Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt, a win, two firsts, two feats - At the time 32 years old, in 1967 Anthony Joseph "A.J." Foyt became the only driver to win in the same year (10 days apart) the Indianapolis 500 (May 31st) and the 24 Hours of Le Mans (June 11th), the two oldest circuit races in the history of motorsports begun in 1911 and 1923, respectively. One week after starting the first podium champagne shower at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Dan Gurney won at the Spa-Francorchamps the Grand Prix of Belgium. That fourth and final victory in Formula 1 was also the first at the wheel of his own car, called the Eagle, and he remains today the only American driver to win in F1 in his own car.

Mario Andretti and Dennis Hulme, a lap record for two - Despite the accident that took them out of the race, the Ford Mk IVs driven by Lucien Bianchi-Mario Andretti (#3) and Dennis Hulme-Lloyd Ruby (#4) also made it into the record books at that unpredictable 1967 edition. Andretti and Hulme are credited with an exactly identical lap record, in 3'23.6 (at an average of 238 km/h). Also in 1967, Andretti established a new pole position record at the Indianapolis 500 (at an average of 271 km/h), and Hulme - winner of the Grand Prix of Monaco one month before the 24 Hours - became Formula 1 World Champion in a Brabham.

Sky blue and orange 24 Hours of Le Mans - The 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans was the scene of the first appearance of Gulf Oil Company's famous sky blue and orange livery, sported by the Mirage M1s driven by Richard Thompson-David Piper (#14) and Jacky Ickx-Brian Muir (#15). But the two cars, derived from the Ford GT40, were forced to retire during the fifth and fourth hours, respectively.

Porsche and Alpine, two group shots - Behind Ford and Ferrari, Porsche and Alpine achieved a superbe ensemble performance in the top 10. Four Porsches finished between fifth and eighth places: the 907 driven by Siffert-Hans Hermann, the 910 of Jochen Neerpasch-Rolf Stommelen and the two 906 Carreras driven by Ben Pon-Vic Elford and Christian Poirot-Gerhard Koch. They were followed by the Alpine A210s of José Rosinski-Henri Grandsire (ninth) and Alain Leguellec-André de Cortanze (10th). Two other A210s also made it to the checkered flag, in 12th (Jacques Cheinisse-Roger de la Geneste) and 13th (Mauro Bianchi-Jean Vinatier) places.

July, 1967: birth of a record-holder - A month after that legendary 35th edition, Tom Kristensen was born on July 7th in Hobro, a small town on the Jutland peninsula in the north of Denmark. Thirty years after the first record distance of more than 5,000 kilometers was established at Le Mans, he won the first of his nine victories and remains the win record-holder at the 24 Hours.

Click below for previous installments in this series:

24 Hours of Le Mans 1967 (1) - Ford and Ferrari, the final duel

24 Hours of Le Mans 1967 (2) - Ford and Ferrari, behind the scenes of their duel

Photo: A Porsche and an Alpine pictured together, representing the fantastic performances in the top 10 by both constructors, from fifth to 10th place at the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans.