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词条 1968 Australian Grand Prix
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  1. Classification

     Notes 

  2. References

  3. External links

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|Type = CUST
|Description = Race 7 of 8 in 1968 Tasman Series
|Grand Prix = Australian
|Country = Australia
|Image =
|Location = Sandown Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
|Date = 25 February [1]
|Year = 1968
|Course = Permanent racing facility
|Course_mi = 1.92
|Course_km = 3.1
|Distance_laps = 55
|Distance_mi = 105.6
|Distance_km = 170.5
|Weather = Sunny
|Pole_Driver = Jack Brabham
|Pole_Country = Australia
|Pole_Team = Repco Brabham
|Pole_Time = 1'06.7
|Fast_Driver = Chris Amon
|Fast_Team = Ferrari
|Fast_Time = 1'07.0 (166.7 km/h, 103.6 mph)
|Fast_Country = New Zealand
|First_Driver = Jim Clark
|First_Country = UK
|First_Team = Lotus-Ford Cosworth
|Second_Driver = Chris Amon
|Second_Country = New Zealand
|Second_Team = Ferrari
|Third_Driver = Graham Hill
|Third_Country = UK
|Third_Team = Lotus-Ford Cosworth
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The 1968 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Sandown Park in Victoria, Australia on 25 February 1968. The race was open to Racing Cars complying with the Australian National Formula or the Australian 1½ Litre Formula.[2] It was the thirty third Australian Grand Prix and was also round seven of the 1968 Tasman Series.

The race was staged by the Light Car Club of Australia [3] and was sponsored by the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria.[1]

Jim Clark, driving a Lotus 49T, won by 0.1 seconds from Chris Amon (Ferrari 246), with whom he battled for the lead throughout the race. Clark's victory was rewarded with the Lex Davison Trophy and the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria Trophy.[1] It proved to be the last major victory for the Scotsman. Twice winner of the World Championship of Drivers, three-time Tasman Series champion and the winner of the 1965 Indianapolis 500, Clark was killed in a Formula 2 crash at the Hockenheim circuit in West Germany six weeks after the race.

In his last ever drive in an Australian Grand Prix, Jack Brabham started the race from pole position but retired with engine failure. Chris Amon set the fastest race lap.

Leo Geoghegan (Lotus 39 Repco V8) was the first Australian resident driver to finish,[3] an achievement which was rewarded with the Langridge Cup.[1]

Classification

Results as follows:[4] [5]

Pos No. Driver Entrant [1] Car Laps Time /
Comment
16UK}} Jim Clark Gold Leaf Team Lotus with Ford Australia Lotus 49T / Ford Cosworth DFW 2.5 [6]55 1h 02m 40.3s
24New Zealand}} Chris Amon C. Amon Ferrari 246T / Ferrari V6 2.455 1h 02m 40.4s
35UK}} Graham Hill Gold Leaf Team Lotus with Ford Australia Lotus 49T / Ford Cosworth DFW 2.5 [6]55 1h 03m 39.6s
48Australia}} Frank Gardner Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. Brabham BT23D / Alfa Romeo V8 2.555 1h 03m 39.8s
518UK}} Piers Courage P. Courage McLaren M4A / Ford Cosworth FVA [7]54
612UK}} Richard Attwood Owen Racing Organisation BRM P126 / BRM V12 2.553
710Australia}} Leo Geoghegan Geoghegan Racing Division Lotus 39 / Repco V8 2.553
89Australia}} Kevin Bartlett Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. Brabham BT11A / Coventry Climax FPF53
91New Zealand}} Denny Hulme Racing Team S.A. Repco Brabham BT23 / Ford Cosworth FVA [8]50
Ret2Australia}} Jack Brabham Ecurie Vitesse S.A. Repco Brabham BT23E / Repco V8 2.5 [9]21 Engine
Ret7Australia}} Greg Cusack Scuderia Veloce Repco Brabham BT23A / Repco V8 2.5 [9]21 ??
Ret3Australia}} John Harvey Bob Jane Racing Team Repco Brabham BT11A / Repco V8 2.5 [9]16 Gearbox
Ret11Mexico}} Pedro Rodriguez Owen Racing Organisation BRM P126 / BRM V12 2.510 Engine

Notes

  • Attendance: 12,000 [5]
  • Winner's average speed: 101.5 mph (163.3 km/h) [10]
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References

1. ^Official Programme, 33rd Australian Grand Prix, Sandown, 25 February (1968)
2. ^Conditions for Australian Titles, 1968 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 70
3. ^Tasman Cliff-Hanger!, Sports Car World, April 1968, pages 20 & 21
4. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20080723204626/http://www.tasman-series.com/races/1968/round7/round7.asp XXXIII Australian Grand Prix, www.tasman-series.com, as archived at web.archive.org]
5. ^{{cite book |last1=White |first1=Des |editor1-first=Graham |editor1-last=Howard | title = The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix|year=1986 |publisher=R & T Publishing |location=Gordon, NSW |isbn=0-9588464-0-5 |pages=328–335 |chapter=1968}}
6. ^Australian Grand Prix, Sandown Park, 25 Feb 1968, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 19 November 2017
7. ^The Sports Car World race report lists the Courage car as a McLaren Ford.
8. ^The car of Hulme was entered in the Official Programme as a "Repco Brabham Ford".
9. ^The cars of Brabham, Cusack & Harvey were in each case entered in the Official Programme as a "Repco Brabham".
10. ^The official history of the Australian Grand Prix - 80 Races, page 245

External links

  • Australian Grand Prix, Sandown Park, 25 Feb 1968, www.oldracingcars.com
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