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| - It was a return to form in qualifying for Jim Clark, the Scot finally managing to defeat Dan Gurney who had dominated the previous two races. He would line up on pole with the New Yorker sharing the front row, and it would be the Scot that blasted into the lead off the line, leaving Gurney to fight with John Surtees. As they roared away, Bruce McLaren dropped out of contention early on after a first lap spin. Clark was able to sprint away during the opening laps, while Gurney was prevented from challenging for the lead by Surtees, until the Ferrari suffered an oil pipe failure. Graham Hill was also a victim of Surtees' failure, spinning on the oil while running in fourth, having already overturned a lowly sixth place grid slot. The BRM lead driver would have to battle up from the middle of the pack, as Gurney began to hunt down the race leader. As Hill picked his way through the order to get back into fourth by half distance, Gurney was slowly drawing in the Scot although the green-gold Lotus 25 remained tantalisingly out of reach. That was, until the Climax engine in the back of Clark's car failed in a cloud of smoke, handing the lead to Gurney. His only challenger would be team mate Jack Brabham, who would soon fail to keep the charging Hill at bay a few laps later. Once clear of the Australian team owner, Hill went charging after Gurney, but his challenge never materialised meaning the New Yorker could claim the first win for Brabham-Climax. Hill and Brabham finished less than a second apart, the Aussie preventing the Englishman from running at full pace, while Peter Arundell, Richie Ginther and McLaren rounded out the scorers.
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