1968 Formula One Season

1968 FIA Formula One World Championship

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1967	1969

Graham Hill, the 1968 World Drivers' Champion

Season Information

Number of races

12

Season opener

South African Grand Prix

Season finale

Mexican Grand Prix

Tyre suppliers

D G F

Drivers' World Championship

Champion

Graham Hill
48 points

Runner-Up

Jackie Stewart
36 points

3rd

Denny Hulme
33 points

Constructors' World Championship

Champion

Lotus-Ford
62 points

Runner-Up

McLaren-Ford
49 points

3rd

Matra-Ford
45 points

The 1968 Formula One Season was the 19th season of the Drivers' World Championship and the 11th season of the Constructors' Championship.

It began on January 1st 1968 in South Africa and ended on November 3rd in Mexico.

The Drivers' World Championship was won by Graham Hill of Lotus, 8 points ahead of Jackie Stewart of Matra. New Zealander, Denny Hulme of McLaren was third.

The Constructors' Championship was won by Lotus-Ford, 13 points ahead of McLaren-Ford. McLaren also scored three points with BRM engines, but these were counted separately.

Double World Champion, Jim Clark was killed during the 1968 season when, while racing in a Formula Two event at the Hockenheimring, the Scot lost control due to a suspected tyre deflation, and crashed into the trees.

Background[]

Teams and Drivers[]

Outlined below is the full list of teams and drivers for the 1968 FIA Formula One World Championship:

Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Team	Engine		Driver	Rounds

McLaren-BRM McLaren-Ford Cosworth	M5A M7A	G	Denny Hulme	All
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	BRM P101 3.0 V12 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		Bruce McLaren	2–12

Brabham-Repco	BT24 BT26	G	Jack Brabham	All
Brabham Racing Organisation	Repco 740 3.0 V8 Repco 860 3.0 V8		Jochen Rindt	All
			Dan Gurney	5

Lotus-Ford Cosworth	49 49B	F	Jim Clark	1
Team Lotus Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		Graham Hill	All
			Jackie Oliver	3–12
			Mario Andretti	9, 11
			Bill Brack	10
			Moisés Solana	12

Eagle-Weslake McLaren-Ford Cosworth	T1G M7A	G	Dan Gurney	1, 3, 7–12
Anglo-American Racers	Weslake 58 3.0 V8 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		Dan Gurney	1, 3, 7–12

Honda	RA300 RA301 RA302	F	John Surtees	All
Honda Racing Honda France	Honda RA273E 3.0 V12 Honda RA301E 3.0 V12 Honda RA302E 3.0 V8		Jo Schlesser	6
			David Hobbs	9

Ferrari	312/67 312/67/68 312/68	F	Chris Amon	1–2, 4–12
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 242 3.0 V12 Ferrari 242C 3.0 V12		Jacky Ickx	1–2, 4–10, 12
			Andrea de Adamich	1
			Derek Bell	9, 11

BRM	P115 P126 P133 P138	G	Pedro Rodríguez	All
Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P75 3.0 H16 BRM P101 3.0 V12		Mike Spence	1
			Richard Attwood	3–8
			Bobby Unser	9, 11

Cooper-Maserati Cooper-BRM	T81B T86 T86B	F	Brian Redman	1–2, 4
Cooper Car Company	Maserati 10/F1 3.0 V12 BRM P101 3.0 V12		Ludovico Scarfiotti	1–3
			Lucien Bianchi	3–5, 8, 10–12
			Vic Elford	6–12
			Johnny Servoz-Gavin	6
			Robin Widdows	7

Matra-Ford Cosworth	MS9 MS10	D	Jackie Stewart	1, 4–12
Matra International	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		Jean-Pierre Beltoise	2
			Johnny Servoz-Gavin	3, 9–10, 12

Brabham-Repco LDS-Repco	BT20 Mk3	F	John Love	1
Team Gunston	Repco 620 3.0 V8		Sam Tingle	1

Cooper-Maserati Lotus-Ford Cosworth	T81 49 49B	F	Jo Siffert	All
Rob Walker Racing Team	Maserati 9/F1 3.0 V12 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		Jo Siffert	All

Cooper-Maserati McLaren-BRM Honda	T81 M5A RA301	F G	Jo Bonnier	1, 3–5, 7, 9–12
Joakim Bonnier Racing Team	Maserati 9/F1 3.0 V12 BRM P101 3.0 V12 Honda RA301E 3.0 V12		Jo Bonnier	1, 3–5, 7, 9–12

Matra-Ford Cosworth Matra	MS7* MS11	D	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	1, 3–12
Matra Sports	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Matra MS9 3.0 V12		Henri Pescarolo	10–12

Brabham-Repco	BT11	F	Dave Charlton	1
Scuderia Scribante	Repco 620 3.0 V8		Dave Charlton	1

Brabham-Climax	BT11	F	Jackie Pretorius	1
Team Pretoria	Climax FPF 2.75 L4		Jackie Pretorius	1

Cooper-Climax	T79	F	Basil van Rooyen	1
John Love	Climax FPF 2.75 L4		Basil van Rooyen	1

BRM	P126	G	Piers Courage	2–12
Reg Parnell Racing	BRM P101 3.0 V12		Piers Courage	2–12

Brabham-Repco	BT20	G	Silvio Moser	3, 5, 7–9
Charles Vögele Racing	Repco 620 3.0 V8		Silvio Moser	3, 5, 7–9

Brabham-Repco	BT24	D	Kurt Ahrens, Jr.	8
Caltex Racing Team	Repco 740 3.0 V8		Kurt Ahrens, Jr.	8

Lola-BMW	T102*	D	Hubert Hahne	8
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG	BMW M12/1 1.6 L4		Hubert Hahne	8

BRM	P261	G	Frank Gardner	9
Bernard White Racing	BRM P101 3.0 V12		Frank Gardner	9

Eagle-Climax	T1F	F	Al Pease	10
Castrol Oils Ltd.	Climax FPF 2.75 L4		Al Pease	10

Some cars only run in Formula Two entrants, but were allowed to compete in any races, so as considered as Formula One entrants.

Calendar[]

World Champsionship Schedule[]

Outlined below is the full world championship schedule for the 1968 FIA Formula One World Championship:

Round	Grand Prix	Date

		1 January
Official Title	2^nd AA Grand Prix of South Africa
Circuit	Kyalami Circuit
Location	Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
Lap distance	4.104 km (2.550 mi)
Race distance	328.32 km (204.009 mi)
Date	1 January	Laps	80

		12 May
Official Title	XIV Gran Premio de España
Circuit	Circuito del Jarama
Location	San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, Spain
Lap distance	3.404 km (2.115 mi)
Race distance	306.36 km (190.363 mi)
Date	12 May	Laps	90

Non-Championship Schedule[]

Date	Event	Circuit	Report
17^th of March	III Daily Mail Race of Champions	Brands Hatch	Report
27^th of April	20^th International Daily Express Trophy	Silverstone	Report

Season Results[]

Race result[]

Round	Event				Report
Round	Grid		Result		Report

South African Grand Prix			Report
[[Jim Clark]] Lotus-Ford	1	[[Jim Clark]] Lotus-Ford	Fastest Lap
[[Graham Hill]] Lotus-Ford	2	[[Graham Hill]] Lotus-Ford	[[Jim Clark]] Lotus-Ford
[[Jackie Stewart]] Matra-Ford	3	[[Jochen Rindt]] Brabham-Repco	1:23.7 on Lap 73

Spanish Grand Prix			Report
[[Chris Amon]] Ferrari	1	[[Graham Hill]] Lotus-Ford	Fastest Lap
[[Pedro Rodríguez]] BRM	2	[[Denny Hulme]] McLaren-Ford	[[Jean-Pierre Beltoise]] Matra-Ford
[[Denny Hulme]] McLaren-Ford	3	[[Brian Redman]] Cooper-BRM	1:28.3 on Lap 47

Monaco Grand Prix			Report
[[Graham Hill]] Lotus-Ford	1	[[Graham Hill]] Lotus-Ford	Fastest Lap
[[Johnny Servoz-Gavin]] Matra-Ford	2	[[Richard Attwood]] BRM	[[Richard Attwood]] BRM
[[Jo Siffert]] Lotus-Ford	3	[[Lucien Bianchi]] Cooper-BRM	1:28.1 on Lap 80

Belgian Grand Prix			Report
[[Chris Amon]] Ferrari	1	[[Bruce McLaren]] McLaren-Ford	Fastest Lap
[[Jackie Stewart]] Matra-Ford	2	[[Pedro Rodríguez]] BRM	[[John Surtees]] Honda
[[Jacky Ickx]] Ferrari	3	[[Jacky Ickx]] Ferrari	3:30.5 on Lap 5

Dutch Grand Prix			Report
[[Chris Amon]] Ferrari	1	[[Jackie Stewart]] Matra-Ford	Fastest Lap
[[Jochen Rindt]] Brabham-Repco	2	[[Jean-Pierre Beltoise]] Matra	[[Jean-Pierre Beltoise]] Matra
[[Graham Hill]] Lotus-Ford	3	[[Pedro Rodríguez]] BRM	1:45.91 on Lap 6

French Grand Prix			Report
[[Jochen Rindt]] Brabham-Repco	1	[[Jacky Ickx]] Ferrari	Fastest Lap
[[Jackie Stewart]] Matra-Ford	2	[[John Surtees]] Honda	[[Pedro Rodríguez]] BRM
[[Jacky Ickx]] Ferrari	3	[[Jackie Stewart]] Matra-Ford	2:11.5 on Lap 19

British Grand Prix			Report
[[Graham Hill]] Lotus-Ford	1	[[Jo Siffert]] Lotus-Ford	Fastest Lap
[[Jackie Oliver]] Lotus-Ford	2	[[Chris Amon]] Ferrari	[[Jo Siffert]] Lotus-Ford
[[Chris Amon]] Ferrari	3	[[Jacky Ickx]] Ferrari	1:29.7 on Lap 42

German Grand Prix			Report
[[Jacky Ickx]] Ferrari	1	[[Jackie Stewart]] Matra-Ford	Fastest Lap
[[Chris Amon]] Ferrari	2	[[Graham Hill]] Lotus-Ford	[[Jackie Stewart]] Matra-Ford
[[Jochen Rindt]] Brabham-Repco	3	[[Jochen Rindt]] Brabham-Repco	9:36.0 on Lap 8

Italian Grand Prix			Report
[[John Surtees]] Honda	1	[[Denny Hulme]] McLaren-Ford	Fastest Lap
[[Bruce McLaren]] McLaren-Ford	2	[[Johnny Servoz-Gavin]] Matra-Ford	[[Jackie Oliver]] Lotus-Ford
[[Chris Amon]] Ferrari	3	[[Jacky Ickx]] Ferrari	1:26.5 on Lap 7

Canadian Grand Prix			Report
[[Jochen Rindt]] Brabham-Repco	1	[[Denny Hulme]] McLaren-Ford	Fastest Lap
[[Chris Amon]] Ferrari	2	[[Bruce McLaren]] McLaren-Ford	[[Jo Siffert]] Lotus-Ford
[[Jo Siffert]] Lotus-Ford	3	[[Pedro Rodríguez]] BRM	1:35.1 on Lap 22

United States Grand Prix			Report
[[Mario Andretti]] Lotus-Ford	1	[[Jackie Stewart]] Matra-Ford	Fastest Lap
[[Jackie Stewart]] Matra-Ford	2	[[Graham Hill]] Lotus-Ford	[[Jackie Stewart]] Matra-Ford
[[Graham Hill]] Lotus-Ford	3	[[John Surtees]] Honda	1:05.22 on Lap 52

Mexican Grand Prix			Report
[[Jo Siffert]] Lotus-Ford	1	[[Graham Hill]] Lotus-Ford	Fastest Lap
[[Chris Amon]] Ferrari	2	[[Bruce McLaren]] McLaren-Ford	[[Jo Siffert]] Lotus-Ford
[[Graham Hill]] Lotus-Ford	3	[[Jackie Oliver]] Lotus-Ford	1:44.23 on Lap 52

Championship Standings[]

World Championship for Drivers[]

Outlined below is the full standings for the 1968 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers:

World Championship for Drivers
Pos.	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pts.*
Pos.	Driver													Pts.*
1st	Graham Hill	2nd	1st	1st^P	Ret	9th	Ret	Ret^P	2nd	Ret	4th	2nd	1st	48
2nd	Jackie Stewart	Ret	INJ	INJ	4th	1st	3rd	6th	1st	Ret	6th	1st	7th	36
3rd	Denny Hulme	5th	2nd	5th	Ret	Ret	5th	4th	7th	1st	1st	Ret	Ret	33
4th	Jacky Ickx	Ret	Ret		3rd	4th	1st	3rd	4th^P	3rd	DNS	INJ	Ret	27
5th	Bruce McLaren		Ret	Ret	1st	Ret	8th	7th	14th	Ret	2nd	6th	2nd	22
6th	Pedro Rodríguez	Ret	Ret	Ret	2nd	3rd	NC	Ret	6th	Ret	3rd	Ret	4th	18
7th	Jo Siffert	7th	Ret	Ret	7th	Ret	11th	1st	Ret	Ret	Ret	5th	6th^P	12
=	John Surtees	8th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2nd	5th	Ret	Ret^P	Ret	3rd	Ret	12
9th	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	6th	5th	Ret	8th	2nd	9th	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	Ret	Ret	11
10th	Chris Amon	4th	Ret^P		Ret^P	6th^P	10th	2nd	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10
11th	Jim Clark†	1st^P												9
12th	Jochen Rindt	3rd	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret^P	Ret	3rd	Ret	Ret^P	Ret	Ret	8
13th	Richard Attwood			2nd	Ret	7th	7th	Ret	14th					6
=	Johnny Servoz-Gavin			Ret			Ret			2nd	Ret		Ret	6
=	Jackie Oliver			Ret	5th	NC	DNS	Ret	11th	Ret	Ret	DNS	3rd	6
=	Ludovico Scarfiotti†	Ret	4th	4th										6
17th	Lucien Bianchi			3rd	6th	Ret			Ret		NC	NC	Ret	5
=	Vic Elford						4th	Ret	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	8th	5
19th	Brian Redman	Ret	3rd		Ret	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	4
=	Piers Courage		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6th	8th	8th	4th	Ret	Ret	Ret	4
21st	Dan Gurney	Ret		Ret		Ret		Ret	9th	Ret	Ret	4th	Ret	3
=	Jo Bonnier	Ret		DNQ	Ret	8th		Ret		6th	Ret	NC	5th	3
23rd	Jack Brabham	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	Ret	Ret	10th	2
=	Silvio Moser			DNQ		5th		NC	DNS	DNQ				2
—	Henri Pescarolo										Ret	DNS	9th	0
—	John Love	9th												0
—	Hubert Hahne								10th					0
—	Kurt Ahrens, Jr.								12th					0
—	Jackie Pretorius	NC												0
—	Derek Bell									Ret		Ret		0
—	Mario Andretti									DNS		Ret^P		0
—	Bobby Unser									DNS		Ret		0
—	Andrea de Adamich	Ret												0
—	Dave Charlton	Ret												0
—	Mike Spence†	Ret												0
—	Basil van Rooyen	Ret												0
—	Sam Tingle	Ret												0
—	Jo Schlesser†						Ret†							0
—	Robin Widdows							Ret						0
—	David Hobbs									Ret				0
—	Bill Brack										Ret			0
—	Moisés Solana												Ret	0
—	Al Pease										DNS			0
—	Frank Gardner									DNQ				0
Pos.	Driver													Pts.*
Pos.	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pts.*

^P Indicates a driver who qualified pole position.
Italic donates as the fastest lap.
* Only a drivers' best ten point scoring finishes (five from the first six rounds and six from the last six rounds) counted toward their points total.

Internation Cup for Manufacturers[]

Outlined below is the full standings for the 1968 FIA Formula One Internation Cup for Manufacturers:

Internation Cup for Manufacturers
Pos.	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pts.*
Pos.	Team													Pts.*
1st	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1st	1st	1st	5th	9th	11th	1st	2nd	Ret	4th	2nd	1st	62
2nd	McLaren-Ford Cosworth		2nd	5th	1st	Ret	5th	4th	7th	1st	1st	4th	2nd	49
3rd	Matra-Ford Cosworth	6th	5th	Ret	4th	1st	3rd	6th	1st	2nd	6th	1st	7th	45
4th	Ferrari	4th	Ret		3rd	4th	1st	2nd	4th	2nd	Ret	Ret	Ret	32
5th	BRM	Ret	Ret	2nd	2nd	3rd	6th	8th	6th	4th	3rd	Ret	4th	28
6th	Honda	8th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2nd	5th	Ret	Ret	Ret	3rd	5th	14
=	Cooper-BRM		3rd	3rd	6th	Ret	4th	Ret	Ret	Ret	5th	NC	8th	14
8th	Brabham-Repco	3rd	Ret	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	Ret	3rd	Ret	Ret	Ret	10th	10
9th	Matra			Ret	8th	2nd	9th	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	Ret	9th	8
10th	McLaren-BRM	5th	WD	DNQ	Ret	8th		Ret	WD	6th	Ret	NC	PO	3
—	Cooper-Maserati	7th						WD						0
—	Eagle-Weslake	Ret		Ret	WD		WD	Ret	9th	Ret				0
—	Lola-BMW								10th					0
—	Brabham-Climax	NC												0
—	LDS-Repco	Ret												0
—	Cooper-Climax	Ret												0
—	Eagle-Climax										DNS			0
Pos.	Team													Pts.*
Pos.	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pts.*

* Only the best placed driver for each team at each round had their points contribute to the International Cup. Of these, only the ten best points finishes (five from the first six rounds and six from the last six rounds) were counted.

V T E	1968 Formula One Season
Constructors	Brabham • BRM • Cooper • Eagle • Ferrari • Honda • LDS • Lola • Lotus • Matra • McLaren
Engines	BMW • BRM • Climax • Ferrari • Ford Cosworth • Honda • Maserati • Matra • Repco • Weslake
Drivers	De Adamich • Ahrens • Amon • Andretti • Attwood • Bell • Beltoise • Bianchi • Bonnier • Brabham • Brack • Charlton • Clark • Courage • Elford • Gardner • Gurney • Hahne • Hill • Hobbs • Hulme • Ickx • Love • McLaren • Moser • Oliver • Pease • Pescarolo • Pretorius • Redman • Rindt • Rodríguez • Van Rooyen • Scarfiotti • Schlesser • Servoz-Gavin • Siffert • Solana • Spence • Stewart • Surtees • Tingle • Unser • Widdows
Cars	Brabham BT11 • Brabham BT20 • Brabham BT24 • Brabham BT26 • BRM P115 • BRM P126 • BRM P133 • BRM P138 • BRM P261 • Cooper T79 • Cooper T81 • Cooper T81B • Cooper T86 • Cooper T86B • Eagle Mk1 • Ferrari 312 • Honda RA300 • Honda RA301 • Honda RA302 • LDS Mk3 • Lola T102 • Lotus 49 • Lotus 49B • Matra MS7 • Matra MS9 • Matra MS10 • Matra MS11 • McLaren M5A • McLaren M7A
Tyres	Dunlop • Firestone • Goodyear
Races	South Africa • Spain • Monaco • Belgium • Netherlands • France • Britain • Germany • Italy • Canada • United States • Mexico
Non-championship Races	Race of Champions • International Trophy • Gold Cup
See also	1967 Formula One Season • 1969 Formula One Season • Category

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