1968 Brands Hatch 6 Hrs


7 April 1968 - Brands Hatch (GB): Round 3, International Manufacturers Championship.
6 Hour duration in which 218 laps of a 2.650 mile/4.265 km circuit - 577.700 miles/929.716 kms were completed
Weather: warm, dry


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps Time/DNF Reason Grid Qual.Time Group Group Pos
1 4 Jacky Ickx/Brian Redman Ford GT40 [1075] John Wyer Automotive Engineering 218
6h01m13
5 1m36.8 Sports 5000 1
2 38 Gerhard Mitter/Ludovico Scarfiotti/Hans Herrmann^/Jochen Rindt* Porsche 907 [027] Porsche System Engineering 218
6h01m35
3 1m35.6 Prototype 3000 1
3 36 Vic Elford/Jochen Neerspasch Porsche 907 [028] Porsche System Engineering 216   4 1m36.2 Prototype 3000 2
4 5 Paul Hawkins/David Hobbs Ford GT40 [AMGT-2] Paul Hawkins 210   13 1m40.4 Sports 5000 2
5 9 Pedro Rodriguez/Roy Pierpoint/David Piper^ Ferrari 250LM [8165] David Piper 209   9 1m39.2 Sports 5000 3
6 2 Jo Bonnier/Sten Axelsson Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet [SL73/101] Ecurie Bonnier 207
6h00m14
7 1m38.4 Sports 5000 4
7 45 Rico Steinemann/Dieter Spoerry Porsche 910 [027] Squadra Tartaruga 207
6h01m17
18 1m41.8 Prototype 2000 1
8 47 Brian Classic/Digby Martland/Derek Bennett* Chevron B8 BMW Chevron Cars 206
6h00m24
16 1m41.4 Prototype 2000 2
9 53 Rudi Lins/Karl Foitek Porsche 910 Valvoline Racing Team 206
6h01m06
35 no time Prototype 2000 3
10 24 Jackie Oliver/John Miles Lotus Europa Gold Leaf Team Lotus 202   12 1m40.4 Sports 2000 1
11 6 Mike Salmon/David Piper Ford GT40 [1078] Strathaven Ltd. 200
6h00m02
15 1m41.2 Sports 5000 5
12 21 Eric Liddell/William Bradley Porsche 906 [144] Bill Bradley 200
6h00m30
25 1m44.6 Sports 2000 2
13 41 Andrew Hedges/Julian Sutton Lotus 47 Climax Fawdington & Ramsay 200
6h01m28
31 1m49.6 Prototype 2000 4
14 44 Giovanni Galli/Giancarlo Baghetti/Richard Attwood* Alfa Romeo T33/2 Autodelta SpA 198   26 1m45.4 Prototype 2000 5
15 10 Roy Pike/Paul Vestey/Paul Ridgway* Ferrari 250LM [6167] Paul Vestey 196   24 1m44.6 Sports 5000 6
16 28 Martin Hone/John Harris/John Hine Porsche 906 Mefco Racing - Opposite Lock Club 195   30 1m48.2 Sports 2000 3
17 50 John Lepp/John Bridges/Derek Bennett* Chevron B8 Ford Chevron Cars 188   20 1m42.2 Prototype 2000 6
18 3 Jackie Epstein/Edward Nelson Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet [SL73/121] Jackie Epstein 183
6h00m58
33 1m53.2 Sports 5000 7
19 22 Mario Cabral/Jacques Duval Porsche 906 Mike de Udy 183
6h01m11
32 1m50.2 Sports 2000 4
NRF 42 Richard Attwood/Nino Vaccarella/Giancarlo Baghetti*/Ignazio Giunti* Alfa Romeo T33/2 Autodelta SpA 169 Camshaft 21 1m42.8 Prototype 2000  
NRF 23 Chris Ashmore/Jeff Edmonds Porsche 906 Jeff Edmonds 154 Valve rocker 23 1m44.2 Sports 2000  
DNF 29 Jeremy Delmar-Morgan/Mike Walton Porsche 906 Jeremy Delmar-Morgan 151 Drive shaft 29 1m46.8 Sports 2000  
DNF 48 Tony Dean/Mike Beckwith Ferrari Dino 206S [004] A. G. Dean (Racing) 127 DQ: Padock work 10 1m39.4 Prototype 2000  
DNF 43 Lucien Bianchi/Udo Schütz Alfa Romeo T33/2 Autodelta SpA 125 Accident 17 1m41.8 Prototype 2000  
DNF 37 Jo Siffert/Hans Herrmann/Gerhard Mitter^ Porsche 907 [022] Porsche System Engineering 106 Brakes 1 1m34.6 Prototype 3000  
DNF 46 Gijs van Lennep/Ben Pon Porsche 910 [018] Ben Pon 91 Accident 14 1m41.2 Prototype 2000  
DNF 8 Terry J. Drury/Keith Holland/Terry Sanger* Ford GT40 [1073] Terry Drury 91 Oil pressure 22 1m43.2 Sports 5000  
DNF 1 Dave Charlton/Craig Fisher/Sidney Taylor* Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet [SL73/102] Sid Taylor Racing/Steering Wheel Club 69 Accident 8 1m39.2 Sports 5000  
DNF 34 Bruce McLaren/Mike Spence/Denny Hulme^/Jim Clark*/Graham Hill* Ford F3L P68 [003] Alan Mann Racing 66 Drive shaft doughnut 2 1m35.4 Prototype 3000  
DNF 27 Peter Jackson/Geoffrey Oliver^ Lotus Europa Julian Hasler 42 Overheating 27 1m46.2 Sports 2000  
DNF 25 Trevor Taylor/Mike Budge^/John Wagstaff*/David Preston* Lotus Europa Team Elite 35 Crown wheel & pinion 11 1m40.2 Sports 2000  
DNF 49 Tony Lanfranchi/Mark Konig^ Nomad Mk.1 Ford Nomas Cars 22 Camshaft 19 1m42.0 Prototype 2000  
DNF 7 David Prophet/Richard Bond^ Ford GT40 [1002] David Prophet Racing 19 Engine vibration 34 1m55.6 Sports 5000  
DNF 35 Dick Thompson/Hugh Dibley^/Roy Heppenstall* Howmet TX Continental Howmet Corporation 7 Accident 6 1m37.0 Prototype 3000  
DNF 26 John Hine/Mike Crabtree^ Lotus Europa Chris Barber 0 Split fuel tank 28 1m46.6 Sports 2000  
DNS 33 Jochen Rindt/Mike Spence Ford F3L P68 Alan Mann Team   Engine   1m38.4 Prototype 3000  
DNS 12 Peter Clarke/Vic Walker Ferrari 250LM [5895] Peter Clarke       no time Sports 5000  
DNS T Jochen Neerspasch Porsche 907 [021] Porsche System Engineering   Accident   no time Prototype 3000  
DNA 31 Tommy Weber/Alain De Cadenet Scodec-Diva Martin Valkyrie Alain De Cadenet         Prototype 3000  
DNA 32 John Woolfe/Derek Bennett Chevron B12 Repco Derek Bennett         Prototype 3000  
DNA 39 John Markey Chevron B6 Climax Racing Preparations         Prototype 3000  
DNA 51 Mac Daghorn/Christopher St. Quintin Abarth 1600 OT Chris St. Quintin         Prototype 2000  
DNA 52 John Blades/Neil Corner Chevron B6 Ford Northumbria Racing         Prototype 2000  

 
Winning Time: 6h01m13.0, 95.959 mph/154.431 kph
Fastest Lap: Jo Siffert #37 (Porsche 907), 1m34.6, 100.846 mph/162.295 kph

 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)



Last Updated on 16/01/05
By Darren Galpin
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