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| - Colors = id:canvas value:rgb(0.937,0.937,0.937) id:linemark value:gray(0.8) id:linemark2 value:gray(0.9) BackgroundColors = canvas:canvas PlotData = mark:(line,linemark) from:start till:3 color:pink shift:(20, -5) text:Johnny Servoz-Gavin (Laps 1-3) from:3 till:end color:green shift:(20,-5) text:Graham Hill (Laps 4-80) Sadly, it would be the last start for Scarfiotti, as the Italian race winner would be killed in a hillclimb just two weeks later.
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| - Colors = id:canvas value:rgb(0.937,0.937,0.937) id:linemark value:gray(0.8) id:linemark2 value:gray(0.9) BackgroundColors = canvas:canvas PlotData = mark:(line,linemark) from:start till:3 color:pink shift:(20, -5) text:Johnny Servoz-Gavin (Laps 1-3) from:3 till:end color:green shift:(20,-5) text:Graham Hill (Laps 4-80) The XXVI Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco, otherwise known as the 1968 Monaco Grand Prix, was the third round of the 1968 FIA Formula One World Championship, staged on the Circuit de Monaco on the 26th of May 1968.' The race, which saw Graham Hill earn a record fourth win at the circuit, would be remembered for a large number of accidents that left only five cars on circuit for the majority of the race. Team Lotus had been working on aerodynamics since South Africa, and the team brought a massive set of updates for their cars, now designated as Lotus 49Bs. These modifications saw Hill take a dominant pole position, over half a second quicker than his nearest competitor, although the modifications to the circuit since the death of Lorenzo Bandini meant his time was slower than the 1967 pole time. When the flag dropped it was Johnny Servoz-Gavin, making his maiden F1 start, who took the lead, with Hill slotting into second until the Frenchman was thrown into the wall when a driveshaft failed. On the opening lap there had been accident that removed Bruce McLaren and Jackie Oliver, while Jochen Rindt would be another casualty while passing John Surtees on lap nine. In between the accidents there would be a retirement for Jack Brabham, who managed to keep his car out of the barriers despite suffering a suspension failure. Another suspension failure wrote off Jean-Pierre Beltoise's chances by writing his car off in the barriers, while Pedro RodrÃguez ended his race a few laps later by climbing out of a ruined BRM. Various other mechanical failures meant that there were just five of the original sixteen starters left running after just sixteen laps. Hill was therefore left to cruise home to victory, although second placed finisher Richard Attwood would make a late bid for victory. Denny Hulme was in third for most of the race until he stopped for a driveshaft change, allowing Lucien Bianchi to claim a maiden podium, and Ludovico Scarfiotti to finish in fourth. Sadly, it would be the last start for Scarfiotti, as the Italian race winner would be killed in a hillclimb just two weeks later.
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