Английская Википедия:1967 French Grand Prix
Шаблон:Infobox Grand Prix race report
The 1967 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans on 2 July 1967. It was race 5 of 11 in both the 1967 World Championship of Drivers and the 1967 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was the first French Grand Prix to be held in Le Mans since the race in 1929, and Шаблон:As of is the only time the Bugatti Circuit has been used for the Grand Prix, though the circuit continues to host the French motorcycle Grand Prix.
The new Bugatti circuit used the main pit straight at Le Mans, which back in 1967 did not have the Dunlop Chicane, but then turned right at "La Chapelle" into an infield section comprising the third gear "Le Musée" left hander and the second gear "Garage Vert" corner which led onto the back straight, whose only distinctive feature was the "Chemin Aux Boeups" left hand kink (now a left-right chicane) some two-thirds along, before heading back to the pit straight via the "S Bleu" and "Raccordement" corners near the entrance to the pits.
The Bugatti circuit was seen as somewhat boring and was universally unpopular with both drivers and crowds, with only a reported 20,000 attending the race. Some of the drivers were reported to have privately wished the race was run on the full Шаблон:Convert long Circuit de la Sarthe, where the Шаблон:Convert Mulsanne Straight was Шаблон:Convert longer than the entire Bugatti circuit. At the time, circuit lengths of Шаблон:Convert or longer were common in Grand Prix racing, including the Шаблон:Convert Spa-Francorchamps used for the Belgian Grand Prix and the Шаблон:Convert Nürburgring used for the German Grand Prix, so many drivers felt that using the full 24 Hours circuit should have been considered as the venue by the Automobile Club de France.
Race report
Graham Hill was on pole and led away for the first lap until Jack Brabham took over. On lap 7 Jim Clark took the lead and Hill passed Brabham to make it a Lotus 1–2. Hill then retook the lead until his crown-wheel and pinion failed on lap 14. The same problem caused Clark's retirement from the lead on lap 23, leaving Brabham ahead of Dan Gurney, Chris Amon and Denny Hulme. On lap 41 a fuel line broke on Gurney's car, making it a Brabham 1-2 and Amon's throttle cable broke several laps later. Brabham drove home serenely to win his first race in eight Grands Prix by 49.5 seconds from teammate Hulme, and over a lap in front of the BRM of Jackie Stewart.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford | 1:36.2 | — |
| 2 | 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 1:36.3 | +0.1 |
| 3 | 9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Dan Gurney | Eagle-Weslake | 1:37.0 | +0.8 |
| 4 | 6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jim Clark | Lotus-Ford | 1:37.5 | +1.3 |
| 5 | 8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bruce McLaren | Eagle-Weslake | 1:37.6 | +1.4 |
| 6 | 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Denny Hulme | Brabham-Repco | 1:37.9 | +1.7 |
| 7 | 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Amon | Ferrari | 1:38.0 | +1.8 |
| 8 | 12 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Maserati | 1:38.9 | +2.7 |
| 9 | 15 | Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Irwin | BRM | 1:39.4 | +3.2 |
| 10 | 10 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jackie Stewart | BRM | 1:39.6 | +3.4 |
| 11 | 18 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati | 1:40.1 | +3.9 |
| 12 | 11 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mike Spence | BRM | 1:40.3 | +4.1 |
| 13 | 14 | Шаблон:Flagicon Pedro Rodríguez | Cooper-Maserati | 1:40.5 | +4.3 |
| 14 | 17 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Anderson | Brabham-Climax | 1:44.9 | +8.7 |
| 15 | 16 | Шаблон:Flagicon Guy Ligier | Cooper-Maserati | 1:45.2 | +9.0 |
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Race
Championship standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:1rightarrow blue.svg | 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Denny Hulme | 22 |
| Файл:1uparrow green.svg 4 | 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jack Brabham | 16 |
| Файл:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Pedro Rodríguez | 12 |
| Файл:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Amon | 11 |
| Файл:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jim Clark | 10 |
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- Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:1rightarrow blue.svg | 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Brabham-Repco | 27 |
| Файл:1rightarrow blue.svg | 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Cooper-Maserati | 17 |
| Файл:1uparrow green.svg 3 | 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon BRM | 11 |
| Файл:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ferrari | 11 |
| Файл:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Lotus-Ford | 10 |
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References
Шаблон:F1 race report Шаблон:F1GP 60-69
