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**1968 Belgian Grand Prix**
Race details
	Race 4 of 12 in the 1968 Formula One season
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Date	June 9, 1968
Official name	XXVIII Grand Prix de Belgique
Location	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
Course	Permanent racing facility; 14.100 km (8.761 mi)
Distance	28 laps, 394.800 km (245.317 mi)
Weather	Overcast, Dry
Pole position
Time	3:28.6
Fastest lap
Time	3:30.5 on lap 5
Podium

The 1968 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit on June 9, 1968. It was the fourth round of the 1968 Formula One season.

[edit] Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	28	1:40:02.1	6	9
2	11	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	28	+ 12.1	8	6
3	23	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	28	+ 39.6	3	4
4	7	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	27	Out of fuel	2	3
5	2	Jackie Oliver	Lotus-Ford	26	Transmission	15	2
6	15	Lucien Bianchi	Cooper-BRM	26	+ 2 Laps	12	1
7	3	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	25	Oil Pressure	9
8	10	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	25	+ 3 Laps	13
Ret	14	Piers Courage	BRM	22	Engine	7
Ret	6	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	18	Halfshaft	5
Ret	20	John Surtees	Honda	11	Suspension	4
Ret	22	Chris Amon	Ferrari	8	Radiator	1
Ret	16	Brian Redman	Cooper-BRM	6	Spun Off	11
Ret	12	Richard Attwood	BRM	6	Oil Pipe	18
Ret	18	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	6	Throttle	10
Ret	1	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	5	Halfshaft	14
Ret	19	Jochen Rindt	Brabham-Repco	5	Engine	17
Ret	17	Jo Bonnier	McLaren-BRM	1	Wheel	16

Records:
- Fastest Fastest Lap Speed - John Surtees (241.140 km/h)
- Most Races Contested - Jack Brabham (100)
- Fastest Average Race Speed - Bruce McLaren (236.797 km/h)
Milestones:
- 100th Race Entry Jack Brabham (Driver)
- 10th Fastest Lap John Surtees (Driver)
- 1st Win - McLaren (Car Manufacturer)

Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 66–67. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.
"The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1968/552/. Retrieved 2007-06-13.

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