1968 Spanish Grand Prix
1968 Spanish Grand Prix | |||
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Jarama Circuit (1967–1990) | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 12 May 1968 | ||
Official name | XIV Gran Premio de España | ||
Location | |||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 3.404 km (2.115 miles) | ||
Distance | 90 laps, 306.360 km (190.363 miles) | ||
Weather | Hot, Dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 1:27.9 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Ford | |
Time | 1:28.3 on lap 47 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Lotus-Ford | ||
Second | McLaren-Ford | ||
Third | Cooper-BRM | ||
Lap leaders |
The 1968 Spanish Grand Prix was a
Background
Following
Report
During qualifying, Ferrari's Chris Amon took his first ever pole position with Graham Hill for the mourning Team Lotus down in sixth place.
Lotus fate turned however during the race on Sunday, contested in searing heat.[1] Pedro Rodríguez took the lead at the start in his BRM, followed by Beltoise, Amon and Hulme. The Frenchman moved into the lead on lap 12, only to drop back four laps later with engine troubles. Amon was now back in the lead, followed closely by Rodriguez until the Mexican spun and crashed on lap 28. While he waited for his mechanics to pick up the car, spectators "descended on the car like vultures and stripped off the mirrors, seat, windscreen and nose cowling".[1] These retirements elevated Hill to second place behind Amon, who suffered a fuel pump failure on lap 58, handing Hill, who had been a mile behind,[1] first place and victory. Hulme was close behind Hill, but when his McLaren lost second gear, he needed to back off and the Englishman cruised home.[1][2] Beltoise recovered from his mechanical troubles and recorded the fastest lap of the race.
Classification
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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1 | 19 | Chris Amon | Ferrari | 1:27.9 | — |
2 | 9 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 1:28.1 | +0.2 |
3 | 1 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 1:28.3 | +0.4 |
4 | 2 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford | 1:28.3 | +0.4 |
5 | 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Ford | 1:28.3 | +0.4 |
6 | 10 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford | 1:28.4 | +0.5 |
7 | 7 | John Surtees | Honda | 1:28.8 | +0.9 |
8 | 21 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:29.6 | +1.7 |
9 | 4 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco | 1:29.7 | +1.8 |
10 | 16 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford | 1:29.7 | +1.8 |
11 | 5 | Piers Courage | BRM | 1:29.9 | +2.0 |
12 | 15 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Cooper-BRM | 1:30.8 | +2.9 |
13 | 14 | Brian Redman | Cooper-BRM | 1:31.0 | +3.1 |
14 | 3 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 1:44.2 | +16.3 |
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 10 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford | 90 | 2:15:20.1 | 6 | 9 |
2 | 1 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 90 | + 15.9 | 3 | 6 |
3 | 14 | Brian Redman | Cooper-BRM | 89 | + 1 Lap | 13 | 4 |
4 | 15 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Cooper-BRM | 89 | + 1 Lap | 12 | 3 |
5 | 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Ford | 81 | + 9 Laps | 5 | 2 |
Ret | 2 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford | 77 | Oil Leak | 4 | |
Ret | 7 | John Surtees | Honda | 74 | Gearbox | 7 | |
Ret | 16 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford | 62 | Transmission | 10 | |
Ret | 19 | Chris Amon | Ferrari | 57 | Fuel Pump | 1 | |
Ret | 5 | Piers Courage | BRM | 52 | Fuel Pump | 11 | |
Ret | 9 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 27 | Accident | 2 | |
Ret | 21 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 13 | Ignition | 8 | |
Ret | 4 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco | 10 | Oil Pressure | 9 | |
DNS | 3 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | Engine | |||
Source:[3]
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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 "Hill victorious for mourning Lotus". ESPNf1.com. ESPN. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Grand Prix Results: Spanish GP, 1968". Grandprix.com. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ "1968 Spanish Grand Prix - Race Result". formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Spain 1968 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
Further reading
- Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 62–63. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.