1967 World Sportscar Championship


The 1967 World Sportscar Championship season were the 15th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship racing. It featured the International Championship for Sports-Prototypes and the International Championship for Sports Cars. The former was open to Group 6 Sports-Prototypes and the latter to Group 4 Sports Cars. The season ran from 4 February 1967 to 3 September 1967 and comprised 14 races in total.
This was the last championship season to include a hill climb event, due to safety concerns. Also, growing speed at Le Mans caused a controversial CSI decision to limit the engine capacity of Group 6 Sports-Prototypes to 3 litres, beginning in 1968.

Schedule

Although the season was composed of 14 races, not all races counted as rounds for both championships and each class did not compete in all events. Some events also included classes for GT cars and Touring Cars although these cars were not eligible to score championship points.
ICSP RdICSC
Div 1 Rd
ICSC
Div 2 Rd
ICSC
Div 3 Rd
RaceCircuit or LocationCompetitorsDate
1-11 24 Hours of DaytonaDaytona International SpeedwayAll4 February
5 February
2-22 12 Hours of SebringSebring International RacewayAll1 April
3-33 1000km MonzaAutodromo Nazionale MonzaAll25 April
4-44 1000km SpaCircuit de Spa-FrancorchampsAll1 May
5-55 Targa FlorioCircuito Piccolo delle MadonieAll14 May
6166 1000km NürburgringNürburgringAll28 May
7-77 24 Hours of Le MansCircuit de la SartheAll10 June
11 June
-2-- Sports Car Grand PrixHockenheimringSports/GT9 July
-38- Mugello 500 kmMugello CircuitAll23 July
8-98 BOAC 500 Brands HatchProto/Sports30 July
-4-- Coppa Citta di EnnaAutodromo di PergusaProto/Sports6 August
-5109 Sports Car Grand Prix ÖsterrichZeltweg AirfieldSports20 August
-61110 Swiss Mountain Grand PrixVillars-sur-OllonAll27 August
-7-- 500 km NürburgringNürburgringAll3 September

Races

RaceCircuitPrototype Winning TeamSportscar Winning TeamGT Winning TeamResults
RaceCircuitPrototype Winning DriversSportscar Winning DriversGT Winning DriversResults
1Daytona #23 SpA Ferrari SEFAC #11 J.W. Automotive #54 Jack RyanResults
1Daytona Lorenzo Bandini
Chris Amon
Dick Thompson
Jacky Ickx
Jack Ryan
Bill Bencker
Results
2Sebring #1 Ford Motor Co. #19 Scuderia Brescia Corse #46 Robert KirbyResults
2Sebring Mario Andretti
Bruce McLaren
Nino Vaccarella
Umberto Maglioli
Robert Kirby
Alan Johnson
Results
3Monza #3 SpA Ferrari SEFAC #33 Ford France Paul VesteyResults
3Monza Lorenzo Bandini
Chris Amon
Jo Schlesser
Guy Ligier
Paul Vestey
Carlos Gaspar
Results
4Spa #6 J.W. Automotive #41 Dawnay Racing #71 British Motor Co.Results
4Spa Dick Thompson
Jacky Ickx
Jackie Oliver
Mike Salmon
Roger Enever
Alec Poole
Results
5Piccolo delle Madonie #184 Porsche System Eng. #130 Ford France S.A. #46 Porsche System Eng.Results
5Piccolo delle Madonie Rolf Stommelen
Paul Hawkins
Jean-Michel Giorgi
Henri Greder
Bernard Cahier
Jean-Claude Killy
Results
6Nürburgring #17 Porsche System Eng. #70 Scuderia Lufthansa #75 IGFAResults
6Nürburgring Udo Schütz
Joe Buzzetta
Hans-Dieter Dechent
Robert Huhn
Helmut Kelleners
Jürgen Neuhaus
Results
7La Sarthe #1 Shelby-American Inc. #37 Porsche System Eng. #28 Scuderia FilipinettiResults
7La Sarthe Dan Gurney
A. J. Foyt
Vic Elford
Ben Pon
Rico Steinemann
Dieter Spoerry
Results
8HockenheimringDid Not Participate #3 Abarth #29 "Jean-Pierre"Results
8Hockenheimring Toine Hezemans "Jean-Pierre"Results
9Mugello #1 Porsche System #63 No Team Name #133 No Team NameResults
9Mugello Gerhard Mitter
Udo Schütz
Leo Cella
Giampiero Biscaldi
Luigi Cabella
Giovanni Marini
Results
10Brands Hatch #1 Chaparral Cars Inc. #72 A.G. Dean Racing Ltd.Did Not ParticipateResults
10Brands Hatch Phil Hill
Mike Spence
Tony Dean
Ben Pon
Results
11Pergusa #62 No Team Name #80 Scuderia Brescia CorseDid Not ParticipateResults
11Pergusa Dieter Spoerry Nino VaccarellaResults
12ZeltwegDid Not Participate #5 Paul HawkinsDid Not ParticipateResults
12Zeltweg Paul HawkinsResults
13Villars-sur-Ollon #196 Porsche System #160 OASCDid Not ParticipateResults
13Villars-sur-Ollon Gerhard Mitter Rudi LinsResults
14Nürburgring #2 Alpine #42 Abarth #58 Motor Racing StablesResults
14Nürburgring Roger Delageneste Ernst Furtmayer Tetsu IkuzawaResults

Results

Manufacturers' Championship

All championships scored points to the top six competitors in each class, in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1. Only the best five finishes counted towards the championship, with skipped points marked in parentheses.
Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest finishing car, but other finishers from the same manufacturer could prevent competitors from scoring points. For example, at Daytona, Ferrari scored a 1-2-3 result with 9 points awarded in the P+2.0 category, followed by two 2000cc Porsche prototypes which received 3 points, and the 6th-best prototype, a Ford Mk.II in 7th overall, collected a single point.

Prototypes over 2000 cc

This championship was for all Prototype class cars over 2000 cc.
Controversy arose about the Mirage of John Wyer, which had won at Spa. As it was a modified Ford GT40 with Ford engines, Ford argued that it should count towards Ford's tally. As the CSI declined and Ford had no realistic chances to defend the championship without those points, Ford concentrated the solely on Le Mans and did not send its prototypes to the Nurburgring or Brands Hatch events.
PosManufacturerRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Total
1 Ferrari9946634
2 Porsche4469932
3 Ford1912922
4= Mirage99
4= Chaparral99
6 Lola33
7 Alfa Romeo22

Prototypes under 2000 cc

This championship was for all Prototype class cars under 2000 cc.
PosManufacturerRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Total
1 Porsche9999945
2 Lotus99
3 Alfa Romeo437
4= Alpine246
4= Chevron246
6 Ferrari44

International Championship for Sports Cars

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 for the first six positions in each relevant division at each race except for the Swiss Mountain Grand Prix at which half points were awarded. Only the highest placed car from each manufacturer in each division was eligible to score points for its manufacturer. Not all race results could be counted towards the championship totals and discarded points are shown within brackets in the table below.
Pos.ManufacturerDaySebMonSpaTarNurLeMHocMugBraPerZelVilNurTotal
Division I
1Abarth-------99-99945
2Diva-----9-------312
3Austin-Healey--------4-----4
4Saab------------1-1
5Triumph------------0.5-0.5
Division II
1Porsche-99--99-99-9-63
2Alfa Romeo-----6--3-----9
3Lotus------------0.5-0.5
Division III
1Ford999999------54
2Ferrari4-4--3---9-44.5-28.5
3Shelby------------3-6
Austin-Healey----6---------6