1968 Mexican Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 12 of 12 in the 1968 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | November 3, 1968 | |
| Official name | VII Gran Premio de Mexico | |
| Location | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.000 km (3.107 mi) |
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| Distance | 60 laps, 325.000 km (201.946 mi) | |
| Weather | Sunny, Mild, Dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Jo Siffert |
Lotus-Ford |
| Time | 1:45.22 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Jo Siffert |
Lotus-Ford |
| Time | 1:44.23 on lap 52 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Graham Hill |
Lotus-Ford |
| Second |  Bruce McLaren |
McLaren-Ford |
| Third | Jackie Oliver |
Lotus-Ford |
The 1968 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Hermanos Rodriguez Autodrome on November 3, 1968. It was the twelfth and final round of the 1968 Formula One season.
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Classification [edit]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 10 | Graham Hill |
Lotus-Ford | 65 | 1:56:43.95 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Bruce McLaren |
McLaren-Ford | 65 | + 1:19.32 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | Jackie Oliver |
Lotus-Ford | 65 | + 1:40.65 | 14 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 |  Pedro Rodríguez |
BRM | 65 | + 1:41.09 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | 17 |  Jo Bonnier |
Honda | 64 | + 1 Lap | 18 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | Jo Siffert |
Lotus-Ford | 64 | + 1 Lap | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 15 | Jackie Stewart |
Matra-Ford | 64 | + 1 Lap | 7 | |
| 8 | 18 | Vic Elford |
Cooper-BRM | 63 | + 2 Laps | 17 | |
| 9 | 9 |  Henri Pescarolo |
Matra | 62 | + 3 Laps | 20 | |
| 10 | 3 |  Jack Brabham |
Brabham-Repco | 59 | Oil Pressure | 8 | |
| Ret | 23 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin |
Matra-Ford | 57 | Ignition | 16 | |
| Ret | 14 |  Dan Gurney |
McLaren-Ford | 28 | Suspension | 5 | |
| Ret | 22 | Piers Courage |
BRM | 25 | Engine | 19 | |
| Ret | 19 |  Lucien Bianchi |
Cooper-BRM | 21 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 5 | John Surtees |
Honda | 17 | Overheating | 6 | |
| Ret | 6 | Chris Amon |
Ferrari | 16 | Transmission | 2 | |
| Ret | 12 | Moisés Solana |
Lotus-Ford | 14 | Broken wing | 11 | |
| Ret | 1 | Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford | 10 | Suspension | 4 | |
| Ret | 21 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
Matra | 10 | Suspension | 13 | |
| Ret | 7 | Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari | 3 | Ignition | 15 | |
| Ret | 4 |  Jochen Rindt |
Brabham-Repco | 2 | Ignition | 10 |
Notes [edit]
- Pole position: Jo Siffert - 1:45.22
- Fastest lap: Jo Siffert - 1:44.23 on lap 52
- Coming into this race, 3 drivers had a chance to win the title, making Hill the only driver to be involved in two 3-way battles.
- Graham Hill (39pts) needed either
- A podium place, with Stewart 2nd or lower
- 4th or 5th, with Hulme 2nd or lower and Stewart 3rd or lower
- 6th, with Hulme 2nd or lower and Stewart 4th or lower
- Hulme 2nd or lower and Stewart 5th or lower
- Jackie Stewart (36pts) needed either
- 1st
- 2nd, with Hulme 3rd or lower and Hill 4th or lower
- 3rd, with Hulme 2nd or lower and Hill 6th or lower
- 4th, with Hulme 3rd or lower and Hill 7th or lower
- Denny Hulme (33pts) needed
- 1st with Hill 4th or lower
- Graham Hill (39pts) needed either
Championship standings after the race [edit]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References [edit]
- Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 82–83. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.
- "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved 2007-06-13.
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