1967 British Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Jim Clark won at Silverstone after Lotus overcame a frantic qualifying aftermath and an overnight rebuild. Denny Hulme finished second, with Chris Amon beating Jack Brabham to the final podium place.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Jim Clark	Lotus
Pole time	1:25.3
Fastest lap	Denny Hulme	Brabham
Fastest-lap time	1:27.000 on lap 3
First	Jim Clark	Lotus
Second	Denny Hulme	Brabham
Third	Chris Amon	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
13 July 1967	Thursday morning timed practice	11:30–13:00
13 July 1967	Thursday afternoon timed practice	16:50–17:50
14 July 1967	Friday final qualifying	11:00; finish unconfirmed
14 July 1967	Friday afternoon untimed practice	Start time unconfirmed
15 July 1967	Race	15:00

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 6 leading the 1967 F1 World Championship on 22 points, with Jack Brabham on 16. Brabham – Repco headed the constructors’ standings after the preceding race with 27 points.

Race entries

Cooper added Alan Rees and prepared a new car for Rindt, while Silvio Moser entered a Cooper–ATS. McLaren again drove an Eagle alongside Gurney. BRM shuffled drivers between its H16 and V8 cars during practice, ultimately leaving Courage without a race car. Lotus strengthened its transmissions after the failures in France.

Thursday morning timed practice

Brabham and Hulme set a strong pace while Lotus wrestled with engine misfires. Clark remained competitive despite the problem, but the team could do little chassis development. McLaren needed differential modifications, Surtees’s Honda ran unevenly, and Rindt waited for his new Cooper. Brabham’s session ended with a fuel-pump failure.

Thursday afternoon timed practice

Clark narrowly beat Brabham’s morning time even though the Lotus still misfired. Spence suffered a front-suspension failure after swapping BRMs with Stewart. McLaren completed only a late lap after repairs, while Rindt used an older Cooper because the new car was still unfinished. Amon’s Ferrari ran consistently but lacked the leading pace.

Friday final qualifying

An overnight fuel-injection fix transformed the Lotus engines, allowing Clark to claim pole. Hill went second but crashed when a rear suspension mounting failed on the pit approach. Stewart’s newer BRM also suffered a suspension collapse, triggering further car exchanges. Lotus took Hill’s wreck back to the factory and assembled a replacement overnight.

Qualifying Classification

Clark and Hill retained the fastest two times despite Hill’s accident. Courage did not start because the BRM car changes left him without an available chassis.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Best Time
1	5	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:25.3
2	6	Graham Hill	Lotus	1:26.0
3	1	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:26.2
4	2	Denny Hulme	Brabham	1:26.3
5	9	Dan Gurney	Eagle	1:26.4
6	8	Chris Amon	Ferrari	1:26.9
7	7	John Surtees	Honda	1:27.2
8	11	Jochen Rindt	Cooper	1:27.4
9	12	Pedro Rodríguez	Cooper	1:27.9
10	10	Bruce McLaren	Eagle	1:28.1
11	4	Mike Spence	BRM	1:28.3
12	3	Jackie Stewart	BRM	1:28.7
13	15	Chris Irwin	BRM	1:29.6
14	20	David Hobbs	BRM	1:30.1
15	14	Alan Rees	Cooper	1:30.3
16	16	Piers Courage	BRM	1:30.4
17	19	Bob Anderson	Brabham	1:30.7
18	17	Jo Siffert	Cooper	1:31.0
19	23	Jo Bonnier	Cooper	1:32.0
20	22	Silvio Moser	Cooper	1:32.9
21	18	Guy Ligier	Brabham	1:34.8

Friday afternoon untimed practice

A short untimed session allowed final checks after the grid had been decided. McLaren’s Eagle then broke a connecting rod, adding an overnight engine change to the team’s workload. Lotus was already occupied with its much larger task of providing Hill with a race-ready car.

What happened in the 1967 British Grand Prix?

Clark led initially, but Hill settled into his rebuilt car and eventually moved ahead. Lotus controlled the race until Hill stopped with a loose rear-suspension fixing. He rejoined after repairs, only for an engine failure to end his afternoon.

Clark resumed the lead and brought the Lotus home ahead of Hulme. Behind them, Brabham resisted Amon for much of the race, but the Ferrari driver finally passed at Woodcote near the finish.

Amon took third, Brabham fourth and Rodriguez fifth, with Surtees sixth. Clark’s second win of the season rewarded the mechanics’ efforts, while Hulme’s consistent scoring kept him at the head of the championship.

After the race, Denny Hulme headed the drivers’ standings with 28 points, followed by Jim Clark on 19. Brabham – Repco led the constructors’ table on 33, with Lotus – Ford on 19.

1967 British Grand Prix race results

The 1967 British Grand Prix was held on 15 July 1967, with a scheduled start of 15:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	5	Jim Clark	Lotus	80	1:59:25.6	9
2	2	Denny Hulme	Brabham	80	+ 12.8	6
3	8	Chris Amon	Ferrari	80	+ 16.6	4
4	1	Jack Brabham	Brabham	80	+ 21.8	3
5	12	Pedro Rodríguez	Cooper	79	+ 1 Lap	2
6	7	John Surtees	Honda	78	+ 2 Laps	1
7	15	Chris Irwin	BRM	77	+ 3 Laps	0
8	20	David Hobbs	BRM	77	+ 3 Laps	0
9	14	Alan Rees	Cooper	76	+ 4 Laps	0
10	18	Guy Ligier	Brabham	76	+ 4 Laps	0
Ret	19	Bob Anderson	Brabham	67	Engine	0
Ret	6	Graham Hill	Lotus	64	Engine	0
Ret	4	Mike Spence	BRM	44	Ignition	0
Ret	9	Dan Gurney	Eagle	34	Clutch	0
Ret	22	Silvio Moser	Cooper	29	Oil Pressure	0
Ret	11	Jochen Rindt	Cooper	26	Engine	0
Ret	3	Jackie Stewart	BRM	20	Transmission	0
Ret	10	Bruce McLaren	Eagle	14	Engine	0
Ret	17	Jo Siffert	Cooper	10	Engine	0
Ret	23	Jo Bonnier	Cooper	0	Engine	0
DNS	16	Piers Courage	BRM	0	Driven by Irwin	0

1967 British Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time
1	2	Denny Hulme	Brabham	3	1:27.000

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 British Grand Prix.

1967 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Denny Hulme	New Zealander	Brabham	28
2	Jim Clark	British	Lotus / Lotus / Lotus	19
3	Jack Brabham	Australian	Brabham	19
4	Chris Amon	New Zealander	Ferrari	15
5	Pedro Rodríguez	Mexican	Cooper	14
6	Jackie Stewart	British	BRM	10
7	Dan Gurney	American	Eagle / Eagle	9
8	Graham Hill	British	Lotus / Lotus	6
9	John Love	Rhodesian	Cooper	6
10	John Surtees	British	Honda	5
11	Jo Siffert	Swiss	Cooper	3
12	Jochen Rindt	Austrian	Cooper	3
13	Bruce McLaren	New Zealander	McLaren / Eagle	3
14	Mike Spence	British	BRM	3
15	Chris Irwin	British	Lotus / BRM	2
16	Bob Anderson	British	Brabham	2
17	Mike Parkes	British	Ferrari	2
18	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Italian	Ferrari	1
–	David Hobbs	British	BRM	0
–	Alan Rees	British	Cooper	0
–	Guy Ligier	French	Cooper / Brabham	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
–	Silvio Moser	Swiss	Cooper	0

1967 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Brabham – Repco	33
2	Lotus – Ford	19
3	Cooper – Maserati	19
4	Ferrari	15
5	BRM	11
6	Eagle – Weslake	9
7	Lotus – BRM	6
8	Cooper – Climax	6
9	Honda	5
10	McLaren – BRM	3
11	Brabham – Climax	2
—	LDS – Climax	0
—	Eagle – Climax	0
—	Lotus – Climax	0
—	Matra – Ford	0
—	Cooper – ATS	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

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	1967 South African Grand Prix	Kyalami, Midrand	2 January
2	1967 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	7 May
3	1967 Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort	4 June
4	1967 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	18 June
5	1967 French Grand Prix	Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans	2 July
6	1967 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	15 July
7	1967 German Grand Prix	Nürburgring, Nürburg	6 August
8	1967 Canadian Grand Prix	Mosport Park, Bowmanville	27 August
9	1967 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	10 September
10	1967 United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York	1 October
11	1967 Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	22 October