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1968 British Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitBrands Hatch, 80 laps
Round7 of 12
Race numbers

The 1968 British Grand Prix was the:

  • 168th World Championship race
  • 19th World Championship British Grand Prix
  • 3rd World Championship race at Brands Hatch
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+3(CHE) Jo SiffertLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)802hr 01m 20.300s9
2+1(NZL) Chris AmonFerrari80+4.400s6
3+9(BEL) Jacky IckxFerrari79+1 lap4
4+7(NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth79+1 lap3
5+4(GBR) John SurteesHonda78+2 laps2
6+1(GBR) Jackie StewartMatra-Ford Cosworth (privateer)78+2 laps1
7+3(NZL) Bruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford Cosworth77+3 laps 
8+8(GBR) Piers CourageBRM (privateer)72+8 laps 
R (AUT) Jochen RindtBrabham-Repco55DNF 
R (MEX) Pedro RodriguezBRM52DNF 
NC (CHE) Silvio MoserBrabham-Repco (privateer)52+28 laps 
R (GBR) Jackie OliverLotus-Ford Cosworth43DNF 
R (GBR) Robin WiddowsCooper-BRM34DNF 
R (GBR) Vic ElfordCooper-BRM26DNF 
R (GBR) Graham HillLotus-Ford Cosworth26DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra11DNF 
R (GBR) Richard AttwoodBRM10DNF 
R (USA) Dan GurneyEagle-Weslake8DNF 
R (SWE) Jo BonnierMcLaren-BRM (privateer)6DNF 
R (AUS) Jack BrabhamBrabham-Repco0DNF 

Notes

  • Jackie Oliver ended lap 43 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
  • Graham Hill ended lap 26 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:28.900

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Graham HillLotus-Ford Cosworth
2(GBR) Jackie OliverLotus-Ford Cosworth
3(NZL) Chris AmonFerrari
4(CHE) Jo SiffertLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
5(AUT) Jochen RindtBrabham-Repco
6(USA) Dan GurneyEagle-Weslake
7(GBR) Jackie StewartMatra-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
8(AUS) Jack BrabhamBrabham-Repco
9(GBR) John SurteesHonda
10(NZL) Bruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
11(NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
12(BEL) Jacky IckxFerrari
13(MEX) Pedro RodriguezBRM
14(FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra
15(GBR) Richard AttwoodBRM
16(GBR) Piers CourageBRM (privateer)
17(GBR) Vic ElfordCooper-BRM
18(GBR) Robin WiddowsCooper-BRM
19(CHE) Silvio MoserBrabham-Repco (privateer)
20(SWE) Jo BonnierMcLaren-BRM (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Graham Hill24
2(BEL) Jacky Ickx20
3(GBR) Jackie Stewart17
4(NZL) Denny Hulme15
5(MEX) Pedro Rodriguez10
6(NZL) Chris Amon10
7(GBR) Jim Clark9
=(NZL) Bruce McLaren9
=(CHE) Jo Siffert9
10(FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise9
11(GBR) John Surtees8
12(GBR) Richard Attwood6
13(ITA) Ludovico Scarfiotti6
14(BEL) Lucien Bianchi5
15(AUT) Jochen Rindt4
=(GBR) Brian Redman4
17(GBR) Vic Elford3
18(GBR) Jackie Oliver2
=(CHE) Silvio Moser2
20(GBR) Piers Courage1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Lotus-Ford Cosworth38
2Ferrari25
3McLaren-Ford Cosworth22
4Matra-Ford Cosworth20
5BRM17
6Cooper-BRM12
7Honda8
8Matra6
9Brabham-Repco6
10McLaren-BRM2

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Robin Widdows (only start)
Wins
1st for Jo Siffert (41st different winner, 1st Swiss driver; last win until 1971; only win for Lotus; 2nd driver to win the British Grand Prix for Lotus)
33rd for Lotus
Podiums
5th for Chris Amon
3rd for Jacky Ickx
2nd for Jo Siffert (first podium since 1964; first for Lotus)
158th & 159th for Ferrari
51st for Lotus
Poles
13th and last for Graham Hill
43rd for Lotus
1-2 start
5th for Lotus
Fastest laps
1st for Jo Siffert (41st different fastest lap setter, 1st Swiss driver)
35th for Lotus
Front row starts
40th for Graham Hill (3rd driver to achieve 40 front row starts, 2nd British driver)
5th for Chris Amon
1st for Jackie Oliver (72nd different front row starter, 15th British driver)
Win & fastest lap
1st for Jo Siffert (20th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 1st Swiss driver; last until 1971; only win and fastest lap for Lotus)