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1968 False Bay 100
1968 German GP
1967 Italian GP

1968 Italian GP

1968 Canadian GP
1969 Italian GP
 XXXIX  Gran Premio d'Italia

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 8 September 1968
Start time14:00
Event Italian GP
Circuit Monza
Event FormatRace of 68 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#9 of 12 in 1968
#170 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps68
Circuit Perimeter5750 m
Race Distance5750 × 68 = 391.000 km
Grid Format3-2-3-2
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherHot, Dry
Participants
Entries24
Qualifiers22
Finishers6
Debutants
Bobby Unser (Driver),
Derek Bell (Driver),
Mario Andretti (Driver),
   BRM P138 (Car Model),
BRM P261 Special (Car Model)
MilestonesCar 28 – 100th Race Entry (Car Number)
Gold Leaf Team Lotus – 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
Honda Racing – 1st Pole Position (Entrant)
Honda – 1st Pole Position (Engine Manufacturer)
 Graham Hill – 100th Race Entry (Driver)
 Jackie Oliver – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
 Honda – 1st Pole Position (Car Manufacturer)
Records Broken 1. Most Race Entries Ferrari (523),
2. Most 19th Place Qualifications in a Season Jo Bonnier (3)
Records Extended 1. Most Podium Finishes Ferrari (172),
2. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (257),
3. Most Retirements Cooper (215),
4. Most 3rd Place Finishes Ferrari (59),
5. Most 6th Place Finishes Jo Bonnier (8),
6. Most Race Entries Jack Brabham (104),
7. Most 3rd Place Qualifications Ferrari (49),
8. Most 4th Place Qualifications Ferrari (47),
9. Most 5th Place Qualifications Graham Hill (12),
10. Most 8th Place Qualifications Ferrari (29)

World Championship standings
1  Graham Hill 30 
2  Jacky Ickx 27 up
3  Jackie Stewart 26 up
4  Denny Hulme 24 
5  Pedro Rodriguez 11 
6  Jean-Pierre Beltoise 11 up
7  Chris Amon 10 up
8  Jim Clark 9 up
  Bruce McLaren 9 up
  Jo Siffert 9 up
11  John Surtees 8 
12  Jochen Rindt 8 
13  Johnny Servoz-Gavin 6 
  Richard Attwood 6 
15  Ludovico Scarfiotti 6 up
16  Lucien Bianchi 5 up
17  Brian Redman 4 up
18  Piers Courage 4 up
19  Vic Elford 3 up
20  Jack Brabham 2 up
  Silvio Moser 2 up
  Jackie Oliver 2 up
23  Jo Bonnier 1 
1  Lotus / Ford 44 
2  Matra / Ford 35 
3  Ferrari / Ferrari 32 
4  McLaren / Ford 31 
5  BRM / BRM 21 
6  Cooper / BRM 12 
7  Brabham / Repco 10 
8  Matra / Matra 8 up
  Honda / Honda 8 
10  McLaren / BRM 3 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 1Car 14Car 19
EntrantBruce McLaren Motor RacingHonda RacingGold Leaf Team Lotus
Driver Denny Hulme John Surtees Jackie Oliver
Car McLaren M7A Honda RA301 Lotus 49B
EngineFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Honda 3.0 V12Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Time1:40'14.81'26.071'26.5
Speed234.023 km/h240.502 km/h239.306 km/h