1968 New Zealand Grand Prix
| 1968 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 8 in 1968 Tasman Series | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 6 January 1968 | ||
| Location | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.82 km (1.76 miles) | ||
| Distance | 58 laps, 164 km (102 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Cosworth | ||
| Time | 1'00.0 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Chris Amon | Ferrari | |
| Time | 59.3 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | ||
| Third | McLaren-Cosworth | ||
The 1968 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 6 January 1968. The race had 21 starters.
It was the 15th New Zealand Grand Prix, and doubled as the opening round of the 1968 Tasman Series. Chris Amon became the third New Zealander to win his home GP, joining Bruce McLaren and original GP winner John McMillan.
Classification
[edit]| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Chris Amon | Chris Amon | Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari V6 2.4 | 58 | 59m 20.1s | 9 |
| 2 | 7 |  Frank Gardner | Alec Mildren Racing | Brabham BT23D / Alfa Romeo V8 2.5 | 58 | 59m 57.8s | 6 |
| 3 | 8 |  Piers Courage | Piers Courage | McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6 | 57 | 4 | |
| 4 | 41 | Jim Palmer | Jim Palmer Racing | McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6 | 55 | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | Paul Bolton | Rorstan Motor Racing | Brabham BT22 / Climax FPF 2.5 | 45 | 2 | |
| 6 | 14 | Graeme Lawrence | Lawrence Racing | Brabham BT18 / Ford 1.5 | 53 | 1 | |
| 7 | 57 | Bryan Faloon | Bryan Faloon | Brabham BT4 / Climax FPF 2.5 | 52 | ||
| 8 | 12 | Roly Levis | Shaw Motors | Brabham BT18 / Ford 1.5 | 51 | ||
| 9 | 19 | John Nicholson | John Nicholson | Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5 | 51 | ||
| 10 | 24 | Bill Stone | Bill Stone | Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.5 | 50 | ||
| 11 | 29 | Don McDonald | Don McDonald | Brabham BT10 / Ford 1.5 | 49 | ||
| 12 | 11 | Ken Smith | Ken Smith | Lotus 41B / Ford 1.5 | 49 | ||
| Ret | 3 | Denny Hulme | Racing Team S.A. | Brabham BT23A / Cosworth FVA 1.6 | 56 | ||
| Ret | 20 | Laurence Brownlie | Laurence Brownlie | Brabham BT18/21 / Ford 1.5 | 53 | ||
| Ret | 6 | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Lotus 49T / Cosworth DFV V8 2.5 | 45 | ||
| Ret | 5 | Red Dawson | Red Dawson | Brabham BT7a / Climax FPF 2.5 | 45 | ||
| Ret | 2 |  Pedro Rodríguez | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P261 / BRM V8 2.1 | 30 | ||
| Ret | 1 | Bruce McLaren | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P126 / BRM V12 2.5 | 15 | ||
| Ret | 18 | David Oxton | S. Oxton | Brabham BT16 / Ford 1.5 | 15 | ||
| Ret | 17 | Vince Anderson | Vince Anderson | Brabham BT11a / Climax FPF 2.5 | 9 | ||
| Ret | 10 | Peter Yock | Peter Yock | Lotus 33 / BRM V8 2.0 | 8 |
References
[edit]- ^ Anderson, Donn. "XV New Zealand Grand Prix". tasman-series.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2004. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
- ^ Sergent, Bruce. "1968 Round 1 Pukekohe". Kia Ora. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.