1968 United States Grand Prix
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Circuit | Watkins Glen, 108 laps |
Round | 11 of 12 |
Race numbers | The 1968 United States Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +1 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 108 | 1hr 59m 20.290s | 9 |
2 | +1 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 108 | +24.680s | 6 |
3 | +6 | (GBR) John Surtees | Honda | 107 | +1 lap | 4 |
4 | +3 | (USA) Dan Gurney | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 107 | +1 lap | 3 |
5 | +7 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 105 | +3 laps | 2 |
6 | +4 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 103 | +5 laps | 1 |
R | (GBR) Piers Courage | BRM (privateer) | 93 | DNF | ||
R | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 92 | DNF | ||
R | (BEL) Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-BRM | 88 | DNF | ||
R | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 77 | DNF | ||
R | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco | 73 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Vic Elford | Cooper-BRM | 71 | DNF | ||
R | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | BRM | 66 | DNF | ||
R | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | McLaren-BRM (privateer) | 62 | DNF | ||
R | (NZL) Chris Amon | Ferrari | 59 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 44 | DNF | ||
R | (USA) Bobby Unser | BRM | 35 | DNF | ||
R | (USA) Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 32 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Derek Bell | Ferrari | 14 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
(GBR) Jackie Oliver | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | |||||
(FRA) Henri Pescarolo | Matra |
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:04.200
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
2 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
3 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
4 | (NZL) Chris Amon | Ferrari |
5 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
6 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco |
7 | (USA) Dan Gurney | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
8 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco |
9 | (GBR) John Surtees | Honda |
10 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
11 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | BRM |
12 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
13 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra |
14 | (GBR) Piers Courage | BRM (privateer) |
15 | (GBR) Derek Bell | Ferrari |
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17 | (GBR) Vic Elford | Cooper-BRM |
18 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | McLaren-BRM (privateer) |
19 | (USA) Bobby Unser | BRM |
20 | (BEL) Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-BRM |
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Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (GBR) Graham Hill | 39 |
2 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | 36 |
3 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | 33 |
4 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | 27 |
5 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | 16 |
6 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | 15 |
7 | (GBR) John Surtees | 12 |
8 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | 11 |
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 | (ITA) Ludovico Scarfiotti | 6 |
16 | (BEL) Lucien Bianchi | 5 |
17 | (GBR) Vic Elford | 5 |
18 | (GBR) Brian Redman | 4 |
19 | (GBR) Piers Courage | 4 |
20 | (USA) Dan Gurney | 3 |
21 | (GBR) Jackie Oliver | 2 |
= | (CHE) Silvio Moser | 2 |
= | (AUS) Jack Brabham | 2 |
24 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Race debut
- Mario Andretti
- Bobby Unser (only start)
- Wins
- 5th for Jackie Stewart
- 3rd for Matra
- Podiums
- 33rd for Graham Hill
- 23rd for John Surtees (last for Honda)
- 12th for Jackie Stewart
- 53rd for Lotus
- 6th for Matra
- 5th for Honda (last until 2006)
- Poles
- 1st for Mario Andretti (34th different polesitter, 14th American driver; last until 1976; first American polesitter since 1964 and last until 1972)
- 44th for Lotus
- Fastest laps
- 2nd for Jackie Stewart
- 4th for Matra
- Front row starts
- 12th for Jackie Stewart
- 1st for Mario Andretti (74th different front row starter, 28th American driver; last until 1976; last American front row starter until 1972)
- Win & fastest lap
- 2nd for Jackie Stewart