1968 Monaco Grand Prix
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  1968 Monaco Grand Prix

Race details
Race 3 of 12 in the 1968 Formula One season.
Date	May 26 1968
Official name	XXVI Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
Location	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course	Street Circuit 3.145 km (1.954 mi)
Distance	80 laps, 251.600 km (156.337 mi)
Weather	Sunny, Mild, Dry
Pole position
Driver	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:28.2
Fastest lap
Driver	Richard Attwood	British Racing Motors
Time	1:28.1 on lap 80
Podium
First	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford
Second	Richard Attwood	British Racing Motors
Third	Lucien Bianchi	Cooper-BRM

The 1968 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Monte Carlo Circuit on May 26, 1968. It was the third round of the 1968 Formula One season.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	9	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	1:28.2	—
2	11	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	Matra-Ford	1:28.8	+0.6
3	17	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	1:28.8	+0.6
4	8	John Surtees	Honda	1:29.1	+0.9
5	3	Jochen Rindt	Brabham-Repco	1:29.2	+1.0
6	15	Richard Attwood	BRM	1:29.6	+1.4
7	14	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	1:29.6	+1.4
8	1	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:29.7	+1.5
9	4	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	1:30.4	+2.2
10	12	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:30.4	+2.2
11	16	Piers Courage	BRM	1:30.6	+2.4
12	2	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	1:31.2	+3.0
13	10	Jackie Oliver	Lotus-Ford	1:31.7	+3.5
14	7	Lucien Bianchi	Cooper-BRM	1:31.9	+3.7
15	6	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Cooper-BRM	1:32.9	+4.7
16	19	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Weslake	1:32.9	+4.7
DNQ	18	Jo Bonnier	McLaren-BRM	1:32.1	+3.9
DNQ	21	Silvio Moser	Brabham-Repco	1:32.4	+4.2

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	9	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	80	2:00:32.3	1	9
2	15	Richard Attwood	BRM	80	+ 2.2	6	6
3	7	Lucien Bianchi	Cooper-BRM	76	+ 4 Laps	14	4
4	6	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Cooper-BRM	76	+ 4 Laps	15	3
5	12	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	73	+ 7 Laps	10	2
Ret	8	John Surtees	Honda	16	Gearbox	4
Ret	4	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	16	Accident	9
Ret	17	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	17	Differential	3
Ret	1	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	11	Accident	8
Ret	16	Piers Courage	BRM	11	Chassis	11
Ret	19	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Weslake	9	Engine	16
Ret	3	Jochen Rindt	Brabham-Repco	8	Accident	5
Ret	2	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	7	Suspension	12
Ret	11	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	Matra-Ford	3	Halfshaft	2
Ret	14	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	0	Accident	7
Ret	10	Jackie Oliver	Lotus-Ford	0	Accident	13

Standings after the race

Note, only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Graham Hill 24 2 Denny Hulme 10 3 Jim Clark 9 4 Richard Attwood 6 - Ludovico Scarfiotti 6

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Ford 27 2 McLaren-Ford 8 - Cooper-BRM 8 4 BRM 6 5 Brabham-Repco 4

Notes

• Milestones:
  • 1st Fastest Lap - Richard Attwood

References

• Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group, pp64-65. ISBN 0-85429-321-3. 
• "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved on 2007-06-13.