1968 World Sportscar Championship season
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The 1968 World Sportscar Championship season was the 16th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship racing and featured the 1968 International Championship for Makes and the 1968 International Cup for GT Cars.[1] The former was contested by Group 6 Sports Prototypes, Group 4 Sports Cars and Group 3 Grand Touring Cars [2] and the later by Group 3 Grand Touring Cars only. The two titles were decided over a ten race series which ran from 3 February 1968 to 29 September 1968.
Contents
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit or Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  24 Hours of Daytona |
Daytona International Speedway | 3 February 4 February |
| 2 | 12 Hours of Sebring |
Sebring International Raceway | 23 March |
| 3 |  BOAC 500 (6 Hours)† |
Brands Hatch | 7 April |
| 4 |  1000km Monza |
Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 25 April |
| 5 | Targa Florio |
Palermo | 5 May |
| 6 |  1000km Nürburgring |
Nürburgring | 19 May |
| 7 |  1000km Spa |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 26 May |
| 8 | Watkins Glen 6 Hours |
Watkins Glen International | 14 July |
| 9 |  500km of Zeltweg† |
Zeltweg Airfield | 25 August |
| 10 |  24 Hours of Le Mans |
Circuit de la Sarthe | 28 September 29 September‡ |
† - These races were contested by Sports Prototypes and Sports Cars only. GT cars did not participate.
‡ - The 24 Hours of Le Mans was originally scheduled to be run 15 June and 16, but was delayed due to a workers strike in France.
Season results
Races
| Rnd | Circuit | Winning Team | GT Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Drivers | GT Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Daytona | #54 Porsche Engineering |
#31 Sunray DX Oil Company |
Results |
| Vic Elford Jochen Neerspasch |
Jerry Grant Dave Morgan |
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| 2 | Sebring | #49 Porsche Engineering |
#3 Sunray DX Oil Company |
Results |
 Jo Siffert Hans Herrmann |
Hap Sharp Dave Morgan |
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| 3 | Brands Hatch | #4 John Wyer Automotive |
None | Results |
| Jacky Ickx Brian Redman |
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| 4 | Monza | #40 John Wyer Automotive |
#68 IGFA |
Results |
 Paul Hawkins David Hobbs |
Dieter Glemser Helmut Kelleners |
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| 5 | Palermo | #224 Porsche Engineering |
#82 Ecurie Les Corsaires |
Results |
| Vic Elford Umberto Maglioli |
Claude Haldi Pierre Greub Edgar Berney |
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| 6 | Nürburgring | #2 Porsche Engineering |
#110 Sepp Gregor |
Results |
| Jo Siffert Vic Elford |
Sepp Gregor Malte Huth |
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| 7 | Spa-Francorchamps | #33 John Wyer Automotive |
#63 IGFA |
Results |
| Jacky Ickx Brian Redman |
Dieter Glemser Helmut Kelleners |
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| 8 | Watkins Glen | #5 John Wyer Automotive |
#59 Brumos Porsche |
Results |
| Jacky Ickx Lucien Bianchi |
Peter Gregg Bert Everett |
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| 9 | Zeltweg | #1 Porsche Engineering |
None | Results |
| Jo Siffert |
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| 10 | La Sarthe | #9 John Wyer Automotive |
#43 Jean-Pierre Gaban |
Results |
 Pedro Rodriguez Lucien Bianchi |
Jean-Pierre Gaban Roger van der Schrick |
Manufacturers Championships
International Championship for Makes
Points were awarded for overall placings gained by the top 6 finishers from Groups 6, 4 & 3 at each round in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1 †. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car; any other cars from that manufacturer were merely skipped in the points standings.
Cars from other than Groups 6, 4 & 3 were ignored in the awarding of points for the overall championship.
Only the best 5 round results for each make counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total. Relinquished points are shown within brackets.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9† | Rd 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ford |
9 | 9 | (4) | 9 | 9 | (2) | 9 | 45 | |||
| 2 | Porsche |
9 | 9 | 6 | (6) | 9 | 9 | (6) | (3) | (4.5) | (6) | 42 |
| 3 | Alfa Romeo |
3 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | 15.5 | |||||
| 4= | Chevrolet |
4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4= | Howmet |
4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4= | Alpine-Renault |
4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 7 | Ferrari |
2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 | Lola |
1 | 1 |
† - Round 9 was awarded only half points due to its short distance.
International Cup for GT Cars
Points were awarded for Group placings gained by the top six GT finishers at each round in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car; any other cars from that manufacturer were merely skipped in the points standings.
Only the best 5 round results for each make counted towards the title, with any other points earned not included in the total. Relinquished points are shown within brackets.
The GT class did not participate in Rounds 3 and 9.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porsche |
(6) | (6) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | (9) | 45 |
| 2 | Chevrolet |
9 | 9 | 6 | 24 | |||||
| 3 | MG |
1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |||||
| 4 | Lancia |
4 | 4 | |||||||
| 5 | Fiat |
1 | 1 |
Car Details
The following models contributed to the nett points totals of their respective manufacturers.
International Championship for Makes
- Ford GT40
- Porsche 907 & 908
- Alfa Romeo T33/2
- Alpine A211 Renault
- Chevrolet Corvette
- Howmet TX Continental
- Ferrari 250LM
- Lola T70 Mk3 Chevrolet
International Cup for GT Cars
References
- ↑ FIA Yearbook, Grey section, pages 124 & 125
- ↑ Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 259
External links
- Points tables for the 1968 International Championship for Makes Retrieved from wspr-racing.com on 25 March 2009
- Round results for the 1968 International Championship for Makes Retrieved from wspr-racing.com on 25 March 2009
- Images from the 1968 International Championship for Makes Retrieved from www.racingsportscars.com on 25 March 2009
