1967 South African Grand Prix

The 1967 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Kyalami on January 2, 1967.

Race report

For the first time, the Kyalami circuit near Johannesburg was being used. There were some changes in the driver line-ups: John Surtees was driving for Honda, Mike Spence signed for BRM whilst 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 2nd. Further down the field, local privateer racer John Love was doing very successfully, rising up to third place in a 4-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 sensationally to Love. A magnificent drive was heartbreakingly halted as with just seven laps left he had to sweep into the pits to take on more fuel. Rodríguez took a fine win for Cooper from Love in second place and Surtees in third.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Template:Country flagicon Pedro Rodríguez	Cooper-Maserati	80	2:05:45.9	4	9
2	17	Template:Country flagicon John Love	Cooper-Climax	80	+ 26.4	5	6
3	11	Template:Country flagicon John Surtees	Honda	79	+ 1 Lap	6	4
4	2	Template:Country flagicon Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco	78	+ 2 Laps	2	3
5	14	Template:Country flagicon Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	78	+ 2 Laps	10	2
6	1	Template:Country flagicon Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	76	+ 4 Laps	1	1
NC	19	Template:Country flagicon Dave Charlton	Brabham-Climax	63	Not Classified	8
NC	20	Template:Country flagicon Luki Botha	Brabham-Climax	60	Not Classified	17
Ret	18	Template:Country flagicon Sam Tingle	LDS-Climax	56	Accident	14
Ret	16	Template:Country flagicon Piers Courage	Lotus-BRM	51	Fuel System	18
Ret	9	Template:Country flagicon Dan Gurney	Eagle-Climax	44	Suspension	11
Ret	12	Template:Country flagicon Jo Siffert	Cooper-Maserati	41	Engine	16
Ret	3	Template:Country flagicon Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Maserati	38	Engine	7
Ret	6	Template:Country flagicon Mike Spence	BRM	31	Oil Leak	13
Ret	15	Template:Country flagicon Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Maserati	30	Engine	12
Ret	7	Template:Country flagicon Jim Clark	Lotus-BRM	22	Engine	3
Ret	8	Template:Country flagicon Graham Hill	Lotus-BRM	6	Accident	15
Ret	5	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Stewart	BRM	2	Engine	9

Notes

• Pole position: Jack Brabham - 1:28.3
• Fastest Lap: Denny Hulme - 1:29.9
• Cooper's last Formula 1 victory.