1968 New Zealand Grand Prix
1968 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
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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 | ![]() | Ferrari | |
Time | 59.3 | ||
Podium | |||
First |
| Ferrari | |
Second |
| Brabham-Alfa Romeo | |
Third |
| McLaren-Cosworth |
Motor car race
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
Results as follows:[1][2]
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | 4 | ![]() | Chris Amon | Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari V6 2.4 | 58 | 59m 20.1s | 9 |
2 | 7 | ![]() | Alec Mildren Racing | Brabham BT23D / Alfa Romeo V8 2.5 | 58 | 59m 57.8s | 6 |
3 | 8 | ![]() | Piers Courage | McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6 | 57 | 4 | |
4 | 41 | ![]() | Jim Palmer Racing | McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6 | 55 | 3 | |
5 | 5 | ![]() | Rorstan Motor Racing | Brabham BT22 / Climax FPF 2.5 | 45 | 2 | |
6 | 14 | ![]() | Lawrence Racing | Brabham BT18 / Ford 1.5 | 53 | 1 | |
7 | 57 | ![]() | Bryan Faloon | Brabham BT4 / Climax FPF 2.5 | 52 | ||
8 | 12 | ![]() | Shaw Motors | Brabham BT18 / Ford 1.5 | 51 | ||
9 | 19 | ![]() | John Nicholson | Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5 | 51 | ||
10 | 24 | ![]() | Bill Stone | Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.5 | 50 | ||
11 | 29 | ![]() | Don McDonald | Brabham BT10 / Ford 1.5 | 49 | ||
12 | 11 | ![]() | Ken Smith | Lotus 41B / Ford 1.5 | 49 | ||
Ret | 3 | ![]() | Racing Team S.A. | Brabham BT23A / Cosworth FVA 1.6 | 56 | ||
Ret | 20 | ![]() | Laurence Brownlie | Brabham BT18/21 / Ford 1.5 | 53 | ||
Ret | 6 | ![]() | Team Lotus | Lotus 49T / Cosworth DFV V8 2.5 | 45 | ||
Ret | 5 | ![]() | Red Dawson | Brabham BT7a / Climax FPF 2.5 | 45 | ||
Ret | 2 | ![]() | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P261 / BRM V8 2.1 | 30 | ||
Ret | 1 | ![]() | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P126 / BRM V12 2.5 | 15 | ||
Ret | 18 | ![]() | S. Oxton | Brabham BT16 / Ford 1.5 | 15 | ||
Ret | 17 | ![]() | Vince Anderson | Brabham BT11a / Climax FPF 2.5 | 9 | ||
Ret | 10 | ![]() | Peter Yock | Lotus 33 / BRM V8 2.0 | 8 |
References
Preceded by 1967 South Pacific Trophy | Tasman Series 1968 | Succeeded by 1968 Levin International |
Preceded by | New Zealand Grand Prix 1968 | Succeeded by |
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