1968 Race of Champions

1968 Race of Champions
Non-championship race in the 1968 Formula One season
Race details[1]
Date 17 March 1968
Official name III Race of Champions
Location Brands Hatch
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.265 km (2.65 miles)
Distance 50 laps, 213.25 km (132.5 miles)
Pole position
Driver McLaren-Cosworth
Time 1:30.0
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-Cosworth
Time 1:31.6
Podium
First McLaren-Cosworth
Second BRM
Third McLaren-Cosworth

The 3rd Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 17 March 1968 at Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, England. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was dominated by Bruce McLaren in a McLaren M7A, who started from pole position, set fastest lap and finished over 14 seconds ahead of Pedro Rodríguez's BRM P133. McLaren's team mate Denny Hulme was third in another McLaren M7A.

Results

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Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 2 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd McLaren M7A-Cosworth 1.18:53.4 1
2 11 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez Owen Racing Organisation BRM P133 + 14.2 s 7
3 1 New Zealand Denny Hulme Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd McLaren M7A-Cosworth + 30.8 s 5
4 8 New Zealand Chris Amon Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312 + 37.4 s 4
5 6 United Kingdom Brian Redman Cooper Car Company Cooper T86B-BRM + 1:27.2 s 10
6 15 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Matra International Matra MS10-Cosworth 49 laps 3
7 23 United Kingdom Tony Lanfranchi P & M Racing Preparations Brabham BT23B-Climax 47 laps 14
8 9 Belgium Jacky Ickx Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312 46 laps 8
9 18 United Kingdom David Hobbs Bernard White Racing BRM P261 43 laps 13
NC 20 United Kingdom Peter Gethin Frank Lythgoe Racing Brabham BT21-BMW 36 laps 15
Ret 17 Sweden Jo Bonnier Ecurie Bonnier McLaren M5A-BRM 30 laps - steering / suspension 12
Ret 12 United Kingdom Mike Spence Owen Racing Organisation BRM P126 18 laps - oil line 2
Ret 4 United Kingdom Graham Hill Team Lotus Ltd Lotus 49-Cosworth 11 laps - driveshaft 6
Ret 19 Switzerland Silvio Moser Charles Vögele Racing Team Brabham BT20-Repco 7 laps - oil pressure 11
DNS 21 United Kingdom John Surtees Lola Cars Ltd Lola T100-BMW Oil line (9)
DNS 10 Italy Andrea de Adamich Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312 Accident -
DNS 16 Switzerland Jo Siffert Rob Walker Racing Team Lotus 49-Cosworth Practice accident -
Sources:[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "1968 Race of Champions". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  2. ^ "1968 Race of Champions". Motor Sport. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. ^ "1968 Race of Champions – Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  4. ^ "1968 – III Race of Champions". StatsF1. Retrieved 29 February 2024.


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1967 Spanish Grand Prix
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1968 BRDC International Trophy
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1967 Race of Champions
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