1968 South African Grand Prix
| Date | Monday, 1 January 1968 |
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| Circuit | Kyalami, 80 laps |
| Round | 1 of 12 |
| Race numbers | The 1968 South African Grand Prix was the
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| Previous race | 1967 Mexican Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Jim Clark | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 80 | 1hr 53m 56.600s | 9 | |
| 2 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +25.300s | 6 | |
| 3 | +1 |  Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco | 80 | +30.400s | 4 |
| 4 | +4 |  Chris Amon | Ferrari | 78 | +2 laps | 3 |
| 5 | +4 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-BRM | 78 | +2 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +12 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +3 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +9 |  Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 77 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | -2 | John Surtees | Honda | 75 | +5 laps | |
| 9 | +8 |  John Love | Brabham-Repco (privateer) | 75 | +5 laps | |
| NC |  Jackie Pretorius | Brabham-Climax (privateer) | 70 | +10 laps | ||
| R |  Dan Gurney | Eagle-Weslake | 58 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 51 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 47 | DNF | ||
| R | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 43 | DNF | ||
| R | Sam Tingle | LDS-Repco (privateer) | 35 | DNF | ||
| R | Basil van Rooyen | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 22 | DNF | ||
| R |  Pedro Rodriguez | BRM | 20 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 17 | DNF | ||
| R |  Andrea de Adamich | Ferrari | 13 | DNF | ||
| R | Mike Spence | BRM | 8 | DNF | ||
| R | Brian Redman | Cooper-Maserati | 4 | DNF | ||
| R | Dave Charlton | Brabham-Repco (privateer) | 3 | DNF | ||
| R | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Cooper-Maserati | 2 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:21.600
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 2 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 4 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco |
| 5 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco |
| 6 | John Surtees | Honda |
| 7 | Andrea de Adamich | Ferrari |
| 8 | Chris Amon | Ferrari |
| 9 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-BRM |
| 10 | Pedro Rodriguez | BRM |
| 11 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
| 12 | Dan Gurney | Eagle-Weslake |
| 13 | Mike Spence | BRM |
| 14 | Dave Charlton | Brabham-Repco (privateer) |
| 15 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Cooper-Maserati |
| 16 | Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
| 17 | John Love | Brabham-Repco (privateer) |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
| 20 | Basil van Rooyen | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 21 | Brian Redman | Cooper-Maserati |
| 22 | Sam Tingle | LDS-Repco (privateer) |
| 23 | Jackie Pretorius | Brabham-Climax (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1968 South African Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Jim Clark | 9 |
| 2 | Graham Hill | 6 |
| 3 | Jochen Rindt | 4 |
| 4 | Chris Amon | 3 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | 2 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 9 |
| 2 | Brabham-Repco | 4 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 3 |
| 4 | McLaren-BRM | 2 |
| 5 | Matra-Ford Cosworth | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Andrea de Adamich, Jackie Pretorius, Brian Redman, Basil van Rooyen
- Last start
- Jim Clark, Mike Spence
- LDS
- Wins
- 25th and last for Jim Clark NEW RECORD
- 30th for Lotus (2nd constructor to win 30 races)
- Race 1-2
- 3rd for Lotus
- Podiums
- 32nd and last for Jim Clark, 29th for Graham Hill, 4th for Jochen Rindt (first podium since 1966; first for Brabham)
- 47th & 48th for Lotus, 40th for Brabham (5th constructor to score 40 podiums)
- Poles
- 33rd and last for Jim Clark
- 41st for Lotus
- Qualifying 1-2
- 4th for Lotus
- Fastest laps
- 28th and last for Jim Clark
- 34th for Lotus
- Front row starts
- 48th and last for Jim Clark EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Juan Manuel Fangio), 37th for Graham Hill, 9th for Jackie Stewart (first for Matra)
- Points finishes
- 40th and last for Jim Clark, 1st for Jean-Pierre Beltoise (144th different point scorer, 11th French driver)
- Pole & win
- 15th and last for Jim Clark EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Juan Manuel Fangio)
- Win & fastest lap
- 18th and last for Jim Clark
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 11th and last for Jim Clark