1968 Mexican Grand Prix
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| Circuit | Mexico City, 65 laps |
| Round | 12 of 12 |
| Race numbers | The 1968 Mexican Grand Prix was the:
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| Next race | 1969 South African Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +2 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 65 | 1hr 56m 43.950s | 9 |
| 2 | +7 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 65 | +1m 19.320s | 6 |
| 3 | +11 | (GBR) Jackie Oliver | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 65 | +1m 40.650s | 4 |
| 4 | +8 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | BRM | 65 | +1m 41.090s | 3 |
| 5 | +13 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | Honda (privateer) | 64 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | -5 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 64 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 64 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | +9 | (GBR) Vic Elford | Cooper-BRM | 63 | +2 laps | |
| 9 | +11 | (FRA) Henri Pescarolo | Matra | 62 | +3 laps | |
| 10 | -2 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 59 | DNF | |
| R | (FRA) Johnny Servoz-Gavin | Matra-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 57 | DNF | ||
| R | (USA) Dan Gurney | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 28 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Piers Courage | BRM (privateer) | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | (BEL) Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-BRM | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) John Surtees | Honda | 17 | DNF | ||
| R | (NZL) Chris Amon | Ferrari | 16 | DNF | ||
| R | (MEX) Moises Solana | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 14 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 10 | DNF | ||
| R | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 10 | DNF | ||
| R | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 3 | DNF | ||
| R | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco | 2 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Jack Brabham ended lap 59 in P3 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:45.220
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 2 | (NZL) Chris Amon | Ferrari |
| 3 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | (USA) Dan Gurney | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 6 | (GBR) John Surtees | Honda |
| 7 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 8 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco |
| 9 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco |
| 11 | (MEX) Moises Solana | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | BRM |
| 13 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra |
| 14 | (GBR) Jackie Oliver | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
| 16 | (FRA) Johnny Servoz-Gavin | Matra-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 17 | (GBR) Vic Elford | Cooper-BRM |
| 18 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | Honda (privateer) |
| 19 | (GBR) Piers Courage | BRM (privateer) |
| 20 | (FRA) Henri Pescarolo | Matra |
| 21 | (BEL) Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-BRM |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | (GBR) Graham Hill | 48 |
| 2 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | 36 |
| 3 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | 33 |
| 4 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | 27 |
| 5 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | 22 |
| 6 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | 18 |
| 7 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | 12 |
| 8 | (GBR) John Surtees | 12 |
| 9 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 11 |
| 10 | (NZL) Chris Amon | 10 |
| 11 | (GBR) Jim Clark | 9 |
| 12 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | 8 |
| 13 | (GBR) Richard Attwood | 6 |
| = | (FRA) Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 6 |
| 15 | (GBR) Jackie Oliver | 6 |
| 16 | (ITA) Ludovico Scarfiotti | 6 |
| 17 | (BEL) Lucien Bianchi | 5 |
| 18 | (GBR) Vic Elford | 5 |
| 19 | (GBR) Brian Redman | 4 |
| 20 | (GBR) Piers Courage | 4 |
| 21 | (USA) Dan Gurney | 3 |
| 22 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | 3 |
| 23 | (CHE) Silvio Moser | 2 |
| = | (AUS) Jack Brabham | 2 |
Stats & milestones
- Last start
- Lucien Bianchi
- Moises Solana
- World Champion
- 2nd and last title for Graham Hill (5th driver to win two championships, 2nd British driver)
- 3rd title for Lotus (1st constructor to win three championships) NEW RECORD
- Wins
- 13th for Graham Hill
- 34th for Lotus
- Podiums
- 34th for Graham Hill
- 23rd for Bruce McLaren
- 1st for Jackie Oliver (98th different podium finisher, 23rd British driver; last podium until 1973; only podium for Lotus)
- 54th & 55th for Lotus
- 6th for McLaren
- Poles
- 1st for Jo Siffert (35th different polesitter, 1st Swiss driver; last until 1971; only pole for Lotus)
- 45th for Lotus
- Fastest laps
- 3rd for Jo Siffert (last until 1971; last for Lotus)
- 38th for Lotus
- Front row starts
- 9th for Chris Amon
- 2nd for Jo Siffert (last until 1971; last for Lotus)
- Points finishes
- 20th and last for Jo Bonnier