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1968 French Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryFrance
Grand PrixFrench
Date7 July
Year1968
ImageRouen track layout 1955-1971.gif
CaptionThe Rouen Les Essarts circuit in 1968
Official nameLIV Grand Prix de France
LocationRouen-Les-Essarts, Grand-Couronne, France
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi4.065
Course_km6.542
Distance_laps60
Distance_mi243.901
Distance_km392.520
WeatherWet
Pole_DriverJochen Rindt
Pole_TeamBrabham-Repco
Pole_Time1:56.1
Pole_CountryAustria
Fast_DriverPedro Rodríguez
Fast_TeamBRM
Fast_Time2:11.5
Fast_Lap19
Fast_CountryMexico
Fast_flag_suffix1934
First_DriverJacky Ickx
First_TeamFerrari
First_CountryBelgium
Second_DriverJohn Surtees
Second_TeamHonda
Second_CountryUnited Kingdom
Third_DriverJackie Stewart
Third_TeamMatra-Ford
Third_CountryUnited Kingdom
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The 1968 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Rouen-Les-Essarts Circuit on 7 July 1968. It was race 6 of 12 in both the 1968 World Championship of Drivers and the 1968 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 60-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx after he started from third position. John Surtees finished second for the Honda team and Matra driver Jackie Stewart came in third.

The French driver Jo Schlesser had a fatal accident on the third lap of the race, when he lost control in the then-new Honda RA302 chassis which overturned and caught fire partially due to its magnesium content. He was chosen as driver when regular Honda F1 driver John Surtees refused to drive the new car, opting for the older RA301 chassis, on the grounds that the new car was unsafe. This race was a turning point in Formula One as the death of Schlesser prompted many safety precautions in later races.

This was also the last F1 race to take place at Rouen-Les Essarts.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap123456789101112131415161718
2AUT Jochen RindtBrabham-Repco1:56.1—
28UK Jackie StewartMatra-Ford1:57.3+1.2
26Belgium Jacky IckxFerrari1:57.7+1.6
8NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford1:57.7+1.6
24NZL Chris AmonFerrari1:57.8+1.7
10NZL Bruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford1:58.0+1.9
16UK John SurteesHonda1:58.2+2.1
6FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra1:58.9+2.8
12UK Graham HillLotus-Ford1:59.1+3.0
20MEX Pedro RodríguezBRM1:59.3+3.2
14UK Jackie OliverLotus-Ford2:00.2+4.1
34SUI Jo SiffertLotus-Ford2:00.3+4.2
22UK Richard AttwoodBRM2:00.8+4.7
4AUS Jack BrabhamBrabham-Repco2:00.8+4.7
36UK Piers CourageBRM2:01.1+5.0
32FRA Johnny Servoz-GavinCooper-BRM2:01.2+5.1
18FRA Jo SchlesserHonda2:04.5+8.4
30UK Vic ElfordCooper-BRM2:05.5+9.4

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011NCRetRetRetRetRetDNS
26Belgium **Jacky Ickx****Ferrari**602:25:40.93**9**
16UK **John Surtees****Honda**60+ 1:58.67**6**
28UK **Jackie Stewart****Matra-Ford**59+ 1 lap2**4**
30UK **Vic Elford****Cooper-BRM**58+ 2 laps17**3**
8NZL **Denny Hulme****McLaren-Ford**58+ 2 laps4**2**
36UK **Piers Courage****BRM**57+ 3 laps14**1**
22UK Richard AttwoodBRM57+ 3 laps12
10NZL Bruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford56+ 4 laps6
6FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra56+ 4 laps8
24NZL Chris AmonFerrari55+ 5 laps5
34SUI Jo SiffertLotus-Ford54+ 6 laps11
20MEX Pedro RodríguezBRM53+ 7 laps10
2AUT Jochen RindtBrabham-Repco45Fuel leak1
4AUS Jack BrabhamBrabham-Repco15Fuel pump13
12UK Graham HillLotus-Ford14Halfshaft9
32FRA Johnny Servoz-GavinCooper-BRM14Accident15
18FRA Jo SchlesserHonda2Fatal accident16
14UK Jackie OliverLotus-FordAccident in practice

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British driver Vic Elford.
  • This race saw the first pole position for Jochen Rindt and an Austrian driver, the first fastest lap for Pedro Rodríguez and a Mexican driver and the first Grand Prix win for Jacky Ickx and a Belgian driver.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1United Kingdom Graham Hill24
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 62Belgium Jacky Ickx16
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 13United Kingdom Jackie Stewart16
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 14New Zealand Denny Hulme12
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 15Mexico Pedro Rodríguez10

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1UK Lotus-Ford29
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]2UK McLaren-Ford19
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 23Italy Ferrari19
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]4France Matra-Ford19
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 25UK BRM17
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

References

  1. "France 1968 • lap by lap".
  2. "French GP, 1968".
  3. "1968 French Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  4. "Grand Prix Results: French GP, 1968". Grandprix.com.
  5. "France 1968 - Championship • STATS F1".
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