F1 Championship leaders
Drivers’ Championship
| # | Grand Prix | Leader | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | (GBR) Jim Clark | 3 |
| 2 | Spain | (GBR) Graham Hill | 6 |
| 3 | Monaco | (GBR) Graham Hill | 14 |
| 4 | Belgium | (GBR) Graham Hill | 14 |
| 5 | Netherlands | (GBR) Graham Hill | 12 |
| 6 | France | (GBR) Graham Hill | 8 |
| 7 | Britain | (GBR) Graham Hill | 4 |
| 8 | Germany | (GBR) Graham Hill | 4 |
| 9 | Italy | (GBR) Graham Hill | 3 |
| 10 | Canada | (GBR) Graham Hill | 0 |
| 11 | USA | (GBR) Graham Hill | 3 |
| 12 | Mexico | (GBR) Graham Hill | 12 |
- First time as championship leader
- No driver led the championship for the first time in 1968
- Last time as championship leader
- Jim Clark
- Graham Hill
- First time as championship leader since…
- 1965 for Jim Clark and Graham Hill
- First time as championship leader by a…
- British driver since 1966
Constructors’ Championship
| # | Grand Prix | Leader | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 5 |
| 2 | Spain | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 12 |
| 3 | Monaco | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 19 |
| 4 | Belgium | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 12 |
| 5 | Netherlands | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 12 |
| 6 | France | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 10 |
| 7 | Britain | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 13 |
| 8 | Germany | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 15 |
| 9 | Italy | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 9 |
| 10 | Canada | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 7 |
| 11 | USA | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 8 |
| 12 | Mexico | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 13 |
Notes
- The 1968 season was the third season, and the first since 1960, in which the Constructors’ Championship was led from start to finish by the same constructor.
- Lotus was the second constructor to achieve this feat.
- First time as championship leader
- No constructor led the championship for the first time in 1968
- Last time as championship leader
- No constructor led the championship for the last time in 1968
- First time as championship leader since…
- 1965 for Lotus