1968 Dutch Grand Prix
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| Race details | |||
| Date | June 23, 1968 | ||
| Official name | XVI Grote Prijs van Nederland | ||
| Location | Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.193 km (2.605 miles) | ||
| Distance | 90 laps, 377.370 km (234.487 miles) | ||
| Weather | Showers | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:23.54 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | France Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | |
| Time | 1:45.91 on lap 6 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Matra-Ford | ||
| Second | Matra | ||
| Third | BRM | ||
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Lap leaders
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The 1968 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Zandvoort Circuit on 23 June 1968. It was race 5 of 12 in both the 1968 World Championship of Drivers and the 1968 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 90-lap race was won by Matra driver Jackie Stewart after he started from fifth position. His teammate Jean-Pierre Beltoise finished second and BRM driver Pedro Rodríguez came in third.
Classification
Qualifying
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Race
Notes
- This was the first Grand Prix win and podium finish for French constructor Matra and first podium for Matra as an engine supplier.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ↑ "1968 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Netherlands 1968 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
Further reading
- Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 68–69. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.
External links
- "1968 Dutch GP". ChicaneF1. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2015.