Full Throttle

Monza 1967: The 1967 season was known as the “Return to Power”. This was because engine capacity had been increased from a paltry 1.5 litres to 3 litres.

It was also the last year we would see F1 cars unadorned by wings and racing in their national colors.

It was also the year the Ford Cosworth DVF engine was built for Lotus. Introduced in the Dutch GP, it started an incredible revolution in Formula One.

Although winning first time out in Holland, it was too unreliable for Clark or G. Hill to mount a serious bid for the title. The 1960’s were a dangerous time and already that year Lorenzo Bandini had died from injuries sustained in a crash at Monaco.

By the time, the F1 circus arrived at Monza, Denny Hulme was leading the championship by 3 points from his team mate Jack Brabham. Jim Clark was some 20 points behind Denny.

The eventual winner was the Honda V-12 of John Surtees. It was the marquee’s second win, the first being the 1965 Mexican GP won by Richie Ginther.

Still popular in Italy due to his years with MV Agusta, the crowd went wild when John pulled off a win with the new car.

Monza 1967 Formula One Race 1967-09-10

POS DRIVER TEAM TIME GRID POI/RET
1 John Surtees Honda 1:43:45.000 9 9.00
2 Jack Brabham Brabham -00:00.200 2 6.00
3 Jim Clark [Fastest Lap 1:28.500] Lotus -00:23.100 1 4.00
4 Jochen Rindt Cooper -00:56.600 11 3.00
5 Mike Spence BRM -1 lap 12 2.00
6 Jacky Ickx Cooper -2 laps 15 1.00
7 Chris Amon Ferrari -4 laps 4 —–
8 Graham Hill Lotus 59 laps 8 engine
9 Giancarlo Baghetti Lotus 51 laps 17 engine
10 Jo Siffert Cooper 51 laps 13 accident
11 Bruce McLaren McLaren 47 laps 3 engine
12 Jo Bonnier Cooper 47 laps 6 Overheating
13 Jackie Stewart BRM 46 laps 7 engine
14 Denny Hulme Brabham 31 laps 6 Overheating
15 Guy Ligier Brabham 27 laps 18 valves
16 Chris Irwin BRM 17 laps 16 Fuel Injection
17 Ludovico Scarfiotti Eagle 6 laps 10 engine
18 Dan Gurney Eagle 5 laps 5 engine