1968 season/Round 4
Belgian Grand Prix 1968
- Spa-Francorchamps
- Spa
- 9 June 1968
- 28 laps
- 394.8 km
- 14.120 km a lap
- P1Bruce McLarenMcLaren1:40:02.100
- P2Pedro RodríguezBRM+12.100
- P3Jacky IckxFerrari+39.600
- Pole positionChris AmonFerrari · 3:28.600
- Fastest lapJohn Surtees3:30.500 · lap 5
- Winner started fromP6on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce McLaren | 5 | McLaren · Ford | 6 | 28 | 1:40:02.100 | 9 |
| 2 | Pedro Rodríguez | 11 | BRM | 8 | 28 | +12.100 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx | 23 | Ferrari | 3 | 28 | +39.600 | 4 |
| 4 | Jackie Stewart | 7 | Matra · Ford | 2 | 27 | Out of fuel | 3 |
| 5 | Jackie Oliver | 2 | Lotus · Ford | 15 | 26 | Transmission | 2 |
| 6 | Lucien Bianchi | 15 | Cooper · BRM | 12 | 26 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | Jo Siffert | 3 | Lotus · Ford | 9 | 25 | Oil pressure | |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 10 | Matra | 13 | 25 | +3 laps | |
| DNF | Piers Courage | 14 | BRM | 7 | 22 | Engine | |
| DNF | Denny Hulme | 6 | McLaren · Ford | 5 | 18 | Halfshaft | |
| DNF | John Surteesfastest lap | 20 | Honda | 4 | 11 | Suspension | |
| DNF | Chris Amon | 22 | Ferrari | 1 | 8 | Radiator | |
| DNF | Richard Attwood | 12 | BRM | 11 | 6 | Oil pipe | |
| DNF | Jack Brabham | 18 | Brabham · Repco | 18 | 6 | Throttle | |
| DNF | Brian Redman | 16 | Cooper · BRM | 10 | 6 | Spun off | |
| DNF | Jochen Rindt | 19 | Brabham · Repco | 17 | 5 | Engine | |
| DNF | Graham Hill | 1 | Lotus · Ford | 14 | 5 | Halfshaft | |
| DNF | Jo Bonnier | 17 | McLaren · BRM | 16 | 1 | Wheel |
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Amon | Ferrari | 3:28.600 | |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | Matra | 3:32.300 | +3.700 |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 3:34.300 | +5.700 |
| 4 | John Surtees | Honda | 3:35.000 | +6.400 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 3:35.400 | +6.800 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren | 3:37.100 | +8.500 |
| 7 | Piers Courage | BRM | 3:37.200 | +8.600 |
| 8 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 3:37.800 | +9.200 |
| 9 | Jo Siffert | Lotus | 3:39.000 | +10.400 |
| 10 | Brian Redman | Cooper | 3:41.400 | +12.800 |
| 11 | Richard Attwood | BRM | 3:45.200 | +16.600 |
| 12 | Lucien Bianchi | Cooper | 3:45.900 | +17.300 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 3:52.900 | +24.300 |
| 14 | Graham Hill | Lotus | 4:06.100 | +37.500 |
| 15 | Jackie Oliver | Lotus | 4:30.800 | +1:02.200 |
| 16 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | 4:34.300 | +1:05.700 |
| 17 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham | 4:46.700 | +1:18.100 |
| 18 | Jack Brabham | Brabham |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Surtees | 5 | 3:30.500 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 4. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | 24 | |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | 10 | |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren | 9 | |
| 3 | Jim Clark | 9 | |
| 5 | Pedro Rodríguez | 6 | |
| 5 | Richard Attwood | 6 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | 6 | ▼2 |
| 8 | Lucien Bianchi | 5 | ▼2 |
| 9 | Brian Redman | 4 | ▼3 |
| 9 | Jacky Ickx | 4 |