Pit Lane F1
1967 Season - Round 1 - 1967-01-02
Pedro RodrĂguez won the 1967 South African Grand Prix for Cooper-Maserati, with John Love (Cooper-Climax) second and John Surtees (Honda) third. The win came from P4 on the grid.
Luki Botha (Brabham-Climax) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P17 on the grid to P8 at the flag â a 9-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 12 drivers failing to finish.
18 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1967 South African Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro RodrĂguez | Cooper-Maserati | 4 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | John Love | Cooper-Climax | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | John Surtees | Honda | 6 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Denny Hulme |
| Brabham-Repco |
| 2 |
| +2 Laps |
| 3 |
| 5 | Bob Anderson | Brabham-Climax | 10 | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 1 | +4 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Dave Charlton | Brabham-Climax | 8 | Not classified | 0 |
| 8 | Luki Botha | Brabham-Climax | 17 | Not classified | 0 |
| 9 | Sam Tingle | LDS-Climax | 14 | Accident | 0 |
| 10 | Piers Courage | Lotus-BRM | 18 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 11 | Dan Gurney | Eagle-Climax | 11 | Suspension | 0 |
| 12 | Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Maserati | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Mike Spence | BRM | 13 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 15 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Maserati | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Jim Clark | Lotus-BRM | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Graham Hill | Lotus-BRM | 15 | Accident | 0 |
| 18 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 9 | Engine | 0 |
