1968 BRDC International Trophy

The 20th BRDC International Trophy was a non-championship Formula One race held at Silverstone on 25 April 1968.[1][2]

1968 BRDC International Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1968 Formula One season
Race details
Date 25 April 1968
Official name XX BRDC International Trophy
Location Silverstone
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.710 km (2.927 miles)
Distance 52 laps, 224.920 km (139.675 miles)
Pole position
Driver
McLaren-Ford
Time 1:24.3
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Chris Amon Ferrari
Time 1:25.1
Podium
First
McLaren-Ford
Second
McLaren-Ford
Third
Ferrari

Report

Entry

A total of 15 F1 cars were entered for the event, with Tony Lanfranchi due to make his F1 debut.[2]

Qualifying

Denny Hulme took pole position for Bruce McLaren Motor Racing team, in their McLaren-Cosworth M7A, averaging a speed of 127.635 mph, around the 2.927 mile course. He was joined on the front row by Mike Spence with his BRM P126.[2][3]

Race

The race was held over 52 laps of the Silverstone circuit. Denny Hulme took the winner spoils for works McLaren team, driving their McLaren-Cosworth M7A. Hulme won in a time of 1hr 14:44.8mins., averaging a speed of 124.744 mph. Around 10.9 seconds behind was the second place car, that of his team-mate and team owner, Bruce McLaren. The podium was completed by another Kiwi, Chris Amon, giving New Zealand a podium lock-out. Amon was 5.6 seconds adrift off McLaren in his Ferrari 312. With the second Ferrari in fourth, driven by Jacky Ickx, the first English driver home was Piers Courage in his privately entered BRM P126, albeit one lap down.[2][4]

Classification
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/Ret.
1 1 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 52 1:14:44.8
2 2 New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 52 + 10.9 s
3 20 New Zealand Chris Amon Ferrari 52
4 6 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 52
5 9 United Kingdom Piers Courage BRM 51 + 1 Lap
6 16 United Kingdom David Hobbs BRM 50 + 2 Laps
7 15 Switzerland Silvio Moser Brabham-Repco 49 + 3 Laps
Ret 7 United Kingdom Mike Spence BRM 40 Timing Gear
Ret 8 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM 36 Fuel pressure
Ret 12 Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 26 Clutch
Ret 11 Australia Frank Gardner Cooper-BRM 23 Engine
Ret 18 United Kingdom Tony Lanfranchi Brabham-Climax 20 Oil pressure
Ret 5 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 12 Fuel pipe
Ret 14 Sweden Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM 4 Distributor
DNS 17 United Kingdom Trevor Taylor McLaren-Climax

[5]

References
  • "Formula One World". Retrieved 2008-01-29.
  • "Stats F1". Retrieved 2008-01-29.
  1. "Formula 1 1968 - Silverstone, 25.04". Formula2.net. 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  2. "1968 BRDC International Trophy". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  3. "Formula 1 1968 - Silverstone, 25.04". Formula2.net. 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  4. "Formula 1 1968 - Silverstone, 25.04". Formula2.net. 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  5. "Formula 1 1968 - Silverstone, 25.04". Formula2.net. 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
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