1968 Dutch Grand Prix

F1 Netherlands Dutch June 23 1968 Circuit Park Zandvoort-1948.svg Zandvoort original layout XVI Grote Prijs van Nederland Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands Permanent racing facility 2.605 4.193 90 234.487 377.370 Showers Chris Amon Ferrari 1:23.54 New Zealand Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 1:45.91 6 France Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford United Kingdom Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra France Pedro Rodríguez BRM Mexico 1934 NED thumb|Race winner Jackie Stewart during the race thumb|Second placed Jean-Pierre Beltoise on the winners' podium thumbnail|Third placed Pedro Rodríguez The 1968 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Zandvoort Circuit on 23 June 1968. It was race 5 of 12 in both the 1968 World Championship of Drivers and the 1968 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 90-lap race was won by Matra driver Jackie Stewart after he started from fifth position. His teammate Jean-Pierre Beltoise finished second and BRM driver Pedro Rodríguez came in third. Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 9 New Zealand Chris Amon Ferrari 1:23.54 — 2 6 Austria Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco 1:23.70 +0.16 3 3 UK Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:23.84 +0.30 4 5 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 1:23.90 +0.36 5 8 UK Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 1:24.41 +0.87 6 10 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:24.42 +0.88 7 1 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:24.45 +0.91 8 2 New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 1:24.58 +1.04 9 7 United Kingdom John Surtees Honda 1:25.22 +1.68 10 4 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver Lotus-Ford 1:25.48 +1.94 11 15 Mexico 1934 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:25.51 +1.97 12 18 United States Dan Gurney Brabham-Repco 1:25.79 +2.25 13 21 Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 1:25.86 +2.32 14 20 United Kingdom Piers Courage BRM 1:26.07 +2.53 15 16 United Kingdom Richard Attwood BRM 1:26.72 +3.18 16 17 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 1:26.76 +3.22 17 22 Switzerland Silvio Moser Brabham-Repco 1:28.29 +4.75 18 14 Belgium Lucien Bianchi Cooper-BRM 1:28.31 +4.77 19 19 Sweden Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM 1:28.43 +4.89 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 8 UK Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 90 2:46:11.2 5 9 2 17 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 90 + 1:33.93 16 6 3 15 MEX 1934 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 89 + 1 lap 11 4 4 10 BEL Jacky Ickx Ferrari 88 + 2 laps 6 3 5 22 SUI Silvio Moser Brabham-Repco 87 + 3 laps 17 2 6 9 NZL Chris Amon Ferrari 85 + 5 laps 1 1 7 16 UK Richard Attwood BRM 85 + 5 laps 15   8 19 SWE Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM 82 + 8 laps 19   9 3 UK Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 81 Accident 3   NC Not classified 4 UK Jackie Oliver Lotus-Ford 80 + 10 laps 10   Ret Retired 18 USA Dan Gurney Brabham-Repco 63 Throttle 12   Ret Retired 21 SUI Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 55 Gearbox 13   Ret Retired 7 UK John Surtees Honda 50 Alternator 9   Ret Retired 20 UK Piers Courage BRM 50 Spun off 14   Ret Retired 6 AUT Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco 39 Ignition 2   Ret Retired 5 AUS Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 22 Spun off 4   Ret Retired 2 NZL Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 19 Accident 8   Ret Retired 1 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 10 Ignition 7   Ret Retired 14 BEL Lucien Bianchi Cooper-BRM 9 Accident 18  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1968/553/ 1968 Dutch Grand Prix formula1.com 26 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150118232450/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1968/553/ 18 January 2015 Notes This was the first win for a French constructor in Formula One. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 United Kingdom Graham Hill 24 10px 11 2 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 12 10px 2 3 Mexico 1934 Pedro Rodríguez 10 10px 2 4 New Zealand Denny Hulme 10 10px 2 5 New Zealand Bruce McLaren 9Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1968/pays-bas/championnat.aspx Netherlands 1968 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 15 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 UK Lotus-Ford 29 10px 2 UK McLaren-Ford 17 10px 3 UK BRM 16 10px 2 4 France Matra-Ford 15 10px 5 Italy Ferrari 10Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em Further reading Lang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 2 Haynes Publishing Group 1982 68–69 0-85429-321-3 External links 1968 Dutch GP ChicaneF1 http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1968&gp=Dutch%20GP&r=1 26 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20120516085343/http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1968&gp=Dutch%20GP&r=1 16 May 2012 live Dutch Grand Prix 1968 1968 Belgian Grand Prix 1968 French Grand Prix 1967 Dutch Grand Prix 1969 Dutch Grand Prix Dutch Grand Prix Category:Dutch Grand Prix Grand Prix Dutch Grand Prix