1968 season/Round 6
French Grand Prix 1968
- Rouen-Les-Essarts
- Rouen
- 7 July 1968
- 60 laps
- 392.5 km
- 6.542 km a lap
- P1Jacky IckxFerrari2:25:40.900
- P2John SurteesHonda+1:58.600
- P3Jackie StewartMatra+1 lap
- Pole positionJochen RindtBrabham · 1:56.100
- Fastest lapPedro Rodríguez2:11.500 · lap 19
- Winner started fromP3on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacky Ickx | 26 | Ferrari | 3 | 60 | 2:25:40.900 | 9 |
| 2 | John Surtees | 16 | Honda | 7 | 60 | +1:58.600 | 6 |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart | 28 | Matra · Ford | 2 | 59 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | Vic Elford | 30 | Cooper · BRM | 17 | 58 | +2 laps | 3 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | 8 | McLaren · Ford | 4 | 58 | +2 laps | 2 |
| 6 | Piers Courage | 36 | BRM | 14 | 57 | +3 laps | 1 |
| 7 | Richard Attwood | 22 | BRM | 12 | 57 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | Bruce McLaren | 10 | McLaren · Ford | 6 | 56 | +4 laps | |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 6 | Matra | 8 | 56 | +4 laps | |
| 10 | Chris Amon | 24 | Ferrari | 5 | 55 | +5 laps | |
| 11 | Jo Siffert | 34 | Lotus · Ford | 11 | 54 | +6 laps | |
| NC | Pedro Rodríguezfastest lap | 20 | BRM | 10 | 53 | +7 laps | |
| DNF | Jochen Rindt | 2 | Brabham · Repco | 1 | 45 | Fuel leak | |
| DNF | Jack Brabham | 4 | Brabham · Repco | 13 | 15 | Fuel pump | |
| DNF | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 32 | Cooper · BRM | 15 | 14 | Accident | |
| DNF | Graham Hill | 12 | Lotus · Ford | 9 | 14 | Halfshaft | |
| DNF | Jo Schlesser | 18 | Honda | 16 | 2 | Fatal accident | |
| DNS | Jackie Oliver | 14 | Lotus · Ford | – | Accident in practice |
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham | 1:56.100 | |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | Matra | 1:57.300 | +1.200 |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:57.700 | +1.600 |
| 4 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1:57.700 | +1.600 |
| 5 | Chris Amon | Ferrari | 1:57.800 | +1.700 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren | 1:58.000 | +1.900 |
| 7 | John Surtees | Honda | 1:58.200 | +2.100 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 1:58.900 | +2.800 |
| 9 | Graham Hill | Lotus | 1:59.100 | +3.000 |
| 10 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 1:59.300 | +3.200 |
| 11 | Jackie Oliver | Lotus | 2:00.200 | +4.100 |
| 12 | Jo Siffert | Lotus | 2:00.300 | +4.200 |
| 13 | Richard Attwood | BRM | 2:00.800 | +4.700 |
| 14 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 2:00.800 | +4.700 |
| 15 | Piers Courage | BRM | 2:01.100 | +5.000 |
| 16 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | Cooper | 2:01.200 | +5.100 |
| 17 | Jo Schlesser | Honda | 2:04.500 | +8.400 |
| 18 | Vic Elford | Cooper | 2:05.500 | +9.400 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro Rodríguez | 19 | 2:11.500 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 6. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | 24 | |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | 16 | |
| 2 | Jacky Ickx | 16 | ▲6 |
| 4 | Denny Hulme | 12 | |
| 5 | Pedro Rodríguez | 10 | ▼2 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | 9 | ▼1 |
| 6 | Jim Clark | 9 | ▼1 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 9 | ▼1 |
| 9 | John Surtees | 6 | |
| 9 | Richard Attwood | 6 |