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Entry List

The entry list for the 1968 Race of Champions are outlined below:

No. Driver Entreat Constructor Chassis Engine Model Tyre
1 New Zealand Denny Hulme United Kingdom Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M7A Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 F
2 New Zealand Bruce McLaren United Kingdom Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M7A Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 F
3 Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham BT26 Repco 860 V8 3.0 G
3 Austria Jochen Rindt United Kingdom Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham BT26 Repco 860 V8 3.0 G
4 United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom Team Lotus Lotus 49 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 F
5 United States Dan Gurney United States Anglo American Racers Eagle T1G Weslake 58 V12 3.0 G
6 United Kingdom Brian Redman United Kingdom Cooper Car Company Cooper T86B BRM P142 V12 3.0 F
8 New Zealand Chris Amon Italy Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312 Ferrari 242 V12 3.0 F
9 Belgium Jacky Ickx Italy Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312 Ferrari 242 V12 3.0 F
10 Italy Andrea de Adamich Italy Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312 Ferrari 242 V12 3.0 F
11 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez United Kingdom Owen Racing Organisation BRM P133 BRM P142 V12 3.0 G
12 United Kingdom Mike Spence United Kingdom Owen Racing Organisation BRM P126 BRM P142 V12 3.0 G
14 United Kingdom Richard Attwood United Kingdom Reg Parnell Racing BRM P126 BRM P142 V12 3.0 G
14 United Kingdom Chris Irwin United Kingdom Reg Parnell Racing BRM P126 BRM P142 V12 3.0 G
15 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart United Kingdom Matra International Matra MS10 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 D
16 Switzerland Jo Siffert United Kingdom Rob Walker Racing Team Lotus 49 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 F
17 Sweden Jo Bonnier Sweden Joakim Bonnier Racing Team McLaren M5A BRM P142 V12 3.0 G
18 United Kingdom David Hobbs United Kingdom Bernard White Racing BRM P261 BRM P142 V12 3.0 G
19 Switzerland Silvio Moser Switzerland Charles Vögele Racing Brabham BT20 Repco 620 V8 3.0 G
20 United Kingdom Peter Gethin United Kingdom Frank Lythgoe Racing Brabham BT21 BMW M12 L4 2.0 G
21 United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom Lola Cars Lola T100 BMW M12 L4 2.0 F
22 United Kingdom Keith St. John United Kingdom Ken Shepperd McLaren M5B Climax FWMV V8 3.0 G
23 United Kingdom Tony Lanfranchi United Kingdom P&M Racing Properties Brabham BT23B Climax FPF L4 2.75 F

Practice Overview

Qualifying

Report

Qualifying Results

The full qualifying results for the 1968 Race of Champions are outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 2 New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford Cosworth 1:30.0
2 12 United Kingdom Mike Spence BRM 1:30.4 +0.4s
3 15 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford Cosworth 1:31.0 +1.0s
4 8 New Zealand Chris Amon Ferrari 1:31.2 +1.2s
5 1 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford Cosworth 1:31.2 +1.2s
6 4 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford Cosworth 1:31.6 +1.6s
7 11 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:32.0 +2.0s
8 9 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:32.8 +2.8s
9 21 United Kingdom John Surtees Lola-BMW 1:33.2 +3.2s
10 6 United Kingdom Brian Redman Cooper-BRM 1:33.4 +3.4s
11 19 Switzerland Silvio Moser Brabham-Repco 1:35.0 +5.0s
12 17 Sweden Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM 1:35.2 +5.2s
13 18 United Kingdom David Hobbs BRM 1:37.0 +7.0s
14 23 United Kingdom Tony Lanfranchi Brabham-Climax 1:37.6 +7.6s
15 20 United Kingdom Peter Gethin Brabham-BMW 1:45.0 +15.0s
DNS 10 Italy Andrea de Adamich Ferrari Accident
DNS 16 Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford Cosworth Accident
WD 3 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco Withdrew
WD 5 United States Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake Withdrew
WD 14 United Kingdom Richard Attwood BRM Withdrew
WD 22 United Kingdom Keith St. John McLaren-Climax Withdrew
WD 3 Austria Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco Reserve entry
WD 14 United Kingdom Chris Irwin BRM Reserve entry

Grid

Pos Pos Pos
Driver Driver Driver
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______________ 1
______________ 2 Bruce McLaren
3 Mike Spence
Jackie Stewart
______________
______________ 4
5 Chris Amon
Denny Hulme
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______________ 6
______________ 7 Graham Hill
8 Pedro Rodríguez
Jacky Ickx
______________
______________ 9
10 Brian Redman
Silvio Moser
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______________ 11
______________ 12 Jo Bonnier
13 David Hobbs
Tony Lanfranchi
______________
______________ 14
15 Peter Gethin
______________
______________ 16
______________ 17
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Race

Report

Results

The full results for the 1968 Race of Champions are outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 2 New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford Cosworth 50 1:18:53.4 1
2 11 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM 50 +14.2s 7
3 1 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford Cosworth 50 +30.8s 5
4 8 New Zealand Chris Amon Ferrari 50 +37.4s 4
5 6 United Kingdom Brian Redman Cooper-BRM 50 +1:27.2s 9
6 15 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford Cosworth 49 +1 laps 3
7 23 United Kingdom Tony Lanfranchi Brabham-Climax 47 +3 laps 13
8 9 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 46 +4 laps 8
9 18 United Kingdom David Hobbs BRM 43 +7 laps 12
10 20 United Kingdom Peter Gethin Brabham-BMW 36 +14 laps 14
Ret 17 Sweden Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM 30 Suspension 11
Ret 12 United Kingdom Mike Spence BRM 18 Oil line 2
Ret 4 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford Cosworth 11 Driveshaft 6
Ret 19 Switzerland Silvio Moser Brabham-Repco 7 Oil pressure 10
DNS 21 United Kingdom John Surtees Lola-BMW
DNS 10 Italy Andrea de Adamich Ferrari
DNS 16 Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford Cosworth
WD 3 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco
WD 5 United States Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake
WD 14 United Kingdom Richard Attwood BRM
WD 22 United Kingdom Keith St. John McLaren-Climax
WD 3 Austria Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco
WD 14 United Kingdom Chris Irwin BRM
V T E United Kingdom Race of Champions
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