Denny Hulme became the first New Zealand driver to win the Formula One World Championship, a distinction that remains unique as of 2025.
Key Facts
- Season number
- 21st FIA Formula One season
- Championship races
- 11 races between 2 Jan and 22 Oct 1967
- Drivers' Champion
- Denny Hulme (Brabham-Repco)
- Manufacturers' Cup winner
- Brabham
- Notable fatality
- Lorenzo Bandini, died 3 days after Monaco GP crash
- Pole positions by champion
- 0 — first champion without a pole position
By the Numbers
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 1967 Formula One World Championship was the 21st FIA season, featuring eleven championship rounds and six additional non-championship races. Constructor Brabham and driver Denny Hulme entered as strong contenders, with Hulme competing consistently across the season without securing a single pole position.
Denny Hulme won the 1967 Drivers' Championship in a Brabham-Repco, with Brabham also claiming the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers. The season was marked by tragedy: Lorenzo Bandini died after his Ferrari crashed and caught fire at Monaco, and British driver Bob Anderson died following a testing accident at Silverstone in wet conditions.
Hulme's title made him the first New Zealand driver to win the Formula One World Championship, a record that remained unmatched as of 2025. He also became the first champion in history never to have set a pole position during his title-winning season, setting a statistical anomaly in the sport's records.