1967 Mexican Grand Prix
Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report The 1967 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca on 22 October 1967. It was race 11 of 11 in both the 1967 World Championship of Drivers and the 1967 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
For the first time in 8 years, two teammates went into the last race with a chance of winning the title. Denny Hulme on 47 points required a fourth-place finish to claim the drivers' title. Jack Brabham with 42 points needed to win the race and for Hulme to finish fifth or lower.
The race was won by over a minute by Jim Clark, driving for Lotus-Ford, despite not being able to use his clutch during almost the entire race.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> New Zealander Denny Hulme clinched his only World Championship by coming home third, earning the necessary points to edge out teammate and three-time World Champion Jack Brabham.
Classification
Qualifying
Race
Notes
- This was the only Formula One World Championship start for British driver Jonathan Williams.
- This was the second win of the Mexican Grand Prix by Jim Clark and Lotus, setting a new record.
- This was the tenth Grand Slam (pole position, fastest lap, Grand Prix win) for Jim Clark, breaking the old record set by Juan Manuel Fangio at the 1957 German Grand Prix.
Championship standings after the race
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- Drivers' Championship standings
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1 | Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme | 51 |
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2 | Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham | 46 (48) |
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3 | Template:Flagicon Jim Clark | 41 |
| File:1uparrow green.svg 1 | 4 | Template:Flagicon John Surtees | 20 |
| File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 5 | Template:Flagicon Chris Amon | 20 |
| Source: <ref name="Championship">Template:Cite web</ref> | |||
- Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points | |
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1 | Template:Flagicon Brabham-Repco | 63 (67) |
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2 | Template:Flagicon Lotus-Ford | 44 |
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3 | Template:Flagicon Cooper-Maserati | 28 |
| File:1uparrow green.svg 1 | 4 | Template:Flagicon Honda | 20 |
| File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 5 | Template:Flagicon Ferrari | 20 |
| Source: <ref name="Championship"/> | |||
- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 5 results from the first 6 rounds and the best 4 results from the last 5 rounds counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
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