1968 British Grand Prix

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The 1968 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Brands Hatch Circuit on 20 July 1968. It was race 7 of 12 in both the 1968 World Championship of Drivers and the 1968 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 80-lap race was won by Jo Siffert, his first Formula One victory, and the first victory by a Swiss driver. Siffert's win also marked the 9th and final win for the privateer Rob Walker Racing Team.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 8 Template:Flagicon Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:28.9
2 9 Template:Flagicon Jackie Oliver Lotus-Ford 1:29.4 +0.5
3 5 Template:Flagicon Chris Amon Ferrari 1:29.5 +0.6
4 22 Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 1:29.7 +0.8
5 4 Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco 1:29.9 +1.0
6 24 Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake 1:30.0 +1.1
7 14 Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 1:30.0 +1.1
8 3 Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 1:30.2 +1.3
9 7 Template:Flagicon John Surtees Honda 1:30.3 +1.4
10 2 Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 1:30.4 +1.5
11 1 Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:30.4 +1.5
12 6 Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:31.0 +2.1
13 10 Template:Flagicon Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:31.6 +2.7
14 18 Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 1:31.6 +2.7
15 11 Template:Flagicon Richard Attwood BRM 1:31.7 +2.8
16 20 Template:Flagicon Piers Courage BRM 1:32.3 +3.4
17 15 Template:Flagicon Vic Elford Cooper-BRM 1:33.0 +4.1
18 16 Template:Flagicon Robin Widdows Cooper-BRM 1:34.0 +5.1
19 19 Template:Flagicon Silvio Moser Brabham-Repco 1:35.4 +6.5
20 23 Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM 1:36.8 +7.9
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Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 22 Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 80 2:01:20.3 4 9
2 5 Template:Flagicon Chris Amon Ferrari 80 + 4.4 3 6
3 6 Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx Ferrari 79 + 1 lap 12 4
4 1 Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 79 + 1 lap 11 3
5 7 Template:Flagicon John Surtees Honda 78 + 2 laps 9 2
6 14 Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 78 + 2 laps 7 1
7 2 Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 77 + 3 laps 10  
8 20 Template:Flagicon Piers Courage BRM 72 + 8 laps 16  
Ret 4 Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco 55 Fuel leak 5  
Ret 10 Template:Flagicon Pedro Rodríguez BRM 52 Engine 13  
NC 19 Template:Flagicon Silvio Moser Brabham-Repco 52 + 28 laps 19  
Ret 9 Template:Flagicon Jackie Oliver Lotus-Ford 43 Transmission 2  
Ret 16 Template:Flagicon Robin Widdows Cooper-BRM 34 Ignition 18  
Ret 8 Template:Flagicon Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 26 Halfshaft 1  
Ret 15 Template:Flagicon Vic Elford Cooper-BRM 26 Engine 17  
Ret 18 Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 11 Engine 14  
Ret 11 Template:Flagicon Richard Attwood BRM 10 Radiator 15  
Ret 24 Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake 8 Fuel pump 6  
Ret 23 Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM 6 Engine 20  
Ret 3 Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 0 Engine 8  
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Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British driver Robin Widdows.
  • This was the 10th Grand Prix win for a Ford-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Template:Flagicon Graham Hill 24
2 Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx 20
3 Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart 17
4 Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme 15
5 Template:Flagicon Pedro Rodríguez 10
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Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 Template:Flagicon Lotus-Ford 38
1 2 Template:Flagicon Ferrari 25
1 3 Template:Flagicon McLaren-Ford 22
4 Template:Flagicon Matra-Ford 20
5 Template:Flagicon BRM 17
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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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Further reading

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