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1968 Belgium Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Full information

1968 Belgium Grand Prix poster

1968 Belgium Grand Prix

1968 Belgium Grand Prix is 165th Formula 1 Grand Prix. Passed at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Chris Amon won the pole position, Bruce Mclaren won this race. This was his 4th victory. Pedro Rodriguez and Jacky Ickx also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 28 laps (395 km).

Previous Grand Prix: 1968 Monaco Grand Prix
Next Grand Prix: 1968 Netherlands Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1968 Belgium Grand Prix

1st victory for the McLaren team
4th victory for the Bruce Mclaren
21st podium for the Bruce Mclaren
2nd podium for the Pedro Rodriguez
1st podium for the Jacky Ickx

1968 Belgium Grand Prix

McLaren M7A - 1968 Belgium Grand Prix winner

1968 Belgium Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Bruce Mclaren	9.00	1h 40m 02.1s ( 236.797 km/h )	28	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
2	Pedro Rodriguez	6.00	1h 40m 14.2s ( +12.1s )	28	Owen Racing Organisation
3	Jacky Ickx	4.00	1h 40m 41.7s ( +39.6s )	28	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
4	Jackie Stewart	3.00		27	Matra International
5	Jackie Oliver	2.00	Transmission	26	Gold Leaf Team Lotus
6	Lucien Bianchi	1.00		26	Cooper Car Company
7	Jo Siffert	0	Oil pressure	25	Rob Walker / Jack Durlacher Racing Team
8	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	0		25	Matra Sports
ab	Piers Courage	0	Engine	22	Reg Parnell Racing
ab	Denny Hulme	0	Transmission	18	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
ab	John Surtees	0	Suspension	11	Honda Racing
ab	Chris Amon	0	Radiator	8	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
ab	Dick Attwood	0	Oil line	6	Owen Racing Organisation
ab	Brian Redman	0	Accident	6	Cooper Car Company
ab	Jack Brabham	0	Throttle	6	Brabham Racing Organisation
ab	Graham Hill	0	Joint	5	Gold Leaf Team Lotus
ab	Jochen Rindt	0	Valve	5	Brabham Racing Organisation
ab	Jo Bonnier	0	Wheel	1	Joakim Bonnier Racing Team
f	Chris Irwin	0	Injury		Honda Racing
f	Dan Gurney	0	Car unavailable		Anglo American Racers

Qualifying Results for the 1968 Belgium Grand Prix on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Chris Amon	3'28''6	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
2	Jackie Stewart	3'32''3	Matra International
3	Jacky Ickx	3'34''3	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
4	John Surtees	3'35''0	Honda Racing
5	Denny Hulme	3'35''4	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
6	Bruce Mclaren	3'37''1	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
7	Piers Courage	3'37''2	Reg Parnell Racing
8	Pedro Rodriguez	3'37''8	Owen Racing Organisation
9	Jo Siffert	3'39''0	Rob Walker / Jack Durlacher Racing Team
10	Brian Redman	3'41''4	Cooper Car Company
11	Dick Attwood	3'45''2	Owen Racing Organisation
12	Lucien Bianchi	3'45''9	Cooper Car Company
13	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	3'52''9	Matra Sports
14	Graham Hill	4'06''1	Gold Leaf Team Lotus
15	Jackie Oliver	4'30''8	Gold Leaf Team Lotus
16	Jo Bonnier	4'34''3	Joakim Bonnier Racing Team
17	Jochen Rindt	4'46''7	Brabham Racing Organisation
18	Jack Brabham	-	Brabham Racing Organisation
0	Chris Irwin	0	Honda Racing
0	Dan Gurney	0	Anglo American Racers