Date | Sunday 21 July 1968 |
Start time | 14:00 |
Event | British GP |
Circuit | Brands Hatch |
Event Format | Race of 80 laps |
Championship | World Championship |
Race number | #7 of 12 in 1968 #168 (of all time) |
Laps | 80 |
Circuit Perimeter | 4265 m |
Race Distance | 4265 × 80 = 341.200 km |
Grid Format | 3-2-3-2 |
Pole Position | Right |
First Corner | Right |
Track Direction | Clockwise |
Weather | Hot, Dry |
Entries | 20 |
Qualifiers | 20 |
Finishers | 8 |
Debutants | Robin Widdows (Driver) |
Milestones | Rob Walker/Jack Durlacher Racing – 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
Rob Walker/Jack Durlacher Racing – 1st Win (Entrant)
Jo Siffert – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
Jo Siffert – 1st Win (Driver)
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Records Broken |
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Records Extended |
1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (255),
2. Most Podium Finishes – Ferrari (171),
3. Most Retirements – Cooper (212),
4. Most Retirements – Jo Bonnier (48),
5. Most 2nd Place Finishes – Ferrari (70),
6. Most 3rd Place Finishes – Ferrari (58),
7. Highest 2nd Place Finish Ratio – Ferrari (13.51%),
8. Most Race Entries – Cooper, Ferrari (518),
9. Most Race Entries – Jack Brabham (102),
10. Most 3rd Place Qualifications – Ferrari (48),
11. Most 10th Place Qualifications – Bruce McLaren (10)
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