1968 Belgian Grand Prix
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| 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 | ||
| Course length | 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 |  John Surtees |
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.
Contents
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 5 |  Bruce McLaren |
McLaren-Ford | 28 | 1:40:02.1 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 |  Pedro Rodríguez |
BRM | 28 | + 12.1 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 23 |  Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari | 28 | + 39.6 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | Jackie Stewart |
Matra-Ford | 27 | Out of fuel | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Jackie Oliver |
Lotus-Ford | 26 | Transmission | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | 15 | Lucien Bianchi |
Cooper-BRM | 26 | + 2 Laps | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 |  Jo Siffert |
Lotus-Ford | 25 | Oil Pressure | 9 | |
| 8 | 10 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
Matra | 25 | + 3 Laps | 13 | |
| Ret | 14 | Piers Courage |
BRM | 22 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 6 | Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford | 18 | Halfshaft | 5 | |
| Ret | 20 | John Surtees |
Honda | 11 | Suspension | 4 | |
| Ret | 22 | Chris Amon |
Ferrari | 8 | Radiator | 1 | |
| Ret | 16 | Brian Redman |
Cooper-BRM | 6 | Spun Off | 11 | |
| Ret | 12 | Richard Attwood |
BRM | 6 | Oil Pipe | 18 | |
| Ret | 18 |  Jack Brabham |
Brabham-Repco | 6 | Throttle | 10 | |
| Ret | 1 | Graham Hill |
Lotus-Ford | 5 | Halfshaft | 14 | |
| Ret | 19 |  Jochen Rindt |
Brabham-Repco | 5 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 17 |  Jo Bonnier |
McLaren-BRM | 1 | Wheel | 16 | |
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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.[2] 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.[3] 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.
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