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|Country       = Monaco
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|Grand Prix    = Monaco
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|Date         = May 26
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!colspan=2 style="color: white; background: darkred;"|<big>'''Monaco Grand Prix'''</big> {{flagiconMonaco}}
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|Year         = 1968
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|-
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|Race_No      = 3
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|Type           ||  F1
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|Season_No    = 12
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|-
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|Official name = XXVI [[Monaco Grand Prix|Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco]]
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|Country         ||  Monaco
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|Location     = [[Circuit de Monaco]], [[Monte Carlo]], [[Monaco]]
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|-
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|Course       = Street Circuit
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|Date           ||  May 26
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|Course_mi    = 1.954
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|-
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|Course_km    = 3.145
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|Year           ||  1968
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|Distance_laps = 80
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|-
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|Distance_mi   = 156.337
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|Race No        ||  3
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|Distance_km   = 251.600
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|-
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|Weather       = Sunny, Mild, Dry
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|Season No      ||  12
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|Pole_Driver   = [[Graham Hill]]
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|-
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|Pole_Team    = [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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|Official name   ||  XXVI [[Monaco Grand Prix|Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco]]
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|Pole_Time    = 1:28.2
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|-
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|Pole_Country  = United Kingdom
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|Location       ||  [[Circuit de Monaco]], [[Monte Carlo]], [[Monaco]]
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|Fast_Driver   = [[Richard Attwood]]
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|-
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|Fast_Team    = [[British Racing Motors]]
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|Course         ||  Street Circuit
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|Fast_Time    = 1:28.1
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|-
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|Fast_Lap      = 80
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|Course mi      ||  1.954
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|Fast_Country  = United Kingdom
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|-
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|First_Driver  = [[Graham Hill]]
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|Course km      ||  3.145
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|First_Team    = [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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|-
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|First_Country = United Kingdom
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|Distance laps  ||  80
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|Second_Driver = [[Richard Attwood]]
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|-
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|Second_Team   = [[British Racing Motors]]
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|Distance mi    ||   156.337
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|Second_Country= United Kingdom
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|-
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|Third_Driver  = [[Lucien Bianchi]]
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|Distance km    ||   251.600
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|Third_Team    = [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
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|-
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|Third_Country = Belgium
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|Weather         ||  Sunny, Mild, Dry
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}}
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|-
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|Pole Driver    ||   [[Graham Hill]]
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|-
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|Pole Team      ||  [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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|-
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|Pole Time      ||  1:28.2
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|-
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|Pole Country    ||  United Kingdom
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|-
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|Fast Driver    ||   [[Richard Attwood]]
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|-
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|Fast Team      ||  [[British Racing Motors]]
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|-
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|Fast Time      ||  1:28.1
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|-
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|Fast Lap        ||  80
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|-
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|Fast Country    ||  United Kingdom
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|-
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|First Driver    ||  [[Graham Hill]]
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|-
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|First Team      ||  [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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|-
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|First Country  ||  United Kingdom
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|-
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|Second Driver  ||  [[Richard Attwood]]
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|-
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|Second Team    ||   [[British Racing Motors]]
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|-
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|Second Country  ||  United Kingdom
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|-
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|Third Driver    ||  [[Lucien Bianchi]]
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|-
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|Third Team      ||  [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
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|-
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|Third Country  ||  Belgium
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|}
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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]].
 
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]].
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== Classification ==
 
== Classification ==
 
=== Qualifying ===
 
=== Qualifying ===
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|- tr BGCOLOR=darkred
 
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Time !! Gap
 
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Time !! Gap
 
|-
 
|-
 
! 1
 
! 1
 
| 9
 
| 9
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| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Graham Hill]]
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| {{flagiconUK}} [[Graham Hill]]
 
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
 
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
 
| 1:28.2
 
| 1:28.2
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! 2
 
! 2
 
| 11
 
| 11
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| {{flagicon|France}} [[Johnny Servoz-Gavin]]
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| {{flagiconFrance}} [[Johnny Servoz-Gavin]]
 
| [[Matra]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
 
| [[Matra]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
 
| 1:28.8
 
| 1:28.8
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! 3
 
! 3
 
| 17
 
| 17
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| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Jo Siffert]]
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| {{flagiconSwitzerland}} [[Jo Siffert]]
 
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
 
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
 
| 1:28.8
 
| 1:28.8
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! 4
 
! 4
 
| 8
 
| 8
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| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[John Surtees]]
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| {{flagiconUnited Kingdom}} [[John Surtees]]
 
| [[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]
 
| [[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]
 
| 1:29.1
 
| 1:29.1
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! 5
 
! 5
 
| 3
 
| 3
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| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Jochen Rindt]]
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| {{flagiconAustria}} [[Jochen Rindt]]
 
| [[Brabham]]-[[Repco]]
 
| [[Brabham]]-[[Repco]]
 
| 1:29.2
 
| 1:29.2
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! 6
 
! 6
 
| 15
 
| 15
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| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Richard Attwood]]
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| {{flagiconUK}} [[Richard Attwood]]
 
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
 
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
 
| 1:29.6
 
| 1:29.6
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! 7
 
! 7
 
| 14
 
| 14
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| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Bruce McLaren]]
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| {{flagiconNew Zealand}} [[Bruce McLaren]]
 
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
 
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
 
| 1:29.6
 
| 1:29.6
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! 8
 
! 8
 
| 1
 
| 1
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| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Pierre Beltoise]]
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| {{flagiconFrance}} [[Jean-Pierre Beltoise]]
 
| [[Matra]]
 
| [[Matra]]
 
| 1:29.7
 
| 1:29.7
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! 9
 
! 9
 
| 4
 
| 4
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| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Pedro Rodríguez]]
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| {{flagiconMexico}} [[Pedro Rodríguez]]
 
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
 
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
 
| 1:30.4
 
| 1:30.4
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! 10
 
! 10
 
| 12
 
| 12
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| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Denny Hulme]]
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| {{flagiconNew Zealand}} [[Denny Hulme]]
 
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
 
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
 
| 1:30.4
 
| 1:30.4
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! 11
 
! 11
 
| 16
 
| 16
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| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Piers Courage]]
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| {{flagiconUnited Kingdom}} [[Piers Courage]]
 
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
 
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
 
| 1:30.6
 
| 1:30.6
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! 12
 
! 12
 
| 2
 
| 2
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| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jack Brabham]]
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| {{flagiconAustralia}} [[Jack Brabham]]
 
| [[Brabham]]-[[Repco]]
 
| [[Brabham]]-[[Repco]]
 
| 1:31.2
 
| 1:31.2
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! 13
 
! 13
 
| 10
 
| 10
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| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Jackie Oliver]]
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| {{flagiconUnited Kingdom}} [[Jackie Oliver]]
 
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
 
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
 
| 1:31.7
 
| 1:31.7
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! 14
 
! 14
 
| 7
 
| 7
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| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Lucien Bianchi]]
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| {{flagiconBelgium}} [[Lucien Bianchi]]
 
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
 
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
 
| 1:31.9
 
| 1:31.9
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! 15
 
! 15
 
| 6
 
| 6
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| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Ludovico Scarfiotti]]
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| {{flagiconItaly}} [[Ludovico Scarfiotti]]
 
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[BRM]]
 
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[BRM]]
 
| 1:32.9
 
| 1:32.9
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! 16
 
! 16
 
| 19
 
| 19
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| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Dan Gurney]]
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| {{flagiconUnited States}} [[Dan Gurney]]
 
| [[Anglo American Racers|Eagle]]-[[Weslake]]
 
| [[Anglo American Racers|Eagle]]-[[Weslake]]
 
| 1:32.9
 
| 1:32.9
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! DNQ
 
! DNQ
 
| 18
 
| 18
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| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Jo Bonnier]]
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| {{flagiconSweden}} [[Jo Bonnier]]
 
| [[McLaren]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
 
| [[McLaren]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
 
| 1:32.1
 
| 1:32.1
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! DNQ
 
! DNQ
 
| 21
 
| 21
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| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Silvio Moser]]
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| {{flagiconSwitzerland}} [[Silvio Moser]]
 
| [[Brabham]]-[[Repco]]
 
| [[Brabham]]-[[Repco]]
 
| 1:32.4
 
| 1:32.4
 
| +4.2
 
| +4.2
 
|}
 
|}
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=== Race ===
 
=== Race ===
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! Pos
 
! Pos
 
! No
 
! No
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! 1
 
| 9
 
| 9
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| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[Graham Hill]]'''
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| {{flagiconUK}} '''[[Graham Hill]]'''
 
| '''[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
 
| '''[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
 
| 80
 
| 80
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! 2
 
! 2
 
| 15
 
| 15
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| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[Richard Attwood]]'''
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| {{flagiconUK}} '''[[Richard Attwood]]'''
 
| '''[[BRM]]'''
 
| '''[[BRM]]'''
 
| 80
 
| 80
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! 3
 
! 3
 
| 7
 
| 7
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| {{flagicon|BEL}} '''[[Lucien Bianchi]]'''
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| {{flagiconBEL}} '''[[Lucien Bianchi]]'''
 
| '''[[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[BRM]]'''
 
| '''[[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[BRM]]'''
 
| 76
 
| 76
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! 4
 
! 4
 
| 6
 
| 6
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| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Ludovico Scarfiotti]]'''
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| {{flagiconITA}} '''[[Ludovico Scarfiotti]]'''
 
| '''[[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[BRM]]'''
 
| '''[[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[BRM]]'''
 
| 76
 
| 76
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! 5
 
| 12
 
| 12
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| {{flagicon|NZL}} '''[[Denny Hulme]]'''
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| {{flagiconNZL}} '''[[Denny Hulme]]'''
 
| '''[[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
 
| '''[[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
 
| 73
 
| 73
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! Ret
 
! Ret
 
| 8
 
| 8
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| {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Surtees]]
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| {{flagiconUK}} [[John Surtees]]
 
| [[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]
 
| [[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]
 
| 16
 
| 16
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! Ret
 
! Ret
 
| 4
 
| 4
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| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)|Pedro Rodríguez]]
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| {{flagiconMEX}} [[Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)|Pedro Rodríguez]]
 
| [[BRM]]
 
| [[BRM]]
 
| 16
 
| 16
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! Ret
 
! Ret
 
| 17
 
| 17
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| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Jo Siffert]]
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| {{flagiconSUI}} [[Jo Siffert]]
 
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
 
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
 
| 17
 
| 17
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! Ret
 
! Ret
 
| 1
 
| 1
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| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Beltoise]]
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| {{flagiconFRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Beltoise]]
 
| [[Matra]]
 
| [[Matra]]
 
| 11
 
| 11
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! Ret
 
! Ret
 
| 16
 
| 16
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| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Piers Courage]]
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| {{flagiconUK}} [[Piers Courage]]
 
| [[BRM]]
 
| [[BRM]]
 
| 11
 
| 11
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! Ret
 
! Ret
 
| 19
 
| 19
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Gurney]]
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| {{flagiconUSA}} [[Dan Gurney]]
 
| [[Anglo American Racers|Eagle]]-[[Weslake]]
 
| [[Anglo American Racers|Eagle]]-[[Weslake]]
 
| 9
 
| 9
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! Ret
 
! Ret
 
| 3
 
| 3
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| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Jochen Rindt]]
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| {{flagiconAUT}} [[Jochen Rindt]]
 
| [[Brabham]]-[[Repco]]
 
| [[Brabham]]-[[Repco]]
 
| 8
 
| 8
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! Ret
 
! Ret
 
| 2
 
| 2
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| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jack Brabham]]
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| {{flagiconAUS}} [[Jack Brabham]]
 
| [[Brabham]]-[[Repco]]
 
| [[Brabham]]-[[Repco]]
 
| 7
 
| 7
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! Ret
 
! Ret
 
| 11
 
| 11
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| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Johnny Servoz-Gavin]]
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| {{flagiconFRA}} [[Johnny Servoz-Gavin]]
 
| [[Matra]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
 
| [[Matra]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
 
| 3
 
| 3
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! Ret
 
! Ret
 
| 14
 
| 14
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| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bruce McLaren]]
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| {{flagiconNZL}} [[Bruce McLaren]]
 
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
 
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
 
| 0
 
| 0
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! Ret
 
! Ret
 
| 10
 
| 10
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| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Jackie Oliver]]
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| {{flagiconUK}} [[Jackie Oliver]]
 
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
 
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
 
| 0
 
| 0
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==Standings after the race==
 
==Standings after the race==
 
Note, only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
 
Note, only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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{{col-start}}
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{{col-2}}
 
 
;Drivers' Championship standings
 
;Drivers' Championship standings
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! Pos
 
! Driver
 
! Driver
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|-
 
| 1
 
| 1
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| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Graham Hill]]
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| {{flagiconUnited Kingdom}} [[Graham Hill]]
 
| align="right"| 24
 
| align="right"| 24
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2
 
| 2
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| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Denny Hulme]]
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| {{flagiconNew Zealand}} [[Denny Hulme]]
 
| align="right"| 10
 
| align="right"| 10
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 3
 
| 3
−
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Jim Clark]]
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| {{flagiconUnited Kingdom}} [[Jim Clark]]
 
| align="right"| 9
 
| align="right"| 9
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 4
 
| 4
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| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Richard Attwood]]
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| {{flagiconUnited Kingdom}} [[Richard Attwood]]
 
| align="right"| 6
 
| align="right"| 6
 
|-
 
|-
 
| -
 
| -
−
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Ludovico Scarfiotti]]
+
| {{flagiconItaly}} [[Ludovico Scarfiotti]]
 
| align="right"| 6
 
| align="right"| 6
 
|}
 
|}
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{{col-2}}
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;Constructors' Championship standings
 
;Constructors' Championship standings
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|-
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|- style="text-align:center; background:#505050;"
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|- tr BGCOLOR=darkred
 
! Pos
 
! Pos
 
! Constructor
 
! Constructor
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|-
 
| 1
 
| 1
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| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
+
| {{flagiconUK}} [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
 
| align="right"| 27
 
| align="right"| 27
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 2
 
| 2
−
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
+
| {{flagiconUK}} [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
 
| align="right"| 8
 
| align="right"| 8
 
|-
 
|-
 
| -
 
| -
−
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
+
| {{flagiconUK}} [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
 
| align="right"| 8
 
| align="right"| 8
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 4
 
| 4
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| {{flagicon|UK}} [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
+
| {{flagiconUK}} [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
 
| align="right"| 6
 
| align="right"| 6
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 5
 
| 5
−
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Brabham]]-[[Repco]]
+
| {{flagiconUK}} [[Brabham]]-[[Repco]]
 
| align="right"| 4
 
| align="right"| 4
 
|}
 
|}
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{{col-end}}
 
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==

Latest revision as of 21:05, 30 April 2009

Monaco Grand Prix 22px-Flag of Monaco.png
Type F1
Country Monaco
Date May 26
Year 1968
Race No 3
Season No 12
Official name XXVI 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 Lotus-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 Lotus-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-BRM
Third Country Belgium


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

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 9 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:28.2 —
2 11 22px-Flag of France.png Johnny Servoz-Gavin Matra-Ford 1:28.8 +0.6
3 17 20px-Flag of Switzerland.png Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 1:28.8 +0.6
4 8 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png John Surtees Honda 1:29.1 +0.9
5 3 22px-Flag of Austria.png Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco 1:29.2 +1.0
6 15 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Richard Attwood BRM 1:29.6 +1.4
7 14 22px-Flag of New Zealand.png Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 1:29.6 +1.4
8 1 22px-Flag of France.png Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 1:29.7 +1.5
9 4 22px-Flag of Mexico.png Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:30.4 +2.2
10 12 22px-Flag of New Zealand.png Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:30.4 +2.2
11 16 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Piers Courage BRM 1:30.6 +2.4
12 2 22px-Flag of Australia.png Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 1:31.2 +3.0
13 10 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Jackie Oliver Lotus-Ford 1:31.7 +3.5
14 7 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png Lucien Bianchi Cooper-BRM 1:31.9 +3.7
15 6 3dflagsdotcom italy2bs.gif Ludovico Scarfiotti Cooper-BRM 1:32.9 +4.7
16 19 22px-Flag of the United States.png Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake 1:32.9 +4.7
DNQ 18 22px-Flag of Sweden.png Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM 1:32.1 +3.9
DNQ 21 20px-Flag of Switzerland.png Silvio Moser Brabham-Repco 1:32.4 +4.2


Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 9 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 80 2:00:32.3 1 9
2 15 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Richard Attwood BRM 80 + 2.2 6 6
3 7 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png Lucien Bianchi Cooper-BRM 76 + 4 Laps 14 4
4 6 3dflagsdotcom italy2bs.gif Ludovico Scarfiotti Cooper-BRM 76 + 4 Laps 15 3
5 12 22px-Flag of New Zealand.png Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 73 + 7 Laps 10 2
Ret 8 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png John Surtees Honda 16 Gearbox 4  
Ret 4 22px-Flag of Mexico.png Pedro Rodríguez BRM 16 Accident 9  
Ret 17 20px-Flag of Switzerland.png Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 17 Differential 3  
Ret 1 22px-Flag of France.png Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 11 Accident 8  
Ret 16 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Piers Courage BRM 11 Chassis 11  
Ret 19 22px-Flag of the United States.png Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake 9 Engine 16  
Ret 3 22px-Flag of Austria.png Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco 8 Accident 5  
Ret 2 22px-Flag of Australia.svg.png Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 7 Suspension 12  
Ret 11 22px-Flag of France.png Johnny Servoz-Gavin Matra-Ford 3 Halfshaft 2  
Ret 14 22px-Flag of New Zealand.png Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 0 Accident 7  
Ret 10 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Jackie Oliver Lotus-Ford 0 Accident 13  

Standings after the race

Note, only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Graham Hill 24
2 22px-Flag of New Zealand.png Denny Hulme 10
3 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Jim Clark 9
4 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Richard Attwood 6
- 3dflagsdotcom italy2bs.gif Ludovico Scarfiotti 6
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Lotus-Ford 27
2 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png McLaren-Ford 8
- 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Cooper-BRM 8
4 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png BRM 6
5 22px-Flag of the United Kingdom.png Brabham-Repco 4

Notes

  • Milestones:
    • 1st Fastest Lap - Richard Attwood
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