| 1967 South African Grand Prix | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 2 January 1967 | ||
| Official name | 1st AA Grand Prix of South Africa | ||
| Location | Kyalami, Transvaal Province, South Africa | ||
| Course | Permanent race track | ||
| Course length | 4.094 km (2.544 miles) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 327.520 km (203.511 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Brabham-Repco | ||
| Time | 1:28.3 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Denny Hulme | Brabham-Repco | |
| Time | 1:29.9 on lap 3 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Cooper-Maserati | ||
| Second | Cooper-Climax | ||
| Third | Honda | ||
Lap leaders | |||
The1967 South African Grand Prix, formally the1st AA Grand Prix of South Africa (Afrikaans:Eerste AA Suid-Afrikaanse Grand Prix[1]), was aFormula One motor race held atKyalami on 2 January 1967. It was race 1 of 11 in both the1967 World Championship of Drivers and the1967 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 80-lap race was won by Cooper driverPedro Rodríguez after he started from fourth position.John Love finished second in a privately entered Cooper andHonda driverJohn Surtees came in third.
This was the first use of theKyalami circuit near Johannesburg in a World Championship Formula One race. There were some changes in the driver line-ups:John Surtees was driving forHonda,Graham Hill had switched toLotus, his place atBRM was taken byMike Spence andPedro Rodríguez was on trial forCooper.
Denny Hulme ledJack Brabham away from the start, but the Australian soon spun, handing second place to Surtees, but by lap 21 had managed to regain second. Further down the field, Rhodesian privateer racerJohn Love reached third place in a four-cylinder Cooper Climax. On lap 41, Brabham retired, followed byDan Gurney on lap 44. On lap 59, Hulme had to pit for more brake fluid, handing the lead to Love. Love's drive was halted as with just seven laps left he had to pit to take on more fuel, however it was later discovered that he'd had enough fuel to finish and instead had a misfire caused by electrical issues. Rodríguez took his first win in Formula One for Cooper from Love in second place and Surtees in third.[2][3]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 1:28.3 | — |
| 2 | 2 | Denny Hulme | Brabham-Repco | 1:28.9 | +0.6 |
| 3 | 7 |  Jim Clark | Lotus-BRM | 1:29.0 | +0.7 |
| 4 | 4 |  Pedro Rodríguez | Cooper-Maserati | 1:29.1 | +0.8 |
| 5 | 17 |  John Love | Cooper-Climax | 1:29.5 | +1.2 |
| 6 | 11 | John Surtees | Honda | 1:29.6 | +1.3 |
| 7 | 3 |  Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Maserati | 1:30.2 | +1.9 |
| 8 | 19 |  Dave Charlton | Brabham-Climax | 1:30.2 | +1.9 |
| 9 | 5 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 1:30.3 | +2.0 |
| 10 | 14 | Bob Anderson | Brabham-Climax | 1:30.6 | +2.3 |
| 11 | 9 |  Dan Gurney | Eagle-Climax | 1:30.7 | +2.4 |
| 12 | 15 |  Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Maserati | 1:31.8 | +3.5 |
| 13 | 6 | Mike Spence | BRM | 1:32.1 | +3.8 |
| 14 | 18 | Sam Tingle | LDS-Climax | 1:32.4 | +4.1 |
| 15 | 8 | Graham Hill | Lotus-BRM | 1:32.6 | +4.3 |
| 16 | 12 |  Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati | 1:32.8 | +4.5 |
| 17 | 20 | Luki Botha | Brabham-Climax | 1:33.1 | +4.8 |
| 18 | 16 | Piers Courage | Lotus-BRM | 1:33.8 | +5.5 |
| Source:[4] | |||||
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Pedro Rodríguez | Cooper-Maserati | 80 | 2:05:45.9 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 17 | John Love | Cooper-Climax | 80 | + 26.4 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | John Surtees | Honda | 79 | + 1 Lap | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Denny Hulme | Brabham-Repco | 78 | + 2 Laps | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 14 | Bob Anderson | Brabham-Climax | 78 | + 2 Laps | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 76 | + 4 Laps | 1 | 1 |
| NC | 19 | Dave Charlton | Brabham-Climax | 63 | + 17 Laps | 8 | |
| NC | 20 | Luki Botha | Brabham-Climax | 60 | + 20 Laps | 17 | |
| Ret | 18 | Sam Tingle | LDS-Climax | 56 | Accident | 14 | |
| Ret | 16 | Piers Courage | Lotus-BRM | 51 | Fuel System | 18 | |
| Ret | 9 | Dan Gurney | Eagle-Climax | 44 | Suspension | 11 | |
| Ret | 12 | Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati | 41 | Engine | 16 | |
| Ret | 3 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Maserati | 38 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 6 | Mike Spence | BRM | 31 | Oil Leak | 13 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Maserati | 30 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 7 | Jim Clark | Lotus-BRM | 22 | Engine | 3 | |
| Ret | 8 | Graham Hill | Lotus-BRM | 6 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 5 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 2 | Engine | 9 | |
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