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.
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:
PosNo.DriverTeamCarLapsTimePoints
14 Chris AmonChris AmonDino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari V6 2.45859m 20.1s9
27 Frank GardnerAlec Mildren RacingBrabham BT23D / Alfa Romeo V8 2.55859m 57.8s6
38 Piers CouragePiers CourageMcLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6574
441 Jim PalmerJim Palmer RacingMcLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6553
55 Paul BoltonRorstan Motor RacingBrabham BT22 / Climax FPF 2.5452
614 Graeme LawrenceLawrence RacingBrabham BT18 / Ford 1.5531
757 Bryan FaloonBryan FaloonBrabham BT4 / Climax FPF 2.552
812 Roly LevisShaw MotorsBrabham BT18 / Ford 1.551
919 John NicholsonJohn NicholsonLotus 27 / Ford 1.551
1024 Bill StoneBill StoneBrabham BT6 / Ford 1.550
1129 Don McDonaldDon McDonaldBrabham BT10 / Ford 1.549
1211 Ken SmithKen SmithLotus 41B / Ford 1.549
Ret3 Denny HulmeRacing Team S.A.Brabham BT23A / Cosworth FVA 1.656
Ret20 Laurence BrownlieLaurence BrownlieBrabham BT18/21 / Ford 1.553
Ret6 Jim ClarkTeam LotusLotus 49T / Cosworth DFV V8 2.545
Ret5 Red DawsonRed DawsonBrabham BT7a / Climax FPF 2.545
Ret2 Pedro RodríguezOwen Racing OrganisationBRM P261 / BRM V8 2.130
Ret1 Bruce McLarenOwen Racing OrganisationBRM P126 / BRM V12 2.515
Ret18 David OxtonS. OxtonBrabham BT16 / Ford 1.515
Ret17 Vince AndersonVince AndersonBrabham BT11a / Climax FPF 2.59
Ret10 Peter YockPeter YockLotus 33 / BRM V8 2.08