1967 24 Hours of Le Mans

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The 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 35th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 10 and 11, 1967. It was also the seventh round of the World Sportscar Championship.

The Ford Mark IV was introduced with a low drag body. The surprise winners were Americans A. J. Foyt and Dan Gurney, for whom the roof had to be extended, as he was over 190cm tall. in the post-race celebration, Gurney started the now familiar tradition of spraying champagne.

When Dan Gurney won the 1967 race with co-driver A.J. Foyt, the two drivers mounted the victory stand and Gurney was handed a magnum of champagne. Looking down, he saw Ford CEO Henry Ford II, team owner Carroll Shelby and their wives, as well as several journalists who had predicted disaster for the high-profile duo. Gurney shook the bottle and sprayed everyone nearby, establishing a tradition reenacted in victory celebrations the world over for the past 40 years. Gurney, incidentally, autographed and gave the bottle of champagne to a LIFE magazine photographer, Flip Schulke, who used it as a lamp for many years. He recently returned the bottle to Gurney, who keeps it at his home in California.

[edit] Official Results

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
1	P +5.0	1	Shelby-American Inc.	Dan Gurney A. J. Foyt	Ford GT40 Mk.IV	Ford 7.0L V8	388
2	P 5.0	21	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Ludovico Scarfiotti Mike Parkes	Ferrari 330 P4	Ferrari 4.0L V12	384
3	P 5.0	24	Equipe Nationale Belge	Willy Mairesse Jean Blaton	Ferrari 330 P4	Ferrari 4.0L V12	377
4	P +5.0	2	Shelby-American Inc.	Bruce McLaren Mark Donohue	Ford GT40 Mk.IV	Ford 7.0L V8	359
5	P 2.0	41	Porsche System Engineering	Jo Siffert Hans Herrmann	Porsche 907/6L	Porsche 2.0L Flat-6	358
6	P 2.0	38	Porsche System Engineering	Rolf Stommelen Jochen Neerpasch	Porsche 910/6K	Porsche 2.0L Flat-6	351
7	S 2.0	37	Porsche System Engineering	Vic Elford Ben Pon	Porsche 906K Carrera 6	Porsche 2.0L Flat-6	327
8	S 2.0	66	Christian Poirot	Christian Poirot Gerhard Koch	Porsche 906 Carrera 6	Porsche 2.0L Flat-6	321
9	P 1.3	46	Société des Automobiles Alpine	Henri Grandsire José Rosinski	Alpine A210	Renault-Gordini 1.3L I4	321
10	P 1.3	49	Ecurie Savin-Calberson	André de Cortanze Alain LeGuellec	Alpine A210	Renault-Gordini 1.3L I4	318
11	GT 5.0	28	Scuderia Filipinetti	Dieter Spoerry Gianwirco Steinemann	Ferrari 275 GTB/C	Ferrari 3.3L V12	317
12	P 1.3	48	Ecurie Savin-Calberson	Roger Delageneste Jacques Cheinisse	Alpine A210	Renault-Gordini 1.3L I4	311
13	P 1.6	45	Société des Automobiles Alpine	Mauro Bianchi Jean Vinatier	Alpine A210	Renault-Gordini 1.5L I4	311
14	GT 2.0	42	Auguste Veuillet	Robert Buchet Herbert Linge	Porsche 911S	Porsche 2.0L Flat-6	308
15	P 1.3	51	Donald Healey Motor Company	Clive Baker Andrew Hedges	Austin-Healey Sprite Le Mans	BMC 1.3L I4	289
16	P 1.3	64	Ecurie du Maine	Marcel Martin Jean Mesange	Abarth 1300OT	Fiat 1.3L I4	262

[edit] Did Not Finish

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
17	P 5.0	19	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Günther Klass Peter Sutcliffe	Ferrari 330 P4	Ferrari 4.0L V12	296
18	P +5.0	57	Shelby-American Inc.	Ronnie Bucknum Paul Hawkins	Ford GT40 Mk.IIB	Ford 7.0L V8	271
19	P +5.0	7	Chaparral Cars Inc.	Phil Hill Mike Spence	Chaparral 2F	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	225
20	P 1.3	47	Société des Automobiles Alpine	Jean-Claude Andruet Robert Bouharde	Alpine A210	Renault-Gordini 1.3L I4	219
21	P 5.0	23	Maranello Concessionaires	Richard Attwood Piers Courage	Ferrari 412P	Ferrari 4.0L V12	208
22	P 1.15	56	Ecurie Savin-Calberson	Gerard Larrousse Patrick Depailler	Alpine A210	Renault-Gordini 1.0L I4	204
23	P 1.15	55	North American Racing Team (NART)	Jean-Luc Thérier Francois Chevalier	Alpine M64	Renault-Gordini 1.0L I4	201
24	P +5.0	3	Holman & Moody	Mario Andretti Lucien Bianchi	Ford GT40 Mk.IV	Ford 7.0L V8	188
25	P +5.0	6	Holman & Moody Ford France S.A.	Jo Schlesser Guy Ligier	Ford GT40 Mk.IIB	Ford 7.0L V8	183
26	S 5.0	16	Ford France S.A.	Pierre Dumay Henri Greder	Ford GT40 Mk.I	Ford 4.7L V8	179
27	P +5.0	5	Holman & Moody	Roger McCluskey Frank Gardner	Ford GT40 Mk.IIB	Ford 7.0L V8	179
28	GT +5.0	9	Dana Chevrolet Inc.	Bob Bondurant Dick Guldstrand	Chevrolet Corvette	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	167
29	P 2.0	29	Equipe Matra Sports	Jean-Pierre Beltoise Johnny Servoz-Gavin	Matra MS630	BRM 2.0L V8	155
30	P 5.0	25	North American Racing Team (NART)	Pedro Rodriguez Giancarlo Baghetti	Ferrari 412P	Ferrari 4.0L V12	144
31	GT 2.0	67	Pierre Boutin	Pierre Boutin Patrice Sanson	Porsche 911S	Porsche 2.0L Flat-6	134
32	GT 2.0	60	Philippe Farjon	Philippe Farjon André Wicky	Porsche 911S	Porsche 2.0L Flat-6	126
33	S 5.0	18	Scuderia Filipinetti	Umberto Maglioli Mario Casoni	Ford GT40 Mk.I	Ford 4.7L V8	116
34	P 5.0	20	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Chris Amon Nino Vaccarella	Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder	Ferrari 4.0L V12	105
35	P 2.0	40	Porsche System Engineering	Gerhard Mitter Jochen Rindt	Porsche 907/6L	Porsche 2.0L Flat-6	103
36	P +5.0	8	Chaparral Cars Inc.	Bob Johnson Bruce Jennings	Chaparral 2F	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	91
37	P 5.0	22	Scuderia Filipinetti	Jean Guichet Herbert Müller	Ferrari 412P	Ferrari 4.0L V12	88
38	P +5.0	4	Holman & Moody	Denis Hulme Lloyd Ruby	Ford GT40 Mk.IV	Ford 7.0L V8	86
39	P 2.0	39	Porsche System Engineering	Udo Schütz Joe Buzzetta	Porsche 910/6L	Porsche 2.0L Flat-6	84
40	P 1.15	58	Société des Automobiles Alpine	Philippe Vidal Leo Cella	Alpine A210	Renault-Gordini 1.0L I4	67
41	P +5.0	14	John Wyer Automotive Engineering	David Piper Richard Thompson	Mirage M1 (Ford GT40 Lightweight)	Ford 5.7L V8	59
42	GT 5.0	17	Claude Dubois	Claude Dubois Chris Tuerlinckx	Ford-Shelby Mustang GT350	Ford 4.7L V8	58
43	P 2.0	30	Equipe Matra Sports	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Henri Pescarolo	Matra MS630	BRM 2.0L V8	55
44	P 1.6	44	Team Elite	David Preston John Wagstaff	Lotus Europa Mk.47	Ford Cosworth 1.6L I4	42
45	P 1.15	53	S.E.C. Automobiles CD	André Guilhaudin Alain Bertaut	CD SP66C	Peugeot 1.1L I4	35
46	P 5.0	26	North American Racing Team (NART)	Ricardo Rodriguez Chuck Parsons	Ferrari 365 P2	Ferrari 4.4L V12	30
47	P +5.0	15	John Wyer Automotive Engineering	Jacky Ickx Brian Muir	Mirage M1 (Ford GT40 Lightweight)	Ford 5.7L V8	29
48	P 1.15	52	S.E.C. Automobiles CD	Dennis Dayan Claude Ballot-Léna	CD SP66C	Peugeot 1.1L I4	25
49	P +5.0	12	Lola Cars Ltd. / Team Surtees	Peter de Klerk Chris Irwin	Lola T70 Mk.III	Aston Martin 5.0L V8	25
50	S 5.0	62	John Wyer Automotive Engineering / Viscount Downe	Mike Salmon Brian Redman	Ford GT40 Mk.I	Ford 4.7L V8	20
51	P 1.15	54	Roger Nathan Racing Ltd.	Roger Nathan Mike Beckwith	Costin Nathan	Hillman 1.0L I4	15
52	P 1.3	50	Marcos Racing Ltd.	Chris J. Lawrence Jem Marsh	Marcos Mini Marcos GT	BMC 1.3L I4	13
53	P +5.0	11	Lola Cars Ltd. / Team Surtees	John Surtees David Hobbs	Lola T70 Mk.III	Aston Martin 5.0L V8	3
54	GT 2.0	43	"Franc"	Jacques Dewes Anton Fischhaber	Porsche 911S	Porsche 2.0L Flat-6	2

[edit] Statistics

• Pole Position - #2 Shelby-American Inc. - 3:24.4
• Fastest Lap - #4 Holman & Moody / #3 Holman & Moody - 3:23.6 (tie)
• Distance - 5232.9km
• Average Speed - 218.038km/h

[edit] Trophy Winners

• Index of Performance - #41 Porsche System Engineering
• Index of Thermal Efficiency - #1 Shelby-American Inc.