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| - Practice/qualifying were held in perfect conditions on Friday and Saturday, and with the flowing nature of Brands Hatch, which only had a couple of truly straight straights, the underpowered runners were able to set times comparable to the 1966 machines. That said, pole would go to Jack Brabham with his own Brabham-Repco, while usual team mate Denny Hulme, and ex-team mate Dan Gurney completed the front row, the latter with his self-built Eagle-Climax.
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| - Practice/qualifying were held in perfect conditions on Friday and Saturday, and with the flowing nature of Brands Hatch, which only had a couple of truly straight straights, the underpowered runners were able to set times comparable to the 1966 machines. That said, pole would go to Jack Brabham with his own Brabham-Repco, while usual team mate Denny Hulme, and ex-team mate Dan Gurney completed the front row, the latter with his self-built Eagle-Climax. Sunday had dawned wet and windy, although the track was showing signs of drying as the cars assembled on the grid. Most of the field used dry tyres, although the Cooper-Maserati effort of Jochen Rindt and John Surtees opted for wets. The ploy worked as they shot up to second and third, and only a brilliant start for pole sitter Brabham saw him escape their early charge. The circuit began to dry quite quickly after the early laps, and so Rindt and Surtees came under attack from Hulme, Graham Hill and Jim Clark, the latter two using modified 1965 cars. All three went past the two Coopers before Hulme took Hill and Clark, although the Scot had to pit with a brake issue leading to a mesmerising drive in the final laps as Clark tried to catch Surtees and Rindt, still out on their wets. But, out front, Brabham was untouched, and having collected the fastest lap on lap 60, the Australian swept home to collect a second win in a row, and a second career Grand Chelem. His pace was backed by Hulme as he charged home for second ahead of Hill, while Clark completed an excellent recovery drive to score his first points of the season, dancing past Rindt and Surtees a couple of laps from the end. A late problem for Surtees allowed Bruce McLaren to take sixth and score the first point for the new McLaren Racing effort.
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