1968 British Grand Prix
| 1968 British Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 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 | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:28.9 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford | |
| Time | 1:29.7 on lap 42 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
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
| 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
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Cooper-BRM | 26 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 18 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise
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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 | |
| WD | 12 | Tony Lanfranchi
|
BRM | ||||
| WD | 17 | Lucien Bianchi
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Cooper-Alfa Romeo | ||||
| WD | 21 | Tom Jones
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Cooper-Maserati | ||||
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Notes
- Records:
- 100th Grand Prix start - Jack Brabham
- Milestones:
- 1st Fastest Lap - Jo Siffert
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "1968 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Britain 1968 - Championship • STATS F1". www.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.