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 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:
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 4 Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco 55 Fuel leak 5 10 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 52 Engine 13 19 Silvio Moser Brabham-Repco 52 + 28 laps 19 9 Jackie Oliver Lotus-Ford 43 Transmission 2 16 Robin Widdows Cooper-BRM 34 Ignition 18 8 Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 26 Halfshaft 1 15 Vic Elford Cooper-BRM 26 Engine 17 18 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 11 Engine 14 11 Richard Attwood BRM 10 Radiator 15 24 Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake 8 Fuel pump 6 23 Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM 6 Engine 20 3 Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 0 Engine 8
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 10Source:
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 17Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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