1968 Race of Champions

United Kingdom  1968 Race of Champions
Race details
Non-Championship race in the 1968 Formula One season
Date 17 March 1968
Official name III Race of Champions
Location Brands Hatch
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.265 km (2.65 mi)
Distance 50 laps, 213.25 km (132.5 mi)
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 motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 17 March 1968 at Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, UK. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was dominated by Bruce McLaren in a McLaren M7A.

Results

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

References

Previous race:
1967 Spanish Grand Prix
Formula One Non-Championship races
1968 season
Next race:
1968 BRDC International Trophy
Previous race:
1967 Race of Champions
Race of Champions Next race:
1969 Race of Champions
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