1968 Belgian Grand Prix
Race details | ||
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Race 4 of 12 in the 1968 Formula One season | ||
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Date | 9 June 1968 | |
Official name | XXVIII Grand Prix de Belgique | |
Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium | |
Course | Permanent racing facility 14.100 km (8.761 mi) | |
Distance | 28 laps, 394.800 km (245.317 mi) | |
Weather | Overcast, Dry | |
Pole position | ||
Driver | ![]() |
Ferrari |
Time | 3:28.6 | |
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | ![]() |
Honda |
Time | 3:30.5 on lap 5 | |
Podium | ||
First | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford |
Second | ![]() |
BRM |
Third | ![]() |
Ferrari |
The 1968 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit on 9 June 1968. It was the fourth round of the 1968 Formula One season.
Classification
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 5 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | 28 | 1:40:02.1 | 6 | 9 |
2 | 11 | ![]() |
BRM | 28 | + 12.1 | 8 | 6 |
3 | 23 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 28 | + 39.6 | 3 | 4 |
4 | 7 | ![]() |
Matra-Ford | 27 | Out of fuel | 2 | 3 |
5 | 2 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | 26 | Transmission | 15 | 2 |
6 | 15 | ![]() |
Cooper-BRM | 26 | + 2 Laps | 12 | 1 |
7 | 3 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | 25 | Oil Pressure | 9 | |
8 | 10 | ![]() |
Matra | 25 | + 3 Laps | 13 | |
Ret | 14 | ![]() |
BRM | 22 | Engine | 7 | |
Ret | 6 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | 18 | Halfshaft | 5 | |
Ret | 20 | ![]() |
Honda | 11 | Suspension | 4 | |
Ret | 22 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 8 | Radiator | 1 | |
Ret | 16 | ![]() |
Cooper-BRM | 6 | Spun Off | 11 | |
Ret | 12 | ![]() |
BRM | 6 | Oil Pipe | 18 | |
Ret | 18 | ![]() |
Brabham-Repco | 6 | Throttle | 10 | |
Ret | 1 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | 5 | Halfshaft | 14 | |
Ret | 19 | ![]() |
Brabham-Repco | 5 | Engine | 17 | |
Ret | 17 | ![]() |
McLaren-BRM | 1 | Wheel | 16 |
Notes
- This was the first race where wings were used on an F1 car. Ferrari added wings to their lead driver Chris Amon's car and he nabbed pole position, and was 4 seconds faster in qualifying than the next fastest car of Jackie Stewart. Amon's teammate Jacky Ickx did not have wings on his car.[1] The Brabham team also fitted a rear wing to Jack Brabham's car, paired with dive planes on the nose to counteract lift; he qualified 10th.[2] Wings were added to Ickx's car (and many other teams copied the idea for their cars) for the next race at Zandvoort.
- On the seventh lap Brian Redman went off the circuit when his suspension failed and he crashed into and over a concrete barrier and into a parked car. His Cooper caught fire but Redman escaped with a broken right arm and a few minor burns.
- Records:
- Fastest Fastest Lap Speed - John Surtees (241.140 km/h)
- Most Races Contested - Jack Brabham (100)
- Fastest Average Race Speed - Bruce McLaren (236.797 km/h)
- Milestones:
- 100th Race Entry Jack Brabham (Driver)
- 10th Fastest Lap John Surtees (Driver)
- 1st Win - McLaren (Car Manufacturer)
- Last win: Bruce McLaren
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 66–67. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.
- Lawrence, Mike (1999). Brabham+Ralt+Honda: The Ron Tauranac story. Motor Racing Publications. ISBN 1-899870-35-0.
- Nye, Doug (1986). Autocourse history of the Grand Prix car 1966–85. Hazleton publishing. ISBN 0-905138-37-6.
- "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved 2007-06-13.
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