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Home / Seasons / 1968 F1 World Championship Season / Pole Positions

1968 F1 pole positions

Polesitters

#Grand PrixCircuitDriverConstructorRacePole margin
1South AfricaKyalami(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Ford Cosworth11.000s
2SpainJarama(NZL) Chris AmonFerrariDNF0.200s
3MonacoMonte Carlo(GBR) Graham HillLotus-Ford Cosworth10.600s
4BelgiumSpa-Francorchamps(NZL) Chris AmonFerrariDNF3.700s
5NetherlandsZandvoort(NZL) Chris AmonFerrari60.160s
6FranceRouen-les-Essarts(AUT) Jochen RindtBrabham-RepcoDNF1.200s
7BritainBrands Hatch(GBR) Graham HillLotus-Ford CosworthDNF0.500s
8GermanyNurburgring(BEL) Jacky IckxFerrari410.900s
9ItalyMonza(GBR) John SurteesHondaDNF0.040s
10CanadaMont-Tremblant(AUT) Jochen RindtBrabham-RepcoDNF0.000s
11USAWatkins Glen(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford CosworthDNF0.070s
12MexicoMexico City(CHE) Jo SiffertLotus-Ford Cosworth60.400s
← 1967 1969 →
First pole position (drivers)
Chris Amon (first New Zealander polesitter)
Mario Andretti
Jacky Ickx (first Belgian polesitter)
Jochen Rindt (first Austrian polesitter)
Jo SIffert (first Swiss polesitter)
Last pole position (drivers)
Jim Clark
Graham Hill
John Surtees
First pole position (constructors)
Honda
Last pole position (constructors)
No constructor took their last pole position in 1968
First pole position since…
1966 for John Surtees and Ferrari
Last pole position until…
1970 for Ferrari
1971 for Chris Amon and Jo Siffert
1976 for Mario Andretti
2006 for Honda
First pole position by a…
American driver since 1964
Last pole position by a…
Swiss driver until 1970
New Zealander driver until 1971
American driver until 1972

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