8 Winner's average speed: 87.67 mph (141.08 km/h) Fastest lap: Jackie Stewart, 1:34.4, 88.62 mph (142.61 km/h) - New Outright RecordPeter Wherrett, Stewart Blasts Off With A.G.P., Racing Car News, March 1967, pages 26 to 29 David Langridge Trophy (resident drivers cup): Leo Geoghegan References External links Australian Grand Prix Thrills 1967 (video), www.britishpathe.com My Unseen 1960s Motor Races - part 4 - 1967 Australian Grand Prix (video), www.youtube.com Tasman Series 1967 Lakeside International 1967 1967 Sandown International Australian Grand Prix 1966 Australian Grand Prix 1967 1968 Australian Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:Australian Grand Prix Category:Tasman Series Category:Motorsport at Warwick Farm Australian Grand Prix