| rdfs:comment | - 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:25 color:black shift:(20,-5) text:Jim Clark (Laps 1-25) from:25 till:54 color:red shift:(20,-5) text:Graham Hill (Laps 26-54) from:54 till:end color:black shift:(20,-5) text:Jim Clark (Laps 55-80)
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| abstract | - 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:25 color:black shift:(20,-5) text:Jim Clark (Laps 1-25) from:25 till:54 color:red shift:(20,-5) text:Graham Hill (Laps 26-54) from:54 till:end color:black shift:(20,-5) text:Jim Clark (Laps 55-80) The 1967 British Grand Prix, officially known as the XX R.A.C. British Grand Prix, was the sixth round of the 1967 FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at Silverstone on the 15th of July, 1967. The race, which marked the end of the first half of the season with regards to points, would be remembered for a dominant display by Team Lotus, although only one of their cars would make it to the flag. The Lotus 49 had quickly established itself as the best car in the field since its debut in the Netherlands, but fragility from the Ford Cosworth engine was hampering their ability to finish. It was therefore no surprise when Jim Clark and Graham Hill swept to pole and second during qualifying, the Scot the quicker of the pair, only for Hill to suffer a suspension failure that wrote off the car and engine. At the start it was another all Lotus affair, with Clark sprinting away with Hill right behind, although he would fall behind Jack Brabham as the Englishman had to get used to the new car. That move prompted Clark to push on and steadily build a gap, while Hill launched a series of attacks at the back of the Australian to try and get back up. Denny Hulme, meanwhile, was making up ground after a poor start, picking his way through the order to sit in fourth, just after Hill finally nudged his way past Brabham. The two Lotuses were then seen streaking away from the rest, swapped positions on lap 26, before Hill retired with engine issues, almost identical to his run in France. The Cosworth mechanics were then holding their breath for the rest of the race, the tension in the Lotus garage exploding once Clark crossed the line to record his second win of the season. Hulme eventually finished in second when Brabham dropped off the pace, the Australian being denied a podium after a late move by Chris Amon.
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