1968 British Grand Prix
168th World Championship race, 19th World Championship British Grand Prix, 3rd World Championship race at Brands Hatch
Fact File
| Date: | Saturday, 20 July 1968 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Jo Siffert  Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| Pole position: | Graham Hill Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| Fastest lap: | Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| Circuit: | Brands Hatch, 80 laps |
| Round: | 7 of 12 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +3 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P) | 80 | 2hr 01m 20.300s | 9 |
| 2 | +1 |  Chris Amon | Ferrari | 80 | +4.400s | 6 |
| 3 | +9 |  Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 79 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | +7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +4 | John Surtees | Honda | 78 | +2 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +1 | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth (P) | 78 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +3 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | +8 | Piers Courage | BRM (P) | 72 | +8 laps | |
| R |  Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco | 55 | DNF | ||
| R |  Pedro Rodriguez | BRM | 52 | DNF | ||
| NC | Silvio Moser | Brabham-Repco (P) | 52 | +28 laps | ||
| R | Jackie Oliver | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 43 | DNF | ||
| R | Robin Widdows | Cooper-BRM | 34 | DNF | ||
| R | Vic Elford | Cooper-BRM | 26 | DNF | ||
| R | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 26 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 11 | DNF | ||
| R | Richard Attwood | BRM | 10 | DNF | ||
| R |  Dan Gurney | Eagle-Weslake | 8 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jo Bonnier | McLaren-BRM (P) | 6 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 0 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.900 |
| 2 | Jackie Oliver | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | |
| 3 | Chris Amon | Ferrari | |
| 4 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P) | |
| 5 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco | |
| 6 | Dan Gurney | Eagle-Weslake | |
| 7 | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth (P) | |
| 8 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | |
| 9 | John Surtees | Honda | |
| 10 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | |
| 11 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | |
| 12 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | |
| 13 | Pedro Rodriguez | BRM | |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | |
| 15 | Richard Attwood | BRM | |
| 16 | Piers Courage | BRM (P) | |
| 17 | Vic Elford | Cooper-BRM | |
| 18 | Robin Widdows | Cooper-BRM | |
| 19 | Silvio Moser | Brabham-Repco (P) | |
| 20 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren-BRM (P) |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | 24 |
| 2 | Jacky Ickx | 20 |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart | 17 |
| 4 | Denny Hulme | 15 |
| 5 | Pedro Rodriguez | 10 |
| 6 | Chris Amon | 10 |
| 7 | Jim Clark | 9 |
| = | Bruce McLaren | 9 |
| = | Jo Siffert | 9 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 9 |
| 11 | John Surtees | 8 |
| 12 | Richard Attwood | 6 |
| 13 |  Ludovico Scarfiotti | 6 |
| 14 | Lucien Bianchi | 5 |
| 15 | Jochen Rindt | 4 |
| = | Brian Redman | 4 |
| 17 | Vic Elford | 3 |
| 18 | Jackie Oliver | 2 |
| = | Silvio Moser | 2 |
| 20 | Piers Courage | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Robin Widdows (only start)
- Wins
- Driver: 1st for Jo Siffert (41st different winner, 1st Swiss driver)
- Constructor: 33rd for Lotus
- Podiums
- Driver: 5th for Chris Amon, 3rd for Jacky Ickx, 2nd for Jo Siffert
- Constructor: 158th & 159th for Ferrari, 51st for Lotus
- Poles
- Driver: 13th and last for Graham Hill
- Constructor: 43rd for Lotus
- Qualifying 1-2
- Constructor: 5th for Lotus
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 1st for Jo Siffert (41st different fastest lap setter, 1st Swiss driver)
- Constructor: 35th for Lotus
- Front row starts
- Driver: 40th for Graham Hill, 5th for Chris Amon, 1st for Jackie Oliver (72nd different front row starter, 15th British driver)
- Win & fastest lap
- Driver: 1st for Jo Siffert (20th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 1st Swiss flag)