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.
| 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 | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
Classification
editQualifying
edit| 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
edit| 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
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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]
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Notes
edit- 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
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
edit- ^ "1968 British GP". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "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". statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
Further reading
edit- Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 72–73. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.