1968 Italian Grand Prix
| 1968 Italian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 8 September 1968 | ||
| Official name | XXXIX Gran Premio d'Italia | ||
| Location | |||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.750 km (3.573 miles) | ||
| Distance | 68 laps, 391.000 km (242.956 miles) | ||
| Weather | Hot, Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
Honda | ||
| Time | 1:26.07 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jackie Oliver | Lotus-Ford | |
| Time | 1:26.5 on lap 7 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Ford | ||
| Second | Matra-Ford | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 1968 Italian Grand Prix was a
1968 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 68-lap race was won by McLaren driver Denny Hulme after he started from seventh position. Johnny Servoz-Gavin finished second for the Matra team and Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx
came in third.
There was a five-week break after the previous Grand Prix in Germany. During the break, the Oulton Park Gold Cup attracted some of the top names, with Jackie Stewart taking the victory, after his dominant victory at the Nürburgring.[1]
Report
Entry
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Qualifying
The early qualifying session saw Andretti and Unser set the pace. Both drivers wanted to fly back to
Indianapolis, Indiana for the Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, a 100-lap race on the 1609 metre (one mile) dirt track for the USAC Championship the next day. They then intended to fly back to Milan and race in the Grand Prix. The event organisers announced that if the either driver returned to the US, they would be banned from competing in the Grand Prix, under an ACI ruling which forbade drivers to complete in another event within 24 hours of the start of the Grand Prix. Both drivers flew back to Indiana for the Hoosier Hundred and did return for the Italian Grand Prix, but were not allowed to take part in the race.[1]
Qualifying resulted in
Honda Racing team, in their Honda RA301, at an average speed of 150.314 mph. He was joined on the front row by Bruce McLaren in his own McLaren M7A and Chris Amon in a Ferrari 312. The second row was occupied by the Ferrari of Jacky Ickx and the Lotus of Graham Hill. Jackie Stewart, Denny Hulme and Derek Bell shared the third row.[2][1]
Race
The race was held over 68 laps of the
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, taking place in sunny conditions, with Surtees leading from the start. McLaren and Surtees fought for the lead, until the Ferrari of Chris Amon lost control on oil dropped by one of the Honda RA301s and his car flew over the barriers into the trees at one of the fast Lesmo corners. Surtees also hit the wall trying to avoid the Ferrari. This put Jo Siffert into second place, with Jackie Stewart third. The Scotsman moved into second and a slipstreaming battle developed for the lead between McLaren, Stewart, Siffert and Denny Hulme.[1][3]
McLaren's
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | John Surtees
|
Honda
|
1:26.07 | — |
| 2 | 2 |  Bruce McLaren
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:26.11 | +0.04 |
| 3 | 9 | Chris Amon
|
Ferrari | 1:26.21 | +0.14 |
| 4 | 8 |  Jacky Ickx
|
Ferrari | 1:26.41 | +0.34 |
| 5 | 16 | Graham Hill
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:26.57 | +0.50 |
| 6 | 4 | Jackie Stewart
|
Matra-Ford | 1:26.60 | +0.53 |
| 7 | 1 | Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:26.61 | +0.54 |
| 8 | 7 | Derek Bell
|
Ferrari | 1:26.90 | +0.83 |
| 9 | 20 |  Jo Siffert
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:26.96 | +0.89 |
| 10 | 18 |  Mario Andretti
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:27.20 | +1.13 |
| 11 | 11 |  Jochen Rindt
|
Brabham-Repco | 1:27.30 | +1.23 |
| 12 | 19 | Jackie Oliver
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:27.40 | +1.33 |
| 13 | 21 | Dan Gurney
|
Eagle-Weslake
|
1:27.61 | +1.54 |
| 14 | 5 |  Johnny Servoz-Gavin
|
Matra-Ford | 1:27.63 | +1.56 |
| 15 | 15 | David Hobbs
|
Honda
|
1:27.70 | +1.63 |
| 16 | 26 |  Pedro Rodríguez
|
BRM
|
1:28.20 | +2.13 |
| 17 | 10 |  Jack Brabham
|
Brabham-Repco | 1:28.80 | +2.73 |
| 18 | 27 | Piers Courage
|
BRM
|
1:29.10 | +3.03 |
| 19 | 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
Matra | 1:29.30 | +3.23 |
| 20 | 3 |  Jo Bonnier
|
BRM
|
1:30.55 | +4.48 |
| 21 | 25 | Bobby Unser
|
BRM
|
1:30.56 | +4.49 |
| 22 | 23 | Vic Elford
|
BRM
|
1:31.30 | +5.23 |
| DNQ | 28 | Frank Gardner
|
BRM
|
1:31.40 | +5.33 |
| DNQ | 12 | Silvio Moser
|
Brabham-Repco | 1:33.70 | +7.63 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 68 | 1:40:14.8 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin
|
Matra-Ford | 68 | + 1:28.4 | 13 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | Jacky Ickx
|
Ferrari | 68 | + 1:28.6 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 27 | Piers Courage
|
BRM
|
67 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
Matra | 66 | + 2 Laps | 18 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | Jo Bonnier
|
BRM
|
64 | + 4 Laps | 19 | 1 |
| Ret | 20 | Jo Siffert
|
Lotus-Ford | 58 | Suspension | 9 | |
| Ret | 10 | Jack Brabham
|
Brabham-Repco | 56 | Oil Pressure | 16 | |
| Ret | 4 | Jackie Stewart
|
Matra-Ford | 42 | Engine | 6 | |
| Ret | 15 | David Hobbs
|
Honda
|
42 | Engine | 14 | |
| Ret | 19 | Jackie Oliver
|
Lotus-Ford | 38 | Transmission | 11 | |
| Ret | 2 | Bruce McLaren
|
McLaren-Ford | 34 | Oil Leak | 2 | |
| Ret | 11 | Jochen Rindt
|
Brabham-Repco | 33 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 26 | Pedro Rodríguez
|
BRM
|
22 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | 21 | Dan Gurney
|
Eagle-Weslake
|
19 | Overheating | 12 | |
| Ret | 16 | Graham Hill
|
Lotus-Ford | 10 | Wheel | 5 | |
| Ret | 14 | John Surtees
|
Honda
|
8 | Accident | 1 | |
| Ret | 9 | Chris Amon
|
Ferrari | 8 | Accident | 3 | |
| Ret | 7 | Derek Bell
|
Ferrari | 4 | Fuel System | 8 | |
| Ret | 23 | Vic Elford
|
BRM
|
2 | Accident | 20 | |
| DNQ | 28 | Frank Gardner
|
BRM
|
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| DNQ | 12 | Silvio Moser
|
Brabham-Repco | ||||
| DNS | 18 | Mario Andretti
|
Lotus-Ford | ACI 24 hour rule | |||
| DNS | 25 | Bobby Unser
|
BRM
|
ACI 24 hour rule | |||
| WD | 22 | Robin Widdows
|
BRM
|
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| WD | 24 | Lucien Bianchi
|
Cooper-Alfa Romeo | ||||
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Grand Prix results: Italian GP, 1968". grandprix.com. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ a b c "1968 Italian GP". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ISBN 978 0 85733 088 8, 2011)
- ^ a b "1968 Italian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "Formula One, Italian 1968 Race Results". crash.net. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Italy 1968 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
Further reading
- Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 76–77. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.