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 teammate Denny Hulme was third in another McLaren M7A.
Results Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid 1 2 Bruce McLaren Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd McLaren M7A-Cosworth 1.18:53.4 1 2 11 Pedro Rodríguez Owen Racing Organisation BRM P133 + 14.2 s 7 3 1 Denny Hulme Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd McLaren M7A-Cosworth + 30.8 s 5 4 8 Chris Amon Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312 + 37.4 s 4 5 6 Brian Redman Cooper Car Company Cooper T86B-BRM + 1:27.2 s 10 6 15 Jackie Stewart Matra International Matra MS10-Cosworth 49 laps 3 7 23 Tony Lanfranchi P & M Racing Preparations Brabham BT23B-Climax 47 laps 14 8 9 Jacky Ickx Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312 46 laps 8 9 18 David Hobbs Bernard White Racing BRM P261 43 laps 13 NC 20 Peter Gethin Frank Lythgoe Racing Brabham BT21-BMW 36 laps 15 Ret 17 Jo Bonnier Ecurie Bonnier McLaren M5A-BRM 30 laps - steering / suspension 12 Ret 12 Mike Spence Owen Racing Organisation BRM P126 18 laps - oil line 2 Ret 4 Graham Hill Team Lotus Ltd Lotus 49-Cosworth 11 laps - driveshaft 6 Ret 19 Silvio Moser Charles Vögele Racing Team Brabham BT20-Repco 7 laps - oil pressure 11 DNS 21 John Surtees Lola Cars Ltd Lola T100-BMW Oil line (9) DNS 10 Andrea de Adamich Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312 Accident - DNS 16 Jo Siffert Rob Walker Racing Team Lotus 49-Cosworth Practice accident -
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