Dan Gurney gave Eagle its first and only World Championship victory at Spa, catching Jackie Stewart after the BRM developed gear-selection trouble. Chris Amon finished third in a race marred by Mike Parkes’s serious accident.
Race Guide
Season: 1967 F1 World Championship
Race date: 18 June 1967
Race start time: Start time unconfirmed local time (UTC+01:00)
Circuit: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Laps: 28 laps
Circuit length: 14.120 km
1966 winner: John Surtees
| Result | Driver / Time | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Pole position | Jim Clark | Lotus |
| Pole time | 3:28.1 | |
| Fastest lap | Dan Gurney | Eagle |
| Fastest-lap time | 3:31.900 on lap 19 | |
| First | Dan Gurney | Eagle |
| Second | Jackie Stewart | BRM |
| Third | Chris Amon | Ferrari |
Weekend Schedule
| Date | Session | Local Time |
|---|---|---|
| 16 June 1967 | Friday timed practice | 16:00–18:00 |
| 17 June 1967 | Saturday final qualifying | 16:00–18:00 |
| 18 June 1967 | Race | Start time unconfirmed |
All times are local. The race time is the scheduled start; weather delays and interruptions are described below.
Championship background
Denny Hulme arrived at round 4 leading the 1967 F1 World Championship on 16 points, with Pedro Rodríguez on 11. Brabham – Repco headed the constructors’ standings after the preceding race with 18 points.
Race entries
The leading teams retained broadly similar line-ups to Zandvoort. Brabham brought its new chassis for Jack and an older car for Hulme, while BRM compared its H16 machinery with the lighter V8 cars. Gurney had the lightweight Eagle-Weslake, and Ferrari again fielded Amon, Parkes and Scarfiotti.
Friday timed practice
Clark dramatically raised the pace in the Lotus-Cosworth, with Hill and Gurney also showing strong speed. BRM found its H16 cars more competitive on Spa’s fast sections and allocated them to Stewart and Spence. Hulme disliked the handling of his borrowed older Brabham and completed no official flying lap. The leading times underlined how quickly the new engines were changing expectations.
Saturday final qualifying
Clark improved again to secure pole, deliberately finding clear track before his fastest run. Gurney repeated his Friday pace for second, while Hill failed to improve as his engine lost oil. Siffert borrowed a works Cooper after gearbox trouble, and Stewart pushed the H16 BRM strongly. Surtees remained frustrated by the Honda’s lack of speed.
Qualifying Classification
Clark took pole ahead of Gurney and Hill, using the fastest lap across the two afternoon sessions.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Best Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Jim Clark | Lotus | 3:28.1 |
| 2 | 36 | Dan Gurney | Eagle | 3:31.2 |
| 3 | 22 | Graham Hill | Lotus | 3:32.9 |
| 4 | 29 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper | 3:34.3 |
| 5 | 1 | Chris Amon | Ferrari | 3:34.3 |
| 6 | 14 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 3:34.8 |
| 7 | 25 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 3:35.0 |
| 8 | 3 | Mike Parkes | Ferrari | 3:36.6 |
| 9 | 2 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Ferrari | 3:37.7 |
| 10 | 7 | John Surtees | Honda | 3:38.4 |
| 11 | 12 | Mike Spence | BRM | 3:38.5 |
| 12 | 39 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper | 3:39.1 |
| 13 | 30 | Pedro Rodríguez | Cooper | 3:39.5 |
| 14 | 26 | Denny Hulme | Brabham | 3:40.3 |
| 15 | 17 | Chris Irwin | BRM | 3:44.4 |
| 16 | 34 | Jo Siffert | Cooper | 3:45.4 |
| 17 | 19 | Bob Anderson | Brabham | 3:49.5 |
| 18 | 32 | Guy Ligier | Cooper | 4:01.2 |
What happened in the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix?
Clark led comfortably until a spark-plug stop cost him the initiative. Stewart took over, with Gurney pursuing despite an interruption for fuel-pressure trouble. Parkes crashed heavily on the opening lap and suffered injuries that ended his Formula One career.
Stewart’s gear-selection problem transformed the fight for victory. Gurney closed rapidly, passed the BRM and pulled clear, setting a new lap record along the way. The Eagle’s speed finally produced the championship result its team had been seeking.
Stewart held second ahead of Amon. Rindt finished fourth, with Clark recovering fifth and Irwin sixth. Gurney had won a World Championship Grand Prix in a car bearing his own team’s name, a landmark for the small Eagle operation.
After the race, Denny Hulme headed the drivers’ standings with 16 points, followed by Pedro Rodríguez on 11. Brabham – Repco led the constructors’ table on 18, with Cooper – Maserati on 14.
1967 Belgian Grand Prix race results
The 1967 Belgian Grand Prix was held on 18 June 1967.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | Dan Gurney | Eagle | 28 | 1:40:49.4 | 9 |
| 2 | 14 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 28 | + 1:03.0 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Chris Amon | Ferrari | 28 | + 1:40.0 | 4 |
| 4 | 29 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper | 28 | + 2:13.9 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | Mike Spence | BRM | 27 | + 1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | 21 | Jim Clark | Lotus | 27 | + 1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | 34 | Jo Siffert | Cooper | 27 | + 1 lap | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | Bob Anderson | Brabham | 26 | + 2 laps | 0 |
| 9 | 30 | Pedro Rodríguez | Cooper | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| 10 | 32 | Guy Ligier | Cooper | 25 | + 3 laps | 0 |
| NC | 2 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Ferrari | 24 | + 4 laps | 0 |
| Ret | 25 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| Ret | 26 | Denny Hulme | Brabham | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| Ret | 39 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| Ret | 22 | Graham Hill | Lotus | 3 | Clutch | 0 |
| Ret | 7 | John Surtees | Honda | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| Ret | 17 | Chris Irwin | BRM | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| Ret | 3 | Mike Parkes | Ferrari | 0 | Accident | 0 |
1967 Belgian Grand Prix Fastest Laps
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | Dan Gurney | Eagle | 19 | 3:31.900 |
Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear. No fastest-lap bonus point was awarded.
1967 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings
Championship standings after the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix.
1967 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings
| POS | Driver | Nationality | Car | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hulme | New Zealander | Brabham | 16 |
| 2 | Pedro Rodríguez | Mexican | Cooper | 11 |
| 3 | Chris Amon | New Zealander | Ferrari | 11 |
| 4 | Jim Clark | British | Lotus / Lotus / Lotus | 10 |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | American | Eagle / Eagle | 9 |
| 6 | Jack Brabham | Australian | Brabham | 7 |
| 7 | Jackie Stewart | British | BRM | 6 |
| 8 | Graham Hill | British | Lotus / Lotus | 6 |
| 9 | John Love | Rhodesian | Cooper | 6 |
| 10 | John Surtees | British | Honda | 4 |
| 11 | Jochen Rindt | Austrian | Cooper | 3 |
| 12 | Bruce McLaren | New Zealander | McLaren | 3 |
| 13 | Mike Spence | British | BRM | 3 |
| 14 | Bob Anderson | British | Brabham | 2 |
| 15 | Mike Parkes | British | Ferrari | 2 |
| 16 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Italian | Ferrari | 1 |
| – | Jo Siffert | Swiss | Cooper | 0 |
| – | Chris Irwin | British | Lotus / BRM | 0 |
| – | Guy Ligier | French | Cooper | 0 |
| – | Dave Charlton | South African | Brabham | 0 |
| – | Lorenzo Bandini | Italian | Ferrari | 0 |
| – | Piers Courage | British | Lotus / BRM | 0 |
| – | Luki Botha | South African | Brabham | 0 |
| – | Sam Tingle | Rhodesian | LDS | 0 |
| – | Jo Bonnier | Swedish | Cooper | 0 |
| – | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | French | Matra | 0 |
1967 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings
| POS | Car | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brabham – Repco | 18 |
| 2 | Cooper – Maserati | 14 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 11 |
| 4 | Lotus – Ford | 10 |
| 5 | Eagle – Weslake | 9 |
| 6 | BRM | 7 |
| 7 | Lotus – BRM | 6 |
| 8 | Cooper – Climax | 6 |
| 9 | Honda | 4 |
| 10 | McLaren – BRM | 3 |
| 11 | Brabham – Climax | 2 |
| — | LDS – Climax | 0 |
| — | Eagle – Climax | 0 |
| — | Lotus – Climax | 0 |
| — | Matra – Ford | 0 |
Drivers and constructors counted their best 5 results from rounds 1–6 and their best 4 from rounds 7–11. Only the highest-placed eligible car for each constructor could score constructor points.
1967 Formula 1 Race Calendar
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