1968 Monaco Grand Prix

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Race details
Race 3 of 12 in the 1968 Formula One season.
Date	May 26 1968
Official name	XXVI Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
Location	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course	Street Circuit 3.145 km (1.954 mi)
Distance	80 laps, 251.600 km (156.337 mi)
Weather	Sunny, Mild, Dry
Pole position
Driver	Template:Country data United Kingdom Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:28.2
Fastest lap
Driver	Template:Country data United Kingdom Richard Attwood	British Racing Motors
Time	1:28.1 on lap 80
Podium
First	Template:Country data United Kingdom Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford
Second	Template:Country data United Kingdom Richard Attwood	British Racing Motors
Third	Template:Country data Belgium Lucien Bianchi	Cooper-BRM

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	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	1:28.2	—
2	11	Template:Country data France Johnny Servoz-Gavin	Matra-Ford	1:28.8	+0.6
3	17	Template:Country data Switzerland Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	1:28.8	+0.6
4	8	Template:Country data United Kingdom John Surtees	Honda	1:29.1	+0.9
5	3	Template:Country data Austria Jochen Rindt	Brabham-Repco	1:29.2	+1.0
6	15	Richard Attwood	BRM	1:29.6	+1.4
7	14	Template:Country data New Zealand Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	1:29.6	+1.4
8	1	Template:Country data France Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:29.7	+1.5
9	4	Template:Country data Mexico Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	1:30.4	+2.2
10	12	Template:Country data New Zealand Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:30.4	+2.2
11	16	Template:Country data United Kingdom Piers Courage	BRM	1:30.6	+2.4
12	2	Template:Country data Australia Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	1:31.2	+3.0
13	10	Template:Country data United Kingdom Jackie Oliver	Lotus-Ford	1:31.7	+3.5
14	7	Template:Country data Belgium Lucien Bianchi	Cooper-BRM	1:31.9	+3.7
15	6	Template:Country flagicon2 Ludovico Scarfiotti	Cooper-BRM	1:32.9	+4.7
16	19	Template:Country data United States Dan Gurney	Eagle-Weslake	1:32.9	+4.7
DNQ	18	Template:Country data Sweden Jo Bonnier	McLaren-BRM	1:32.1	+3.9
DNQ	21	Template:Country data Switzerland Silvio Moser	Brabham-Repco	1:32.4	+4.2

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	9	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	80	2:00:32.3	1	9
2	15	Richard Attwood	BRM	80	+ 2.2	6	6
3	7	Template:Country data BEL Lucien Bianchi	Cooper-BRM	76	+ 4 Laps	14	4
4	6	Template:Country data ITA Ludovico Scarfiotti	Cooper-BRM	76	+ 4 Laps	15	3
5	12	Template:Country data NZL Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	73	+ 7 Laps	10	2
Ret	8	John Surtees	Honda	16	Gearbox	4
Ret	4	Template:Country data MEX Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	16	Accident	9
Ret	17	Template:Country data SUI Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	17	Differential	3
Ret	1	Template:Country data FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	11	Accident	8
Ret	16	Piers Courage	BRM	11	Chassis	11
Ret	19	Template:Country data USA Dan Gurney	Eagle-Weslake	9	Engine	16
Ret	3	Template:Country data AUT Jochen Rindt	Brabham-Repco	8	Accident	5
Ret	2	Template:Country data AUS Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	7	Suspension	12
Ret	11	Template:Country data FRA Johnny Servoz-Gavin	Matra-Ford	3	Halfshaft	2
Ret	14	Template:Country data NZL Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	0	Accident	7
Ret	10	Jackie Oliver	Lotus-Ford	0	Accident	13

Standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Template:Country data United Kingdom Graham Hill	24
2	Template:Country data New Zealand Denny Hulme	10
3	Template:Country data United Kingdom Jim Clark	9
4	Template:Country data United Kingdom Richard Attwood	6
-	Template:Country flagicon2 Ludovico Scarfiotti	6

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Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Lotus-Ford	27
2	McLaren-Ford	8
-	Cooper-BRM	8
4	BRM	6
5	Brabham-Repco	4

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Notes

• Milestones:
  • 1st Fastest Lap - Richard Attwood