1968 Dutch Grand Prix
The 1968 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Zandvoort Circuit on 23 June 1968. It was race 5 of 12 in both the 1968 World Championship of Drivers and the 1968 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 90-lap race was won by Matra driver Jackie Stewart after he started from fifth position. His teammate Jean-Pierre Beltoise finished second and BRM driver Pedro Rodríguez came in third.
1968 Dutch Grand Prix | |||
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Zandvoort original layout | |||
Race details | |||
Date | June 23, 1968 | ||
Official name | XVI Grote Prijs van Nederland | ||
Location | Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.193 km (2.605 mi) | ||
Distance | 90 laps, 377.370 km (234.487 mi) | ||
Weather | Showers | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 1:23.54 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
| Matra | |
Time | 1:45.91 on lap 6 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Matra-Ford | ||
Second | Matra | ||
Third | BRM |
Classification
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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1 | 9 | Ferrari | 1:23.54 | — | |
2 | 6 | Brabham-Repco | 1:23.70 | +0.16 | |
3 | 3 | Lotus-Ford | 1:23.84 | +0.30 | |
4 | 5 | Brabham-Repco | 1:23.90 | +0.36 | |
5 | 8 | Matra-Ford | 1:24.41 | +0.87 | |
6 | 10 | Ferrari | 1:24.42 | +0.88 | |
7 | 1 | McLaren-Ford | 1:24.45 | +0.91 | |
8 | 2 | McLaren-Ford | 1:24.58 | +1.04 | |
9 | 7 | Honda | 1:25.22 | +1.68 | |
10 | 4 | Lotus-Ford | 1:25.48 | +1.94 | |
11 | 15 | BRM | 1:25.51 | +1.97 | |
12 | 18 | Brabham-Repco | 1:25.79 | +2.25 | |
13 | 21 | Lotus-Ford | 1:25.86 | +2.32 | |
14 | 20 | BRM | 1:26.07 | +2.53 | |
15 | 16 | BRM | 1:26.72 | +3.18 | |
16 | 17 | Matra | 1:26.76 | +3.22 | |
17 | 22 | Brabham-Repco | 1:28.29 | +4.75 | |
18 | 14 | Cooper-BRM | 1:28.31 | +4.77 | |
19 | 19 | McLaren-BRM | 1:28.43 | +4.89 |
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 8 | Matra-Ford | 90 | 2:46:11.2 | 5 | 9 | |
2 | 17 | Matra | 90 | + 1:33.93 | 16 | 6 | |
3 | 15 | BRM | 89 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 4 | |
4 | 10 | Ferrari | 88 | + 2 Laps | 6 | 3 | |
5 | 22 | Brabham-Repco | 87 | + 3 Laps | 17 | 2 | |
6 | 9 | Ferrari | 85 | + 5 Laps | 1 | 1 | |
7 | 16 | BRM | 85 | + 5 Laps | 15 | ||
8 | 19 | McLaren-BRM | 82 | + 8 Laps | 19 | ||
9 | 3 | Lotus-Ford | 81 | Accident | 3 | ||
NC | 4 | Lotus-Ford | 80 | Not Classified | 10 | ||
Ret | 18 | Brabham-Repco | 63 | Throttle | 12 | ||
Ret | 21 | Lotus-Ford | 55 | Gearbox | 13 | ||
Ret | 7 | Honda | 50 | Alternator | 9 | ||
Ret | 20 | BRM | 50 | Spun Off | 14 | ||
Ret | 6 | Brabham-Repco | 39 | Ignition | 2 | ||
Ret | 5 | Brabham-Repco | 22 | Spun Off | 4 | ||
Ret | 2 | McLaren-Ford | 19 | Accident | 8 | ||
Ret | 1 | McLaren-Ford | 10 | Ignition | 7 | ||
Ret | 14 | Cooper-BRM | 9 | Accident | 18 | ||
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Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Notes
- First win for a French racecar constructor in Formula One.
- First points: Silvio Moser
References
- "1968 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- "Netherlands 1968 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
Further reading
- Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 68–69. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1968 Dutch Grand Prix. |
- "1968 Dutch GP". ChicaneF1. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
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