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Italian Grand Prix

Monza, 8 Sep 1968

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Denis Hulme McLaren M7A [2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#1 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
68 1h 40m 14.8s
2 Johnny Servoz-Gavin Matra MS10 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8
#5 Matra International
68 1h 41m 43.2s
3 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 312/68 [0015] - 60° 4-valve V12
#8 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
68 1h 41m 43.4s
4 Piers Courage BRM P126 [01] - P101 V12
#27 Reg Parnell Racing
67 1h 41m 09.3s
5 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra MS11 [02] - MS9 V12
#6 Matra Sports
66 1h 41m 13.0s
6 Jo Bonnier McLaren M5A [1] - BRM P101 V12
#3 Jo Bonnier Racing Team
64 1h 41m 03.0s
R Jo Siffert Lotus 49B [R7] - Cosworth DFV V8
#20 Rob Walker & Jack Durlacher Racing
58 suspension
R Jack Brabham Brabham BT26 [1] - Repco 860 V8
#10 Brabham Racing Organisation
56 oil pressure
R Jackie Stewart Matra MS10 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8
#4 Matra International
42 engine
R David Hobbs Honda RA301 [F-802] - V12
#15 Honda R&D Company
42 engine
R Jackie Oliver Lotus 49B [R5] - Cosworth DFV V8
#19 Gold Leaf Team Lotus
38 transmission
R Bruce McLaren McLaren M7A [1] - Cosworth DFV V8
#2 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
34 oil leak
R Jochen Rindt Brabham BT26 [2] - Repco 860 V8
#11 Brabham Racing Organisation
33 engine
R Pedro Rodriguez BRM P138 [01] - P101 V12
#26 Owen Racing Organisation
22 engine
R Dan Gurney Eagle 'T1G' [104] - Weslake 58 V12
#21 Anglo-American Racers
19 engine
R Graham Hill Lotus 49B [R6-2 as 'R8'] - Cosworth DFV V8
#16 Gold Leaf Team Lotus
10 lost wheel
R Chris Amon Ferrari 312/68 [0011] - 60° 4-valve V12
#9 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
8 accident
R John Surtees Honda RA301 [F-801] - V12
#14 Honda R&D Company
8 accident
R Derek Bell Ferrari 312/68 [0009] - 60° 4-valve V12
#7 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
4 fuel feed
R Vic Elford Cooper T86B [F1-1-68] - BRM P101 V12
#23 Cooper Car Company
2 accident
DNSE Mario Andretti Lotus 49B [R5] - Cosworth DFV V8
#18 Gold Leaf Team Lotus
Did not start (excluded)
DNSE Bobby Unser BRM P126 [03] - P101 V12
#25 Owen Racing Organisation
Did not start (excluded)
DNQ Frank Gardner BRM P261 [2615] - P101 V12
#28 Bernard White Racing
Did not qualify
DNQ Silvio Moser Brabham BT20 [F1-2-66] - Repco 620 V8
#12 Charles Vogele Racing
Did not qualify
T Jackie Stewart Matra MS10 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8
#5T Matra International
(Only used in practice)
T Jacky Ickx Ferrari 312/68 [0007] - 60° 4-valve V12
#8T Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
(Only used in practice)
T Chris Amon Ferrari 312/68 [0007] - 60° 4-valve V12
#9T Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
(Only used in practice)
T Jochen Rindt Brabham BT26 [3] - Repco 860 V8
#10T Brabham Racing Organisation
(Only used in practice)
T John Surtees Honda RA302 [F-802] V8
#14T Honda R&D Company
(Only used in practice)
T Jackie Oliver Lotus 49B [R2] - Cosworth DFV V8
#19T Gold Leaf Team Lotus
(Only used in practice)
T Vic Elford Cooper T86B [F1-4-68] - BRM P101 V12
#23T Cooper Car Company
(Only used in practice)
T Pedro Rodriguez BRM P133 [01] - P101 V12
#26T Owen Racing Organisation
(Only used in practice)
DNA Robin Widdows Cooper T86B [F1-1-68] - BRM P101 V12
#22 Cooper Car Company
Did not arrive
DNA Lucien Bianchi Cooper T86C [F1-3-68] - Alfa Romeo T33/3 V8
#24 Cooper Car Company
Did not arrive

All cars are 3-litre F1 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 John Surtees (F1) 3-litre Honda RA301 [F-801] - Honda V12 1m 26.07s
2 Bruce McLaren (F1) 3-litre McLaren M7A [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 26.11s
3 Chris Amon (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312/68 [0011] - Ferrari 60° 4-valve V12 1m 26.21s
4 Jacky Ickx (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312/68 [0015] - Ferrari 60° 4-valve V12 1m 26.41s
5 Graham Hill (F1) 3-litre Lotus 49B [R6-2 as 'R8'] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 26.57s
6 Jackie Stewart (F1) 3-litre Matra MS10 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 26.60s
7 Denis Hulme (F1) 3-litre McLaren M7A [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 26.61s
8 Derek Bell (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312/68 [0009] - Ferrari 60° 4-valve V12 1m 26.90s
9 Jo Siffert (F1) 3-litre Lotus 49B [R7] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 26.96s
10 Jochen Rindt (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT26 [2] - Repco 860 V8 1m 27.30s
11 Jackie Oliver (F1) 3-litre Lotus 49B [R5] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 27.40s
12 Dan Gurney (F1) 3-litre Eagle 'T1G' [104] - Weslake 58 V12 1m 27.61s
13 Johnny Servoz-Gavin (F1) 3-litre Matra MS10 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 27.63s
14 David Hobbs (F1) 3-litre Honda RA301 [F-802] - Honda V12 1m 27.70s
15 Pedro Rodriguez (F1) 3-litre BRM P138 [01] - BRM P101 V12 1m 28.20s
16 Jack Brabham (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT26 [1] - Repco 860 V8 1m 28.80s
17 Piers Courage (F1) 3-litre BRM P126 [01] - BRM P101 V12 1m 29.10s
18 Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F1) 3-litre Matra MS11 [02] - Matra MS9 V12 1m 29.30s
19 Jo Bonnier (F1) 3-litre McLaren M5A [1] - BRM P101 V12 1m 30.55s
20 Vic Elford (F1) 3-litre Cooper T86B [F1-1-68] - BRM P101 V12 1m 31.30s
- Mario Andretti * (F1) 3-litre Lotus 49B [R5] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 27.20s
- Bobby Unser * (F1) 3-litre BRM P126 [03] - BRM P101 V12 1m 30.56s
- Frank Gardner * (F1) 3-litre BRM P261 [2615] - BRM P101 V12 1m 31.40s
- Silvio Moser * (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT20 [F1-2-66] - Repco 620 V8 1m 33.70s
 
* Did not start

Sources

Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.

3-litre Formula 1 World Championship events 1966-1985

These 1966 to 1985 results were initially compiled by Allen Brown, but these were in the very basic form required to track individual car histories. Since then further details, such as laps completed, qualifying times and so on, have been added from Rob Ryder's extensive database.

All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen at allen@oldracingcars.com if you can help with our research.

Individual sources for this event

Autosport 13 Sep 1968 pp8-15. Motoring News 12 Sep 1968 pp12,14-15. Speedworld International 14 Sep 1968 pp16-22.

Spare cars were now becoming the norm, but for the Italian GP, Matra, Ferrari, Honda and Lotus all entered extra drivers. McLaren had a spare M7A; Tyrrell's second Matra MS10 was driven by Servoz Gavin; Beltoise had just the one Matra MS11; there were four Ferraris for three drivers; Brabham brought a spare BT26, the old BT24 having now been sold to Frank Williams; Honda had three cars, including the new RA302 and a second RA301 for Hobbs; Lotus brought three Lotus 49Bs, the third for Andretti; BRM brought three cars for three drivers, including the first of the new BRM P138s with BRM's own gearbox; Cooper were down to one driver but brought two cars; and Eagle had just the one car.

The privateers were Bonnier with his McLaren-BRM, Vogele's Brabham for Silvio Moser, the Walker/Durlacher Lotus, and Bernard White's BRM for Gardner. There had been 26 entries but Cooper withdrew Widdows after he was injured testing a Mirage, and also withdrew Bianchi as the Cooper-Alfa was still not ready. When the USAC stars were not allowed to race, that left only 22, which meant the only non-qualifiers were Moser and Gardner.

The Lotuses had modified noses with the air from the radiator now ducting out of the top of the nose, copying the McLaren. This was designed to reduce lift created by air trapped under the nose, and had been "discovered" by Bruce McLaren while testing a sports car four years earlier. These "nostrils" had already been copied by BRM and had influenced Ferrari ('Wings spur development in Formula 1', Eoin Young, Speedword International 19 Oct 1968 pp26-28), and would also be copied by Cooper on Elford's T86B during practice at Monza. Stewart's Matra now had its rear wing mounted on the uprights, while Ferrari's was now moveable, with control through the gearbox but with an additional lever just behind the steering wheel for manual override. BRM had large new wings designed by the British Aircraft Corporation at Brooklands which were said to generate 300 lb of downforce despite their lack of end plates. Brabham experimented with an elaborate system that included cockpit control, but it was abandoned. Cooper had a spring-loaded wing which simply didn't work. McLaren meanwhile decided the M7As went better at Monza without wings so removed them, and Hulme won the race, the two McLarens having led for all but ten of the 68 laps.