1967 Season

Driver changes

Graham Hill leaves BRM for Lotus, replacing Peter Arundell. Mike Spence joins BRM in his place, having gained experience with their V8 engine at Reg Parnell Racing.

John Surtees moves from Cooper to Honda. Pedro Rodríguez takes his Cooper seat. Honda’s 1966 drivers Richie Ginther and Ronnie Bucknum have left the sport.

Following his success at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, Chris Amon has been offered a seat at Ferrari — his first full-time Formula One drive since 1964.

Team changes

Bruce McLaren switches from Ford to BRM power, planning to run V12 engines in the new McLaren M5A.

Lotus plan to introduce the Ford Motor Company-funded Cosworth DFV engine during the season.

Calendar

The 1967 season runs 11 races from 2 January in South Africa to 22 October in Mexico.

• The South African Grand Prix returns to the calendar at the new Kyalami circuit near Johannesburg, replacing the Prince George Circuit.
• The Dutch Grand Prix moves forward from mid-July to early June, ahead of the Belgian and French rounds.
• The French Grand Prix relocates to the Bugatti circuit at Le Mans, replacing Reims-Gueux. It is the first French Grand Prix at Le Mans since 1929.
• The British Grand Prix moves from Brands Hatch to Silverstone, continuing the event-sharing arrangement between the two circuits.
• The Canadian Grand Prix is hosted for the first time, at Mosport Park near Toronto.

Pre-season races

Non-championship Formula One races have already been run ahead of the season. Dan Gurney won the Race of Champions at Brands Hatch in his Eagle-Weslake; Mike Parkes took the BRDC International Trophy for Ferrari.