1968 Formula One season Formula One World Champion Denny Hulme and team founder Bruce McLaren. McLaren won the non-championship Brands Hatch Race of Champions, then the Belgian Grand Prix was the scene of the team's first Championship win. In doing so, McLaren became only the third driver to win a race in a car manufactured by his own team – Jack Brabham having done it in 1966 and Dan Gurney in 1967 at Spa Francorchamps. Hulme won the Italian Grand Prix and Canadian Grand Prix later in the year. Repco produced a more powerful version of their V8 to maintain competitiveness against Ford's new
Historic Formula One Championship fastest lap in each class during the race. Championship awards – The Champion is the driver who scores the greatest points total, regardless of the class in which he or she competes and it is possible for a driver to switch classes during the season. In addition to overall champion, awards also go to drivers with the highest total of points in each class excluding the overall champion, as follows: Historic Formula One Historic Cup The competitor scoring the highest number of points in Class ‘A’ Historic Formula One Classic Cup The competitor scoring the highest number of points in