1968 French Grand Prix

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The 1968 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Rouen-Les-Essarts on July 7, 1968.

[edit] Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	26	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	60	2:25:40.9	3	9
2	16	John Surtees	Honda	60	+ 1:58.6	7	6
3	28	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	59	+ 1 Lap	2	4
4	30	Vic Elford	Cooper-BRM	58	+ 2 Laps	17	3
5	8	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	58	+ 2 Laps	4	2
6	36	Piers Courage	BRM	57	+ 3 Laps	14	1
7	22	Richard Attwood	BRM	57	+ 3 Laps	12
8	10	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	56	+ 4 Laps	6
9	6	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	56	+ 4 Laps	8
10	24	Chris Amon	Ferrari	55	+ 5 Laps	5
11	34	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	54	+ 6 Laps	11
NC	20	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	53	Not Classified	10
Ret	2	Jochen Rindt	Brabham-Repco	45	Fuel Leak	1
Ret	4	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	15	Fuel Pump	13
Ret	12	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	14	Halfshaft	9
Ret	32	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	Cooper-BRM	14	Accident	15
Ret	18	Jo Schlesser	Honda	2	Fatal Accident	16

[edit] Notes

• Pole position: Jochen Rindt - 1:56.1
• Fastest lap: Pedro Rodriguez - 2:11.5 on lap 19
• Jo Schlesser had a fatal accident on the third lap of the race, when he lost control in the then-new Honda RA302 chassis which overturned and caught fire partially due to its magnesium content. He was chosen when normal Honda driver John Surtees refused to drive the new car, opting for the older RA301 chassis, on the grounds that the new car was unsafe.

[edit] References

• Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group, pp70-71. ISBN 0-85429-321-3. 
• The Official Formula 1 website. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.

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