Non-championship race in the 1968 Formula One season
Race details[1]
Date
17 March 1968
Official name
III Race of Champions
Location
Brands Hatch
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
4.265 km (2.65 miles)
Distance
50 laps, 213.25 km (132.5 miles)
Pole position
Driver
Bruce McLaren
McLaren-Cosworth
Time
1:30.0
Fastest lap
Driver
Bruce McLaren
McLaren-Cosworth
Time
1:31.6
Podium
First
Bruce McLaren
McLaren-Cosworth
Second
Pedro Rodríguez
BRM
Third
Denny Hulme
McLaren-Cosworth
Motor car race
The 3rd Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 17 March 1968 at Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, England. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was dominated by Bruce McLaren in a McLaren M7A, who started from pole position, set fastest lap and finished over 14 seconds ahead of Pedro Rodríguez's BRM P133. McLaren's team mate Denny Hulme was third in another McLaren M7A.
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