1967 United States Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Jim Clark nursed a damaged Lotus to victory at Watkins Glen, finishing just ahead of Graham Hill. Denny Hulme took third to preserve his advantage over Jack Brabham with one championship race remaining.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Graham Hill	Lotus
Pole time	1:05.48
Fastest lap	Graham Hill	Lotus
Fastest-lap time	1:06.000 on lap 81
First	Jim Clark	Lotus
Second	Graham Hill	Lotus
Third	Denny Hulme	Brabham

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
29 September 1967	Friday timed practice	14:00–18:00
30 September 1967	Saturday final qualifying	12:00–16:00
1 October 1967	Race	14:00

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 10 leading the 1967 F1 World Championship on 43 points, with Jack Brabham on 40. Brabham – Repco headed the constructors’ standings after the preceding race with 57 points.

Race entries

Lotus added Moises Solana, while Ickx remained alongside Rindt at Cooper. Beltoise brought a smaller-engined Matra with additional fuel capacity and ballast. Honda arrived with its Monza-winning car, and Gurney continued with a single Eagle after the team’s Italian engine failures.

Friday timed practice

Mist and rain restricted the early running before conditions improved. Clark and Hill eventually set the pace, while Brabham suffered an engine failure and Cooper encountered both a water leak and another broken engine. Surtees’s Honda misfired, and Solana did not get a run because Clark used the third Lotus for comparison.

Saturday final qualifying

Hill beat Clark with a late pole lap while his team-mate tested with full tanks. Gurney’s engine tightened after a scavenge-pump failure, and McLaren struggled with a differential that allowed damaging engine overspeed. BRM compared unusually wide tyres before Stewart returned to the conventional setup. Solana impressed with limited running in the third Lotus.

Qualifying Classification

Hill took pole ahead of Clark, with the fastest individual lap across the two sessions counting. The clearer Saturday conditions allowed almost universal improvement.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Best Time
1	6	Graham Hill	Lotus	1:05.48
2	5	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:06.07
3	11	Dan Gurney	Eagle	1:06.64
4	9	Chris Amon	Ferrari	1:06.65
5	1	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:06.73
6	2	Denny Hulme	Brabham	1:07.45
7	18	Moisés Solana	Lotus	1:07.88
8	4	Jochen Rindt	Cooper	1:07.99
9	14	Bruce McLaren	McLaren	1:08.05
10	7	Jackie Stewart	BRM	1:08.09
11	3	John Surtees	Honda	1:08.13
12	15	Jo Siffert	Cooper	1:08.25
13	8	Mike Spence	BRM	1:09.01
14	17	Chris Irwin	BRM	1:09.64
15	16	Jo Bonnier	Cooper	1:09.78
16	21	Jacky Ickx	Cooper	1:09.94
17	19	Guy Ligier	Brabham	1:11.32
18	22	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:12.05

What happened in the 1967 United States Grand Prix?

Hill led the opening stages, with Clark and Gurney close behind. Gurney retired with suspension trouble, and Amon emerged as the strongest challenger to Lotus. Hill’s clutch and gear-selection problems allowed Clark through and repeatedly gave Amon opportunities before the Ferrari retired with oil-related engine trouble.

Clark then suffered a rear-suspension support failure with only a few laps remaining. He slowed dramatically to protect the car, allowing Hill to close, but reached the finish six seconds ahead of his team-mate.

Hulme finished third despite running short of fuel, followed by Siffert, Brabham and Bonnier. Lotus had finally converted its speed into a one-two, while the drivers’ title remained a contest between the two Brabham team-mates.

After the race, Denny Hulme headed the drivers’ standings with 47 points, followed by Jack Brabham on 42. Brabham – Repco led the constructors’ table on 61, with Lotus – Ford on 35.

1967 United States Grand Prix race results

The 1967 United States Grand Prix was held on 1 October 1967, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	5	Jim Clark	Lotus	108	2:03:13.2	9
2	6	Graham Hill	Lotus	108	+ 6.3	6
3	2	Denny Hulme	Brabham	107	+ 1 Lap	4
4	15	Jo Siffert	Cooper	106	+ 2 Laps	3
5	1	Jack Brabham	Brabham	104	+ 4 Laps	2
6	16	Jo Bonnier	Cooper	101	+ 7 Laps	1
7	22	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	101	+ 7 Laps	0
Ret	3	John Surtees	Honda	96	Alternator	0
Ret	9	Chris Amon	Ferrari	95	Engine	0
Ret	7	Jackie Stewart	BRM	72	Injection	0
Ret	21	Jacky Ickx	Cooper	45	Overheating	0
Ret	19	Guy Ligier	Brabham	43	Engine	0
Ret	17	Chris Irwin	BRM	41	Engine	0
Ret	8	Mike Spence	BRM	35	Engine	0
Ret	4	Jochen Rindt	Cooper	33	Engine	0
Ret	11	Dan Gurney	Eagle	24	Suspension	0
Ret	14	Bruce McLaren	McLaren	16	Water Leak	0
Ret	18	Moisés Solana	Lotus	7	Ignition	0

1967 United States Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time
1	6	Graham Hill	Lotus	81	1:06.000

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 United States Grand Prix.

1967 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Denny Hulme	New Zealander	Brabham	47
2	Jack Brabham	Australian	Brabham	42
3	Jim Clark	British	Lotus / Lotus / Lotus	32
4	Chris Amon	New Zealander	Ferrari	20
5	John Surtees	British	Honda	17
6	Graham Hill	British	Lotus / Lotus	15
7	Pedro Rodríguez	Mexican	Cooper	14
8	Dan Gurney	American	Eagle / Eagle	13
9	Jackie Stewart	British	BRM	10
10	Mike Spence	British	BRM	7
11	John Love	Rhodesian	Cooper	6
12	Jo Siffert	Swiss	Cooper	6
13	Jochen Rindt	Austrian	Cooper	6
14	Bruce McLaren	New Zealander	McLaren / Eagle	3
15	Jo Bonnier	Swedish	Cooper	3
16	Chris Irwin	British	Lotus / BRM	2
17	Bob Anderson	British	Brabham	2
18	Mike Parkes	British	Ferrari	2
19	Jacky Ickx	Belgian	Matra / Cooper	1
20	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Italian	Ferrari / Eagle	1
21	Guy Ligier	French	Cooper / Brabham	1
–	Jackie Oliver	British	Lotus	0
–	Alan Rees	British	Cooper / Brabham	0
–	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	French	Matra / McLaren	0
–	David Hobbs	British	BRM / Lola	0
–	Richard Attwood	British	Cooper	0
–	Mike Fisher	American	Lotus	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
–	Giancarlo Baghetti	Italian	Lotus	0
–	Eppie Wietzes	Canadian	Lotus	0
–	Brian Hart	British	Protos	0
–	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	French	Matra	0
–	Silvio Moser	Swiss	Cooper	0
–	Al Pease	Canadian	Eagle	0
–	Hubert Hahne	German	Lola	0
–	Moisés Solana	Mexican	Lotus	0
–	Kurt Ahrens	German	Protos	0
–	Jo Schlesser	French	Matra	0

1967 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Brabham – Repco	61
2	Lotus – Ford	35
3	Cooper – Maserati	27
4	Ferrari	20
5	Honda	17
6	BRM	15
7	Eagle – Weslake	13
8	Lotus – BRM	6
9	Cooper – Climax	6
10	McLaren – BRM	3
11	Brabham – Climax	2
—	Matra – Ford	0
—	Lola – BMW	0
—	LDS – Climax	0
—	Eagle – Climax	0
—	Lotus – Climax	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