1967 12 Hours of Reims

The 12 Hours of Reims (official name: 12 Heures internationales de Reims) were a sports car endurance racing series held from 1953 to 1967 at the circuit Reims (Gueux). The start of the race was at midnight in "LeMans style" (drivers running across the track) with the cars lined up in order of their fastest practice times.

Race report

12 Heures Internationales - Reims
Saturday, June 25, 1967, Circuit Reims (France), 8.302 km
Classes Prototypes: +2000 cc (P+2.0), 1600 cc (P1.6), 1300 cc (P1.3)
Classes Sport, Grand Touring: +2000 cc (S+2.0), 2000 cc (S2.0), 2000 cc (GT2.0), 1300 cc (GT1.3)
Pole Position overall: #4 Lola T70 MK3, Paul Hawkins, 2:07.9 - 233.68 km/h (145.20 mph)
Fastest Lap overall: #4 Lola T70 MK3, Paul Hawkins, 2:10.5 - 229.02 km/h (142.30 mph)

Results Overall

Pos	No	Drivers	Team	Constructor / Car	Class	Laps	Distance	km/h - mph av.
1	1	Guy Ligier Jo Schlesser	Ford France	Ford GT40 MK IIB	P+2.0	296	2457.392 km	204.78 km/h (127.25 mph)
2	9	David Piper Jo Siffert	David Piper	Ferrari 365 P2	P+2.0	289	2399.278 km	199.94 km/h (124.24 mph)
3	35	Robert Buchet Hans Herrmann	(Private)	Porsche 906	S2.0	284	2357.768 km	196.48 km/h (122.09 mph)
4	27	Dieter Spoerry Rico Steinemann	Squadra Tartaruga	Porsche 906 LH	P2.0	281	2332.862 km	194.41 km/h (120.80 mph)
5	37	Edgar Berney André Wicky	André Wicky	Porsche 906	S2.0	277	2299.654 km	191.64 km/h (119.08 mph)
6	36	Vic Elford William Bradley	Midland Racing	Porsche 906	S2.0	270	2241.540 km	186.80 km/h (116.07 mph)
7	17	Peter Sutcliffe Richard Bond	Peter Sutcliffe	Ford GT40	S+2.0	267	2216.634 km	184.72 km/h (114.78 mph)
8	18	Colin Crabbe Roy Pierpoint	Colin Crabbe	Ford GT40	S+2.0	259	2150.218 km	179.18 km/h (111.34 mph)
9	66	Jean-Louis Marnat Roger de Lageneste	Automobiles Alpine	Alpine A210	P1.3	258	2141.916 km	178.49 km/h (110.91 mph)
10	65	André de Cortanze Alain LeGuellec	Automobiles Alpine	Alpine A210	P1.3	256	2125.312 km	177.11 km/h (110.05 mph)
11	58	Teddy Pilette Serge Trosch	VDS Racing	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	P1.6	252	2092.104 km	174.34 km/h (108.33 mph)
12	16	Edward Nelson Eric Liddell	Ed Nelson	Ford GT40	S+2.0	249	2067.198 km	172.27 km/h (107.04 mph)
13	67	Alain Bertaut André Guilhaudin	C.D. Racing	C.D. SP66C Peugeot	P1.3	243	2017.386 km	168.12 km/h (104.46 mph)
14	45	Sylvain Garant Jacques Rey	(Private)	Porsche 911 S	GT2.0	233`	1934.366 km	161.20 km/h (100.16 mph)
15	61	Gérard Larrousse Jean-Claude Andruet	Automobiles Alpine	Alpine A110	GT1.3	232	1926.064 km	160.51 km/h (99.73 mph)
16	49	Roger Enever Alec Poole	N/A	MGB	GT2.0	204	1693.608 km	141.13 km/h (87.70 mph)
17	46	Alain Finkel Jean-Pierre Hanrioud	(Private)	Porsche 911 S	GT2.0	197	1635.494 km	136.29 km/h (84.69 mph)
DNF	26	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Henri Pescarolo	Matra Sports	Matra MS630 BRM 02	P2.0	77	639.254 km	Transmission
DNF	2	John Surtees David Hobbs	Lola Cars	Lola T70 Mk.3 GT Chevrolet	P+2.0			Crankshaft
DNF	3	Denny Hulme Frank Gardner	Sid Taylor Team Elite	Lola T70 Mk.3 GT Chevrolet	P+2.0			Water pump
DNF	4	Jackie Epstein Paul Hawkins	Jackie Epstein	Lola T70 Mk.3 GT Chevrolet	P+2.0			Gearbox (housing)
DNF	5	Mike De Udy Hugh Dibley	Mike De Udy	Lola T70 Mk.3 GT Chevrolet	P+2.0			Electrical
DNF	15	Henri Greder Jean-Michel Giorgi	Ford France	Ford GT40	S+2.0			N/A
DNF	19	Richard Attwood Mauro Bianchi	David Piper	Ferrari 250 LM	S+2.0			N/A
DNF	20	David Prophet John Fitzpatrick	David Prophet	Ferrari 250 LM	P+2.0			Hub bearing
DNF	24	Umberto Maglioli Nino Vaccarella	Brescia Corse	Ford GT40	P2.0			Engine
DNF	28	Pedro Rodriguez Jean Guichet	N.A.R.T.	Dino 206 S	P2.0			N/A
DNF	32	Mike Knight Simon Delatour	Wingfield	Lotus 47 Climax	P1.6			N/A
DNF	33	Julian Sutton Andrew Hedges	Fawdington & Ramsey	Lotus 47 Climax	P1.6			N/A
DNF	38	Roy Pike John Raeburn	Mike De Udy	Porsche 906	S2.0			Valve
DNF	48	Gahan ? Pedro (Ketelsen?)	(Private)	Porsche 911 S	GT2.0			Gearbox
DNF	52	Henri Grandsire Patrick Depailler	Automobiles Alpine	Alpine A210	P1.6			Engine
DNF	55	Mauro Bianchi Jean Vinatier	Automobiles Alpine	Alpine A210	P1.6			Engine
DNF	59	Mark Konig Rollo Fielding	Nomad	Nomad Mk.1 Ford	P1.6			Clutch

Winners by class

Class	Drivers	Team	Constructor	Laps	Distance	km/h - mph av.
P+2.0	Guy Ligier Jo Schlesser	Ford France	Ford GT40 MK IIB	296	2457.392 km	204.78 km/h (127.25 mph)

P1.6	Teddy Pilette Serge Trosch	VDS Racing	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	252	2092.104 km	174.34 km/h (108.33 mph)

P1.3	Jean-Louis Marnat Roger de Lageneste	Automobiles Alpine	Alpine A210	258	2141.916 km	178.49 km/h (110.91 mph)

S+2.0	Peter Sutcliffe Richard Bond	Peter Sutcliffe	Ford GT40	267	2216.634 km	184.72 km/h (114.78 mph)

S2.0	Robert Buchet Hans Herrmann	(Private)	Porsche 906	284	2357.768 km	196.48 km/h (122.09 mph)

GT2.0	Sylvain Garant Jacques Rey	(Private)	Porsche 911 S	233`	1934.366 km	161.20 km/h (100.16 mph)

GT1.3	Gérard Larrousse Jean-Claude Andruet	Automobiles Alpine	Alpine A110	232	1926.064 km	160.51 km/h (99.73 mph)
Sources:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ "1967 12 Hours of Reims". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
^ "1967 12 Hours of Reims - Results". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
^ "1967 12 Hours of Reims". wsrp.cz. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
^ "The Reims 12 Hour Race 19667". motorsportmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved July 18, 2014.

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[1] "1967 12 Hours of Reims". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved July 16, 2014.

[2] "1967 12 Hours of Reims - Results". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved July 16, 2014.

[3] "1967 12 Hours of Reims". wsrp.cz. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved July 16, 2014.

[4] "The Reims 12 Hour Race 19667". motorsportmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved July 18, 2014.

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