The season-ending race also provided the first victory for one of the sport's greatest teams – Colin Chapman's Team Lotus – and gave an extremely popular driver, Innes Ireland, his only career Grand Prix win.
A carreira final da tempada proporcionou tamén a primeira vitoria dun dos grandes equipos do deporte - Team Lotus de Colin Chapman - e deulle ao popular piloto, Innes Ireland, a súa única vitoria nun Gran Premio.