1967 Spring Cup
| 1967 Daily Express Spring Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1967 Formula One season | |||
| File:Oulton Park.svg | |||
| Race details[1] | |||
| Date | 15 April 1967 | ||
| Official name | I Daily Express Spring Cup | ||
| Location | Oulton Park | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.442 km (2.76 miles) | ||
| Distance | 2 x 10 (heats) & 1 x 30 (final) laps, 2 x 44.4 & 1 x 133.3 km (2 x 27.6 & 1 x 82.8 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | BRM | ||
| Time | 1:32.2 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Australia Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | |
| Time | 1:32.4 (heat 1) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Brabham-Repco | ||
| Second | Brabham-Repco | ||
| Third | Honda | ||
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The 1st Daily Express Spring Cup was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 15 April 1967 at Oulton Park circuit in Cheshire, UK. The race was run over two heats of 10 laps of the circuit, then a final of 30 laps, and was won overall by Jack Brabham in a Brabham-Repco BT20. The race was organised by the Mid-Cheshire Motor Racing Club in order to raise funds for the Grand Prix Medical Unit, inaugurated by BRM chairman Louis Stanley as an indirect result of Jackie Stewart's accident at the 1966 Belgian Grand Prix. All prize money, start money and gate money were donated to the fund. The grid positions for the first heat were decided by a qualifying session, and the grid for the second heat was determined by the finishing order of the first heat. Similarly, the finishing order for the second heat decided the grid order for the final.[2] Jackie Stewart qualified his BRM in pole position for the first heat. Brabham driver Denny Hulme won both heats and Jack Brabham won the final, with Brabham and Hulme sharing fastest lap in the final. Brabham took fastest lap in the first heat, and Hulme shared fastest lap with BRM's Mike Spence in the second heat.
Results
Heat 1
| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | New Zealand Denny Hulme | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Repco | 15:44.4 | 2 |
| 2 | 7 | United Kingdom John Surtees | Honda R & D Co. | Honda | + 13.4 s | 3 |
| 3 | 4 | United Kingdom Mike Spence | BRM | BRM | + 18.8 s | 5 |
| 4 | 11 | United Kingdom Graham Hill | Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth | + 18.8 s | 8 |
| 5 | 14 | New Zealand Bruce McLaren | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd | McLaren-BRM | + 26.0 s | 6 |
| 6 | 12 | United Kingdom Jackie Oliver | Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth | + 30.4 s | 9 |
| 7 | 5 | United Kingdom Piers Courage | Reg Parnell (Racing) | Lotus-BRM | + 50.2 s | 10 |
| 8 (Ret) | 1 | Australia Jack Brabham | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Repco | 7 laps, ignition fault | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | United Kingdom Jackie Stewart | BRM | BRM | 6 laps | 1 |
| DNF | 6 | United Kingdom Bob Anderson | DW Racing Enterprises | Brabham-Climax | 3 laps, broken exhaust | 7 |
Source:[3]
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Heat 2
| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | New Zealand Denny Hulme | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Repco | 15:57.2 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | United Kingdom John Surtees | Honda R & D Co. | Honda | + 4.8 s | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | Australia Jack Brabham | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Repco | + 23.6 s | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | United Kingdom Jackie Stewart | BRM | BRM | + 23.8 s | 9 |
| 5 | 14 | New Zealand Bruce McLaren | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd | McLaren-BRM | + 28.2 s | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | United Kingdom Mike Spence | BRM | BRM | + 32.4 s | 3 |
| 7 | 12 | United Kingdom Jackie Oliver | Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth | + 33.4 s | 6 |
| 8 | 5 | United Kingdom Piers Courage | Reg Parnell (Racing) | Lotus-BRM | 9 laps | 7 |
| 9 | 6 | United Kingdom Bob Anderson | DW Racing Enterprises | Brabham-Climax | 8 laps | 10 |
| DNF | 11 | United Kingdom Graham Hill | Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth | 4 laps, oil leak | 4 |
Source:[4]
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Final
| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Australia Jack Brabham | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Repco | 47:21.4 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | New Zealand Denny Hulme | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Repco | + 0.4 s | 1 |
| 3 | 7 | United Kingdom John Surtees | Honda R & D Co. | Honda | 30 laps | 2 |
| 4 | 12 | United Kingdom Jackie Oliver | Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth | 30 laps | 7 |
| 5 | 14 | New Zealand Bruce McLaren | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd | McLaren-BRM | 29 laps | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | United Kingdom Mike Spence | BRM | BRM | 29 laps | 6 |
| 7 | 6 | United Kingdom Bob Anderson | DW Racing Enterprises | Brabham-Climax | 29 laps | 9 |
| 8 | 11 | United Kingdom Graham Hill | Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth | 29 laps | 10 |
| DNF | 3 | United Kingdom Jackie Stewart | BRM | BRM | 12 laps, accident | 4 |
| DNF | 5 | United Kingdom Piers Courage | Reg Parnell (Racing) | Lotus-BRM | 9 laps, piston | 8 |
References
- ↑ "1967 Spring Cup". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ↑ Jenkinson, Denis (May 1967). "International Sprint Cup Meeting". Motor Sport. XLIII (5): 380–381. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ↑ "1967 Sprint Cup – Heat 1 Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ↑ "1967 Sprint Cup – Heat 2 Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ↑ "1967 Oulton Park Spring Trophy". Motor Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ↑ "1967 Sprint Cup – Final Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 1 March 2024.