{{Infobox Grand Prix race report |Type = NC |Country = UK |Grand Prix = ''Daily Express'' Spring Cup |GP_Suffix = |Details ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=1967 Spring Cup|url=https://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1967&gp=Spring%20Cup&r=1|work=ChicaneF1|access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref> |Official name = I ''Daily Express'' Spring Cup |Location = Oulton Park |Image = Oulton Park.svg |Date = 15 April |Year = 1967 |Course = Permanent racing facility |Course_mi = 2.76 |Course_km = 4.442 |Distance_laps = 2 x 10 (heats) & 1 x 30 (final) |Distance_mi = 2 x 27.6 & 1 x 82.8 |Distance_km = 2 x 44.4 & 1 x 133.3 |Weather = |Pole_Driver = Jackie Stewart |Pole_Country = Great Britain |Pole_Team = BRM |Pole_Time = 1:32.2 |Fast_Driver = Jack Brabham |Fast_Team = Brabham-Repco |Fast_Time = 1:32.4 (heat 1) |Fast_Country = Australia |First_Driver = Jack Brabham |First_Country = Australia |First_Team = Brabham-Repco |Second_Driver = Denny Hulme |Second_Country = New Zealand |Second_Team = Brabham-Repco |Third_Driver = John Surtees |Third_Country = Great Britain |Third_Team = Honda }} The '''1st ''Daily Express'' Spring Cup''' was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 15 April 1967 at Oulton Park circuit in Cheshire, UK. The race was run over two heats of 10 laps of the circuit, then a final of 30 laps, and was won overall by Jack Brabham in a Brabham-Repco BT20.
The race was organised by the Mid-Cheshire Motor Racing Club in order to raise funds for the Grand Prix Medical Unit, inaugurated by BRM chairman Louis Stanley as an indirect result of Jackie Stewart's accident at the 1966 Belgian Grand Prix. All prize money, start money and gate money were donated to the fund.
The grid positions for the first heat were decided by a qualifying session, and the grid for the second heat was determined by the finishing order of the first heat. Similarly, the finishing order for the second heat decided the grid order for the final.<ref name=Jenkinson>{{cite journal|last=Jenkinson|first=Denis|authorlink=Denis Jenkinson|title=International Sprint Cup Meeting|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-1967/30/international-spring-cup-meeting|journal=Motor Sport|pages=380–381|volume=XLIII|number=5|date=May 1967|access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref>
Jackie Stewart qualified his BRM in pole position for the first heat. Brabham driver Denny Hulme won both heats and Jack Brabham won the final, with Brabham and Hulme sharing fastest lap in the final. Brabham took fastest lap in the first heat, and Hulme shared fastest lap with BRM's Mike Spence in the second heat.
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==Results==
===Heat 1=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Pos !! No. !! Driver !! Entrant !! Constructor !! Time/Retired !! Grid |- ! 1 | 2 | {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Denny Hulme | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Repco | 15:44.4 |style="text-align:center"| 2 |- ! 2 | 7 | {{flagicon|UK}} John Surtees | Honda R & D Co. | Honda | + 13.4 s |style="text-align:center"| 3 |- ! 3 | 4 | {{flagicon|UK}} Mike Spence | BRM | BRM | + 18.8 s |style="text-align:center"| 5 |- ! 4 | 11 | {{flagicon|UK}} Graham Hill | Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth | + 18.8 s |style="text-align:center"| 8 |- ! 5 | 14 | {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Bruce McLaren | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd | McLaren-BRM | + 26.0 s |style="text-align:center"| 6 |- ! 6 | 12 | {{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Oliver | Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth | + 30.4 s |style="text-align:center"| 9 |- ! 7 | 5 | {{flagicon|UK}} Piers Courage | Reg Parnell (Racing) | Lotus-BRM | + 50.2 s |style="text-align:center"| 10 |- ! 8 (Ret) | 1 | {{flagicon|Australia}} Jack Brabham | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Repco | 7 laps, ignition fault |style="text-align:center"| 4 |- ! 9 | 3 | {{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Stewart | BRM | BRM | 6 laps |style="text-align:center"| 1 |- ! DNF | 6 | {{flagicon|UK}} Bob Anderson | DW Racing Enterprises | Brabham-Climax | 3 laps, broken exhaust |style="text-align:center"| 7 |- !colspan="7"|{{center|Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=1967 Sprint Cup – Heat 1 Classification|url=https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1967&gp=Spring%20Cup&r=1&type=heat1|work=ChicaneF1|access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref>}} |}
===Heat 2=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Pos !! No. !! Driver !! Entrant !! Constructor !! Time/Retired !! Grid |- ! 1 | 2 | {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Denny Hulme | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Repco | 15:57.2 |style="text-align:center"| 1 |- ! 2 | 7 | {{flagicon|UK}} John Surtees | Honda R & D Co. | Honda | + 4.8 s |style="text-align:center"| 2 |- ! 3 | 1 | {{flagicon|Australia}} Jack Brabham | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Repco | + 23.6 s |style="text-align:center"| 8 |- ! 4 | 3 | {{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Stewart | BRM | BRM | + 23.8 s |style="text-align:center"| 9 |- ! 5 | 14 | {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Bruce McLaren | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd | McLaren-BRM | + 28.2 s |style="text-align:center"| 5 |- ! 6 | 4 | {{flagicon|UK}} Mike Spence | BRM | BRM | + 32.4 s |style="text-align:center"| 3 |- ! 7 | 12 | {{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Oliver | Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth | + 33.4 s |style="text-align:center"| 6 |- ! 8 | 5 | {{flagicon|UK}} Piers Courage | Reg Parnell (Racing) | Lotus-BRM | 9 laps |style="text-align:center"| 7 |- ! 9 | 6 | {{flagicon|UK}} Bob Anderson | DW Racing Enterprises | Brabham-Climax | 8 laps |style="text-align:center"| 10 |- ! DNF | 11 | {{flagicon|UK}} Graham Hill | Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth | 4 laps, oil leak |style="text-align:center"| 4 |- !colspan="7"|{{center|Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=1967 Sprint Cup – Heat 2 Classification|url=https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1967&gp=Spring%20Cup&r=1&type=heat2|work=ChicaneF1|access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref>}} |}
===Final=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Pos !! No. !! Driver !! Entrant !! Constructor !! Time/Retired !! Grid |- ! 1 | 1 | {{flagicon|Australia}} Jack Brabham | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Repco | 47:21.4 |style="text-align:center"| 3 |- ! 2 | 2 | {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Denny Hulme | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Repco | + 0.4 s |style="text-align:center"| 1 |- ! 3 | 7 | {{flagicon|UK}} John Surtees | Honda R & D Co. | Honda | 30 laps |style="text-align:center"| 2 |- ! 4 | 12 | {{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Oliver | Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth | 30 laps |style="text-align:center"| 7 |- ! 5 | 14 | {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Bruce McLaren | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd | McLaren-BRM | 29 laps |style="text-align:center"| 5 |- ! 6 | 4 | {{flagicon|UK}} Mike Spence | BRM | BRM | 29 laps |style="text-align:center"| 6 |- ! 7 | 6 | {{flagicon|UK}} Bob Anderson | DW Racing Enterprises | Brabham-Climax | 29 laps |style="text-align:center"| 9 |- ! 8 | 11 | {{flagicon|UK}} Graham Hill | Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth | 29 laps |style="text-align:center"| 10 |- ! DNF | 3 | {{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Stewart | BRM | BRM | 12 laps, accident |style="text-align:center"| 4 |- ! DNF | 5 | {{flagicon|UK}} Piers Courage | Reg Parnell (Racing) | Lotus-BRM | 9 laps, piston |style="text-align:center"| 8 |- !colspan="7"|{{center|Sources:<ref name=MSportMagResults>{{cite web|title=1967 Oulton Park Spring Trophy|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1967-oulton-park-spring-trophy/|work=Motor Sport|access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1967 Sprint Cup – Final Classification|url=https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1967&gp=Spring%20Cup&r=1&type=final|work=ChicaneF1|access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref>}} |}
== References == {{reflist}}
{{F1 NC race report | Name_of_race = Spring Cup | Year_of_race = 1967 | Previous_race_in_season = 1967 Race of Champions | Next_race_in_season = 1967 BRDC International Trophy | Previous_year's_race = None | Next_year's_race = None }}
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