1968 International Gold Cup

The 15th Gold Cup was a motor 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.

1968 International Gold Cup
Non-championship race in the 1968 Formula One season
Race details
Date	17 August 1968
Official name	XV Gold Cup
Location	Oulton Park, Cheshire
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.4434 km (2.761 miles)
Distance	40 laps, 177.736 km (108.4 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Graham Hill	Lotus-Cosworth
Time	1:29.2
Fastest lap
Drivers	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Cosworth
Fastest lap	Chris Amon	Ferrari
Time	1:30.0
Podium
First	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Cosworth
Second	Chris Amon	Ferrari
Third	Jackie Oliver	Lotus-Cosworth

Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	5	Jackie Stewart	Matra International	Matra-Cosworth	1.00.39.0	2
2	8	Chris Amon	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	+ 4.6 s	3
3	3	Jackie Oliver	Team Lotus	Lotus-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-Cosworth	7 laps - transmission	1

References

• Results at Silhouet.com
• Results at F1 Images.de

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