1968 New Zealand Grand Prix

The 1968 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 6 January 1968. The race had 21 starters.

1968 New Zealand Grand Prix
Race 1 of 8 in 1968 Tasman Series
Race details
Date	6 January 1968
Location	Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.82 km (1.76 mi)
Distance	58 laps, 164 km (102 mi)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Cosworth
Time	1'00.0
Fastest lap
Driver	Chris Amon	Ferrari
Time	59.3
Podium
First	Chris Amon	Ferrari
Second	Frank Gardner	Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Third	Piers Courage	McLaren-Cosworth

It was the 15th New Zealand Grand Prix, and doubled as the opening round of the 1968 Tasman Series. Chris Amon became the third New Zealander to win his home GP, joining Bruce McLaren and original GP winner John McMillan.

Classification

Results as follows:[1][2]

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time	Points
1	4	Chris Amon	Chris Amon	Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari V6 2.4	58	59m 20.1s	9
2	7	Frank Gardner	Alec Mildren Racing	Brabham BT23D / Alfa Romeo V8 2.5	58	59m 57.8s	6
3	8	Piers Courage	Piers Courage	McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6	57		4
4	41	Jim Palmer	Jim Palmer Racing	McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6	55		3
5	5	Paul Bolton	Rorstan Motor Racing	Brabham BT22 / Climax FPF 2.5	45		2
6	14	Graeme Lawrence	Lawrence Racing	Brabham BT18 / Ford 1.5	53		1
7	57	Bryan Faloon	Bryan Faloon	Brabham BT4 / Climax FPF 2.5	52
8	12	Roly Levis	Shaw Motors	Brabham BT18 / Ford 1.5	51
9	19	John Nicholson	John Nicholson	Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5	51
10	24	Bill Stone	Bill Stone	Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.5	50
11	29	Don McDonald	Don McDonald	Brabham BT10 / Ford 1.5	49
12	11	Ken Smith	Ken Smith	Lotus 41B / Ford 1.5	49
Ret	3	Denny Hulme	Racing Team S.A.	Brabham BT23A / Cosworth FVA 1.6	56
Ret	20	Laurence Brownlie	Laurence Brownlie	Brabham BT18/21 / Ford 1.5	53
Ret	6	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus 49T / Cosworth DFV V8 2.5	45
Ret	5	Red Dawson	Red Dawson	Brabham BT7a / Climax FPF 2.5	45
Ret	2	Pedro Rodríguez	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P261 / BRM V8 2.1	30
Ret	1	Bruce McLaren	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P126 / BRM V12 2.5	15
Ret	18	David Oxton	S. Oxton	Brabham BT16 / Ford 1.5	15
Ret	17	Vince Anderson	Vince Anderson	Brabham BT11a / Climax FPF 2.5	9
Ret	10	Peter Yock	Peter Yock	Lotus 33 / BRM V8 2.0	8

References

1. Anderson, Donn. "XV New Zealand Grand Prix". tasman-series.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2004. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
2. Sergent, Bruce. "1968 Round 1 Pukekohe". Kia Ora. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.