1968 British Grand Prix

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The 1968 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on July 20, 1968.

[edit] Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	22	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	80	2:01:20.3	4	9
2	5	Chris Amon	Ferrari	80	+ 4.4	3	6
3	6	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	79	+ 1 Lap	12	4
4	1	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	79	+ 1 Lap	11	3
5	7	John Surtees	Honda	78	+ 2 Laps	9	2
6	14	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	78	+ 2 Laps	7	1
7	2	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	77	+ 3 Laps	10
8	20	Piers Courage	BRM	72	+ 8 Laps	16
Ret	4	Jochen Rindt	Brabham-Repco	55	Fuel Leak	5
Ret	10	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	52	Engine	13
NC	19	Silvio Moser	Brabham-Repco	52	Not Classified	19
Ret	9	Jackie Oliver	Lotus-Ford	43	Transmission	2
Ret	16	Robin Widdows	Cooper-BRM	34	Ignition	18
Ret	8	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	26	Halfshaft	1
Ret	15	Vic Elford	Cooper-BRM	26	Engine	7
Ret	18	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	11	Engine	14
Ret	11	Richard Attwood	BRM	10	Radiator	15
Ret	24	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Weslake	8	Fuel Pump	6
Ret	23	Jo Bonnier	McLaren-BRM	6	Engine	20
Ret	3	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	0	Engine	8

[edit] Notes

• Pole position: Graham Hill - 1:28.9
• Fastest lap: Jo Siffert - 1:29.7 on lap 42
• 100th Grand Prix start: Jack Brabham

[edit] References

• Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group, pp72-73. ISBN 0-85429-321-3. 
• The Official Formula 1 website. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.

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