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{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
|Type          = F1
|Country       = Monaco
|Grand Prix    = Monaco
|Date          = May 26
|Year          = 1968
|Race_No       = 3
|Season_No     = 12
|Official name = XXVI [[Monaco Grand Prix|Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco]]
|Location      = [[Circuit de Monaco]], [[Monte Carlo]], [[Monaco]]
|Course        = Street Circuit
|Course_mi     = 1.954
|Course_km     = 3.145
|Distance_laps = 80
|Distance_mi   = 156.337
|Distance_km   = 251.600
|Weather       = Sunny, Mild, Dry
|Pole_Driver   = [[Graham Hill]]
|Pole_Team     = [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|Pole_Time     = 1:28.2
|Pole_Country  = United Kingdom
|Fast_Driver   = [[Richard Attwood]]
|Fast_Team     = [[British Racing Motors]]
|Fast_Time     = 1:28.1
|Fast_Lap      = 80
|Fast_Country  = United Kingdom
|First_Driver  = [[Graham Hill]]
|First_Team    = [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|First_Country = United Kingdom
|Second_Driver = [[Richard Attwood]]
|Second_Team   = [[British Racing Motors]]
|Second_Country= United Kingdom
|Third_Driver  = [[Lucien Bianchi]]
|Third_Team    = [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
|Third_Country = Belgium
}}

The '''1968 Monaco Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] motor race held at the [[Circuit de Monaco|Monte Carlo Circuit]] on May 26, 1968. It was the third round of the [[1968 Formula One season]].

== Classification ==
=== Qualifying ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" border=1 cellpadding=3
|- tr BGCOLOR="darkred"
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Time !! Gap
|-
! 1
| 9
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Graham Hill]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:28.2
|align="center"| —
|-
! 2
| 11
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Johnny Servoz-Gavin]]
| [[Matra]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:28.8
| +0.6
|-
! 3
| 17
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Jo Siffert]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:28.8
| +0.6
|-
! 4
| 8
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[John Surtees]]
| [[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]
| 1:29.1
| +0.9
|-
! 5
| 3
| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Jochen Rindt]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Repco]]
| 1:29.2
| +1.0
|-
! 6
| 15
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Richard Attwood]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| 1:29.6
| +1.4
|-
! 7
| 14
| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Bruce McLaren]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:29.6
| +1.4
|-
! 8
| 1
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Pierre Beltoise]]
| [[Matra]]
| 1:29.7
| +1.5
|-
! 9
| 4
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Pedro Rodríguez]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| 1:30.4
| +2.2
|-
! 10
| 12
| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Denny Hulme]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:30.4
| +2.2
|-
! 11
| 16
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Piers Courage]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| 1:30.6
| +2.4
|-
! 12
| 2
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jack Brabham]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Repco]]
| 1:31.2
| +3.0
|-
! 13
| 10
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Jackie Oliver]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 1:31.7
| +3.5
|-
! 14
| 7
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Lucien Bianchi]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| 1:31.9
| +3.7
|-
! 15
| 6
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Ludovico Scarfiotti]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[BRM]]
| 1:32.9
| +4.7
|-
! 16
| 19
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Dan Gurney]]
| [[Anglo American Racers|Eagle]]-[[Weslake]]
| 1:32.9
| +4.7
|-
! DNQ
| 18
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Jo Bonnier]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| 1:32.1
| +3.9
|-
! DNQ
| 21
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Silvio Moser]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Repco]]
| 1:32.4
| +4.2
|}

=== Race ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! No
! Driver
! Constructor
! Laps
! Time/Retired
! Grid
! Points
|-
! 1
| 9
| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[Graham Hill]]'''
| '''[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
| 80
| 2:00:32.3
| 1
| '''9'''
|-
! 2
| 15
| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[Richard Attwood]]'''
| '''[[BRM]]'''
| 80
| + 2.2
| 6
| '''6'''
|-
! 3
| 7
| {{flagicon|BEL}} '''[[Lucien Bianchi]]'''
| '''[[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[BRM]]'''
| 76
| + 4 Laps
| 14
| '''4'''
|-
! 4
| 6
| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Ludovico Scarfiotti]]'''
| '''[[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[BRM]]'''
| 76
| + 4 Laps
| 15
| '''3'''
|-
! 5
| 12
| {{flagicon|NZL}} '''[[Denny Hulme]]'''
| '''[[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
| 73
| + 7 Laps
| 10
| '''2'''
|-
! Ret
| 8
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Surtees]]
| [[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]
| 16
| Gearbox
| 4
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 4
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)|Pedro Rodríguez]]
| [[BRM]]
| 16
| Accident
| 9
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 17
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Jo Siffert]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 17
| Differential
| 3
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 1
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Beltoise]]
| [[Matra]]
| 11
| Accident
| 8
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 16
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Piers Courage]]
| [[BRM]]
| 11
| Chassis
| 11
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 19
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Gurney]]
| [[Anglo American Racers|Eagle]]-[[Weslake]]
| 9
| Engine
| 16
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 3
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Jochen Rindt]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Repco]]
| 8
| Accident
| 5
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 2
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jack Brabham]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Repco]]
| 7
| Suspension
| 12
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 11
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Johnny Servoz-Gavin]]
| [[Matra]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 3
| Halfshaft
| 2
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 14
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bruce McLaren]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 0
| Accident
| 7
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 10
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Jackie Oliver]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 0
| Accident
| 13
| &nbsp;
|}

==Standings after the race==
Note, only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Graham Hill]]
| align="right"| 24
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Denny Hulme]]
| align="right"| 10
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Jim Clark]]
| align="right"| 9
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Richard Attwood]]
| align="right"| 6
|-
| -
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Ludovico Scarfiotti]]
| align="right"| 6
|}
{{col-2}}
;Constructors' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Constructor
! Points
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| align="right"| 27
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| align="right"| 8
|-
| -
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| align="right"| 8
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| align="right"| 6
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Brabham]]-[[Repco]]
| align="right"| 4
|}
{{col-end}}

== Notes ==
* '''Milestones:'''
** 1st Fastest Lap - Richard Attwood



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