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| - With Team Lotus absent, and Brabham-Climax fielding a rookie in the form of Denny Hulme, Hill would go to battle for pole with the Ferraris of John Surtees and Lorenzo Bandini. The BRM racer duly managed to defeat his available rivals to pole, with Jack Brabham claiming second on the grid. Off the line it was Hill who got away the best to take an early lead, although the show was almost stolen by inexperienced team mate Jackie Stewart who rocketed into second. Hill and Stewart were then able to escape from the pack, until the Englishman had to take avoiding action when the pair came across a slow Bob Anderson, meaning he dropped to fifth after slipping into an escape road. Stewart would lead for four laps as Hill began his recovery, until a spin at Sainte Devote put him back to fourth. Brabham would then inherit the lead, only to retire a couple of laps later when his engine expired, leaving Hill, who had just taken Bandini for second, to lead until the flag. The closing stages also saw Stewart take third from Surtees with an excellent move, while Paul Hawkins had his car end up in the harbour after a spectacular spin at the end of the tunnel.
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