1968 Monaco Grand Prix
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1968 Monaco Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 26 May 1968 | ||
Official name | XXVI Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco | ||
Location | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||
Course | Street Circuit | ||
Course length | 3.145 km (1.954 miles) | ||
Distance | 80 laps, 251.600 km (156.337 miles) | ||
Weather | Sunny, Mild, Dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
Time | 1:28.2 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Richard Attwood | BRM | |
Time | 1:28.1 on lap 80 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Lotus-Ford | ||
Second | BRM | ||
Third | Cooper-BRM | ||
Lap leaders |
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The 1968 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Monte Carlo Circuit on 26 May 1968. It was race 3 of 12 in both the 1968 World Championship of Drivers and the 1968 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by Lotus driver Graham Hill, who started from pole position. Richard Attwood, driving for BRM, gained second place and fastest lap, while Lucien Bianchi finished in third position in a Cooper, in what was to be these two drivers' only podium finishes.