Ferrari were still sidelined due to the Italian metal workers' strike but managed to send one car for Phil Hill.

[2] John Surtees' Lola started and finished in second place, in spite of having lost second gear on the tenth lap.

He began the race in third but had a slipping clutch and slid steadily down the field, ending in ninth position.

[3] Graham Hill pushed his BRM hard but had to settle for fourth, and was threatened by Jack Brabham in the closing stages.

[1] Brabham had hoped to start in his own car after his mechanics had worked days and nights, but at 3 am the morning before the race it was discovered that they had been supplied with the wrong exhaust system.