The 1968 Bathurst Gold Star Trophy was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 15 April 1968. The race was contested over 30 laps at a total distance of approximately 115 miles and it was Round 1 of the 1968 Australian Drivers' Championship.
The race was won by Phil West driving a Brabham BT23A Repco.
Entrant | Driver | Car | Race Time/DNF | Laps | |||
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1 | 7 | Scuderia Veloce | Phil West | Brabham BT23A Repco | 1:14:18.6 | 30 | |
2 | 44 | Max Stewart Motors | Max Stewart | Rennmax BN2 Ford | 1:16:26.5 | 30 | |
3 | 15 | Ian Fergusson | Ian Fergusson | Lotus 27 Ford | +2 laps | 28 | |
4 | 81 | Brian Page | Brian Page | Brabham BT2 Ford | +2 laps | 28 | |
5 | 10 | Alfredo Costanzo | Alfredo Costanzo | Elfin Mono MkIIB Ford | +2 laps | 28 | |
6 | 17 | Col Green | Col Green | Elfin Mono MkI Ford | +3 laps | 27 | |
7 | 26 | Malcolm Bailey | Malcolm Bailey | Elfin Junior Peugeot | +11 laps | 19 | |
8 | 6 | Alec Mildren Racing | Kevin Bartlett | Brabham BT23D Alfa Romeo | Rear Upright | 25 | |
9 | 3 | N.E. Allen Competition | Niel Allen | McLaren M4A Cosworth | Gearbox | 12 | |
10 | 2 | N.E. Allen Competition | Fred Gibson | Brabham BT16 Climax | Broken Oil Line | 6 | |
11 | 8 | Merlynston Motors P/L | Clive Millis | Elfin Mono MkI Ford | Retired | 2 | |
DNS | 9 | Alton Boddenberg | Alton Boddenberg | Lotus 32 Ford | N/A | - | |
DNS | 11 | Bob Jane Racing Team | John Harvey | Brabham BT23E Repco | Accident in Practice | - | |
DNS | 5 | Geoghegan Racing Division | Leo Geoghegan | Lotus 39 Repco | Accident in Practice | - | |
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