1968 Australian Grand Prix
| 1968 Australian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 8 in 1968 Tasman Series | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 25 February[1] 1968 | ||
| Location |
Victoria, Australia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.1 km (1.92 miles) | ||
| Distance | 55 laps, 170.5 km (105.6 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
Repco Brabham | ||
| Time | 1'06.7 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Chris Amon | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1'07.0 (166.7 km/h, 103.6 mph) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Ford Cosworth | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third |
Ford Cosworth | ||
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The 1968 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at
Victoria, Australia on 25 February 1968. The race was open to Racing Cars complying with the Australian National Formula or the Australian 1½ Litre Formula.[2] It was the thirty third Australian Grand Prix and was also round seven of the 1968 Tasman Series
.
The race was staged by the Light Car Club of Australia[3] and was sponsored by the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria.[1]
Formula 2 crash at the Hockenheim circuit in West Germany
six weeks after the race.
In his last drive in an Australian Grand Prix, Jack Brabham started the race from pole position but retired with engine failure. Chris Amon set the fastest race lap.
Repco V8) was the first Australian resident driver to finish,[4] an achievement which was rewarded with the Langridge Cup.[1]
Classification
| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant[1] | Car | Laps | Time / Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Jim Clark
|
Gold Leaf Team Lotus with Ford Australia
|
Ford Cosworth DFW 2.5[6]
|
55 | 1h 02m 40.3s |
| 2 | 4 | Chris Amon
|
C. Amon | Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari V6 2.4
|
55 | 1h 02m 40.4s |
| 3 | 5 | Graham Hill
|
Gold Leaf Team Lotus with Ford Australia
|
Ford Cosworth DFW 2.5[6]
|
55 | 1h 03m 39.6s |
| 4 | 8 | Frank Gardner
|
Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd.
|
Brabham BT23D / Alfa Romeo V8 2.5 | 55 | 1h 03m 39.8s |
| 5 | 18 | Piers Courage
|
P. Courage | McLaren M4A / Ford Cosworth FVA[7]
|
54 | |
| 6 | 12 | Richard Attwood
|
Owen Racing Organisation
|
BRM P126 / BRM V12 2.5 | 53 | |
| 7 | 10 |  Leo Geoghegan
|
Geoghegan Racing Division | Lotus 39 / Repco V8 2.5 | 53 | |
| 8 | 9 | Kevin Bartlett
|
Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd.
|
Brabham BT11A / Coventry Climax FPF | 53 | |
| 9 | 1 | Denny Hulme
|
Racing Team S.A. | Repco Brabham BT23 / Ford Cosworth FVA[8]
|
50 | |
| Ret | 2 | Jack Brabham
|
Ecurie Vitesse S.A.
|
21 | Engine | |
| Ret | 7 | Greg Cusack
|
Scuderia Veloce | 21 | ?? | |
| Ret | 3 | John Harvey
|
Bob Jane Racing Team
|
16 | Gearbox | |
| Ret | 11 | Pedro Rodriguez
|
Owen Racing Organisation
|
BRM P126 / BRM V12 2.5 | 10 | Engine |
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e Official Programme, 33rd Australian Grand Prix, Sandown, 25 February (1968)
- ^ Conditions for Australian Titles, 1968 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, p. 70
- ^ ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.
- ^ Tasman Cliff-Hanger!, Sports Car World, April 1968, pages 20 & 21
- ^ XXXIII Australian Grand Prix, www.tasman-series.com, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b Australian Grand Prix, Sandown Park, 25 Feb 1968, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 19 November 2017
- ^ The Sports Car World race report lists the Courage car as a McLaren Ford.
- ^ The car of Hulme was entered in the Official Programme as a "Repco Brabham Ford".
- ^ a b c The cars of Brabham, Cusack & Harvey were in each case entered in the Official Programme as a "Repco Brabham".
- ^ The official history of the Australian Grand Prix – 80 Races, p. 245