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| - Colors = id:canvas value:rgb(0.937,0.937,0.937) id:linemark value:gray(0.8) id:linemark2 value:gray(0.9) BackgroundColors = canvas:canvas PlotData = mark:(line,linemark) from:start till:1 color:yellow shift:(20, -5) text:Lorenzo Bandini (Lap 1) from:1 till:6 color:orange shift:(20,-5) text:Denny Hulme (Laps 2-6) from:6 till:14 color:purple shift:(20,-5) text:Jackie Stewart (Laps 7-14) from:14 till:end color:orange shift:(20,-5) text:Denny Hulme (Laps 15-100)
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| - Colors = id:canvas value:rgb(0.937,0.937,0.937) id:linemark value:gray(0.8) id:linemark2 value:gray(0.9) BackgroundColors = canvas:canvas PlotData = mark:(line,linemark) from:start till:1 color:yellow shift:(20, -5) text:Lorenzo Bandini (Lap 1) from:1 till:6 color:orange shift:(20,-5) text:Denny Hulme (Laps 2-6) from:6 till:14 color:purple shift:(20,-5) text:Jackie Stewart (Laps 7-14) from:14 till:end color:orange shift:(20,-5) text:Denny Hulme (Laps 15-100) The 1967 Monaco Grand Prix, officially known as the XXV Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco, was the second round of the 1967 FIA Formula One World Championship, held on the Circuit de Monaco on the 7th of May, 1967. The race would go down as a dark day in F1 history, for a horrific accident on the harbour front claimed the life of Ferrari lead driver Lorenzo Bandini. It had been a strong run in practice/qualifying for the Italian racer in the scarlet car, as Bandini claimed second on the grid behind the defending World Champion Jack Brabham. John Surtees and Denny Hulme shared row two, while it was an all Scottish affair on row three as Jim Clark and Jackie Stewart lined up together. Bandini was straight into the lead of the race when the flag dropped, aided by a spectacular engine failure for Brabham, which left the Australian stranded in the middle of the circuit. Fortunately, the pack managed to get past without issue, although Jo Siffert did pick up damage from avoiding action. Bandini's lead was short lived, as Hulme and Stewart went charging past on the third lap, just moments after Clark had gone off while challenging for the podium spots. Stewart and Hulme would then scrap for a few laps before the Scot escaped, although he would have his race cut short by a transmission failure. The race settled down with Bandini chasing down Hulme, while Clark picked his way back through the order to get into fourth, only for a suspension failure to end his race prematurely. The race then looked settled, the only change being when Bruce McLaren stopped with an electrical problem to promote Chris Amon, Bandini's teammate, onto the podium. Then, as Bandini came charging into the chicane on the 82nd lap the Ferrari snapped sideways and struck a mooring post, rolled and landed in the straw bales before self igniting. Rescue attempts were delayed as marshals took far too much time to put out the fire, with Bandini rushed straight to hospital, although the signs were not good. The race continued on in a rather subdued mood, with Amon losing second after a puncture meaning Graham Hill finished in second behind Hulme, who won for the first time. Amon claimed third ahead of McLaren, with the final points claimed by Pedro RodrÃguez and Mike Spence. Most of the F1 drivers would be en-route to Indianapolis for the Indianapolis 500 when news of Bandini's death broke on the Wednesday following the race. The Italian's death did, however, begin an ever increasing push for better safety with straw bales outlawed from racing while marshals were to receive proper fire safety training at Grand Prix events from that point onwards.
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