1968 season/Round 8
German Grand Prix 1968
- Nürburgring
- Nürburg
- 4 August 1968
- 14 laps
- 319.7 km
- 22.810 km a lap
- P1Jackie StewartMatra2:19:03.200
- P2Graham HillLotus+4:03.200
- P3Jochen RindtBrabham+4:09.400
- Pole positionJacky IckxFerrari · 9:04.000
- Fastest lapJackie Stewart9:36.000 · lap 8
- Winner started fromP6on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewartfastest lap | 6 | Matra · Ford | 6 | 14 | 2:19:03.200 | 9 |
| 2 | Graham Hill | 3 | Lotus · Ford | 4 | 14 | +4:03.200 | 6 |
| 3 | Jochen Rindt | 5 | Brabham · Repco | 3 | 14 | +4:09.400 | 4 |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | 9 | Ferrari | 1 | 14 | +5:55.200 | 3 |
| 5 | Jack Brabham | 4 | Brabham · Repco | 15 | 14 | +6:21.100 | 2 |
| 6 | Pedro Rodríguez | 10 | BRM | 14 | 14 | +6:25.000 | 1 |
| 7 | Denny Hulme | 1 | McLaren · Ford | 11 | 14 | +6:31.000 | |
| 8 | Piers Courage | 22 | BRM | 8 | 14 | +7:56.400 | |
| 9 | Dan Gurney | 14 | Eagle · Weslake | 10 | 14 | +8:13.700 | |
| 10 | Hubert Hahne | 18 | Lola · BMW | 18 | 14 | +10:11.400 | |
| 11 | Jackie Oliver | 21 | Lotus · Ford | 13 | 13 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | Kurt Ahrens, Jr. | 17 | Brabham · Repco | 17 | 13 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | Bruce McLaren | 2 | McLaren · Ford | 16 | 13 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | Richard Attwood | 11 | BRM | 20 | 13 | +1 lap | |
| DNF | Chris Amon | 8 | Ferrari | 2 | 11 | Accident | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 12 | Matra | 12 | 8 | Accident | |
| DNF | Lucien Bianchi | 19 | Cooper · BRM | 19 | 6 | Fuel leak | |
| DNF | Jo Siffert | 16 | Lotus · Ford | 9 | 6 | Ignition | |
| DNF | John Surtees | 7 | Honda | 7 | 3 | Ignition | |
| DNF | Vic Elford | 20 | Cooper · BRM | 5 | 0 | Accident | |
| DNS | Silvio Moser | 23 | Brabham · Repco | – | Oil pump |
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 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 9:04.000 | |
| 2 | Chris Amon | Ferrari | 9:14.900 | +10.900 |
| 3 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham | 9:31.900 | +27.900 |
| 4 | Graham Hill | Lotus | 9:46.000 | +42.000 |
| 5 | Vic Elford | Cooper | 9:53.000 | +49.000 |
| 6 | Jackie Stewart | Matra | 9:54.200 | +50.200 |
| 7 | John Surtees | Honda | 9:57.800 | +53.800 |
| 8 | Piers Courage | BRM | 10:00.100 | +56.100 |
| 9 | Jo Siffert | Lotus | 10:03.400 | +59.400 |
| 10 | Dan Gurney | Eagle | 10:13.900 | +1:09.900 |
| 11 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 10:16.000 | +1:12.000 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 10:17.300 | +1:13.300 |
| 13 | Jackie Oliver | Lotus | 10:18.700 | +1:14.700 |
| 14 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 10:19.700 | +1:15.700 |
| 15 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 10:23.100 | +1:19.100 |
| 16 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren | 10:33.000 | +1:29.000 |
| 17 | Kurt Ahrens, Jr. | Brabham | 10:37.300 | +1:33.300 |
| 18 | Hubert Hahne | Lola | 10:42.900 | +1:38.900 |
| 19 | Lucien Bianchi | Cooper | 10:46.600 | +1:42.600 |
| 20 | Richard Attwood | BRM | 10:48.200 | +1:44.200 |
| 21 | Silvio Moser | Brabham |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | 8 | 9:36.000 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 8. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | 30 | |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | 26 | ▲1 |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx | 23 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Denny Hulme | 15 | |
| 5 | Pedro Rodríguez | 11 | |
| 6 | Chris Amon | 10 | |
| 7 | Bruce McLaren | 9 | |
| 7 | Jim Clark | 9 | |
| 7 | Jo Siffert | 9 | |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 9 |