The 1st ''Daily Express'' Spring Cup was a non-Championship

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, run to

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rules, held on 15 April 1967 at

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circuit in

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, 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

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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

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chairman

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as an indirect result of

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's accident at the

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. 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.

qualified his

in pole position for the first heat.

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driver

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won both heats and

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

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in the second heat.

Results

Heat 1

Heat 2

Final

References

* Results at Silhouet.co

* Results at Motor Sport Magazin

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, Previous_year's_race = None , Next_year's_race = None

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