1968 Spanish Grand Prix
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| 2nd of 12 races of the 1968 World Automobile Championship | ||
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| Surname: | XIV Gran Premio de España | |
| Date: | May 12, 1968 | |
| Place: | San Sebastian de los Reyes | |
| Course: | Circuito Permanente del Jarama | |
| Length: | 306.36 km in 90 laps of 3.404 km
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| Weather: | hot | |
| Spectator: | ~ 20,000 | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver: |
 Chris Amon
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 Ferrari
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| Time: | 1: 27.9 min | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver: |
 Jean-Pierre Beltoise
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Matra
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| Time: | 1: 28.3 min | |
| Podium | ||
| First: |
 Graham Hill
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lotus
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| Second: |
Denis Hulme
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McLaren
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| Third: |
Brian Redman
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cooper
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The 1968 Spanish Grand Prix took place on May 12th at the Circuito del Jarama in San Sebastián de los Reyes , a suburb of Madrid , and was the second race of the 1968 World Championship .
Reports
background
The second World Cup run of the year only took place around five months after the season opener in South Africa .
In March, Bruce McLaren had meanwhile won the Race of Champions at Brands Hatch with his new McLaren M7A, which is not part of the world championship . In this race, the Lotus racing cars were no longer competed in the classic British Racing Green , but in the red and white color scheme of the new main sponsor. The team established a trend that spread rapidly in motorsport in the following months.
Three weeks after this race, Jim Clark had a fatal accident during a Formula 2 race at the Hockenheimring . When a few days later another Formula 1 race that was not part of the World Championship took place in Silverstone , Lotus entered with just one car for this reason and Denis Hulme gave the McLaren team another victory. On the same weekend, Jackie Stewart had a serious accident in a Formula 2 race in the Jarama and suffered injuries that forced him to take a month off so that he could not take part in the Spanish Grand Prix.
With Mike Spence , another Formula 1 driver was killed before the second World Championship race. He died on pre-tests for the Indianapolis 500 .
Only 14 cars were eventually entered for the first Spanish Grand Prix since 1954 . As an exception, BRM , Lotus and Matra International only competed with one vehicle each. In return, the private team of the same name founded by Reg Parnell enriched the field by reporting a BRM P126 for Piers Courage . Rob Walker's private team now had a Lotus 49 instead of a Cooper T81 . The Cooper factory team had converted their vehicles from Maserati to BRM engines.
training
Chris Amon was fastest in training in the Ferrari 312F1 for the first time in his Grand Prix career. He shared the three-car front row with Pedro Rodríguez and Denis Hulme. Bruce McLaren and Jean-Pierre Beltoise , who represented Jackie Stewart in the Matra Tyrrell customer team, qualified behind them. Graham Hill only finished sixth on the grid in his favorite Lotus 49.
run
Rodríguez immediately took the lead from Beltoise, Amon and Hulme after the start. This order remained constant until the twelfth lap when Beltoise briefly took the lead. However, four laps later he retired due to an engine problem, leaving Amon, who had overtaken Rodríguez in the meantime, the lead. The New Zealander stayed in the lead for 30 laps. Up to the 28th lap he was constantly harassed by Rodríguez, until Rodríguez lost control of his car and had an accident. This put Hill in second place ahead of Hulme and John Surtees . When Amon's fuel pump failed on lap 58, Hill took the lead and won ahead of Hulme and Brian Redman , making his first and only podium in his second Grand Prix.
Registration list
| team | No. | driver | chassis | engine | tires |
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Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
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1 |
Denis Hulme
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McLaren M7A | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | G |
| 2 |
Bruce McLaren
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Brabham Racing Organization
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3 |
 Jack Brabham
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Brabham BT26 | Repco 860 3.0 V8 | G |
| 4th |
 Jochen Rindt
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Brabham BT24 | Repco 740 3.0 V8 | ||
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Reg Parnell Racing
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5 |
Piers Courage
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BRM P126 | BRM P142 3.0 V12 | G |
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Matra International (Tyrrell)
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6th |
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
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Matra MS10 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | D. |
 Honda Racing
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7th |
John Surtees
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Honda RA301 | Honda RA301E 3.0 V12 | F. |
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Owen Racing Organization
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9 |
.svg){kind=small} Pedro Rodríguez
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BRM P133 | BRM P142 3.0 V12 | G |
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Gold Leaf Team Lotus
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10 |
Graham Hill
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Lotus 49 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | F. |
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Cooper Car Company
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14th |
Brian Redman
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Cooper T86B | BRM P142 3.0 V12 | F. |
| 15th |
Ludovico Scarfiotti
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Rob Walker Racing
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16 |
 Jo Siffert
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Lotus 49 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | F. |
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Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
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19th |
Chris Amon
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Ferrari 312 (67/68) | Ferrari 242 3.0 V12 | F. |
| 21st |
 Jacky Ickx
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Classifications
Starting grid
| Item | driver | constructor | time | Ø speed | begin |
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| 1 |
Chris Amon
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Ferrari
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1: 27.9 | 139.413 km / h | 1 |
| 2 |
Pedro Rodríguez
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BRM
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1: 28.1 | 139.096 km / h | 2 |
| 3 |
Denis Hulme
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 28.3 | 138.781 km / h | 3 |
| 4th |
Bruce McLaren
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 28.3 | 138.781 km / h | 4th |
| 5 |
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
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Matra Ford
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1: 28.3 | 138.781 km / h | 5 |
| 6th |
Graham Hill
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Lotus Ford
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1: 28.4 | 138.624 km / h | 6th |
| 7th |
John Surtees
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Honda
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1: 28.8 | 138,000 km / h | 7th |
| 8th |
Jacky Ickx
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Ferrari
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1: 29.6 | 136.768 km / h | 8th |
| 9 |
Jochen Rindt
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Brabham-Repco
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1: 29.7 | 136.615 km / h | 9 |
| 10 |
Jo Siffert
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Lotus Ford
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1: 29.7 | 136.615 km / h | 10 |
| 11 |
Piers Courage
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BRM
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1: 29.9 | 136.311 km / h | 11 |
| 12 |
Ludovico Scarfiotti
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Cooper-BRM
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1: 30.8 | 134.960 km / h | 12 |
| 13 |
Brian Redman
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Cooper-BRM
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1: 31.0 | 134.664 km / h | 13 |
| 14th |
Jack Brabham
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Brabham-Repco
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1: 44.2 | 117.605 km / h | DNS |
run
| Item | driver | constructor | Round | Stops | time | begin | Fastest lap | Failure reason |
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| 1 |
Graham Hill
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Lotus Ford
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90 | 0 | 2: 15: 02.1 | 6th | ||
| 2 |
Denis Hulme
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McLaren-Ford
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90 | 0 | + 15.1 | 3 | ||
| 3 |
Brian Redman
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Cooper-BRM
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89 | 0 | + 1 lap | 13 | ||
| 4th |
Ludovico Scarfiotti
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Cooper-BRM
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89 | 0 | + 1 lap | 12 | ||
| 5 |
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
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Matra Ford
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81 | 2 | + 9 rounds | 5 | 1: 28.3 | |
| - |
Bruce McLaren
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McLaren-Ford
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77 | 0 | DNF | 4th | Oil loss | |
| - |
John Surtees
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Honda
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74 | 0 | DNF | 7th | Gearbox damage | |
| - |
Jo Siffert
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Lotus Ford
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62 | 1 | DNF | 10 | defective power transmission | |
| - |
Chris Amon
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Ferrari
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57 | 0 | DNF | 1 | defective fuel pump | |
| - |
Piers Courage
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BRM
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52 | 0 | DNF | 11 | defective fuel pump | |
| - |
Pedro Rodríguez
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BRM
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27 | 0 | DNF | 2 | accident | |
| - |
Jacky Ickx
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Ferrari
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13 | 0 | DNF | 8th | defective ignition | |
| - |
Jochen Rindt
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Brabham-Repco
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10 | 0 | DNF | 9 | Oil pressure loss |
World Cup stands after the race
The first six of the race got 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
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Individual evidence
- ↑ "Training" ( Memento of the original from March 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on August 14, 2011)
- ^ "Report" (accessed on August 14, 2011)
- ^ "World Cup stands" ( Memento of the original from March 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on August 14, 2011)
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