1968 Belgian Grand Prix

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Race details
Race 4 of 12 in the 1968 Formula One season
Date 9 June 1968
Official name XXVIII Grand Prix de Belgique
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 14.100 km (8.761 mi)
Distance 28 laps, 394.800 km (245.317 mi)
Weather Overcast, Dry
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 3:28.6
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom John Surtees Honda
Time 3:30.5 on lap 5
Podium
First McLaren-Ford
Second BRM
Third Ferrari

The 1968 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit on 9 June 1968. It was the fourth round of the 1968 Formula One season. The 28-lap race was won by McLaren driver Bruce McLaren after he started from sixth position. Pedro Rodríguez finished second for the BRM team and Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx came in third.

Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 28 1:40:02.1 6 9
2 11 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM 28 + 12.1 8 6
3 23 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 28 + 39.6 3 4
4 7 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 27 Out of fuel 2 3
5 2 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver Lotus-Ford 26 Transmission 15 2
6 15 Belgium Lucien Bianchi Cooper-BRM 26 + 2 Laps 12 1
7 3 Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 25 Oil Pressure 9  
8 10 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 25 + 3 Laps 13  
Ret 14 United Kingdom Piers Courage BRM 22 Engine 7  
Ret 6 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 18 Halfshaft 5  
Ret 20 United Kingdom John Surtees Honda 11 Suspension 4  
Ret 22 New Zealand Chris Amon Ferrari 8 Radiator 1  
Ret 16 United Kingdom Brian Redman Cooper-BRM 6 Spun Off 11  
Ret 12 United Kingdom Richard Attwood BRM 6 Oil Pipe 18  
Ret 18 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 6 Throttle 10  
Ret 1 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 5 Halfshaft 14  
Ret 19 Austria Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco 5 Engine 17  
Ret 17 Sweden Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM 1 Wheel 16  
Source:[1]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 United Kingdom Graham Hill 24
2 New Zealand Denny Hulme 10
14 3 New Zealand Bruce McLaren 9
1 4 United Kingdom Jim Clark 9
10 5 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez 6

Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 United Kingdom Lotus-Ford 29
2 United Kingdom McLaren-Ford 17
1 3 United Kingdom BRM 12
1 4 United Kingdom Cooper-BRM 9
1 5 Italy Ferrari 7

References

  1. "1968 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. Lawrence (1999) p.100
  3. Nye (1986) p.72

Further reading

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1968 Monaco Grand Prix
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1968 Dutch Grand Prix
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1970 Belgian Grand Prix
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