1968 Italian Grand Prix

  1968 Italian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 9 of 12 in the 1968 Formula One season
Date	September 8, 1968
Official name	XXXIX Gran Premio d'Italia
Location	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.750 km (3.573 mi)
Distance	68 laps, 391.000 km (242.956 mi)
Weather	Hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver	John Surtees	Honda
Time	1:26.07
Fastest lap
Driver	Jackie Oliver	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:26.5 on lap 7
Podium
First	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford
Second	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	Matra-Ford
Third	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari

The 1968 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Monza Autodrome on September 8, 1968. It was the ninth round of the 1968 Formula One season.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	68	1:40:14.8	7	9
2	5	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	Matra-Ford	68	+ 1:28.4	13	6
3	8	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	68	+ 1:28.6	4	4
4	27	Piers Courage	BRM	67	+ 1 Lap	17	3
5	6	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	66	+ 2 Laps	18	2
6	3	Jo Bonnier	McLaren-BRM	64	+ 4 Laps	19	1
Ret	20	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	58	Suspension	9
Ret	10	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	56	Oil Pressure	16
Ret	4	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	42	Engine	6
Ret	15	David Hobbs	Honda	42	Engine	14
Ret	19	Jackie Oliver	Lotus-Ford	38	Transmission	11
Ret	2	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	34	Oil Leak	2
Ret	11	Jochen Rindt	Brabham-Repco	33	Engine	10
Ret	26	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	22	Engine	15
Ret	21	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Weslake	19	Engine	12
Ret	16	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	10	Wheel	5
Ret	14	John Surtees	Honda	8	Accident	1
Ret	9	Chris Amon	Ferrari	8	Accident	3
Ret	7	Derek Bell	Ferrari	4	Fuel System	8
Ret	23	Vic Elford	Cooper-BRM	2	Accident	20
DNQ	28	Frank Gardner	BRM
DNQ	12	Silvio Moser	Brabham-Repco

References

• Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 76–77. ISBN 0-85429-321-3. 
• "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1968/556/. Retrieved 2007-06-13. 

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Graham Hill 30 2 Jacky Ickx 27 3 Jackie Stewart 26 4 Denny Hulme 24 5 Pedro Rodríguez 11

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Ford 44 2 Matra-Ford 35 3 Ferrari 32 4 McLaren-Ford 31 5 BRM 21

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.