1968 German Grand Prix
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The 1968 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Nürburgring on August 4, 1968. The race was held in extremely wet conditions. Stewart's winning drive during the rain and fog is considered as one of the finest ever, as he won by a margin of four minutes.
[edit] Classification
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford | 14 | 2:19:03.2 | 6 | 9 |
2 | 3 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford | 14 | + 4:03.2 | 4 | 6 |
3 | 5 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco | 14 | + 4:09.4 | 3 | 4 |
4 | 9 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 14 | + 5:55.2 | 1 | 3 |
5 | 4 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 14 | + 6:21.1 | 15 | 2 |
6 | 10 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 14 | + 6:25.0 | 14 | 1 |
7 | 1 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 14 | + 6:31.0 | 11 | |
8 | 22 | Piers Courage | BRM | 14 | + 7:56.4 | 8 | |
9 | 14 | Dan Gurney | Eagle-Weslake | 14 | + 8:13.7 | 10 | |
10 | 18 | Hubert Hahne | Lola-BMW | 14 | + 10:11.4 | 18 | |
11 | 21 | Jackie Oliver | Lotus-Ford | 13 | + 1 Lap | 13 | |
12 | 17 | Kurt Ahrens | Brabham-Repco | 13 | + 1 Lap | 17 | |
13 | 2 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford | 13 | + 1 Lap | 16 | |
14 | 11 | Richard Attwood | BRM | 13 | + 1 Lap | 20 | |
Ret | 8 | Chris Amon | Ferrari | 11 | Accident | 2 | |
Ret | 12 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 8 | Accident | 12 | |
Ret | 16 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford | 6 | Ignition | 9 | |
Ret | 19 | Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-BRM | 6 | Fuel Leak | 19 | |
Ret | 7 | John Surtees | Honda | 3 | Ignition | 7 | |
Ret | 20 | Vic Elford | Cooper-BRM | 0 | Accident | 5 |
[edit] Notes
- Pole position: Jacky Ickx - 9:04.0
- Fastest lap: Jackie Stewart - 9:36.0 on lap 8
[edit] References
- Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group, pp74-75. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.
- The Official Formula 1 website. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
- Formula One World. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.
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