1968 United States Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 6 October 1968 |
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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 |  Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 108 | 1hr 59m 20.290s | 9 |
| 2 | +1 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 108 | +24.680s | 6 |
| 3 | +6 | John Surtees | Honda | 107 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | +3 |  Dan Gurney | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 107 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +7 |  Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 105 | +3 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +4 |  Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 103 | +5 laps | 1 |
| R | Piers Courage | BRM (privateer) | 93 | DNF | ||
| R | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 92 | DNF | ||
| R |  Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-BRM | 88 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 77 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco | 73 | DNF | ||
| R | Vic Elford | Cooper-BRM | 71 | DNF | ||
| R |  Pedro Rodriguez | BRM | 66 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jo Bonnier | McLaren-BRM (privateer) | 62 | DNF | ||
| R | Chris Amon | Ferrari | 59 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 44 | DNF | ||
| R | Bobby Unser | BRM | 35 | DNF | ||
| R | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 32 | DNF | ||
| R | Derek Bell | Ferrari | 14 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Jackie Oliver | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | |||||
| Henri Pescarolo | Matra | |||||
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:04.200
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 3 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | Chris Amon | Ferrari |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco |
| 7 | Dan Gurney | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 8 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco |
| 9 | John Surtees | Honda |
| 10 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Pedro Rodriguez | BRM |
| 12 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra |
| 14 | Piers Courage | BRM (privateer) |
| 15 | Derek Bell | Ferrari |
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| 17 | Vic Elford | Cooper-BRM |
| 18 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren-BRM (privateer) |
| 19 | Bobby Unser | BRM |
| 20 | Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-BRM |
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Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1968 United States Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Graham Hill | 39 |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | 36 |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | 33 |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | 27 |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | 16 |
| 6 | Pedro Rodriguez | 15 |
| 7 | John Surtees | 12 |
| 8 | Jo Siffert | 11 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 11 |
| 10 | Chris Amon | 10 |
| 11 | Jim Clark | 9 |
| 12 | Jochen Rindt | 8 |
| 13 | Richard Attwood | 6 |
| = | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 6 |
| 15 |  Ludovico Scarfiotti | 6 |
| 16 | Lucien Bianchi | 5 |
| 17 | Vic Elford | 5 |
| 18 | Brian Redman | 4 |
| 19 | Piers Courage | 4 |
| 20 | Dan Gurney | 3 |
| 21 | Jackie Oliver | 2 |
| = | Silvio Moser | 2 |
| = | Jack Brabham | 2 |
| 24 | Jo Bonnier | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 53 |
| 2 | Matra-Ford Cosworth | 45 |
| 3 | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 43 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 32 |
| 5 | BRM | 25 |
| 6 | Cooper-BRM | 14 |
| 7 |  Honda | 12 |
| 8 | Brabham-Repco | 10 |
| 9 | Matra | 8 |
| 10 | McLaren-BRM | 3 |
Statistics & 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