1968 Italian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 8 September 1968 |
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| Circuit | Monza, 68 laps |
| Round | 9 of 12 |
| Race numbers | The 1968 Italian Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +6 |  Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 68 | 1hr 40m 14.800s | 9 |
| 2 | +11 |  Johnny Servoz-Gavin | Matra-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 68 | +1m 28.400s | 6 |
| 3 | +1 |  Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 68 | +1m 28.600s | 4 |
| 4 | +13 |  Piers Courage | BRM (privateer) | 67 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +13 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 66 | +2 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +13 |  Jo Bonnier | McLaren-BRM (privateer) | 64 | +4 laps | 1 |
| R |  Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 58 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 56 | DNF | ||
| R | David Hobbs | Honda | 42 | DNF | ||
| R | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 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
Pole time: 1:26.070
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | John Surtees | Honda |
| 2 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | Chris Amon | Ferrari |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
| 5 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | Derek Bell | Ferrari |
| 9 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 10 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco |
| 11 | Jackie Oliver | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | Dan Gurney | Eagle-Weslake |
| 13 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | Matra-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 14 | David Hobbs | Honda |
| 15 | Pedro Rodriguez | BRM |
| 16 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco |
| 17 | Piers Courage | BRM (privateer) |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra |
| 19 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren-BRM (privateer) |
| 20 | Vic Elford | Cooper-BRM |
Non-qualifiers
| Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|
| Frank Gardner | BRM (privateer) |
| Silvio Moser | Brabham-Repco (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 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 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Derek Bell
- Wins
- 3rd for Denny Hulme (first for McLaren)
- 2nd for McLaren
- Podiums
- 14th for Denny Hulme
- 4th for Jacky Ickx
- 1st and only for Johnny Servoz-Gavin (97th different podium finisher, 6th French driver)
- 160th for Ferrari
- 5th for Matra
- 3rd for McLaren
- Poles
- 8th and last for John Surtees (first since 1966; only pole for Honda)
- 1st for Honda (18th different polesitter, last until 2006)
- Fastest laps
- 1st and only for Jackie Oliver (43rd different fastest lap setter, 10th British driver)
- 36th for Lotus
- Front row starts
- 21st and last for John Surtees (first since 1966; only front row start for Honda)
- 7th and last for Bruce McLaren
- 7th for Chris Amon
- Points finishes
- 1st for Johnny Servoz-Gavin (150th different point scorer, 12th French driver)