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1968 Italian GP
1967 Canadian GP

1968 Canadian GP

1968 Rand Spring Trophy
1968 United States GP
1969 Canadian GP
 VIII  Player's Canadian Grand Prix

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

Details
DateSunday 22 September 1968
Start time14:00
Event Canadian GP
Circuit Mont Tremblant
Event FormatRace of 90 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#10 of 12 in 1968
#171 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps90
Circuit Perimeter4265 m
Race Distance4265 × 90 = 383.850 km
Grid Format3-2-3-2
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherSunny, Mild, Dry
Participants
Entries22
Qualifiers22
Finishers6
Debutants
Bill Brack (Driver),
Henri Pescarolo (Driver),
   Mont Tremblant (Circuit)
MilestonesCar 21 – 50th Race Entry (Car Number)
BRM – 500th Race Entry (Engine Manufacturer)
Ford – 100th Race Entry (Engine Manufacturer)
Records Broken None
Records Extended 1. Most Retirements Cooper (216),
2. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Cooper (133),
3. Most Retirements Jo Bonnier (49),
4. Most Races Led Ferrari (113),
5. Most Laps Led Ferrari (2844),
6. Most Race Entries Ferrari (525),
7. Most Race Entries Jack Brabham (105),
8. Most 2nd Place Qualifications Ferrari (49),
9. Most 5th Place Qualifications Graham Hill (13),
10. Most 16th Place Qualifications Cooper (29)

World Championship standings
1  Graham Hill 33 
2  Denny Hulme 33 up
3  Jackie Stewart 27 
4  Jacky Ickx 27 up
5  Bruce McLaren 15 up
6  Pedro Rodriguez 15 up
7  Jean-Pierre Beltoise 11 up
8  Chris Amon 10 up
9  Jo Siffert 9 up
  Jim Clark 9 up
11  John Surtees 8 
12  Jochen Rindt 8 
13  Johnny Servoz-Gavin 6 
  Richard Attwood 6 
15  Ludovico Scarfiotti 6 
16  Lucien Bianchi 5 
17  Vic Elford 5 up
18  Brian Redman 4 up
19  Piers Courage 4 up
20  Silvio Moser 2 
  Jackie Oliver 2 
  Jack Brabham 2 
23  Jo Bonnier 1 
1  Lotus / Ford 47 
2  McLaren / Ford 40 up
3  Matra / Ford 36 up
4  Ferrari / Ferrari 32 up
5  BRM / BRM 25 
6  Cooper / BRM 14 
7  Brabham / Repco 10 
8  Honda / Honda 8 
  Matra / Matra 8 
10  McLaren / BRM 3 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 1Car 6Car 12
EntrantBruce McLaren Motor RacingBrabham Racing OrganisationRob Walker/Jack Durlacher Racing
Driver Denny Hulme Jochen Rindt Jo Siffert
Car McLaren M7A Brabham BT26 Lotus 49B
EngineFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Repco 3.0 V8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Time2:27'11.21'33.81'35.1
Speed156.475 km/h163.689 km/h161.451 km/h