1968 Canadian Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 10 of 12 in the 1968 Formula One season | ||
| Date | September 22, 1968 | |
| Official name | VIII Player's Canadian Grand Prix | |
| Location | Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.265 km (2.650 mi) |
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| Distance | 90 laps, 383.830 km (238.501 mi) | |
| Weather | Sunny, Mild, Dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Jochen Rindt |
Brabham-Repco |
| Time | 1:33.8 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Jo Siffert |
Lotus-Ford |
| Time | 1:35.1 on lap 22 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford |
| Second | Bruce McLaren |
McLaren-Ford |
| Third |  Pedro Rodríguez |
BRM |
The 1968 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Mont-Tremblant Circuit on September 22, 1968. It was the tenth round of the 1968 Formula One season.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford | 90 | 2:27:11.2 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Bruce McLaren |
McLaren-Ford | 89 | + 1 Lap | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 16 | Pedro Rodríguez |
BRM | 88 | + 2 Laps | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 |  Graham Hill |
Lotus-Ford | 86 | + 4 Laps | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 21 | Vic Elford |
Cooper-BRM | 86 | + 4 Laps | 16 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | Jackie Stewart |
Matra-Ford | 83 | + 7 Laps | 11 | 1 |
| Ret | 18 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
Matra | 77 | Gearbox | 15 | |
| Ret | 9 | Chris Amon |
Ferrari | 72 | Transmission | 2 | |
| Ret | 15 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin |
Matra-Ford | 71 | Accident | 13 | |
| NC | 20 |  Lucien Bianchi |
Cooper-BRM | 56 | Not Classified | 18 | |
| Ret | 19 | Henri Pescarolo |
Matra | 54 | Oil Pressure | 19 | |
| Ret | 6 | Jochen Rindt |
Brabham-Repco | 39 | Engine | 1 | |
| Ret | 4 | Jackie Oliver |
Lotus-Ford | 32 | Halfshaft | 19 | |
| Ret | 5 |  Jack Brabham |
Brabham-Repco | 31 | Suspension | 10 | |
| Ret | 12 | Jo Siffert |
Lotus-Ford | 29 | Oil Leak | 3 | |
| Ret | 11 |  Dan Gurney |
McLaren-Ford | 29 | Radiator | 4 | |
| Ret | 24 | Piers Courage |
BRM | 22 | Gearbox | 14 | |
| Ret | 27 |  Bill Brack |
Lotus-Ford | 18 | Halfshaft | 20 | |
| Ret | 8 | John Surtees |
Honda | 10 | Gearbox | 7 | |
| Ret | 22 |  Jo Bonnier |
McLaren-BRM | 0 | Fuel System | 17 | |
| DNS | 10 | Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari | Practice accident |
[edit] Standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
[edit] References
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1968/557/. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
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