The1967 Formula One seasonwas the 21st season ofFIAFormula Onemotor racing. It featured the 18thWorld Championship of Drivers,the 10thInternational Cup for F1 Manufacturers,and six non-championship races open to Formula One cars. The World Championship was contested over eleven races between 2 January and 22 October 1967.
Denny Hulmewon the Drivers' Championship in aBrabham-Repco.[1]Brabham was also awarded the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers.[2]As of 2023[update],this is the only championship won by aNew Zealand driver.Hulme also became the first driver in World Championship history to win the title without having scored apole positionduring the season.
Lorenzo Bandinicrashed during theMonaco Grand Prix.Losing an early lead of the race and trying to get back to the front, theFerraridriver clipped the chicane at the harbour front and then hit a hiddenmooring.The car turned over and exploded in flames. It tookmarshalsseveral minutes to extricate Bandini from the burning wreck and three days later, theItaliandied.BritishdriverBob Andersondied during a test atSilverstone.HisBrabhamslid off the track in wet conditions and hit a marshals post, suffering seriouschestandneckinjuries and later dying inhospital.
Teams and drivers
editThe followingteamsanddriverscompeted in the 1967FIAWorld Championship.A pink background denotes additionalFormula 2entrants to the German Grand Prix on the very long Nürburgring track.
Team and driver changes
edit- After his success in the1966 24 Hours of Le Mans,Chris Amonwas offered a seat at theFerrari F1 team.It would be theNew Zealander's first full-time F1 drive since1964.
- Pedro Rodríguezwas signed byCooper,after 1964 championJohn Surteesmoved toHonda.Honda's1966driversRichie GintherandRonnie Bucknumleft the sport.
- 1962championGraham Hillmoved fromBRMtoLotus,replacingPeter Arundell.Mike Spencewas hired as his replacement at BRM, having gained experience with theirV8engine atReg Parnell'sprivateerteam.
Mid-season changes
edit- FerraridriverLorenzo Bandinisuffered a fatal crash during theMonaco Grand Prix.The team brought back last year's driversMike ParkesandLudovico Scarfiottifor two races and then reduced their operations to just one car forChris Amon.
- Bruce McLarenhad switched fromFordto BRM engines over the winter. He was supposed to getV12 enginesfor theMcLaren M5A,but when those were delayed, he had to start the season in a modifiedFormula Twocar powered by a BRMV8.
- After having worked with engine suppliersClimaxandBRMsince1966,Lotusswitched to newly developedCosworth DFV's from the third race of this year. The project was funded by theFord Motor Company.
- Pedro Rodríguezsuffered a crash in the 1967Mediterranean Grand Prix,aFormula Tworace atAutodromo di Pergusa,and took about two months to recover.Richard AttwoodandJacky Ickxfell in for him atCooper.It was Ickx's F1 debut, while he would go on to win theF2 championshipthat year as well.
- Matraintroduced their first Formula One chassis, theMS7,in the last two races of the season, with theirFormula TwodriverJean-Pierre Beltoisegranted the drive.
Calendar
edit| Round | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date |
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| 1 | South African Grand Prix |  Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit,Midrand
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2 January |
| 2 | Monaco Grand Prix |  Circuit de Monaco,Monte Carlo
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7 May |
| 3 | Dutch Grand Prix |  Circuit Zandvoort,Zandvoort
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4 June |
| 4 | Belgian Grand Prix |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps,Stavelot
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18 June |
| 5 | French Grand Prix |  Bugatti Circuit,Le Mans
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2 July |
| 6 | British Grand Prix |  Silverstone Circuit,Silverstone
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15 July |
| 7 | German Grand Prix |  Nürburgring,Nürburg
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6 August |
| 8 | Canadian Grand Prix |  Mosport Park,Bowmanville
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27 August |
| 9 | Italian Grand Prix |  Autodromo Nazionale di Monza,Monza
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10 September |
| 10 | United States Grand Prix |  Watkins Glen International,New York
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1 October |
| 11 | Mexican Grand Prix |  Magdalena Mixhuca,Mexico City
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22 October |
Calendar changes
edit- TheSouth African Grand Prixreturned to the calendar but it was held at theKyalamiCircuit instead of thePrince George Circuit.
- TheDutch Grand Prixwas brought forward from mid July to early June, ahead of theBelgianandFrench Grand Prix.
- TheFrench Grand Prixwas moved to the Bugatti version of theCircuit de la Sarthe,replacingReims-Gueux.
- TheBritish Grand Prixwas moved fromBrands HatchtoSilverstone,in keeping with the event-sharing arrangement between the two circuits.
- TheCanadian Grand Prixwas hosted for the first time, atMosport ParknearToronto.
Regulation changes
editAfterLorenzo Bandini's fatal accident, theFIAbanned circuit organisers from usingstraw balesalong the track[3]andTVcrews from flying theirhelicopterstoo low, as both had contributed to the fire flaring up.
Championship report
editRounds 1 to 4
editComing down from his third World Championship in1966,Jack Brabhamstarted this year off as well, with apole positionat theSouth African Grand Prix.TeammateDenny Hulmestarted second and two-time World ChampionJim Clarklined up in third in hisLotus.Hulme took the lead at the start, while Clark fell back to sixth. In a race of attrition, the crowd sawRhodesiandriverJohn Lovetake the lead. When he had to stop for extra fuel, however, it wasPedro Rodríguezwho won in hisCooper.Love finished second, ahead ofJohn Surteesin aHonda.Hulme and Brabham finished several laps down but still in the points, since there were just six classified finishers in total.[4]
From 1967 to1969,there was four months between the first and second race of the championship, and most teams would usually run the first race with old designs, or not even participate. This year,Ferrari,McLarenandMatrastarted their year with theMonaco Grand Prix.Lotus had planned to run revolutionary newCosworths,but they were not ready in time.Jack Brabhamscoredpole positionlike in South Africa, but again lost the lead at the start, this time to long-time Ferrari driverLorenzo Bandini.Before long, Hulme took over at the front and increased his lead to 15 seconds. Desperately trying to get closer, Bandini struck the barrier in thechicaneat theharbourfront and mounted thestraw bales.The car landed upside down and exploded in flames. Bandini would succumbed to his injuries three days later. Hulme won the race, one lap ahead ofGraham Hill(Lotus) and two ahead ofChris Amon(Ferrari). Like in the first race, there were just six finishers.[5]
When Lotus could finally run the new Cosworth engines in theDutch Grand Prix,their pace was significantly better than before and Hill snatched pole position. A surprisingDan Gurneyin theEaglestarted second, reigning champion Brabham in third. After drivers had to avoid a wanderingmarshalon the grid, the positions at the front remained rather the same, until Gurney made a pit stop. Hill's engine suddenly seized on lap 11, but teammate Clark was charging, getting up to second on lap 15 and taking the lead from Brabham on the next lap. He kept increasing his lead with a second per lap and easily won, ahead of the teammates Brabham and Hulme. Behind them finished the three Ferraris.[6]
Qualifying for theBelgian Grand Prixended up with quite the same drivers at the front, except Brabham could only manage seventh. Clark, Gurney and Hill occupied the front row. Clark was the only one of the three with a good start, however. During the first lap,Mike Parkescrashed his Ferrari and was thrown out. He broke alegandwristand would not return to Formula One. At the front of the field, Clark was followed byStewart(BRM) and Amon (Ferrari), before Amon fell back and Gurney took third. Then, Clark had to pit to change aspark plugand Stewart ran into trouble with his gearbox, and Gurney took the lead. After setting a new lap record, theAmericandriver won, over a minute ahead of Stewart and Amon.[7]
Four different winners led to a close fight at the top of the Drivers' Championship.Denny Hulme(Brabham) was first with 16 points, ahead ofPedro Rodríguez(Cooper) andChris Amon(Ferrari) with 11. In the battle for the Manufacturers' Cup, Brabham had scored 18 points, ahead of Cooper (14) and Ferrari (11).
Rounds 5 to 7
editFor theFrench Grand Prix,the front row consisted of1962championGraham Hill(Lotus), triple World ChampionJack Brabham(Brabham) and winner of the last race,Dan Gurney(Eagle). But after just 5 laps, it was fourth-startingJim Clarkwho led the field. Before the race reached half distance, however, both Lotuses had retired. TheCosworthengines deemed fast but unreliable. After Gurney retired as well with a fuel leak, which left Brabham and his teammateHulmeto finish first and second.Jackie Stewartfinished third in hisBRM,a lap down on the leader. For the third time this year, there were just six classified finishers.[8]
TheBritish Grand Prixwas run atSilverstoneand saw the green-and-yellow Lotuses (Clark ahead of Hill) qualifying in front of the green-and-gold Brabhams (Brabham ahead of Hulme). The Lotus duo gained a big lead over the rest, before Hill took the lead on lap 26. When a screw in hissuspensionfailed, however, he had to pit on lap 55, and his engine seized ten laps later. Clark took a comfortable win, ahead of Hulme andAmon,theFerraridriver having passed Brabham four laps from the end.[9]
Duringpracticefor theGerman Grand Prix,Hill crashed and wrote off his Lotus, while escaping uninjured. Clark clinchedpole position,ahead of Hulme andFormula TwodriverJacky Ickx.(Traditionally, the F2 race would be run at the same time as the Grand Prix. F2 drivers would not be eligible to score points for the F1 championship.) At the start, Clark and Hulme led away, withBruce McLarenstealing third. On lap 3, Clark's right-rear wheel was deflating slowly and he had to back off. Dan Gurney inherited the lead after McLaren retired with an oil leak. TheAmericanset a new lap record, despite an extra chicane having been added to the circuit, and increased his lead over Hulme to over 40 seconds. On lap 13, however, his Eagle's drive shaft broke and cut through an oil pipe, handing Hulme a lucky victory, ahead of teammate Brabham and Ferrari driver Amon.[10]
In the Drivers' Championship,Denny Hulme(Brabham) was leading with 37 points, ahead ofJack Brabham(Brabham) with 25 points andJim Clark(Lotus) andChris Amon(Ferrari) in a shared third place with 19 points. Brabham was leading the championship for the Manufacturers' Cup with 42 points, ahead ofCoopperwith 21 and Lotus and Ferrari in a shared third place with 19 points.
Rounds 8 to 11
editTheCanadian Grand Prixwas on the championship calendar for the first time and was supposed to be a one-off in celebration ofCanada's 100 years of independence, but the popularity of the event would result in F1 returning toMosport Parkseven more years and the Canadian GP still being featured on the calendar today.Jim Clark(Lotus)qualifiedonpole position,ahead of teammateGraham Hilland championship leaderDenny Hulme(Brabham). It had been a rainy night, but a clear morning, which led to most of theGoodyearrunners starting onintermediate tyres,while most of theFirestonestarted ondries.During thewarm-up lap,the rain returned and it caused a treacherous first lap, with the Goodyear times at an advantage. Hulme took the lead off of Clark, andBruce McLarengot by the pole-sitter into second place. The track was now drying and around a quarter of the race, the dry-runners regained their advantage. Clark retook second place and began to catch Hulme at over a second a lap. On lap 58, he was there and immediately went by into the lead, but right at that moment, the rain returned. Clark's engine got soaked and cut out, while Hulme desperatly needed cleangogglesso chose topit.This leftJack Brabham,second in the championship, free to win the race, over a minute ahead of teammate Hulme and at least a lap ahead of the race.Dan Gurneyfinished third in theEagle.[11]
Qualifying for theItalian Grand Prixwas disrupted by rain, but the result was not surprising: Clark scored his fifth pole position of the year, ahead of Brabham and McLaren. Hulme started in sixth. Themarshalstarting the race used a different procedure to what the drivers were used to, which led to half of the grid essentially doing afalse start,but no penalties were issued. Brabham took the lead before Gurney grabbed it later in the lap, whileHilland Clark followed them. On lap 3, Clark was already back in the lead, but then suffered a slowpuncture.With the pole-sitter in the pits and Gurney's engine having broken, as it had done so many times, it was Hulme who took over the lead. Brabham and Hill formed a close trio with him and the lead swapped hands a couple of times. Clark had a lost a full lap with his pit stop, but managed to unlap himself with two thirds of the race still to go, and quickly set a new lap record. Hulme retired with an overheating engine and Hill took advantage from Clark'sslipstreamto open up the gap to Brabham at two seconds per lap, until on lap 58, his engine exploded. His rivals' retirements, topped with his maniacal pace, brought Clark up to second place, with leader Brabham in his sights andHondadriverJohn Surteesin third place, the1964champion this time being the one to benefit from Clark's tow. On lap 60, Clark grabbed the lead and gained a three-second advantage, until he dramatically ran out of fuel. Surtees took the lead and was side-by-side with Brabham going into the last corner. Brabham dove to the inside but slid wide. Surtees crossed back and took the flag with a margin of just 0.2 seconds. It would be Honda's last win until2006.Clark coasted over the line in third place.[12]
The Brabham duo (Hulme and Brabham) were leading the championship but the Lotus duo (Hill and Clark) that occupied the first row for theUnited States Grand Prix.Gurney had started beside them, took second place at the start and even started pressuring the leader. After just 24 laps, however, the home hero retired with a broken suspension, but the Lotuses were showing better pace anyway. Clark took over the lead when Hill suffered issues with hisclutch.This gaveFerraridriverChris Amona chance for second place, but his engine ran out of oil with 12 laps to go. Clark would take a comfortable victory, but two laps from the end, his right-rear suspension broke. By slowing down and managing to keep the car on track, Hill could not catch up in time, and Clark took the chequered flag. One could say it was the summary of the season: the Lotuses were unreliable and finished less than half of the races, but if they did, they were so fast that they lapped the rest of the field. This time, it was Hulme who finished in third, a lap down.[13]
Going into the final race, theMexican Grand Prix,Hulme had a lead of five points in the standings, so if Brabham wanted to do anything about it, he needed to win and for his teammate to finish fifth or lower. Clark started again on pole position, with Brabham and Hulme down in fifth and sixth, respectively. Hill shortly took the lead, but Clark grabbed it back and grew his advantage to seven seconds. Hulme was comfortably hanging back six seconds behind Brabham. Hill retired when hisdrive shaftbroke and had damaged his engine, and the race settled down. Clark set a new lap record and lapped everyone but Brabham in second. Hulme finished third, enough to win the title.[14]
Denny Hulme(Brabham,51 points) won his first and only championship, ahead of teammateJack Brabham(46) andJim Clark(Lotus,41). Hulme is the only champion to date fromNew Zealand,and the first of two drivers to win the title without achieving a pole position in the season. OnlyNiki Laudawould repeat this feat in1984.The Brabham team (63 points) also won the Manufacturers' Cup, ahead of Lotus (44) andCooper(28).
Results and standings
editGrands Prix
editScoring system
editPoints were awarded to the top six classified finishers. Formula 2 cars were not eligible for Championship points. The International Cup for F1 Manufacturers only counted the points of the highest-finishing driver for each race. For both the Championship and the Cup, the best five results from rounds 1-6 and the best four results from rounds 7-11 were counted.
Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Points were awarded in the following system:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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| Race | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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World Drivers' Championship standings
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- 1– Ineligible for Formula One points, because they drove withFormula Twocars.
International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings
edit| Pos. | Manufacturer | RSA
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MON
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NED
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BEL
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FRA
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GBR
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GER
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CAN
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ITA
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USA
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MEX
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| 1 | Brabham-Repco
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4 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | (3) | 2 | 63 (67) | |
| 2 | Lotus-Ford
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1 | 6 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 44 | |||
| 3 | Cooper-Maserati
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1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 28 | |
| 4 |  Honda
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3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 20 | |||
| 5 | Ferrari
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3 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 20 | ||
| 6 | BRM
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Ret | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 17 | |
| 7 | Eagle-Weslake
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Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | ||
| 8 | Lotus-BRM
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Ret | 2 | 7 | 11 | DNS | 6 | |||||||
| 9 | Cooper-Climax
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2 | DNQ | 6 | ||||||||||
| 10 | McLaren-BRM
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4 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | ||||||
| 11 | Brabham-Climax
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5 | DNQ | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 2 | ||||||
| — | Matra-Ford
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Ret | 7 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||
| — | Eagle-Climax
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Ret | NC | 0 | ||||||||||
| — | LDS-Climax
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Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
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| — | Cooper-ATS
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Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
| — | Lola-BMW
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GBR
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CAN
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USA
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MEX
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- Boldresults counted to championship totals.
Non-championship races
editOther Formula One races held in 1967, which did not count towards the World Championship.
| Race name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Constructor | Report |
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| IIRace of Champions
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Brands Hatch | 12 March | Dan Gurney
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Eagle-Weslake
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Report |
| ISpring Cup
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Oulton Park | 15 April |  Jack Brabham
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Brabham-Repco
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Report |
| XIXBRDC International Trophy
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Silverstone | 29 April | Mike Parkes
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Ferrari
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Report |
| XVIGran Premio di Siracusa
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Syracuse | 21 May | Mike ParkesLudovico Scarfiotti
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Ferrari
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Report |
| XIVInternational Gold Cup
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Oulton Park | 16 September | Jack Brabham
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Brabham-Repco
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Report |
 XVSpanish Grand Prix
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Jarama | 12 November | Jim Clark
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Lotus-Ford
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Report |
Notes and references
edit- ^"1967 Driver Standings".Formula1.Retrieved28 March2024.
- ^"1967 Constructor Standings".Formula1.Retrieved28 March2024.
- ^Anna Duxbury (25 November 2021)."History of safety devices in Formula 1: The halo, barriers & more".Autosport.Retrieved20 March2024.
- ^Michael Tee (2 January 1967)."1967 South African Grand Prix race report: Heartbreak for Love".Motorsport Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon 3 December 2023.Retrieved20 March2024.
- ^Denis Jenkinson (7 May 1967)."1967 Monaco Grand Prix race report: Hulme the victor on black day".Motorsport Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon 26 September 2023.Retrieved20 March2024.
- ^Denis Jenkinson (4 June 1967)."1967 Dutch Grand Prix race report: Lotus back in business".Motorsport Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon 21 May 2022.Retrieved20 March2024.
- ^Denis Jenkinson (18 June 1967)."1967 Belgian Grand Prix race report: Gurney's Eagle takes flight".Motorsport Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon 28 November 2022.Retrieved20 March2024.
- ^Denis Jenkinson (2 July 1967)."1967 French Grand Prix race report: Brabham conquers Le Mans".Motorsport Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon 31 July 2022.Retrieved20 March2024.
- ^Bill Boddy (15 July 1967)."1967 British Grand Prix race report - Team Lotus Dominate".Motorsport Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon 7 May 2021.Retrieved20 March2024.
- ^Denis Jenkinson (6 August 1967)."1967 German Grand Prix race report: Brabham shows its steel".Motorsport Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon 9 June 2023.Retrieved20 March2024.
- ^Michael Tee (27 August 1967)."1967 Canadian Grand Prix report: Brabham again supreme".Motorsport Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon 16 February 2024.Retrieved21 March2024.
- ^Denis Jenkinson (10 September 1967)."1967 Italian Grand Prix report: Surtees wins as heroic Clark denied".Motorsport Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon 16 February 2024.Retrieved21 March2024.
- ^Michael Tee (1 October 1967)."1967 United States Grand Prix race report: Lotus lights up the Glen".Motorsport Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon 31 May 2023.Retrieved21 March2024.
- ^Motor Sport (22 October 1967)."1967 Mexican Grand Prix race report: Denny reaches the top".Motorsport Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon 4 June 2023.Retrieved21 March2024.
- ^"World Championship points systems".8W.Forix. 18 January 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 24 September 2019.Retrieved21 December2020.
- ^abOnly the best 5 results from the first 6 rounds and the best 4 results from the last 5 rounds counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.