1967 Monaco Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Denny Hulme took his first World Championship victory at Monaco, ahead of Graham Hill and Chris Amon. The race was overshadowed by Lorenzo Bandini’s devastating accident; he died from his injuries three days later.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Jack Brabham	Brabham
Pole time	1:27.6
Fastest lap	Jim Clark	Lotus
Fastest-lap time	1:29.500 on lap 38
First	Denny Hulme	Brabham
Second	Graham Hill	Lotus
Third	Chris Amon	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
4 May 1967	Thursday timed practice	Start time unconfirmed
5 May 1967	Friday morning timed practice	Start time unconfirmed
6 May 1967	Saturday final qualifying	Start time unconfirmed
7 May 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

Pedro Rodríguez arrived at round 2 leading the 1967 F1 World Championship on 9 points, with John Love on 6. Cooper – Maserati headed the constructors’ standings after the preceding race with 9 points.

Race entries

Lotus used smaller-engined cars while awaiting its new Cosworth-powered machine. Stewart also concentrated on a lighter two-litre BRM, while Ferrari fielded Bandini and Amon. Eagle and McLaren had to qualify for the available places rather than relying on guaranteed invitations. Two smaller-engined Matras also joined practice.

Thursday timed practice

Stewart set the early pace in the lighter BRM, while Lotus missed the session after its transporter was delayed by a shipping strike. Brabham suffered an engine failure and McLaren broke a suspension mounting. Hulme looked comfortable through the hairpins, while Gurney’s promising running ended with a driveshaft joint failure.

Friday morning timed practice

The Lotus cars arrived and Clark immediately joined the leading contest. Surtees went fastest in the Honda, but accidents and failures interrupted several rivals: Bandini damaged his front suspension, Courage crashed, and Stewart’s transmission failed. Brabham spent the session running in a newly installed Repco engine after extensive overnight work.

Saturday final qualifying

The circuit dried after morning rain, allowing a final challenge. Bandini improved despite his earlier accident, while Hill continued without second gear after a gearbox problem. Rindt damaged his Cooper on a kerb. Brabham saved the decisive lap for the end, taking pole as Anderson, Beltoise and Ginther missed the available starting places.

Qualifying Classification

Invited manufacturers’ entries had guaranteed places, while the remaining drivers competed for the other grid slots. The fastest practice time alone therefore did not determine which sixteen cars started.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Best Time
1	8	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:27.6
2	18	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:28.3
3	7	John Surtees	Honda	1:28.4
4	9	Denny Hulme	Brabham	1:28.8
5	12	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:28.8
6	4	Jackie Stewart	BRM	1:29.0
7	23	Dan Gurney	Eagle	1:29.3
8	14	Graham Hill	Lotus	1:29.9
9	17	Jo Siffert	Cooper	1:30.0
10	16	Bruce McLaren	McLaren	1:30.0
11	2	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	Matra	1:30.4
12	5	Mike Spence	BRM	1:30.6
13	6	Piers Courage	BRM	1:30.6
14	20	Chris Amon	Ferrari	1:30.7
15	10	Jochen Rindt	Cooper	1:30.8
16	11	Pedro Rodríguez	Cooper	1:32.4
DNQ	15	Bob Anderson	Brabham	1:30.6
DNQ	1	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:31.0
DNQ	22	Richie Ginther	Eagle	1:31.1

What happened in the 1967 Monaco Grand Prix?

Bandini led initially, but oil from Brabham’s failing engine disrupted the opening laps. Hulme and Stewart moved ahead, and Stewart briefly led before his transmission failed. Hulme then took control while Clark recovered from an early excursion, only to retire with suspension trouble.

Bandini pursued Hulme until crashing at the harbour chicane late in the race. His Ferrari overturned and caught fire, and the rescue was painfully slow. He was taken to hospital with injuries that proved fatal.

Hulme continued to victory. Amon’s late puncture allowed Hill into second, with the Ferrari finishing third ahead of McLaren, Rodriguez and Spence. The sporting result was eclipsed by concern for Bandini and the subsequent news of his death.

After the race, Denny Hulme headed the drivers’ standings with 12 points, followed by Pedro Rodríguez on 11. Brabham – Repco led the constructors’ table on 12, with Cooper – Maserati on 11.

1967 Monaco Grand Prix race results

The 1967 Monaco Grand Prix was held on 7 May 1967.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	9	Denny Hulme	Brabham	100	2:34:34.3	9
2	14	Graham Hill	Lotus	99	+ 1 Lap	6
3	20	Chris Amon	Ferrari	98	+ 2 Laps	4
4	16	Bruce McLaren	McLaren	97	+ 3 Laps	3
5	11	Pedro Rodríguez	Cooper	96	+ 4 Laps	2
6	5	Mike Spence	BRM	96	+ 4 Laps	1
Ret	18	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	81	Fatal Accident	0
Ret	6	Piers Courage	BRM	64	Spun Off	0
Ret	12	Jim Clark	Lotus	42	Suspension	0
Ret	7	John Surtees	Honda	32	Engine	0
Ret	17	Jo Siffert	Cooper	31	Oil Pressure	0
Ret	4	Jackie Stewart	BRM	14	Differential	0
Ret	10	Jochen Rindt	Cooper	14	Gearbox	0
Ret	23	Dan Gurney	Eagle	4	Fuel Pump	0
Ret	2	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	Matra	4	Injection	0
Ret	8	Jack Brabham	Brabham	0	Engine	0
DNQ	15	Bob Anderson	Brabham			0
DNQ	1	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra			0
DNQ	22	Richie Ginther	Eagle			0

1967 Monaco Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time
1	12	Jim Clark	Lotus	38	1:29.500

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 Monaco Grand Prix.

1967 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Denny Hulme	New Zealander	Brabham	12
2	Pedro Rodríguez	Mexican	Cooper	11
3	Graham Hill	British	Lotus	6
4	John Love	Rhodesian	Cooper	6
5	John Surtees	British	Honda	4
6	Chris Amon	New Zealander	Ferrari	4
7	Bruce McLaren	New Zealander	McLaren	3
8	Bob Anderson	British	Brabham	2
9	Mike Spence	British	BRM	1
10	Jack Brabham	Australian	Brabham	1
–	Dave Charlton	South African	Brabham	0
–	Lorenzo Bandini	Italian	Ferrari	0
–	Piers Courage	British	Lotus / BRM	0
–	Luki Botha	South African	Brabham	0
–	Jim Clark	British	Lotus / Lotus	0
–	Sam Tingle	Rhodesian	LDS	0
–	Jo Siffert	Swiss	Cooper	0
–	Dan Gurney	American	Eagle / Eagle	0
–	Jackie Stewart	British	BRM	0
–	Jochen Rindt	Austrian	Cooper	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	12
2	Cooper – Maserati	11
3	Cooper – Climax	6
4	Lotus – BRM	6
5	Honda	4
6	Ferrari	4
7	McLaren – BRM	3
8	Brabham – Climax	2
9	BRM	1
—	LDS – Climax	0
—	Eagle – Climax	0
—	Lotus – Climax	0
—	Eagle – Weslake	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

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