1968 British Grand Prix

Formula One race held in 1968 October 2023 June 2013 F1 United Kingdom British 20 July 1968 File:Brands Hatch 1960-1975.svg XXI RAC British Grand Prix Brands Hatch, Kent, England Permanent racing facility 2.650 4.265 80 212.012 341.200 Hot, Dry Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:28.9 United Kingdom Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 1:29.7 42 Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford Switzerland Chris Amon Ferrari New Zealand Jacky Ickx Ferrari Belgium GBR 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 Gap1 8 UK Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:28.9 — 2 9 UK Jackie Oliver Lotus-Ford 1:29.4 +0.5 3 5 NZL Chris Amon Ferrari 1:29.5 +0.6 4 22 SUI Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 1:29.7 +0.8 5 4 AUT Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco 1:29.9 +1.0 6 24 USA Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake 1:30.0 +1.1 7 14 UK Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 1:30.0 +1.1 8 3 AUS Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 1:30.2 +1.3 9 7 UK John Surtees Honda 1:30.3 +1.4 10 2 NZL Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 1:30.4 +1.5 11 1 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:30.4 +1.5 12 6 BEL Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:31.0 +2.1 13 10 MEX 1934 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:31.6 +2.7 14 18 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 1:31.6 +2.7 15 11 UK Richard Attwood BRM 1:31.7 +2.8 16 20 UK Piers Courage BRM 1:32.3 +3.4 17 15 UK Vic Elford Cooper-BRM 1:33.0 +4.1 18 16 UK Robin Widdows Cooper-BRM 1:34.0 +5.1 19 19 SUI Silvio Moser Brabham-Repco 1:35.4 +6.5 20 23 SWE Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM 1:36.8 +7.9 Source:https://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1968&gp=British%20GP&r=1&type=qual 1968 British GP chicanef1.com 28 August 2020 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 22 SUI Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 80 2:01:20.3 4 9 2 5 NZL Chris Amon Ferrari 80 + 4.4 3 6 3 6 BEL Jacky Ickx Ferrari 79 + 1 lap 12 4 4 1 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 79 + 1 lap 11 3 5 7 UK John Surtees Honda 78 + 2 laps 9 2 6 14 UK Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 78 + 2 laps 7 1 7 2 NZL Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 77 + 3 laps 10   8 20 UK Piers Courage BRM 72 + 8 laps 16   Ret Retired 4 AUT Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco 55 Fuel leak 5   Ret Retired 10 MEX 1934 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 52 Engine 13   NC Not classified 19 SUI Silvio Moser Brabham-Repco 52 + 28 laps 19   Ret Retired 9 UK Jackie Oliver Lotus-Ford 43 Transmission 2   Ret Retired 16 UK Robin Widdows Cooper-BRM 34 Ignition 18   Ret Retired 8 UK Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 26 Halfshaft 1   Ret Retired 15 UK Vic Elford Cooper-BRM 26 Engine 17   Ret Retired 18 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 11 Engine 14   Ret Retired 11 UK Richard Attwood BRM 10 Radiator 15   Ret Retired 24 USA Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake 8 Fuel pump 6   Ret Retired 23 SWE Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM 6 Engine 20   Ret Retired 3 AUS Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 0 Engine 8  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1968/554/ 1968 British Grand Prix formula1.com 26 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150118182146/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1968/554/ 18 January 2015 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 10px 1 United Kingdom Graham Hill 24 10px 2 Belgium Jacky Ickx 20 10px 3 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 17 10px 4 New Zealand Denny Hulme 15 10px 5 Mexico 1934 Pedro Rodríguez 10Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1968/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx Britain 1968 - Championship • STATS F1 statsf1.com 13 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 UK Lotus-Ford 38 10px 1 2 Italy Ferrari 25 10px 1 3 UK McLaren-Ford 22 10px 4 France Matra-Ford 20 10px 5 UK BRM 17Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References Further reading Lang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 2 Haynes Publishing Group 1982 72–73 0-85429-321-3 British Grand Prix 1968 1968 French Grand Prix 1968 German Grand Prix 1967 British Grand Prix 1969 British Grand Prix British Grand Prix Category:British Grand Prix Grand Prix British Grand Prix Category:Sport in Kent