1968 Monaco Grand Prix
The Monaco Grand Prix 1968 was held on 26 May and was the third race of the Formula 1 season 1968.
- 3.1 Start -up
- 3.2 race
- 4.1 Drivers' Championship
- 4.2 Constructors' Championship
Reports
Background
As a result of the fatal accident of Lorenzo Bandini in the year before the harbor chicane of the Grand Prix circuit of Monaco was defused and the race distance was shortened from 100 to 80 rounds. Nevertheless, the Scuderia Ferrari did not come to the race, ostensibly because they held these security enhancements for not enough.
The Team Lotus announced two cars, which were piloted by Graham Hill and Jackie Oliver. The two Lotus 49 showed approaches aerodynamic modifications to the front and rear. These were the first signs of extensive developments that were to follow later in the season.
In B.R.M. the plan was to commit Chris Irwin as the successor of fatalities factory driver Mike Spence, but a serious accident in practice for the 1000 km race at the Nürburgring on the weekend before the Monaco GP finished Irwin's racing career. Richard Attwood Instead, received the free cockpit.
As Jackie Stewart is still recovering from injuries he suffered in a Formula 2 race, received Formula 1 debutant Johnny Servoz - Gavin the chance to represent him in the Matra - Tyrrell customer team. The Matra works team first met with a self-developed V12 engine.
Brian Redman was the weekend of the Monaco GP active when concurrently held 1000 km race at Spa -Francorchamps and was therefore represented in the Cooper works team of Lucien Bianchi. Denis Hulme also had other commitments during qualifying for the Indianapolis 500, but managed to commute during the weekend between Monaco and Indianapolis back and forth.
Training
Graham Hill claimed pole position with 0.6 seconds ahead of the impressive debutant Johnny Servoz - Gavin. The second row was shared by Jo Siffert and John Surtees. Jochen Rindt and Richard Attwood qualified for the third row.
Dan Gurney and Ludovico Scarfiotti had as a works driver to participate in the limited warranty for safety on 16 vehicles starting field. Therefore, the private driver Joakim Bonnier and Silvio Moser qualified for the race, even though they had achieved faster training times.
Race
Servoz - Gavin initially took the lead and thus experienced the only three laps led his Formula 1 career, because already in the fourth round, he crashed due to a technical defect. This came Hill in the top position, which he did not relinquish it for the remainder of the race.
Due to numerous accidents and technical defects only five vehicles were already after 16 laps in the race. As Hulme had to make a pit stop, Attwood came to second place and Bianchi on the third. For both, this was the first and only podium finish in each of their Grand Prix career. Scarfiotti fourth. Another Grand Prix he did not live because he died two weeks later, while training for a race on the mountain Roßfeldhöhenringstraße.
Message list
Classifications
Line-up
Race
WM stands after the race
The first six of the race were 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s).