1968 South African Grand Prix

Name: 1968 South African Grand Prix
Start: 01/01/1968
Location: Kyalami

Monday, January 1, 1968
South African Grand Prix
F1 World Championship

Race Winner

Jim Clark , Team Lotus

Country

South Africa

Circuit

Kyalami

Round

Laps

Pole

Jim Clark , Team Lotus

Fastest Lap

Clark, 1m 23.7s

1968 Season

Past Results

1967, 1966, 1965, 1963, 1962, 1962, 1960, 1939, 1938, 1937, 1936, 1934

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Race Results

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Position	Driver	No.	Team	Vehicle	Time	Points
1	Jim Clark	4	Team Lotus	Lotus 49-Ford (Firestone)	1h 53m 56.6s	9
2	Graham Hill	5	Team Lotus	Lotus 49-Ford (Firestone)	1h 54m 21.9s	6
3 1	Jochen Rindt	3	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham BT24-Repco (Goodyear)	1h 54m 27s	4
4 4	Chris Amon	8	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 312 (Firestone)	78 laps	3
5 4	Denny Hulme	1	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren M5A-BRM (Goodyear)	78 laps	2
6 12	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	21	Matra Sports	Matra MS7-Cosworth (Goodyear)	77 laps	1
7 9	Jo Siffert	19	Rob Walker/Jack Durlacher Racing	Cooper T81-Maserati (Firestone)	77 laps	0
8 2	John Surtees	7	Honda Racing	Honda RA300 (Firestone)	75 laps	0
9 8	John Love	17	Team Gunston	Brabham BT20-Repco (Firestone)	75 laps	0
NC	Jackie Pretorius	23	Team Pretoria	Brabham BT11-Climax (Firestone)	70 laps Not classified	0
R	Basil van Rooyen	25	John Love	Cooper T79-Climax (Firestone)	19 laps Engine	0
R	Dave Charlton	22	Scuderia Scribante	Brabham BT11-Repco (Firestone)	2 laps Crown wheel & pinion	0
R	Dan Gurney	6	Anglo-American Racers	Eagle AAR104-Weslake (Goodyear)	57 laps Overheating	0
R	Sam Tingle	18	Team Gunston	LDS Mk3-Repco (Firestone)	37 laps Ignition	0
R	Jack Brabham	2	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham BT24-Repco (Goodyear)	16 laps Engine	0
R	Jo Bonnier	20	Joakim Bonnier Racing Team	Cooper T81-Maserati (Firestone)	46 laps Wheel	0
R	Andrea de Adamich	10	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 312 (Firestone)	12 laps Accident	0
R	Pedro Rodriguez	11	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P126 (Goodyear)	19 laps Ignition	0
R	Mike Spence	12	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P115 (Goodyear)	7 laps Fuel vapourisation	0
R	Brian Redman	14	Cooper Car Co	Cooper T81B-Maserati (Firestone)	4 laps Engine	0
R	Ludovico Scarfiotti	15	Cooper Car Co	Cooper T86-Maserati (Firestone)	1 laps Accident	0
R	Jackie Stewart	16	Matra International	Matra MS9-Ford (Dunlop)	37 laps Engine	0
R	Jacky Ickx	9	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 312 (Firestone)	50 laps Oil tank	0

Qualifying

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Grid	Driver	Team	Time
1	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	1m 21.6s
2	Graham Hill	Team Lotus	1m 22.6s
3	Jackie Stewart	Matra International	1m 22.7s
4	Jochen Rindt	Brabham Racing Organisation	1m 23s
5	Jack Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	1m 23.2s
6	John Surtees	Honda Racing	1m 23.5s
7	Andrea de Adamich	Scuderia Ferrari	1m 23.6s
8	Chris Amon	Scuderia Ferrari	1m 23.8s
9	Denny Hulme	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	1m 24s
10	Pedro Rodriguez	Owen Racing Organisation	1m 24.9s
11	Jacky Ickx	Scuderia Ferrari	1m 24.9s
12	Dan Gurney	Anglo-American Racers	1m 25.6s
13	Mike Spence	Owen Racing Organisation	1m 25.9s
14	Dave Charlton	Scuderia Scribante	1m 26.2s
15	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Cooper Car Co	1m 26.3s
16	Jo Siffert	Rob Walker/Jack Durlacher Racing	1m 26.4s
17	John Love	Team Gunston	1m 27s
18	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra Sports	1m 27.2s
19	Jo Bonnier	Joakim Bonnier Racing Team	1m 27.3s
20	Basil van Rooyen	John Love	1m 27.8s
21	Brian Redman	Cooper Car Co	1m 28s
22	Sam Tingle	Team Gunston	1m 28.6s
23	Jackie Pretorius	Team Pretoria	1m 29s