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:
- 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 |
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1 | South African Grand Prix | 1 January | |||
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Official Title | 2nd 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 |
2 | Spanish Grand Prix | 12 May | |||
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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 |
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17th of March | III Daily Mail Race of Champions | Brands Hatch | Report |
27th of April | 20th International Daily Express Trophy | Silverstone | Report |
Season Results[]
Race result[]
Round | Event | Report | |||
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Grid | Result |
1 | South African Grand Prix | Report | |||
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[[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 |
2 | Spanish Grand Prix | Report | |||
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[[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 |
3 | Monaco Grand Prix | Report | |||
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[[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 |
4 | Belgian Grand Prix | Report | |||
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[[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 |
5 | Dutch Grand Prix | Report | |||
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[[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 |
6 | French Grand Prix | Report | |||
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[[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 |
7 | British Grand Prix | Report | |||
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[[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 |
8 | German Grand Prix | Report | |||
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[[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 |
9 | Italian Grand Prix | Report | |||
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[[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 |
10 | Canadian Grand Prix | Report | |||
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[[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 |
11 | United States Grand Prix | Report | |||
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[[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 |
12 | Mexican Grand Prix | Report | |||
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[[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 | ||||||||||||||
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Pos. | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts.* |
1st | Graham Hill | 2nd | 1st | 1stP | Ret | 9th | Ret | RetP | 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 | 4thP | 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 | 6thP | 12 |
= | John Surtees | 8th | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2nd | 5th | Ret | RetP | 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 | RetP | RetP | 6thP | 10th | 2nd | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | |
11th | Jim Clark† | 1stP | 9 | |||||||||||
12th | Jochen Rindt | 3rd | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | RetP | Ret | 3rd | Ret | RetP | 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 | RetP | 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.* | ||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
- 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 | ||||||||||||||
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Pos. | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 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.* | ||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
- * 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.
Notes[]
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