View source for 1967 French Grand Prix

The '''1967 French Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] race held at the [[Bugatti Circuit]], [[Le Mans]] on July 2, 1967.

== Race report ==

The new Bugatti circuit used the main pit straight at Le Mans, but then used an infield section comprising several second and third gear corners, which was universally unpopular with both drivers and crowds. [[Graham Hill]] was on pole and led away for the first lap until [[Jack Brabham]] took over. On lap 7 [[Jim Clark]] took the lead and Hill passed Brabham to make it a [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] 1-2. Hill then retook the lead until his crown-wheel and pinion failed on lap 14. The same problem caused Clark's retirement from the lead on lap 23, leaving Brabham ahead of [[Dan Gurney]], [[Chris Amon]] and [[Denny Hulme]]. On lap 41 a fuel line broke on Gurney's car, making it a Brabham 1-2 and Amon's throttle cable broke several laps later. Brabham drove home serenely to win his first race in eight Grands Prix and justify his position as reigning World Champion.

== Classification ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! No
! Driver
! Constructor
! Laps
! Time/Retired
! Grid
! Points
|-
! 1
| 3
| {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Jack Brabham]]'''
| '''[[Brabham]]-[[Repco]]'''
| 80
| 2:13:21.3
| 2
| '''9'''
|-
! 2
| 4
| {{flagicon|NZL}} '''[[Denny Hulme]]'''
| '''[[Brabham]]-[[Repco]]'''
| 80
| + 49.5
| 6
| '''6'''
|-
! 3
| 10
| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[Jackie Stewart]]'''
| '''[[BRM]]'''
| 79
| + 1 Lap
| 10
| '''4'''
|-
! 4
| 18
| {{flagicon|SUI}} '''[[Jo Siffert]]'''
| '''[[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Maserati]]'''
| 77
| + 3 Laps
| 11
| '''3'''
|-
! 5
| 15
| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[Chris Irwin]]'''
| '''[[BRM]]'''
| 76
| Engine
| 9
| '''2'''
|-
! 6
| 14
| {{flagicon|Mexico|1934}} '''[[Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)|Pedro Rodríguez]]'''
| '''[[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Maserati]]'''
| 76
| + 4 Laps
| 13
| '''1'''
|-
! NC
| 16
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guy Ligier]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Maserati]]
| 68
| Not Classified
| 15
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 2
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Chris Amon]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 47
| Throttle
| 7
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 9
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Gurney]]
| [[Anglo American Racers|Eagle]]-[[Weslake]]
| 40
| Fuel Leak
| 3
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 12
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Jochen Rindt]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Maserati]]
| 33
| Engine
| 8
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 8
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bruce McLaren]]
| [[Anglo American Racers|Eagle]]-[[Weslake]]
| 26
| Ignition
| 5
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 6
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Jim Clark]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 23
| Differential
| 4
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 17
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Bob Anderson (racing driver)|Bob Anderson]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 16
| Ignition
| 14
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 7
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Graham Hill]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 13
| Differential
| 1
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 11
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Mike Spence]]
| [[BRM]]
| 9
| Halfshaft
| 12
| &nbsp;
|}

== Notes ==
*[[Pole position]]: Graham Hill - 1:36.2
*Fastest Lap: Graham Hill - 1:36.7


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