1968 South African Grand Prix
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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 | (GBR) Jim Clark | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 80 | 1hr 53m 56.600s | 9 | |
2 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +25.300s | 6 | |
3 | +1 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco | 80 | +30.400s | 4 |
4 | +4 | (NZL) Chris Amon | Ferrari | 78 | +2 laps | 3 |
5 | +4 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-BRM | 78 | +2 laps | 2 |
6 | +12 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +3 laps | 1 |
7 | +9 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 77 | +3 laps | |
8 | -2 | (GBR) John Surtees | Honda | 75 | +5 laps | |
9 | +8 | (RHO) John Love | Brabham-Repco (privateer) | 75 | +5 laps | |
NC | (ZAF) Jackie Pretorius | Brabham-Climax (privateer) | 70 | +10 laps | ||
R | (USA) Dan Gurney | Eagle-Weslake | 58 | DNF | ||
R | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 51 | DNF | ||
R | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 47 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 43 | DNF | ||
R | (RHO) Sam Tingle | LDS-Repco (privateer) | 35 | DNF | ||
R | (ZAF) Basil van Rooyen | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 22 | DNF | ||
R | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | BRM | 20 | DNF | ||
R | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 17 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Andrea de Adamich | Ferrari | 13 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Mike Spence | BRM | 8 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Brian Redman | Cooper-Maserati | 4 | DNF | ||
R | (ZAF) Dave Charlton | Brabham-Repco (privateer) | 3 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Ludovico Scarfiotti | Cooper-Maserati | 2 | DNF |
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:21.600
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (GBR) Jim Clark | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
2 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
3 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
4 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco |
5 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco |
6 | (GBR) John Surtees | Honda |
7 | (ITA) Andrea de Adamich | Ferrari |
8 | (NZL) Chris Amon | Ferrari |
9 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-BRM |
10 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | BRM |
11 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
12 | (USA) Dan Gurney | Eagle-Weslake |
13 | (GBR) Mike Spence | BRM |
14 | (ZAF) Dave Charlton | Brabham-Repco (privateer) |
15 | (ITA) Ludovico Scarfiotti | Cooper-Maserati |
16 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
17 | (RHO) John Love | Brabham-Repco (privateer) |
18 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Ford Cosworth |
19 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
20 | (ZAF) Basil van Rooyen | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
21 | (GBR) Brian Redman | Cooper-Maserati |
22 | (RHO) Sam Tingle | LDS-Repco (privateer) |
23 | (ZAF) Jackie Pretorius | Brabham-Climax (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (GBR) Jim Clark | 9 |
2 | (GBR) Graham Hill | 6 |
3 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | 4 |
4 | (NZL) Chris Amon | 3 |
5 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | 2 |
6 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 1 |
Stats & 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
- 1-2 start
- 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