1968 Elite Racing League season
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1968 Elite Racing League season | |
Previous: 1967 | Next: 1969 |
Drivers Champion | Manufacturers Champion |
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Denny Hulme | Honda |
The 1968 Elite Racing League season was the 9th season of the FIA's Formula One motor racing support series (the series would remain a support series until 1997.) The Drivers Championship was won by 1967 Formula 1 Champion, Denny Hulme on his debut for the new McLaren team who won it at the final race by 4 points, whilst a surprising constructors championship battle put Honda at the top of the results table for the first time after the chequered flag was waved in Buenos Aries, this would be the first Constructors title not to be won by a European constructor.
Season Review
The United States and Argentine Grand Prix dates swapped back to their traditional places in the calendar.
Teams and Drivers
Ford replaced Climax as the main manufacturer due to Climax ceasing racing car production in 1967.
Australian Manufacturer Repco debuted in the championship after a few years in Formula 1 to construct the Brabham team cars.
McLaren entered 2 cars for the first time in a season.
Drivers Championship
Constructors Championship
Pos. | Constructor | Points |
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1 | Honda | 51 |
2 | McLaren-Ford | 39 |
3 | Ferrari | 28 |
4 | Brabham-Climax | 22 |
5 | Cooper-Climax | 21 |
6 | BRM | 20 |
7 | Lotus-Climax | 19 |