1968 BRDC International Trophy

1968 BRDC International Trophy
1968 BRDC International Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1968 Formula One season
Race details
Date	25 April 1968
Official name	XX BRDC International Trophy
Location	Silverstone
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.710 km (2.927 miles)
Distance	52 laps, 224.920 km (139.675 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Denny Hulme;
Time	1:24.3
Fastest lap
Driver	Chris Amon
Time	1:25.1
Podium
First	Denny Hulme;
Second	Bruce McLaren;
Third	Chris Amon;

The 20th BRDC International Trophy was a non-championship Formula One race held at Silverstone on 25 April 1968.^[1]^[2]

Report

Entry

A total of 15 F1 cars were entered for the event, with Tony Lanfranchi due to make his F1 debut.^[2]

Qualifying

Denny Hulme took pole position for Bruce McLaren Motor Racing team, in their McLaren-Cosworth M7A, averaging a speed of 127.635 mph, around the 2.927 mile course. He was joined on the front row by Mike Spence with his BRM P126.^[2]^[1]

Race

The race was held over 52 laps of the Silverstone circuit. Denny Hulme took the winner spoils for works McLaren team, driving their McLaren-Cosworth M7A. Hulme won in a time of 1hr 14:44.8mins., averaging a speed of 124.744 mph. Around 10.9 seconds behind was the second place car, that of his team-mate and team owner, Bruce McLaren. The podium was completed by another Kiwi, Chris Amon, giving New Zealand a podium lock-out. Amon was 5.6 seconds adrift off McLaren in his Ferrari 312. With the second Ferrari in fourth, driven by Jacky Ickx, the first English driver home was Piers Courage in his privately entered BRM P126, albeit one lap down.^[2]^[1]

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Ret.
1	1	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	52	1:14:44.8
2	2	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	52	+ 10.9 s
3	20	Chris Amon	Ferrari	52
4	6	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	52
5	9	Piers Courage	BRM	51	+ 1 Lap
6	16	David Hobbs	BRM	50	+ 2 Laps
7	15	Silvio Moser	Brabham-Repco	49	+ 3 Laps
Ret	7	Mike Spence	BRM	40	Timing Gear
Ret	8	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	36	Fuel pressure
Ret	12	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	26	Clutch
Ret	11	Frank Gardner	Cooper-BRM	23	Engine
Ret	18	Tony Lanfranchi	Brabham-Climax	20	Oil pressure
Ret	5	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	12	Fuel pipe
Ret	14	Jo Bonnier	McLaren-BRM	4	Distributor
DNS	17	Trevor Taylor	McLaren-Climax

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References

"Formula One World". Retrieved 2008-01-29.
"Stats F1". Retrieved 2008-01-29.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Formula 1 1968 - Silverstone, 25.04". Formula2.net. 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "1968 BRDC International Trophy". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2014-03-02.

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[Formula2.net-1] "Formula 1 1968 - Silverstone, 25.04". Formula2.net. 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2014-03-02.

[chicanef1968-2] "1968 BRDC International Trophy". ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved 2014-03-02.

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