1968 season/Round 7
British Grand Prix 1968
- Brands Hatch
- Fawkham
- 20 July 1968
- 80 laps
- 341.2 km
- 4.265 km a lap
- P1Jo SiffertLotus2:01:20.300
- P2Chris AmonFerrari+4.400
- P3Jacky IckxFerrari+1 lap
- Pole positionGraham HillLotus · 1:28.900
- Fastest lapJo Siffert1:29.700 · lap 42
- Winner started fromP4on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jo Siffertfastest lap | 22 | Lotus · Ford | 4 | 80 | 2:01:20.300 | 9 |
| 2 | Chris Amon | 5 | Ferrari | 3 | 80 | +4.400 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx | 6 | Ferrari | 12 | 79 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | Denny Hulme | 1 | McLaren · Ford | 11 | 79 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | John Surtees | 7 | Honda | 9 | 78 | +2 laps | 2 |
| 6 | Jackie Stewart | 14 | Matra · Ford | 7 | 78 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | Bruce McLaren | 2 | McLaren · Ford | 10 | 77 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | Piers Courage | 20 | BRM | 16 | 72 | +8 laps | |
| DNF | Jochen Rindt | 4 | Brabham · Repco | 5 | 55 | Fuel leak | |
| DNF | Pedro Rodríguez | 10 | BRM | 13 | 52 | Engine | |
| NC | Silvio Moser | 19 | Brabham · Repco | 19 | 52 | +28 laps | |
| DNF | Jackie Oliver | 9 | Lotus · Ford | 2 | 43 | Transmission | |
| DNF | Robin Widdows | 16 | Cooper · BRM | 18 | 34 | Ignition | |
| DNF | Vic Elford | 15 | Cooper · BRM | 17 | 26 | Engine | |
| DNF | Graham Hill | 8 | Lotus · Ford | 1 | 26 | Halfshaft | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 18 | Matra | 14 | 11 | Engine | |
| DNF | Richard Attwood | 11 | BRM | 15 | 10 | Radiator | |
| DNF | Dan Gurney | 24 | Eagle · Weslake | 6 | 8 | Fuel pump | |
| DNF | Jo Bonnier | 23 | McLaren · BRM | 20 | 6 | Engine | |
| DNF | Jack Brabham | 3 | Brabham · Repco | 8 | 0 | Engine |
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 | Graham Hill | Lotus | 1:28.900 | |
| 2 | Jackie Oliver | Lotus | 1:29.400 | +0.500 |
| 3 | Chris Amon | Ferrari | 1:29.500 | +0.600 |
| 4 | Jo Siffert | Lotus | 1:29.700 | +0.800 |
| 5 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham | 1:29.900 | +1.000 |
| 6 | Dan Gurney | Eagle | 1:30.000 | +1.100 |
| 7 | Jackie Stewart | Matra | 1:30.000 | +1.100 |
| 8 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 1:30.200 | +1.300 |
| 9 | John Surtees | Honda | 1:30.300 | +1.400 |
| 10 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren | 1:30.400 | +1.500 |
| 11 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1:30.400 | +1.500 |
| 12 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:31.000 | +2.100 |
| 13 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 1:31.600 | +2.700 |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 1:31.600 | +2.700 |
| 15 | Richard Attwood | BRM | 1:31.700 | +2.800 |
| 16 | Piers Courage | BRM | 1:32.300 | +3.400 |
| 17 | Vic Elford | Cooper | 1:33.000 | +4.100 |
| 18 | Robin Widdows | Cooper | 1:34.000 | +5.100 |
| 19 | Silvio Moser | Brabham | 1:35.400 | +6.500 |
| 20 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | 1:36.800 | +7.900 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jo Siffert | 42 | 1:29.700 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 7. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | 24 | |
| 2 | Jacky Ickx | 20 | |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart | 17 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Denny Hulme | 15 | |
| 5 | Pedro Rodríguez | 10 | |
| 6 | Chris Amon | 10 | ▲9 |
| 7 | Bruce McLaren | 9 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Jim Clark | 9 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Jo Siffert | 9 | |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 9 | ▼2 |