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1967 24 Hours of Daytona

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1967 24 Hours of Daytona
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The 1967 24 Hours of Daytona was an endurance sports car race that took place on 4 and 5 February 1967 at the 3.8-mile (6.1 km) Daytona International Speedway road course in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was the sixth running of the Daytona Continental endurance race, and the second time the event was held as a 24-hour race. It was also the opening round of the 1967 World Sportscar Championship.

A replica of the winning Ferrari 330 P4

Chris Amon and Lorenzo Bandini won the race for Ferrari with its new 330 P4 model, leading a 1–2–3 finish for the marque.

Race

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In the 1960s, Ford and Ferrari were involved in an endurance racing rivalry, which arose after the Italian manufacturer refused to be bought by the Americans. Thus, Ford decided to enter endurance racing in 1964, which eventually paid off in 1966 with victories at the 24 Hours of Daytona, the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, as well as the overall victory in the World Sportscar Championship. For the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1967, Ford entered as many cars as possible to maximize its chances of another victory. There were six factory cars at the start, three each from Shelby American and Holman & Moody, supplemented by a number of private entries. The factory teams used Mk.II Ford GT40s, while the private teams participated with Mk.I models. However, Ferrari had not stood still in the winter of 1966 either. Technical director Mauro Forghieri was given complete freedom by team boss Enzo Ferrari to design new cars and engines. As a result, the team introduced the new Ferrari 330 P4, of which two examples were entered into the race: an open-top "Spyder" numbered 23 and a closed-top "Berlinetta" numbered 24. The former was an ex-P3 chassis converted to P4 specifications (sometimes referred to as a P3/4), while the latter was a brand new P4. In addition to the two works entries, privateer teams entered two 412 P models, which was a less sophisticated version of the P4 intended for customers. Despite the high costs, Ferrari traveled to Daytona for a test session in December 1966.

In qualifying, the Ford of Dan Gurney and A. J. Foyt took pole position, just two tenths ahead of the Chaparral 2F of Phil Hill and Mike Spence. Ferrari's first factory car, the No. 23 of Chris Amon and Lorenzo Bandini, started fourth, behind the private entry of Pedro Rodríguez and Jean Guichet. Immediately after the start, Hill took the lead, and after half an hour he had a twenty second lead over Gurney. Ford and Ferrari, meanwhile, focused on their own lap times and decided not to push hard for the lead unless the it increased to more than five laps.

After three hours the Chaparral spun and had to retire, allowing the No. 24 Ferrari of Mike Parkes and Ludovico Scarfiotti to take the lead. The other Chaparral of Bob Johnson and Bruce Jennings also had to abandon the race. Ford's cars suffered from many mechanical problems, such as defective seals and transaxles, and had to be brought in one by one for long pit stops or retirements. Ford's mechanics made more and more repairs, but eventually almost all of the manufacturer's cars had to retire. Gurney and Foyt had to have a transmission replaced and were still fifth, but six hours before the finish they also had to give up. The only Ford factory car that could still threaten Ferrari, the No. 1 of Bruce McLaren and Lucien Bianchi, had to significantly reduce its speed due to overheating. This entry eventually finished the race in seventh place, 73 laps behind the winner.

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image icon Ferraris cross the finish line three abreast

With half an hour remaining until the finish, three Ferraris occupied the first three positions. They reduced their speed so that they could cross the finish line side by side. This was in response to Ford's photo finish at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. Unlike in that race, where the two leading cars had completed the same distance and it was not initially clear who had won, the leading No. 23 Ferrari was three laps ahead of the second-placed No. 24 entry, while the NART-entered 412 P finished a further 26 laps behind in third. The photo taken of this finish was kept in Enzo Ferrari's office for a long time. The first Ford, the private J. W. Automotive entry of Dick Thompson and Jacky Ickx, finished sixth, behind two Porsches. The race is referred to as "Enzo's revenge" by various media outlets. Ferrari led for more than twenty hours during the entire race.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Official results

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Sources:[8][9][10][11][12]

Finishers

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Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps
1 P + 2.0 23 Italy Ferrari s.p.a. Italy Lorenzo Bandini
New Zealand Chris Amon
Ferrari 330 P4 666
2 P + 2.0 24 Italy Ferrari s.p.a. United Kingdom Mike Parkes
Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti
Ferrari 330 P4 663
3 P + 2.0 26 United States North American Racing Team Mexico Pedro Rodríguez
France Jean Guichet
Ferrari 412P 637
4 P 2.0 52 Germany Porsche of Stuttgart Germany Hans Herrmann
Switzerland Joseph Siffert
Porsche 910 618
5 P 2.0 55 Switzerland Squadra Tartaruga Switzerland Switzerland Dieter Spoerry
Switzerland Rico Steinemann
Porsche 906LH 608
6 S + 2.0 11 United Kingdom J. W. Automotive United States Dick Thompson
Belgium Jacky Ickx
Ford GT40 601
7 P + 2.0 1 United States Shelby American New Zealand Bruce McLaren
Belgium Lucien Bianchi
Ford GT40 593
8 S + 2.0 20 United States William Wonder Inc. United States William Wonder
United States Raymond Caldwell
Ford GT40 573
9 GT 2.0 54 United States RBM Motors United States Jack Ryan
United States Bill Bencker
Porsche 911S 555
10 T 2.0 61 United States George Drolsom United States George Drolsom
United States Harold Williamson
Porsche 911S 542
11 T + 2.0 72 United States Ring Free Oil Racing Team United States Paul Richards
United States Ray Cuomo
United States John Norwood
Ford Mustang 526
12 T + 2.0 19 United States Howmet Corp. United States Ray Heppenstall
United States Bill Seeley
Ford Falcon 518
13 GT 2.0 73 United States Peter Marinelli United States John Tremblay
United States Larry B. Perkins
Volvo P1800 500
14 GT + 2.0 43 United States Cannons Auto Service United States Dana Kelder
United States Ara Dube
Triumph TR4A 499
15 T + 2.0 21 United States Brock Yates United States Brock Yates
United States Charles Krueger
Dodge Dart 498
16 T + 2.0 66 United States Tom Yeager United States Tom Yeager
United States Walt Hane
United States Peter Feistman
Ford Mustang 498
17 GT 2.0 86 United States Kenneth G. Chambliss United States Bill Eve
United States Ernie Croucher
United States Pete Glenn
MGB 493
18 GT + 2.0 42 United States Cannons Auto Service United States Steven Sommer
United States Guido Levetto
Triumph TR4A 491
19 T 2.0 75 United States Ike Maxwell United States Ike Maxwell
United States William Martin
Volvo 122S 485
20 T + 2.0 71 United States Ring Free Oil Racing Team United Kingdom Anita Taylor
United States Smokey Drolet
United States Janet Guthrie
Ford Mustang 484
21 S + 2.0 32 United Kingdom Peter Clarke United Kingdom Peter Clarke
United Kingdom Edward Nelson
Ferrari 250LM 484
22 T 2.0 89 United States Ross Bremer United States Ross Bremer
United States Don Kearney
United States Billy Turner
Ford Cortina Lotus 477
NC T 2.0 77 United States Precision Auto Inc. United States John Bentley
United States Brian Beddow
Alfa Romeo GTA 465
NC P 2.0 96 United States Jim Baker United States Donna Mae Mims
United States Suzy Dietrich
ASA 411 459
NC P 2.0 84 United States Jim Baker United States Dick Ganger
United States Al Weaver
United States Ken Goodman
MGB GT 406
NC T 2.0 74 United States Arthur Mollin Racing Ent. United States Arthur Mollin
United States Art Riley
Volvo 122S 400
NC T 2.0 90 United States Del Russo Taylor United States Del Russo Taylor
United States Bob Pratt
United States Charles Lyon
Alfa Romeo GTA 360
NC GT + 2.0 46 United States Richard Robson United States Richard Robson
United States Rajah Rodgers
United States Bill Buchman
Jaguar XKE 320
NC GT + 2.0 48 United States Atlas Van Lines United States Tim Burr
United States Buell Owen
United States Clint Cavin
Triumph TR4 264

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Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps
P + 2.0 3 United States Shelby American United States A. J. Foyt
United States Dan Gurney
Mercury GT40[13] 464
T + 2.0 36 United States Roger Penske United States George Wintersteen
United States Joe Welch
United States Bob Brown
Chevrolet Camaro 456
P + 2.0 33 Belgium Ecurie Francorchamps Belgium Willy Mairesse
Belgium Jean Blaton
Ferrari 412P 401
GT + 2.0 18 United States Roger West United States Roger West
United States Bobby Allison
Shelby GT350 343
P 2.0 34 United States Harrah Modern Classic Motors United States Charlie Kolb
United States John Fulp
Ferrari Dino 206S 341
P + 2.0 28 United States North American Racing Team France Jo Schlesser
United States Masten Gregory
United States Peter Gregg
Ferrari 365P2 338
P + 2.0 14 United States Chaparral Cars Inc. United States Bob Johnson
United States Bruce Jennings
Chaparral 2D 334
GT + 2.0 67 United States Dos Caballos Racing Inc. Mexico Fred van Beuren
United States Paul Jett
United States Don Pike
Shelby GT350 313
T + 2.0 76 United States John McComb United States John McComb
United States Dave Dooley
Ford Mustang 312
P + 2.0 31 United Kingdom David Piper United Kingdom David Piper
United Kingdom Richard Attwood
Ferrari 365P2/3 311
P + 2.0 6 United States Holman & Moody United States Lloyd Ruby
New Zealand Denis Hulme
Ford GT40 299
P + 2.0 5 United States Holman & Moody United States Mario Andretti
United States Richie Ginther
Ford GT40 298
P + 2.0 2 United States Shelby American United States Ronnie Bucknum
Australia Frank Gardner
Ford GT40 274
T + 2.0 40 Canada Craig Fisher Canada Craig Fisher
Canada George Eaton
Chevrolet Camaro 258
P + 2.0 4 United States Holman & Moody United States Mark Donohue
United States Peter Revson
Mercury GT40 236
P 2.0 51 Germany Porsche of Stuttgart Germany Gerhard Mitter
Austria Jochen Rindt
Porsche 906E 194
T + 2.0 16 United States Joie Chitwood United States Joie Chitwood junior
United States Jack McClure
Chevrolet Camaro 186
GT + 2.0 45 United States Joe Hines United States C. C. Canada
United States Joe Hines
United States T. J. Kelly
Triumph TR4 186
P 2.0 53 Germany Porsche of Stuttgart Germany Udo Schütz
Germany Rolf Stommelen
Netherlands Gijs van Lennep
Porsche 906 170
S 2.0 56 Switzerland Charles Vögele Switzerland Charles Vögele
Switzerland Walter Habegger
Porsche 906LH 146
GT + 2.0 29 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez Mexico Carlos Salas Guterrez
Mexico Hector Rebaque senior
Ferrari 275 GTB/C 136
P 2.0 47 United States Fred Opert Racing United Kingdom Peter Gethin
United States Fred Opert
United States Roy Pike
Chevron B4 106
S + 2.0 9 Italy Brescia Racing Corse Italy Umberto Maglioli
Italy Mario Casoni
Ford GT40 93
P + 2.0 15 United States Chaparral Cars United States Phil Hill
United Kingdom Mike Spence
Chaparral 2F 93
P + 2.0 8 United States Jim White Chevrolet Inc. United States Tony Denman
United States Bob Brown
Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport 72
T 2.0 82 United States Harry Theodoracopulos United States Harry Theodoracopulos
United States Sam Posey
United States Jim Haynes
Alfa Romeo GTA 69
S + 2.0 7 United States Herb Byrne United States Herb Byrne
United States Dick Thetford
United States Russell Beazell
Shelby Cobra 56
GT + 2.0 44 United States Ray Stoutenburg United States Ray Stoutenburg
United States James Taylor
United States Roger McCluskey
Triumph TR4A 22
T 2.0 87 United States Chet Freeman United States Chet Freeman
United States Al Weaver
United States John Marshall
Ford Cortina Lotus 18
GT 2.0 63 United States Dockery Ford Inc. United States Bob Grossman
United States Martin Krinner
Shelby GT350 1

Did not start

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Class No Team Drivers Chassis
T + 2.0 22 United States JoKar Racing Associates United States Frank Karmatz
United States Raymond Caldwell
Plymouth Barracuda
S 2.0 58 United Kingdom Rod Savyer United Kingdom Tony Dean
United Kingdom Trevor Taylor
Porsche 906
T 2.0 85 United States Jim Baker United States Ken Goodman
United States Jim Baker
Alfa Romeo GTA


References

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  2. ^ "Enzo's Revenge: The 1967 24 Hours of Daytona". apex.custodian.club. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  3. ^ "LEGENDARY FINISH: Ferrari History". www.ferrari.com. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  4. ^ "1-2-3 at Daytona". www.ferrari.com. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  5. ^ "Sweet revenge of Ferrari's 1967 Daytona 24 Hours win". Motor Sport Magazine. 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  6. ^ Selby, Ben (2022-02-08). "Enzo's Vengeance: Ferrari and the 1967 Daytona 24 Hours". Waimak Classic Cars. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  7. ^ Galanos, Louis (2012-01-20). "1967 24 Hours of Daytona - Race Profile, History, Photos". Sports Car Digest. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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  9. ^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1967 - Photo Gallery - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  10. ^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1967 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  11. ^ "Results of the 1967 24 Hour Daytona Continental, February 4-5, 1967" (PDF).
  12. ^ "Entries for 1967 Daytona 24-Hour Continental".
  13. ^ Peek, Jeff. "Costume change: Ford's little-known Mercury GT40s". Hagerty Media. Hagerty. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
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