The 15th Gold Cup was a auto race, run to Formula One rules, held on 17 August 1968 at Oulton Park, England. The race was run over 40 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Jackie Stewart in a Matra MS10.
Background[]
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 1968 International Gold Cup is outlined below:
Qualifying[]
Report[]
Qualifying Results[]
The full qualifying results for the 1968 International Gold Cup are outlined below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Graham Hill
|
Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.2 | — |
| 2 | 5 | Jackie Stewart
|
Matra-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.8 | +0.6 |
| 3 | 8 |  Chris Amon
|
Ferrari | 1:30.0 | +0.8 |
| 4 | 6 |  Jack Brabham
|
Brabham-Repco | 1:30.2 | +1.0 |
| 5 | 9 |  Jacky Ickx
|
Ferrari | 1:30.6 | +1.4 |
| 6 | 12 |  Pedro Rodríguez
|
BRM | 1:31.6 | +2.4 |
| 7 | 3 | Jackie Oliver
|
Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1:31.6 | +2.4 |
| 8 | 17 | Derek Bell
|
Ferrari | 1:32.4 | +3.2 |
| 9 | 7 |  Jochen Rindt
|
Brabham-Repco | 1:33.2 | +4.0 |
| 10 | 11 | Piers Courage
|
BRM | 1:34.6 | +5.4 |
| 11 | 10 |  Jo Bonnier
|
McLaren-BRM | 1:36.0 | +6.8 |
| 12 | 14 | Tony Lanfranchi
|
BRM | 1:38.2 | +9.0 |
| 13 | 15 | David Hobbs
|
BRM | 1:38.6 | +9.4 |
| WD | 1 | Bruce McLaren
|
McLaren-Ford Cosworth | Withdrew | |
| WD | 4 | John Surtees
|
Honda | Withdrew | |
| WD | 16 |  Silvio Moser
|
Brabham-Repco | Withdrew | |
| WD | 1 | Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford Cosworth | Reserve entry | |
Grid[]
| Pos | Pos | Pos | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Driver | Driver | |||
| ______________ | |||||
| 1 | ______________ | ||||
| Graham Hill | 2 | ______________ | |||
| Jackie Stewart | 3 | ||||
| Chris Amon | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 4 | ______________ | ||||
| Jack Brabham | 5 | ||||
| Jacky Ickx | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 6 | ______________ | ||||
| Pedro Rodríguez | 7 | ______________ | |||
| Jackie Oliver | 8 | ||||
| Derek Bell | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 9 | ______________ | ||||
| Jochen Rindt | 10 | ||||
| Piers Courage | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 11 | ______________ | ||||
| Jo Bonnier | 12 | ______________ | |||
| Tony Lanfranchi | 13 | ||||
| David Hobbs | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 14 | ______________ | ||||
| 15 | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 16 | ______________ | ||||
| 17 | ______________ | ||||
| 18 | |||||
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Results[]
The full results for the 1968 International Gold Cup are outlined below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entreat | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Jackie Stewart
|
Matra International
|
Matra-Ford Cosworth | 1:00:39.0 | 2 |
| 2 | 8 | Chris Amon
|
 Scuderia Ferrari
|
Ferrari | +4.6 s | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | Jackie Oliver
|
Team Lotus
|
Lotus-Ford Cosworth | +49.6 s | 7 |
| 4 | 12 |  Pedro Rodríguez
|
Reg Parnell Racing
|
BRM | 39 laps | 6 |
| 5 | 14 | Tony Lanfranchi
|
Motor Racing Stable
|
BRM | 34 laps | 12 |
| 6 | 15 | David Hobbs
|
Bernard White Racing
|
BRM | 34 laps | 13 |
| Ret | 17 | Derek Bell
|
Scuderia Ferrari
|
Ferrari | 25 laps (Engine) | 8 |
| Ret | 6 | Jack Brabham
|
Brabham Racing Organisation |
Brabham-Repco | 22 laps (Oil leak) | 4 |
| Ret | 9 | Jacky Ickx
|
Scuderia Ferrari
|
Ferrari | 21 laps (Ignition) | 5 |
| Ret | 7 | Jochen Rindt
|
Brabham Racing Organisation |
Brabham-Repco | 14 laps (Oil leak) | 9 |
| Ret | 10 | Jo Bonnier
|
Ecurie Bonnier
|
McLaren-BRM | 10 laps (Oil pressure) | 11 |
| Ret | 11 | Piers Courage
|
Reg Parnell Racing
|
BRM | 7 laps (Front wishbone) | 10 |
| Ret | 2 | Graham Hill
|
Team Lotus
|
Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 7 laps (Transmission) | 1 |