1968 Italian Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 8 September 1968
Winner:	Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford Cosworth
Pole position:	John Surtees Honda
Fastest lap:	Jackie Oliver Lotus-Ford Cosworth
Circuit:	Monza, 68 laps
Round:	9 of 12

Race Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+6	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	68	1hr 40m 14.800s	9
2	+11	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	Matra-Ford Cosworth (P)	68	+1m 28.400s	6
3	+1	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	68	+1m 28.600s	4
4	+13	Piers Courage	BRM (P)	67	+1 lap	3
5	+13	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	66	+2 laps	2
6	+13	Jo Bonnier	McLaren-BRM (P)	64	+4 laps	1
R		Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P)	58	DNF
R		Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	56	DNF
R		David Hobbs	Honda	42	DNF
R		Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford Cosworth (P)	42	DNF
R		Jackie Oliver	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	38	DNF
R		Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	34	DNF
R		Jochen Rindt	Brabham-Repco	33	DNF
R		Pedro Rodriguez	BRM	22	DNF
R		Dan Gurney	Eagle-Weslake	19	DNF
R		Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	10	DNF
R		John Surtees	Honda	8	DNF
R		Chris Amon	Ferrari	8	DNF
R		Derek Bell	Ferrari	4	DNF
R		Vic Elford	Cooper-BRM	2	DNF
Did not start
		Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth
		Bobby Unser	BRM

Starting Grid

• Highlight: race winner
• Highlight: second place
• Highlight: third place
• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	John Surtees	Honda	1:26.070
2	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:26.110
3	Chris Amon	Ferrari	1:26.210
4	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:26.410
5	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:26.540
6	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:26.600
7	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:26.610
8	Derek Bell	Ferrari	1:26.900
9	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:26.960
10	Jochen Rindt	Brabham-Repco	1:27.300
11	Jackie Oliver	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:27.400
12	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Weslake	1:27.610
13	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	Matra-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:27.630
14	David Hobbs	Honda	1:27.700
15	Pedro Rodriguez	BRM	1:28.200
16	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	1:28.800
17	Piers Courage	BRM (P)	1:29.100
18	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:29.300
19	Jo Bonnier	McLaren-BRM (P)	1:30.550
20	Vic Elford	Cooper-BRM	1:31.300

Qualifying Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	John Surtees	Honda	1:26.070
2	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:26.110	0.040
3	Chris Amon	Ferrari	1:26.210	0.140
4	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:26.410	0.340
5	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:26.540	0.470
6	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:26.600	0.530
7	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:26.610	0.540
8	Derek Bell	Ferrari	1:26.900	0.830
9	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:26.960	0.890
10	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:27.200	1.130
11	Jochen Rindt	Brabham-Repco	1:27.300	1.230
12	Jackie Oliver	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:27.400	1.330
13	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Weslake	1:27.610	1.540
14	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	Matra-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:27.630	1.560
15	David Hobbs	Honda	1:27.700	1.630
16	Pedro Rodriguez	BRM	1:28.200	2.130
17	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	1:28.800	2.730
18	Piers Courage	BRM (P)	1:29.100	3.030
19	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:29.300	3.230
20	Jo Bonnier	McLaren-BRM (P)	1:30.550	4.480
21	Bobby Unser	BRM	1:30.560	4.490
22	Vic Elford	Cooper-BRM	1:31.300	5.230
Did not qualify
23	Frank Gardner	BRM (P)	1:31.400	5.330
24	Silvio Moser	Brabham-Repco (P)	1:33.700	7.630

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Graham Hill	30
2	Jacky Ickx	27
3	Jackie Stewart	26
4	Denny Hulme	24
5	Pedro Rodriguez	11
6	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	11
7	Chris Amon	10
8	Jim Clark	9
=	Bruce McLaren	9
=	Jo Siffert	9
11	John Surtees	8
12	Jochen Rindt	8
13	Richard Attwood	6
=	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	6
15	Ludovico Scarfiotti	6
16	Lucien Bianchi	5
17	Brian Redman	4
18	Piers Courage	4
19	Vic Elford	3
20	Jackie Oliver	2
=	Silvio Moser	2
=	Jack Brabham	2
23	Jo Bonnier	1

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	44
2	Matra-Ford Cosworth	35
3	Ferrari	32
4	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	31
5	BRM	21
6	Cooper-BRM	12
7	Brabham-Repco	10
8	Honda	8
=	Matra	8
10	McLaren-BRM	3

Statistics & Milestones

Race debut

Driver: Derek Bell

Wins

Driver: 3rd for Denny Hulme

Constructor: 2nd for McLaren

Podiums

Driver: 14th for Denny Hulme, 4th for Jacky Ickx, 1st and only for Johnny Servoz-Gavin (97th different podium finisher, 6th French driver)

Constructor: 160th for Ferrari, 5th for Matra, 3rd for McLaren

Poles

Driver: 8th and last for John Surtees

Constructor: 1st for Honda (18th different polesitter)

Fastest laps

Driver: 1st and only for Jackie Oliver (43rd different fastest lap setter, 10th British driver)

Constructor: 36th for Lotus

Front row starts

Driver: 21st and last for John Surtees, 7th and last for Bruce McLaren, 7th for Chris Amon

Points finishes

Driver: 1st for Johnny Servoz-Gavin (150th different point scorer, 12th French driver)

See also

• Italian Grand Prix
• Monza Circuit
• 1968 World Championship season