1968 British Grand Prix

  1968 British Grand Prix

Race details
Race 7 of 12 in the 1968 Formula One season
Date	20 July 1968
Official name	XXI RAC British Grand Prix
Location	Brands Hatch, Kent, England
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.265 km (2.650 mi)
Distance	80 laps, 341.200 km (212.012 mi)
Weather	Hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:28.9
Fastest lap
Driver	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:29.7 on lap 42
Podium
First	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford
Second	Chris Amon	Ferrari
Third	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari

The 1968 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Brands Hatch Circuit on 20 July 1968. It was the seventh round of the 1968 Formula One season. The 80-lap race was won by Jo Siffert, his first Formula One victory, and the first victory by a Swiss driver.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	22	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	80	2:01:20.3	4	9
2	5	Chris Amon	Ferrari	80	+ 4.4	3	6
3	6	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	79	+ 1 Lap	12	4
4	1	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	79	+ 1 Lap	11	3
5	7	John Surtees	Honda	78	+ 2 Laps	9	2
6	14	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	78	+ 2 Laps	7	1
7	2	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	77	+ 3 Laps	10
8	20	Piers Courage	BRM	72	+ 8 Laps	16
Ret	4	Jochen Rindt	Brabham-Repco	55	Fuel Leak	5
Ret	10	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	52	Engine	13
NC	19	Silvio Moser	Brabham-Repco	52	Not Classified	19
Ret	9	Jackie Oliver	Lotus-Ford	43	Transmission	2
Ret	16	Robin Widdows	Cooper-BRM	34	Ignition	18
Ret	8	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	26	Halfshaft	1
Ret	15	Vic Elford	Cooper-BRM	26	Engine	17
Ret	18	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	11	Engine	14
Ret	11	Richard Attwood	BRM	10	Radiator	15
Ret	24	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Weslake	8	Fuel Pump	6
Ret	23	Jo Bonnier	McLaren-BRM	6	Engine	20
Ret	3	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	0	Engine	8
Source:[1]

Notes

• Records:
  • 100th Grand Prix start - Jack Brabham
• Milestones:
  • 1st Fastest Lap - Jo Siffert
  • Last win of a privately entered car - Jo Siffert for the Rob Walker Racing Team with a Lotus 49

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Graham Hill 24 2 Jacky Ickx 20 3 Jackie Stewart 17 4 Denny Hulme 15 5 Pedro Rodríguez 10

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Ford 38 1 2 Ferrari 25 1 3 McLaren-Ford 22 4 Matra-Ford 20 5 BRM 17

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

1. "1968 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.

Further reading

• Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 72–73. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.