1968 Race of Champions

Summary

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.

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

Results edit

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

References edit

  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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