1968 Mexican Grand Prix

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1968 Mexican Grand Prix
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Race details
DateNovember 3, 1968
Official name VII Gran Premio de Mexico
Location Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City, Mexico
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.000 km (3.107 miles)
Distance 65 laps, 325.000 km (201.946 miles)
Weather Sunny, Mild, Dry
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Ford
Time 1:45.22
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford
Time 1:44.23 on lap 52
Podium
First Lotus-Ford
Second McLaren-Ford
Third Lotus-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1968 Mexican Grand Prix

The 1968 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca on November 3, 1968. It was race 12 of 12 in both the 1968 World Championship of Drivers and the 1968 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

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This race was to determine the World Drivers' Championship, contested between Britons Graham Hill in the Lotus 49B-Ford and Jackie Stewart in the Matra MS10-Ford, and defending champion, New Zealander Denny Hulme in the McLaren M7A-Ford. The race was moved back a week so as not to clash with the Mexico City Summer Olympics, which ended on October 26.

Hulme started with a mathematical chance of becoming world champion, but his McLaren broke a rear suspension member early, crashed, and caught fire. [1] Jo Siffert took the lead, but had to pit with a broken throttle cable.[ citation needed ] Stewart fell back with when his engine started to misfire, his car's handling began going off, and had a fuel-feed problem.[ citation needed ] Hill won this race and his second Drivers' Championship, after Stewart fell back to seventh after an engine problem with his Matra. [2]

The Mexican government's effort to curb civil unrest led to a switch from military police to unarmed policemen and track marshals for crowd control; by race end, spectators were encroaching on the track itself. [2] This was one reason for the ultimate cancellation of future Mexican Grands Prix. [2]

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
116 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 1:45.22
26 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Ferrari 1:45.62+0.40
310 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:46.01+0.97
41 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:46.04+0.82
514 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney McLaren-Ford 1:46.29+1.07
65 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Honda 1:46.49+1.27
715 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 1:46.69+1.47
83 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 1:46.80+1.58
92 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 1:47.00+1.78
104 Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco 1:47.07+1.85
1112 Flag of Mexico.svg Moisés Solana Lotus-Ford 1:47.67+2.45
128 Flag of Mexico.svg Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:47.80+2.58
1321 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 1:48.38+3.16
1411 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Oliver Lotus-Ford 1:48.44+3.22
157 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:49.24+4.02
1623 Flag of France.svg Johnny Servoz-Gavin Matra-Ford 1:49.27+4.05
1718 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Vic Elford Cooper-BRM 1:49.48+4.26
1817 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Honda 1:49.96+4.74
1922 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Piers Courage BRM 1:50.28+5.06
209 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo Matra 1:50.43+5.21
2119 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lucien Bianchi Cooper-BRM 1:50.57+5.35

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
110 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 651:56:43.9539
22 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 65+ 1:19.3296
311 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Oliver Lotus-Ford 65+ 1:40.65144
48 Flag of Mexico.svg Pedro Rodríguez BRM 65+ 1:41.09123
517 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Honda 64+ 1 Lap182
616 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 64+ 1 Lap11
715 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 64+ 1 Lap7 
818 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Vic Elford Cooper-BRM 63+ 2 Laps17 
99 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo Matra 62+ 3 Laps20 
103 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 59Oil pressure8 
Ret23 Flag of France.svg Johnny Servoz-Gavin Matra-Ford 57Ignition16 
Ret14 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney McLaren-Ford 28Suspension5 
Ret22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Piers Courage BRM 25Engine19 
Ret19 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lucien Bianchi Cooper-BRM 21Engine21 
Ret5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Honda 17Overheating6 
Ret6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Ferrari 16Transmission2 
Ret12 Flag of Mexico.svg Moisés Solana Lotus-Ford 14Broken wing11 
Ret1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 10Suspension4 
Ret21 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 10Suspension13 
Ret7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 3Ignition15 
Ret4 Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco 2Ignition10 
DNS17 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM 0Engine
Source: [3] [4]

Championship permutations

Championship standings after the race

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