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1968 BRDC International Trophy
1968 South African GP
1967 Spanish GP

1968 Spanish GP

1968 Monaco GP
1969 Spanish GP
 XIV  Gran Premio de Espaņa

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 12 May 1968
Start time14:00
Event Spanish GP
Circuit Jarama
Event FormatRace of 90 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#2 of 12 in 1968
#163 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps90
Circuit Perimeter3404 m
Race Distance3404 × 90 = 306.360 km
Grid Format3-2-3-2
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherHot, Dry
Participants
Entries14
Qualifiers14
Finishers5
Debutants
BRM P133 (Car Model),
Brabham BT26 (Car Model),
Cooper T86B (Car Model),
   Honda RA301 (Car Model),
Matra MS10 (Car Model),
Gold Leaf Team Lotus (Entrant)
MilestonesElf – 1st Fastest Lap (Lubricant Manufacturer)
Ford – 50th Race Entry (Engine Manufacturer)
Gold Leaf Team Lotus – 1st Win (Entrant)
Matra International – 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
Repco – 50th Race Entry (Engine Manufacturer)
 Jean-Pierre Beltoise – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
 Matra – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Manufacturer)
 Chris Amon – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
Records Broken 1. Most 8th Place Qualifications Ferrari (28)
Records Extended 1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Cooper (128),
2. Most Races Led Ferrari (110),
3. Most Laps Led Ferrari (2712),
4. Most Race Entries Ferrari (510),
5. Most Race Entries Jack Brabham (97),
6. Most Poles Ferrari (45),
7. Most 12th Place Qualifications Cooper (33),
8. Most 13th Place Qualifications Cooper (32)

World Championship standings
1  Graham Hill 15 up
2  Jim Clark 9 up
3  Denny Hulme 8 up
4  Jochen Rindt 4 up
  Brian Redman 4 
6  Chris Amon 3 up
  Ludovico Scarfiotti 3 
8  Jean-Pierre Beltoise 3 up
1  Lotus / Ford 18 
2  McLaren / Ford 6 
3  Cooper / BRM 4 
  Brabham / Repco 4 up
5  Ferrari / Ferrari 3 up
6  Matra / Ford 3 up
7  McLaren / BRM 2 up

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 10Car 19Car 6
EntrantGold Leaf Team LotusScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACMatra International
Driver Graham Hill Chris Amon Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Car Lotus 49 Ferrari 312 Matra MS10
EngineFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Ferrari 3.0 V12Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Time2:15'20.11'27.91'28.3
Speed135.823 km/h139.413 km/h138.781 km/h