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Graham Hill won the 1968 Monaco Grand Prix

Graham Hill won the 1968 Monaco Grand Prix for Team Lotus, ahead of Richard Attwood and Lucien Bianchi at Circuit de Monaco.

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Race recap

Winner
Graham Hill
Team
Team Lotus
Top listed
Graham Hill, Richard Attwood, and Lucien Bianchi
Race date
May 26, 1968
Pole
Graham Hill
Fastest lap
Richard Attwood
Classified drivers
18
Circuit
Circuit de Monaco

The decisive result

Graham Hill finished first for Team Lotus. Richard Attwood is listed 2 for BRM, with Lucien Bianchi 3 for Cooper.

Grid to finish

Lucien Bianchi from P14 to P3 (+11), Ludovico Scarfiotti from P15 to P4 (+11), and Denny Hulme from P10 to P5 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Graham Hill started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 Accident, 2 +4 laps, 2 DNQ, 2 Finished, and 1 +7 laps. Richard Attwood holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:28.100 on lap 80. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Graham HillTeam Lotus2:00:32.3009
2Richard AttwoodBRM2:00:34.5006
3Lucien BianchiCooper+4 laps4
4Ludovico ScarfiottiCooper+4 laps3
5Denny HulmeMcLaren+7 laps2
DNFJohn SurteesHondaGearbox0
DNFPedro RodríguezBRMAccident0
DNFPiers CourageBRMChassis0
DNFJean-Pierre BeltoiseMatraAccident0
DNFJo SiffertTeam LotusDifferential0
DNFDan GurneyEagleEngine0
DNFJochen RindtBrabhamAccident0
DNFJack BrabhamBrabhamSuspension0
DNFJohnny Servoz-GavinMatraHalfshaft0
DNFJackie OliverTeam LotusAccident0
DNFBruce McLarenMcLarenAccident0
DNQJo BonnierMcLarenDNQ0
DNQSilvio MoserBrabhamDNQ0