1968 International Gold Cup

The 15th Gold Cup was a auto race, run to Formula One rules, held on 17 August 1968 at Oulton Park, England. The race was run over 40 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Jackie Stewart in a Matra MS10.
==Background==
==Entry List==
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
1 	Denny Hulme 	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 	 	M7A 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
1 	Bruce McLaren 	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 	 	M7A 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
2 	Graham Hill 	Gold Leaf Team Lotus 	 	49B 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
3 	Jackie Oliver 	Gold Leaf Team Lotus 	 	49B 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
4 	John Surtees 	Honda Racing 	 	RA301 	 	RA301E V12 3.0	
5 	Jackie Stewart 	Matra International 	 	MS10 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
6 	Jack Brabham 	Brabham Racing Organisation	 	BT26 	 	860 V8 3.0 	
7 	Jochen Rindt 	Brabham Racing Organisation	 	BT26 	 	860 V8 3.0 	
8 	Chris Amon 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	312 	 	242C V12 3.0 	
9 	Jacky Ickx 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	312 	 	242C V12 3.0 	
10 	Jo Bonnier 	Joakim Bonnier Racing Team 	 	M5A 	 	P142 V12 3.0 	
11 	Piers Courage 	Reg Parnell Racing 	 	P126 	 	P142 V12 3.0 	
12 	 	Reg Parnell Racing 	 	P126 	 	P142 V12 3.0 	
14 	Tony Lanfranchi	Motor Racing Stables 	 	P261 	 	P60 V8 2.1 	
15 	David Hobbs 	Bernard White Racing 	 	P261 	 	P142 V12 3.0 	
16 	Silvio Moser 	Charles Vögele Racing 	 	BT20 	 	620 V8 3.0 	
17 	Derek Bell 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	312 	 	242C V12 3.0 	
==Qualifying==
===Report===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	2 	Graham Hill 	 	1:29.2 	—
2 	5 	Jackie Stewart 	 	1:29.8 	+0.6
3 	8 	Chris Amon 	 	1:30.0 	+0.8
4 	6 	Jack Brabham 	 	1:30.2 	+1.0
5 	9 	Jacky Ickx 	 	1:30.6 	+1.4
6 	12 	 	 	1:31.6 	+2.4
7 	3 	Jackie Oliver 	 	1:31.6 	+2.4
8 	17 	Derek Bell 	 	1:32.4 	+3.2
9 	7 	Jochen Rindt 	 	1:33.2 	+4.0
10 	11 	Piers Courage 	 	1:34.6 	+5.4
11 	10 	Jo Bonnier 	 	1:36.0 	+6.8
12 	14 	Tony Lanfranchi	 	1:38.2 	+9.0
13 	15 	David Hobbs 	 	1:38.6 	+9.4
WD 	1 	Bruce McLaren 	 	Withdrew 	Withdrew
WD 	4 	John Surtees 	 	Withdrew 	Withdrew
WD 	16 	Silvio Moser 	 	Withdrew 	Withdrew
WD 	1 	Denny Hulme 	 	Reserve entry	Reserve entry
===Grid===
==Results==
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Entreat 	Constructor	Time/Retired 	Grid
1 	5 	Jackie Stewart 	Matra International 	 	1:00:39.0 	2
2 	8 	Chris Amon 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	+4.6 s 	3
3 	3 	Jackie Oliver 	Team Lotus 	 	+49.6 s 	7
4 	12 	Pedro Rodríguez	Reg Parnell Racing 	 	39 laps 	6
5 	14 	Tony Lanfranchi	Motor Racing Stable 	 	34 laps 	12
6 	15 	David Hobbs 	Bernard White Racing 	 	34 laps 	13
Ret 	17 	Derek Bell 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	25 laps (Engine) 	8
Ret 	6 	Jack Brabham 	Brabham RacingOrganisation	 	22 laps (Oil leak) 	4
Ret 	9 	Jacky Ickx 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	21 laps (Ignition) 	5
Ret 	7 	Jochen Rindt 	Brabham RacingOrganisation	 	14 laps (Oil leak) 	9
Ret 	10 	Jo Bonnier 	Ecurie Bonnier 	 	10 laps (Oil pressure) 	11
Ret 	11 	Piers Courage 	Reg Parnell Racing 	 	7 laps (Front wishbone)	10
Ret 	2 	Graham Hill 	Team Lotus 	 	7 laps (Transmission) 	1
Category:Non-Championship races
Category:1968 Non-championship races
Category:1968 Formula One Season
Category:Formula One races in the United Kingdom