Season 1968 · Round 4

Belgian Grand Prix

← R3 1968 Season R5 →
1968-06-09 · Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps · Belgium · Belgian Grand Prix · 28Lap · 394.800km
2 Bruce McLaren
McLaren-Ford 1:40:02.100
Team win 9pt P1 · P10
8 Pedro Rodríguez
BRM +12.100
7 Jacky Ickx
Ferrari +39.600
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
10
Piers Courage L22 Denny Hulme L18 John Surtees L11 Chris Amon L8 Brian Redman L6 Richard Attwood L6 Jack Brabham L6 Graham Hill L5 Jochen Rindt L5 Jo Bonnier L1
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Ayrton Senna 5 wins
Pole-to-win rate 22/59 37.3%
Most DNFs · all-time P30
Most SC/VSC · all-time P6
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
28Lap 394.800km 59 races held (1950–) Lap record 1:44.701 · Sergio Pérez (2024)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P4 Jim Clark 4 wins · → Ayrton Senna -1
P14 Jack Brabham 1 wins · → Alain Prost -1
P14 Bruce McLaren 1 wins · → Alain Prost -1
Starts
P10 Graham Hill 14 starts · → Jenson Button -1
P27 Jack Brabham 11 starts · → Jean Alesi -1
P33 Jo Bonnier 10 starts · → Giancarlo Fisichella -1
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
GRID FINISH 5 10 15 20 25 L28 McLaren · P6 → P1 · +5 6 McLaren MCL 1 McLaren MCL Rodríguez · P8 → P2 · +6 8 Rodríguez ROD 2 Rodríguez ROD Ickx · P3 → P3 3 Ickx ICK 3 Ickx ICK Stewart · P2 → P4 · -2 2 Stewart STE 4 Stewart STE Oliver · P15 → P5 · +10 15 Oliver OLI 5 Oliver OLI Bianchi · P12 → P6 · +6 12 Bianchi BIA 6 Bianchi BIA Siffert · P9 → P7 · +2 9 Siffert SIF 7 Siffert SIF Beltoise · P13 → P8 · +5 13 Beltoise BEL 8 Beltoise BEL Courage · P7 → retired L22 Courage · retired L22 7 Courage COU R Courage COU Hulme · P5 → retired L18 Hulme · retired L18 5 Hulme HUL R Hulme HUL Surtees · P4 → retired L11 Surtees · retired L11 4 Surtees SUR R Surtees SUR Amon · P1 → retired L8 Amon · retired L8 1 Amon AMO R Amon AMO Redman · P11 → retired L6 Redman · retired L6 11 Redman RED R Redman RED Attwood · P18 → retired L6 Attwood · retired L6 18 Attwood ATT R Attwood ATT Brabham · P10 → retired L6 Brabham · retired L6 10 Brabham BRA R Brabham BRA Hill · P14 → retired L5 Hill · retired L5 14 Hill HIL R Hill HIL Rindt · P17 → retired L5 Rindt · retired L5 17 Rindt RIN R Rindt RIN Bonnier · P16 → retired L1 Bonnier · retired L1 16 Bonnier BON R Bonnier BON
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 2 Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 6 28 1:40:02.100 9
2 8 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 8 28 +12.100 6
3 7 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 3 28 +39.600 4
4 15 Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 2 27 Out of fuel 3
5 11 Jackie Oliver Lotus-Ford 15 26 Transmission 2
6 19 Lucien Bianchi Cooper-BRM 12 26 +2 Laps 1
7 16 Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 9 25 Oil pressure
8 21 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 13 25 +3 Laps
R 22 Piers Courage BRM 7 22 Engine
R 1 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 5 18 Halfshaft
R 5 John Surtees Honda 4 11 Suspension
R 6 Chris Amon Ferrari 1 8 Radiator
R 16 Brian Redman Cooper-BRM 11 6 Spun off
R 11 Richard Attwood BRM 18 6 Oil pipe
R 3 Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 10 6 Throttle
R 10 Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 14 5 Halfshaft
R 4 Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco 17 5 Engine
R 17 Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM 16 1 Wheel
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
6 Chris Amon
2
15 Jackie Stewart
3
7 Jacky Ickx
4
5 John Surtees
5
1 Denny Hulme
6
2 Bruce McLaren
7
22 Piers Courage
8
8 Pedro Rodríguez
9
16 Jo Siffert
10
3 Jack Brabham
11
16 Brian Redman
12
19 Lucien Bianchi
13
21 Jean-Pierre Beltoise
14
10 Graham Hill
15
11 Jackie Oliver
16
17 Jo Bonnier
17
4 Jochen Rindt
18
11 Richard Attwood
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15