1967 Formula 1.5 Season

The 1967 Formula 1.5 Season was the 18th season of the Formula 1.5 World Championship. John Surtees captured his second drivers' crown with 37 points. His team, Japanese marque, Honda, got their first taste of championship victory as this was their first drivers' or constructors' crown in F1.5. It'd also be their last until they took championship doubles in 2006 with Jenson Button. The Constructors' Championship would go to Cooper-Maserati with 59 points, in a return to the norm, as Cooper chassis's had now claimed five titles in seven seasons.

Eagle were the seasons pacesetters, continuing their strong form from the previous year where they were second only to Jim Clark and Team Lotus. Abhorrent reliability would severely hinder Dan Gurney's title hopes though, despite his fantastic pace. The Honda and Cooper teams both showed strong speed and consistency throughout the year, enough to prove themselves as the best all-round packages of the season, despite a qualy deficit to the flying Eagle. BRM had an average year, with the occasional heroics of Jackie Stewart and Mike Spence’s consistency being their main saving graces. Three cars being run, one by Reg Parnell, helped them stave off Honda and Eagle in the Constructors, but they seemed weakest on pace of the main teams. Last year's upstarts, McLaren, improved in their second campaign and were right up at the front at numerous races, despite only running part-time.

Heading into the final race, the points table looked like this: 1st: Rodríguez - 29pts, 2nd: Surtees - 28pts, 3rd: Spence - 23pts, 4th: Siffert - 20pts, 5th: Irwin - 20pts. The permutations were as follows: Irwin out of contention despite being in a strong position mid-season, admittedly could tie on points but would lose on countback. Siffert needed to win with neither Rodríguez nor Surtees scoring, no matter what Spence did in this scenario he’d lose. Spence needed to win with Rodríguez no higher than 5th, and Surtees no higher than 4th. Surtees would win out on countback if he and Rodríguez tied, so he just had to finish ahead of Pedro and in the top six. Rodríguez’s biggest threat was Surtees, whom he needed to beat if fighting for points. To beat Spence, finishing in the top 4 would completely cover off the BRM, and a finish in the top six would cover off Siffert.

In Mexico, Gurney grabbed his seventh pole of the eleven race season, with the title contenders second (Surtees), fourth (Siffert), fifth (Spence), and seventh (Rodríguez). From the early stages, Surtees looked strong, even more-so when Gurney dropped out on lap four with radiator problems. From there, the Honda man went on practically unchallenged, taking victory and his second championship, by a lap over Mike Spence's BRM. The man who'd lead in points all season long, Pedro Rodríguez, finished third, a result which while good, wouldn't be enough to stop him losing the world title at his home Grand Prix. The other mathematical contender, Jo Siffert, would be classified seventh and last, not to mention out of the points, after he retired late with an overheating car, coming to a halt six laps before the end of the scheduled race distance.

## Entries

\*Pink background denotes F2 entrants to the German Grand Prix

### Excluded teams

* Brabham Racing Organisation, Team Lotus, Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC

## Results & standings

### World Drivers' Championship standings

Points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first six finishers at each race. The best five results from the first six rounds and the best four from the last five were retained.

Legend: **Bold** = Pole Position; *Italics* = Fastest Lap; \* = Result was achieved by an F2 entry and therefore is ineligible for any typically awarded points, said points are awarded to the next placed F1.5 car, if there is one.

### International Cup for F1.5 Manufacturers standings

Points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first six finishers at each round, however only the best placed car from each manufacturer was eligible to score points. Only the best five results from the first six rounds and the best four from the last five were retained.

Legend: (Brackets) = Result/score did not count towards championship total