1968 BRDC International Trophy

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1968 BRDC International Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1968 Formula One season
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Race details
Date25 April 1968
Official name XX BRDC International Trophy
Location Silverstone
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.710 km (2.927 miles)
Distance 52 laps, 224.920 km (139.675 miles)
Pole position
Driver
 McLaren-Ford
Time 1:24.3
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Ferrari
Time 1:25.1
Podium
First
 McLaren-Ford
Second
 McLaren-Ford
Third
 Ferrari

The 20th BRDC International Trophy was a non-championship Formula One race held at Silverstone on 25 April 1968. [1] [2]

Contents

Report

Entry

A total of 15 F1 cars were entered for the event, with Tony Lanfranchi due to make his F1 debut. [2]

Qualifying

Denny Hulme took pole position for Bruce McLaren Motor Racing team, in their McLaren-Cosworth M7A, averaging a speed of 127.635 mph, around the 2.927 mile course. He was joined on the front row by Mike Spence with his BRM P126. [2] [1]

Race

The race was held over 52 laps of the Silverstone circuit. Denny Hulme took the winner spoils for works McLaren team, driving their McLaren-Cosworth M7A. Hulme won in a time of 1hr 14:44.8mins., averaging a speed of 124.744 mph. Around 10.9 seconds behind was the second place car, that of his team-mate and team owner, Bruce McLaren. The podium was completed by another Kiwi, Chris Amon, giving New Zealand a podium lock-out. Amon was 5.6 seconds adrift off McLaren in his Ferrari 312. With the second Ferrari in fourth, driven by Jacky Ickx, the first English driver home was Piers Courage in his privately entered BRM P126, albeit one lap down. [2] [1]

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/Ret.
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 521:14:44.8
22 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 52+ 10.9 s
320 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Ferrari 52
46 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 52
59 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Piers Courage BRM 51+ 1 Lap
616 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Hobbs BRM 50+ 2 Laps
715 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Silvio Moser Brabham-Repco 49+ 3 Laps
Ret7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Spence BRM 40Timing Gear
Ret8 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Pedro Rodríguez BRM 36Fuel pressure
Ret12 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 26Clutch
Ret11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Gardner Cooper-BRM 23Engine
Ret18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Lanfranchi Brabham-Climax 20Oil pressure
Ret5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 12Fuel pipe
Ret14 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM 4Distributor
DNS17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trevor Taylor McLaren-Climax

[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Formula 1 1968 - Silverstone, 25.04". Formula2.net. 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "1968 BRDC International Trophy". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
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