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1968 Dutch Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitZandvoort, 90 laps
Round5 of 12
Race numbers

The 1968 Dutch Grand Prix was the:

  • 166th World Championship race
  • 14th World Championship Dutch Grand Prix
  • 14th World Championship race at Zandvoort
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+4(GBR) Jackie StewartMatra-Ford Cosworth (privateer)902hr 46m 11.260s9
2+14(FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra90+1m 33.930s6
3+8(MEX) Pedro RodriguezBRM89+1 lap4
4+2(BEL) Jacky IckxFerrari88+2 laps3
5+12(CHE) Silvio MoserBrabham-Repco (privateer)87+3 laps2
6-5(NZL) Chris AmonFerrari85+5 laps1
7+8(GBR) Richard AttwoodBRM85+5 laps 
8+11(SWE) Jo BonnierMcLaren-BRM (privateer)82+8 laps 
9-6(GBR) Graham HillLotus-Ford Cosworth81DNF 
NC (GBR) Jackie OliverLotus-Ford Cosworth80+10 laps 
R (USA) Dan GurneyBrabham-Repco63DNF 
R (CHE) Jo SiffertLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)55DNF 
R (GBR) John SurteesHonda50DNF 
R (GBR) Piers CourageBRM (privateer)50DNF 
R (AUT) Jochen RindtBrabham-Repco39DNF 
R (AUS) Jack BrabhamBrabham-Repco22DNF 
R (NZL) Bruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford Cosworth19DNF 
R (NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth10DNF 
R (BEL) Lucien BianchiCooper-BRM9DNF 

Notes

  • Graham Hill ended lap 81 in P4 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:23.540

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

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Graham Hill24
2(GBR) Jackie Stewart12
3(MEX) Pedro Rodriguez10
4(NZL) Denny Hulme10
5(GBR) Jim Clark9
=(NZL) Bruce McLaren9
7(FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise9
8(BEL) Jacky Ickx7
9(GBR) Richard Attwood6
10(ITA) Ludovico Scarfiotti6
11(BEL) Lucien Bianchi5
12(AUT) Jochen Rindt4
=(GBR) Brian Redman4
14(NZL) Chris Amon4
15(GBR) Jackie Oliver2
=(CHE) Silvio Moser2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Lotus-Ford Cosworth29
2McLaren-Ford Cosworth17
3BRM16
4Matra-Ford Cosworth15
5Ferrari10
6Cooper-BRM9
7Matra6
8Brabham-Repco6
9McLaren-BRM2

Stats & milestones

Wins
3rd for Jackie Stewart (first win since 1966; first for Matra)
1st for Matra (18th different winner)
Race 1-2
1st for Matra (12th different constructor to finish 1-2)
Podiums
9th for Jackie Stewart (first for Matra)
3rd for Pedro Rodriguez
1st for Jean-Pierre Beltoise (96th different podium finisher, 5th French driver; first for Matra, first French driver to finish on the podium since 1960)
51st for BRM
1st & 2nd for Matra (26th different podium finisher)
Poles
3rd for Chris Amon (last until 1971; last New Zealander polesitter until 1971; last for Ferrari)
47th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
2nd for Jean-Pierre Beltoise
2nd for Matra
Front row starts
39th for Graham Hill
4th for Chris Amon
2nd for Jochen Rindt (first since 1966; first for Brabham)
Points finishes
1st for Silvio Moser (147th different point scorer, 4th Swiss driver)