1968 Spanish Grand Prix
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| Circuit | Jarama, 90 laps |
| Round | 2 of 12 |
| Race numbers | The 1968 Spanish Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +5 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 90 | 2hr 15m 20.100s | 9 |
| 2 | +1 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 90 | +15.900s | 6 |
| 3 | +10 | (GBR) Brian Redman | Cooper-BRM | 89 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | +8 | (ITA) Ludovico Scarfiotti | Cooper-BRM | 89 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 81 | +9 laps | 2 | |
| R | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 77 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) John Surtees | Honda | 74 | DNF | ||
| R | (CHE) Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 62 | DNF | ||
| R | (NZL) Chris Amon | Ferrari | 57 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Piers Courage | BRM (privateer) | 52 | DNF | ||
| R | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | BRM | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 13 | DNF | ||
| R | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco | 10 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| (AUS) Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | |||||
Notes
- Chris Amon ended lap 57 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:27.900
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (NZL) Chris Amon | Ferrari |
| 2 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | BRM |
| 3 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 6 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | (GBR) John Surtees | Honda |
| 8 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
| 9 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco |
| 10 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 11 | (GBR) Piers Courage | BRM (privateer) |
| 12 | (ITA) Ludovico Scarfiotti | Cooper-BRM |
| 13 | (GBR) Brian Redman | Cooper-BRM |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) Graham Hill | 15 |
| 2 | (GBR) Jim Clark | 9 |
| 3 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | 8 |
| 4 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | 4 |
| = | (GBR) Brian Redman | 4 |
| 6 | (NZL) Chris Amon | 3 |
| = | (ITA) Ludovico Scarfiotti | 3 |
| 8 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 3 |
Stats & milestones
- Wins
- 11th for Graham Hill (first for Lotus)
- 31st for Lotus
- Podiums
- 30th for Graham Hill (3rd driver to score 30 podiums, 2nd British driver)
- 13th for Denny Hulme (first for McLaren)
- 1st and only for Brian Redman (92nd different podium finisher, 21st British driver)
- 57th for Cooper
- 49th for Lotus
- 1st for McLaren (25th different podium finisher)
- Poles
- 1st for Chris Amon (31st different polesitter, 1st New Zealander driver)
- 45th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 1st for Jean-Pierre Beltoise (38th different fastest lap setter, 3rd French driver; first French driver to set a fastest lap since 1959)
- 1st for Matra (18th different fastest lap setter)
- Front row starts
- 7th for Denny Hulme (first for McLaren)
- 2nd for Chris Amon
- 1st for Pedro Rodriguez (69th different front row starter, 2nd Mexican driver; last until 1970; first Mexican front row starter since 1961)
- Points finishes
- 1st for Brian Redman (145th different point scorer, 33rd British driver)