1967 1000km of Spa-Francorchamps

The 1967 1000km of Spa-Francorchamps was the second round of the 1967 World Sportscar Championship. The race was held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on 1st May 1967.
Peter Quinn won the race with Ford, ahead of Alain Bisset and Peter Westland. With this, Ford extended their lead in the Championship ahead of Ferrari.
== Background ==
Following a poor result in Monza, Ferrari entered five cars into this event whilst Ford entered just two cars. 
== Race Summary ==
The Ford of Peter Quinn took pole, with Andreas Schulz starting from second. Schulz immediately took the lead of the race at the start but could not hold off Quinn's faster Ford and was passed by the end of the first lap. 
Rick Jones was running behind Peter Westland when he ran wide at Le Carriere, hitting a ditch, before flipping several times. Help did not reach Jones' smashed Ferrari for several minutes and he could not be saved in time. 
The race continued and most drivers, including race leader Quinn, crashed at some point, turning the event into a race of attrition. Andreas Schulz was leading after Quinn's mistake when he hit a barrier at Blanchimont which ended his race. 
Eventually the race was red-flagged and Jean Nguyen was declared the de-facto winner of the Under 2000cc class due to the other entrants crashing out, despite Nguyen lapping several seconds off the pace in his slower Alfa Romeo car. Quinn was declared the winner of the top class and Ford extended their lead in the Championship, whilst Alfa Romeo took the lead in the Under 2000cc class. 
== Classification ==
Group 	# 	Name 	Team 	Points
>2000cc	1 	Peter Quinn 	Ford 	9
>2000cc	2 	Alain Bisset 	Ferrari 	6
>2000cc	3 	Peter Westland 	Ford 	4
>2000cc	Ret	William Parker 	Ferrari 	
>2000cc	Ret	Andreas Schulz 	Ferrari 	
>2000cc	Ret	Arne Langland 	Ferrari 	
>2000cc	Ret	Rick Jones 	Ferrari 	
<2000cc	1 	Jean Nguyen 	Alfa Romeo	9
<2000cc	Ret	John Smith 	Chevrolet 	
<2000cc	Ret	Vittorio Di Russo	Porsche 	
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