1968 Race of Champions

1968 Race of Champions
Non-championship race in the 1968 Formula One season
Race details[1]
Date	17 March 1968
Official name	III Race of Champions
Location	Brands Hatch
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.265 km (2.65 miles)
Distance	50 laps, 213.25 km (132.5 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Cosworth
Time	1:30.0
Fastest lap
Driver	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Cosworth
Time	1:31.6
Podium
First	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Cosworth
Second	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM
Third	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Cosworth

The 3rd Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 17 March 1968 at Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, England. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was dominated by Bruce McLaren in a McLaren M7A, who started from pole position, set fastest lap and finished over 14 seconds ahead of Pedro Rodríguez's BRM P133. McLaren's team mate Denny Hulme was third in another McLaren M7A.

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time/Retired	Grid
1	2	Bruce McLaren	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd	McLaren M7A-Cosworth	1.18:53.4	1
2	11	Pedro Rodríguez	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P133	+ 14.2 s	7
3	1	Denny Hulme	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd	McLaren M7A-Cosworth	+ 30.8 s	5
4	8	Chris Amon	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312	+ 37.4 s	4
5	6	Brian Redman	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T86B-BRM	+ 1:27.2 s	10
6	15	Jackie Stewart	Matra International	Matra MS10-Cosworth	49 laps	3
7	23	Tony Lanfranchi	P & M Racing Preparations	Brabham BT23B-Climax	47 laps	14
8	9	Jacky Ickx	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312	46 laps	8
9	18	David Hobbs	Bernard White Racing	BRM P261	43 laps	13
NC	20	Peter Gethin	Frank Lythgoe Racing	Brabham BT21-BMW	36 laps	15
Ret	17	Jo Bonnier	Ecurie Bonnier	McLaren M5A-BRM	30 laps - steering / suspension	12
Ret	12	Mike Spence	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P126	18 laps - oil line	2
Ret	4	Graham Hill	Team Lotus Ltd	Lotus 49-Cosworth	11 laps - driveshaft	6
Ret	19	Silvio Moser	Charles Vögele Racing Team	Brabham BT20-Repco	7 laps - oil pressure	11
DNS	21	John Surtees	Lola Cars Ltd	Lola T100-BMW	Oil line	(9)
DNS	10	Andrea de Adamich	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312	Accident	-
DNS	16	Jo Siffert	Rob Walker Racing Team	Lotus 49-Cosworth	Practice accident	-
Sources:[2][3][4]

References

1. "1968 Race of Champions". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
2. "1968 Race of Champions". Motor Sport. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
3. "1968 Race of Champions – Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
4. "1968 – III Race of Champions". StatsF1. Retrieved 29 February 2024.

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