The 1968 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 21 April 1968 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Jackie Stewart, driving the Matra MS7. Robin Widdows finished second and Jean-Pierre Beltoise third.
| 1968 Pau Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 21 April 1968 | ||
| Official name | XXVIII Pau Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Pau, France | ||
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 miles) | ||
| Distance | 70 laps, 193.200 km (120.048 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Braham-Cosworth | ||
| Time | 1:20.5 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jackie Stewart | Matra-Cosworth | |
| Time | 1:20.1 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Matra-Cosworth | ||
| Second | McLaren-Cosworth | ||
| Third | Matra-Cosworth | ||
Classification edit
Race edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Jackie Stewart
|
Matra-Cosworth | 70 | 1hr 36min 08.0sec | 3 | |
| 2 | 14 | Robin Widdows
|
McLaren-Cosworth | 69 | + 1 lap | 6 | |
| 3 | 10 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
Matra-Cosworth | 69 | + 1 lap | 2 | |
| 4 | 22 | Peter Gethin
|
Chevron-Cosworth | 68 | + 2 laps | 12 | |
| 5 | 20 | Guy Ligier
|
McLaren-Cosworth | 67 | + 3 laps | 11 | |
| 6 | 28 |  Clay Regazzoni
|
Tecno-Cosworth | 66 | + 4 laps | 7 | |
| 7 | 30 |  Alex Soler-Roig
|
Lola-Cosworth | 66 | + 4 laps | 9 | |
| 8 | 24 | Chris Williams
|
Lola-Cosworth | 66 | + 4 laps | 10 | |
| 9 | 16 |  Graeme Lawrence
|
McLaren-Cosworth | 65 | + 5 laps | 14 | |
| Ret | 18 | Jo Schlesser
|
McLaren-Cosworth | 45 | Accident | 4 | |
| Ret | 6 | Alan Rees
|
Brabham-Cosworth | 27 | Accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 12 | Henri Pescarolo
|
Matra-Cosworth | 27 | Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 4 |  Jochen Rindt
|
Brabham-Cosworth | 21 | Accident | 1 | |
| Ret | 32 | Jorge de Bagration
|
Lola-Cosworth | 16 | Fuel injection | 13 | |
| Fastest Lap: Jackie Stewart (Matra-Cosworth) - 1:20.1 | |||||||
| Sources:[1] | |||||||