1968 Spanish Grand Prix
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Flag of Spain  1968 Spanish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 2 of 12 in the 1968 Formula One season.
The Jarama Circuit (1967-1990)
The Jarama Circuit (1967-1990)
Date May 12 1968
Official name XIV Gran Premio de España
Location Circuito Permanente del Jarama, Madrid, Spain
Course Permanent racing facility
3.404 km (2.115 mi)
Distance 90 laps, 306.360 km (190.363 mi)
Weather Hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver Flag of New Zealand Chris Amon Ferrari
Time 1:27.9
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford
Time 1:28.3 on lap 47
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford
Second Flag of New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford
Third Flag of the United Kingdom Brian Redman Cooper-BRM

The 1968 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jarama Circuit on May 12, 1968. It was the second round of the 1968 Formula One season.

Contents

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 19 Flag of New Zealand Chris Amon Ferrari 1:27.9
2 9 Flag of Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:28.1 +0.2
3 1 Flag of New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:28.3 +0.4
4 2 Flag of New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 1:28.3 +0.4
5 6 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 1:28.3 +0.4
6 10 Flag of the United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:28.4 +0.5
7 7 Flag of the United Kingdom John Surtees Honda 1:28.8 +0.9
8 21 Flag of Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:29.6 +1.7
9 4 Flag of Austria Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco 1:29.7 +1.8
10 16 Flag of Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 1:29.7 +1.8
11 5 Flag of the United Kingdom Piers Courage BRM 1:29.9 +2.0
12 15 Flag of Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti Cooper-BRM 1:30.8 +2.9
13 14 Flag of the United Kingdom Brian Redman Cooper-BRM 1:31.0 +3.1
DNS 3 Flag of Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 1:44.2 +16.3

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 10 Flag of the United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 90 2:15:02.1 6 9
2 1 Flag of New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 90 + 15.9 3 6
3 14 Flag of the United Kingdom Brian Redman Cooper-BRM 89 + 1 Lap 13 4
4 15 Flag of Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti Cooper-BRM 89 + 1 Lap 12 3
5 6 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 81 + 9 Laps 5 2
Ret 2 Flag of New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 77 Oil Leak 4  
Ret 7 Flag of the United Kingdom John Surtees Honda 74 Gearbox 7  
Ret 16 Flag of Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 62 Transmission 10  
Ret 19 Flag of New Zealand Chris Amon Ferrari 57 Fuel Pump 1  
Ret 5 Flag of the United Kingdom Piers Courage BRM 52 Fuel Pump 11  
Ret 9 Flag of Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM 27 Accident 2  
Ret 21 Flag of Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 13 Ignition 8  
Ret 4 Flag of Austria Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco 10 Oil Pressure 9  

Standings after the race

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

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Flag of the United Kingdom Graham Hill 15
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Jim Clark 9
3 Flag of New Zealand Denny Hulme 8
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Brian Redman 4
- Flag of Austria Jochen Rindt 4
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 Flag of the United Kingdom Lotus-Ford 18
2 Flag of the United Kingdom McLaren-Ford 6
3 Flag of the United Kingdom Brabham-Repco 4
- Flag of the United Kingdom Cooper-BRM 4
5 Flag of Italy Ferrari 3

Notes

References


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1968 South African Grand Prix
FIA Formula One World Championship
1968 season
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1968 Monaco Grand Prix
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