1968 Italian Grand Prix

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1968 Italian Grand Prix
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Race details
Date8 September 1968
Official name XXXIX Gran Premio d'Italia
Location Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.750 km (3.573 miles)
Distance 68 laps, 391.000 km (242.956 miles)
Weather Hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver Honda
Time 1:26.07
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Oliver Lotus-Ford
Time 1:26.5 on lap 7
Podium
First McLaren-Ford
Second Matra-Ford
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 1968 Italian Grand Prix

The 1968 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Monza Autodrome on 8 September 1968. It was race 9 of 12 in both the 1968 World Championship of Drivers and the 1968 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 68-lap race was won by McLaren driver Denny Hulme after he started from seventh position. Johnny Servoz-Gavin finished second for the Matra team and Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx came in third.

Contents

There was a five-week break after the previous Grand Prix in Germany. During the break, the Oulton Park Gold Cup attracted some of the top names, with Jackie Stewart taking the victory, after his dominant victory at the Nürburgring. [1]

Report

Entry

24 F1 cars were entered for the event, the biggest field of the season. American Mario Andretti entered in a third Lotus, while his United States Auto Club (USAC) rival, Bobby Unser, replaced Richard Attwood at Owen Racing Organisation (BRM). Scuderia Ferrari ran a third car for rising English star, Derek Bell, while David Hobbs was fielded by Honda Racing. [2] [1]

Qualifying

The early qualifying session saw Andretti and Unser set the pace. Both drivers wanted to fly back to Indianapolis, Indiana for the Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, a 100-lap race on the 1609 metre (one mile) dirt track for the USAC Championship the next day. They then intended to fly back to Milan and race in the Grand Prix. The event organisers announced that if the either driver returned to the US, they would be banned from competing in the Grand Prix, under an ACI ruling which forbade drivers to complete in another event within 24 hours of the start of the Grand Prix. Both drivers flew back to Indiana for the Hoosier Hundred and did return for the Italian Grand Prix, but were not allowed to take part in the race. [1]

Qualifying resulted in John Surtees taking pole for the Honda Racing team, in their Honda RA301, at an average speed of 150.314 mph. He was joined on the front row by Bruce McLaren in his own McLaren M7A and Chris Amon in a Ferrari 312. The second row was occupied by the Ferrari of Jacky Ickx and the Lotus of Graham Hill. Jackie Stewart, Denny Hulme and Derek Bell shared the third row. [2] [1]

Race

The race was held over 68 laps of the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, taking place in sunny conditions, with Surtees leading from the start. McLaren and Surtees fought for the lead, until the Ferrari of Chris Amon lost control on oil dropped by one of the Honda RA301s and his car flew over the barriers into the trees at one of the fast Lesmo corners. Surtees also hit the wall trying to avoid the Ferrari. This put Jo Siffert into second place, with Jackie Stewart third. The Scotsman moved into second and a slipstreaming battle developed for the lead between McLaren, Stewart, Siffert and Denny Hulme. [1] [3]

McLaren's M7A had to stop for more oil on lap 35 and retired. Stewart retired on lap 43 when his Cosworth engine failed. Hulme was by this stage already leading the race, and when Siffert went out with a rear suspension failure, nine laps from the end, Hulme was left to win. He won in a time of 1hr 40:14.8mins., averaging a speed of 146.284mph. There had been a battle behind him, between Johnny Servoz-Gavin, Jacky Ickx and Jochen Rindt. The Ferrari of Ickx had emerged ahead, only to stop in the closing lap for more fuel. In the process, he dropped to third behind Servoz-Gavin, while Rindt had to retire with an engine failure. Piers Courage, Jean-Pierre Beltoise, and Jo Bonnier rounded out the top six, with no other finishers. [1] [4]

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
114 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Honda 1:26.07
22 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 1:26.11+0.04
39 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Ferrari 1:26.21+0.14
48 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:26.41+0.34
516 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:26.57+0.50
64 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 1:26.60+0.53
71 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:26.61+0.54
87 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Bell Ferrari 1:26.90+0.83
920 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 1:26.96+0.89
1018 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:27.20+1.13
1111 Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco 1:27.30+1.23
1219 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Oliver Lotus-Ford 1:27.40+1.33
1321 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake 1:27.61+1.54
145 Flag of France.svg Johnny Servoz-Gavin Matra-Ford 1:27.63+1.56
1515 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Hobbs Honda 1:27.70+1.63
1626 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:28.20+2.13
1710 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 1:28.80+2.73
1827 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Piers Courage BRM 1:29.10+3.03
196 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 1:29.30+3.23
203 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM 1:30.55+4.48
2125 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Unser BRM 1:30.56+4.49
2223 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Vic Elford Cooper-BRM 1:31.30+5.23
DNQ28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Gardner BRM 1:31.40+5.33
DNQ12 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Silvio Moser Brabham-Repco 1:33.70+7.63

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 681:40:14.879
25 Flag of France.svg Johnny Servoz-Gavin Matra-Ford 68+ 1:28.4136
38 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 68+ 1:28.644
427 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Piers Courage BRM 67+ 1 Lap173
56 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 66+ 2 Laps182
63 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM 64+ 4 Laps191
Ret20 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 58Suspension9 
Ret10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 56Oil Pressure16 
Ret4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 42Engine6 
Ret15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Hobbs Honda 42Engine14 
Ret19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Oliver Lotus-Ford 38Transmission11 
Ret2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 34Oil Leak2 
Ret11 Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco 33Engine10 
Ret26 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Pedro Rodríguez BRM 22Engine15 
Ret21 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake 19Overheating12 
Ret16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 10Wheel5 
Ret14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Honda 8Accident1 
Ret9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Ferrari 8Accident3 
Ret7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Bell Ferrari 4Fuel System8 
Ret23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Vic Elford Cooper-BRM 2Accident20 
DNQ28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Gardner BRM   
DNQ12 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Silvio Moser Brabham-Repco     
DNS18 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford  ACI 24 hour rule  
DNS25 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Unser BRM  ACI 24 hour rule  
WD22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robin Widdows Cooper-BRM     
WD24 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lucien Bianchi Cooper-Alfa Romeo     
Source: [4] [2] [1] [5]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

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