- 1967 French Grand Prix
The 1967 French Grand Prix was a
Formula One race held at theBugatti Circuit ,Le Mans onJuly 2 ,1967 .Race report
The new Bugatti circuit used the main pit straight at Le Mans, but then used an infield section comprising several second and third gear corners, which was universally unpopular with both drivers and crowds.
Graham Hill was on pole and led away for the first lap untilJack Brabham took over. On lap 7Jim Clark took the lead and Hill passed Brabham to make it aLotus 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 ofDan Gurney ,Chris Amon andDenny 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 and justify his position as reigning World Champion.Classification
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Pole position : Graham Hill - 1:36.2
*Fastest LReferences
*cite web | title = The Official Formula 1 website | url = http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1967/571/ | accessdate = 2008-01-16
F1 race report
Name_of_race =French Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1967
Previous_race_in_season =1967 Belgian Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season =1967 British Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race =1966 French Grand Prix
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