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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.

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

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

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

Trophy Winners

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

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