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1968 Hockenheim F2 Race 1 in Formula 2 at the Hockenheim circuit. Full information

1968 Hockenheim F2

1968 Hockenheim F2 is 16th Formula 2 race. Passed at the Hockenheim circuit. Jean-Pierre Beltoise won the pole position and this race. Henri Pescarolo and Piers Courage also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 40 laps (271 km).

Previous race: 1967 Rome Grand Prix
Next race: 1968 Thruxton F2
Race Start: 7th April 1968

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1968 Hockenheim F2

1st victory for the Matra Sports team
1st victory for the Jean-Pierre Beltoise
4th podium for the Jean-Pierre Beltoise
1st podium for the Henri Pescarolo
3rd podium for the Piers Courage

Matra MS7 (F2) - 1968 Hockenheim F2 winner

Matra MS7 (F2) #11 - 1968 Hockenheim F2 winner

1968 Hockenheim F2 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra MS7 (F2), #11	9	1h 25m 49.7s	Matra Sports
2	Henri Pescarolo	Matra MS7 (F2), #12	6	1h 25m 51.8s	Matra Sports
3	Piers Courage	Brabham BT23C, #8	4	1h 26m 51.9s	Frank Williams Racing Cars
4	Chris Lambert	Brabham BT23C, #20	3	1h 27m 13s	London Racing Team
5	Chris Amon	Ferrari 166, #3	0	1h 28m 30.3s	Scuderia Ferrari
6	Jo Schlesser	McLaren M4A, #18	2	1h 28m 30.6s	Ecurie Inter-Sport
7	Robin Widdows	McLaren M4A, #16	1	39 laps	McLaren Racing Team
8	Chris Irwin	Lola T100, #7	0	1h 28m 37.7s	Lola Racing
9	Max Mosley	Brabham BT23C, #21	0	38 laps	London Racing Team
10	Xavier Perrot	Brabham BT23, #19	0	36 laps	Squadra Tartaruga
0	Derek Bell	Brabham BT23C, #10	0	29 laps Clutch	Frank Williams Racing Cars
0	Peter Gethin	Chevron B10, #24	0	26 laps Exhausts	Frank Lythgoe Racing
0	Graeme Lawrence	McLaren M4A, #15	0	22 laps Overheating	McLaren Racing Team
0	Guy Ligier	McLaren M4A, #17	0	21 laps Gearbox	Ecurie Inter-Sport
0	Walter Habegger	Lotus 41C, #25	0	21 laps Accident	Walter Habegger
0	Graham Hill	Lotus 48, #2	0	19 laps Withdrawn	Gold Leaf Team Lotus
0	Robs Lamplough	McLaren M4A, #29	0	19 laps Withdrawn	Robs Lamplough
0	Kurt Ahrens jr	Brabham BT23C, #6	0	12 laps Camshaft	Kurt Ahrens
0	Carlo Facetti	Tecno TF68, #26	0	5 laps Cylinder head	Tecno Racing Team
0	Jimmy Clark	Lotus 48, #1	0	4 laps Fatal accident	Gold Leaf Team Lotus
0	Picko Troberg, Bruno Frey	Brabham BT23C, #9	0		Frank Williams Racing Cars

Qualifying Results for the 1968 Hockenheim F2 on the Hockenheim circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra MS7 (F2), #11	1m 59.3s	Matra Sports
2	Henri Pescarolo	Matra MS7 (F2), #12	2m 0.3s	Matra Sports
3	Kurt Ahrens jr	Brabham BT23C, #6	2m 0.4s	Kurt Ahrens
4	Piers Courage	Brabham BT23C, #8	2m 0.4s	Frank Williams Racing Cars
5	Derek Bell	Brabham BT23C, #10	2m 0.5s	Frank Williams Racing Cars
6	Chris Amon	Ferrari 166, #3	2m 0.7s	Scuderia Ferrari
7	Jimmy Clark	Lotus 48, #1	2m 1.7s	Gold Leaf Team Lotus
8	Chris Irwin	Lola T100, #7	2m 2.4s	Lola Racing
9	Chris Lambert	Brabham BT23C, #20	2m 2.6s	London Racing Team
10	Robin Widdows	McLaren M4A, #16	2m 3s	McLaren Racing Team
11	Peter Gethin	Chevron B10, #24	2m 3.6s	Frank Lythgoe Racing
12	Jo Schlesser	McLaren M4A, #18	2m 3.8s	Ecurie Inter-Sport
13	Guy Ligier	McLaren M4A, #17	2m 6s	Ecurie Inter-Sport
14	Graeme Lawrence	McLaren M4A, #15	2m 6s	McLaren Racing Team
15	Graham Hill	Lotus 48, #2	2m 6.2s	Gold Leaf Team Lotus
16	Xavier Perrot	Brabham BT23, #19	2m 6.4s	Squadra Tartaruga
17	Walter Habegger	Lotus 41C, #25	2m 6.7s	Walter Habegger
18	Max Mosley	Brabham BT23C, #21	2m 7.8s	London Racing Team
19	Carlo Facetti	Tecno TF68, #26	2m 10s	Tecno Racing Team
20	Robs Lamplough	McLaren M4A, #29	2m 10.8s	Robs Lamplough
21	Picko Troberg, Bruno Frey	Brabham BT23C, #9	3m 12.2s	Frank Williams Racing Cars