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1968 BRDC International Trophy
1968 South African GP
1967 Spanish GP

1968 Spanish GP
1968 Monaco GP
1969 Spanish GP
 XIV  Gran Premio de Espaņa


Overview - Entry List - Qualification - Starting Grid - Classification - Fastest Laps - Laps Led

Details
DateSunday 12 May 1968
Start time14:00
EventSpanish GP
CircuitJarama
Event FormatRace of 90 laps
Race7 of 25
Championship race163
Circuit
Laps90
Circuit Perimeter3404 m
Race Distance3404 × 90 = 306.360 km
Grid Format3-2-3-2
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherHot, Dry
Participants
Entries14
Qualifiers14
Finishers5
Championship Debutants
BRM P133 (Car Model),
Brabham BT26 (Car Model),
Cooper T86B (Car Model),
Honda RA301 (Car Model),
Matra MS10 (Car Model), 		   McLaren M7A (Car Model),
Gold Leaf Team Lotus (Entrant),
Jarama (Circuit),
Jarama (3404.3 m) (Circuit Layout)
MilestonesChris Amon - 1st Pole Position (Driver)
Elf - 1st Fastest Lap (Lubricant Manufacturer)
Ford - 50th Race Entry (Engine Manufacturer)
Gold Leaf Team Lotus - 1st Win (Entrant)
Jean-Pierre Beltoise - 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
Matra International - 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
Matra - 1st Fastest Lap (Car Manufacturer)
Repco - 50th Race Entry (Engine Manufacturer)
Records Broken 1. Most 8th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (28)
Records Extended 1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores – Cooper (128),
2. Most Races Led – Ferrari (110),
3. Most Laps Led – Ferrari (2712),
4. Most Race Entries – Ferrari (510),
5. Most Race Entries –  Jack Brabham (97),
6. Most Poles – Ferrari (45),
7. Most 12th Place Qualifications – Cooper (33),
8. Most 13th Place Qualifications – Cooper (32)

Championships
1  Graham Hill 15 
up
2  Jim Clark 9 
down
3  Denny Hulme 8 
up
4  Jochen Rindt 4 
down
  Brian Redman 4 
up
6  Ludovico Scarfiotti 3 
up
  Chris Amon 3 
down
8  Jean-Pierre Beltoise 3 
down
1 Lotus / Ford 18 
2 McLaren / Ford 6 
up
3 Cooper / BRM 4 
up
 Brabham / Repco 4 
down
5 Ferrari / Ferrari 3 
down
6 Matra / Ford 3 
down
7 McLaren / BRM 2 
down

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 10Car 19Car 6
EntrantGold Leaf Team LotusScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACMatra International
Driver Graham Hill Chris Amon Jean-Pierre Beltoise
CarLotus 49Ferrari 312Matra MS10
EngineFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Ferrari 3.0 V12Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Time2:15'20.11'27.91'28.3
Speed135.823 km/h139.413 km/h138.781 km/h


Overview - Entry List - Qualification - Starting Grid - Classification - Fastest Laps - Laps Led

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