The 1967 Rothmans 12 Hour was an endurance race for Sports Racing Cars & Improved Production Cars. The event was staged at the Surfers Paradise International Raceway in Queensland, Australia on 3 September 1967.[1]

Class Structure

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The 27 starters competed in four classes as follows:

  • Sports Racing Cars Over 2000cc
  • Sports Racing Cars Under 2000cc
  • Improved Production Cars Over 2000cc
  • Improved Production Cars Under 2000cc

This was the second of two Rothmans 12 Hour sports car races to be held at the Surfers Paradise circuit before the event was downsized to become the Surfers Paradise 6 Hour in 1968.

Results

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Position[2] Drivers No. Car Entrant Class pos. Class Laps
1 Bill Brown
Greg Cusack
4 Ferrari 250LM Scuderia Veloce 1 SR + 2000 490
2 Paul Hawkins
Jackie Epstein
1 Lola T70 Mk 3 Chevrolet Epstein Enterprises 2 SR + 2000 468
3 Alan Hamilton
Glyn Scott
9 Porsche 906 Spyder Porsche Distributors 1 SR - 2000 460
4 John Roxburgh
Doug Whiteford
28 Datsun 1600 Datsun Racing Team 1 IP - 2000 447
5 Bob Holden
Don Holland
8 Morris Cooper S BMC (Australia) Pty Ltd 2 SR - 2000 437
6 Charlie Smith
Noel Hall
MGB Smith BMC 2 IP - 2000 427
7 Gerry Lister
David Seldon
15 Volvo 122S Wynns Friction Proofing 3 SR - 2000 424
8 R Kearns
B Lawler
C Wear
27 Volvo 122S Nat Zanardo Motors 3 IP - 2000 418
9 Ron Thorp
R Strong
17 AC Cobra Ron Thorp's Bargain Barn 1 IP + 2000 416
10 John Keran
Colin Bond
M Winkless
Volvo P1800S John Keran 4 IP - 2000 416
11 Barry Ferguson
Max Stahl
11 MGB Fastback Racing Car News 4 SR - 2000 412
12 Harry Cape
I Ferguson
Triumph GT6 HC Cape 5 IP - 2000 402
13 D Hallam
Robin Pare
Ford Anglia Super Don Elliott 5 SR - 2000 374
14 Graham Wood
D Haldane
B Leer
TVR Grantura Peter Owen Racing 6 SR - 2000 367
15 Max de Jersey
Bill Birmingham
A Shaw
Holden FJ Race Car Engineering 3 SR + 2000 344
16 Peter Whitelaw
K Woolf
P Ganderton
18 Daimler SP250 Peter E Whitelaw 2 IP + 2000 300
17 Phil Barnes
J Leighton
Morris Cooper S Phil Barnes 7 SR - 2000 238
DNF Kevin Bartlett
Doug Chivas
Alfa Romeo GTA Alec Mildren ? ?
DNF Ross Bond
Digby Cooke
Bill Stanley
Austin-Healey 3000 ? ?
DNF B Breen
D Frazer
Austin-Healey Sprite ? ?
DNF B Tapsall
Henk Woelders
Datsun 1600 Datsun Racing Team IP - 2000 ?
DNF D Moline
I Hindmarsh
Elfin ? ?
DNF G Munyard
R Crawford
A Calvert
Holden 48/215[3] ? ?
DNF Bill Gates
Jim Bertram
Lotus Elan ? ?
DNF Doug Macarthur
Alec Macarthur
Lotus Elan ? ?
DNF Brian Foley
John French
7 MG Midget BMC (Australia) Pty Ltd ? ?
DNF Harry Gapps
R Drane
Renault R8 Gordini ? ?

References

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  1. ^ Racing Car News, October 1967, pages 31-34
  2. ^ Australian Motor, November 1967, page 86
  3. ^ Image, forums.autosport.com Retrieved 6 October 2019

Further reading

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  • A History Of Australian Motor Sport, 1980
  • Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1968
  • Modern Motor, November 1967, pages 98 & 99
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