1968 British Grand Prix

1968 British Grand Prix
Race details
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 miles)
Distance	80 laps, 341.200 km (212.012 miles)
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
Lap leaders

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	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	1:28.9	—
2	9	Jackie Oliver	Lotus-Ford	1:29.4	+0.5
3	5	Chris Amon	Ferrari	1:29.5	+0.6
4	22	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	1:29.7	+0.8
5	4	Jochen Rindt	Brabham-Repco	1:29.9	+1.0
6	24	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Weslake	1:30.0	+1.1
7	14	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	1:30.0	+1.1
8	3	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	1:30.2	+1.3
9	7	John Surtees	Honda	1:30.3	+1.4
10	2	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	1:30.4	+1.5
11	1	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:30.4	+1.5
12	6	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:31.0	+2.1
13	10	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	1:31.6	+2.7
14	18	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:31.6	+2.7
15	11	Richard Attwood	BRM	1:31.7	+2.8
16	20	Piers Courage	BRM	1:32.3	+3.4
17	15	Vic Elford	Cooper-BRM	1:33.0	+4.1
18	16	Robin Widdows	Cooper-BRM	1:34.0	+5.1
19	19	Silvio Moser	Brabham-Repco	1:35.4	+6.5
20	23	Jo Bonnier	McLaren-BRM	1:36.8	+7.9
Source: [1]

Race

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	+ 28 laps	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: [2]

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

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 Source: [3]

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 Source: [3]

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

References

1. "1968 British GP". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
2. "1968 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
3. "Britain 1968 - Championship • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

Further reading

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

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