1968 season/Round 12
Mexican Grand Prix 1968
- Hermanos Rodríguez
- Mexico City
- 3 November 1968
- 65 laps
- 325 km
- 5.000 km a lap
- Title decided here
- P1Graham HillLotus1:56:43.950
- P2Bruce McLarenMcLaren+1:19.320
- P3Jackie OliverLotus+1:40.650
- Pole positionJo SiffertLotus · 1:45.220
- Fastest lapJo Siffert1:44.230 · lap 52
- Winner started fromP3on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | 10 | Lotus · Ford | 3 | 65 | 1:56:43.950 | 9 |
| 2 | Bruce McLaren | 2 | McLaren · Ford | 9 | 65 | +1:19.320 | 6 |
| 3 | Jackie Oliver | 11 | Lotus · Ford | 14 | 65 | +1:40.650 | 4 |
| 4 | Pedro Rodríguez | 8 | BRM | 12 | 65 | +1:41.090 | 3 |
| 5 | Jo Bonnier | 17 | Honda | 18 | 64 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jo Siffertfastest lap | 16 | Lotus · Ford | 1 | 64 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jackie Stewart | 15 | Matra · Ford | 7 | 64 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | Vic Elford | 18 | Cooper · BRM | 17 | 63 | +2 laps | |
| 9 | Henri Pescarolo | 9 | Matra | 20 | 62 | +3 laps | |
| 10 | Jack Brabham | 3 | Brabham · Repco | 8 | 59 | Oil pressure | |
| DNF | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 23 | Matra · Ford | 16 | 57 | Ignition | |
| DNF | Dan Gurney | 14 | McLaren · Ford | 5 | 28 | Suspension | |
| DNF | Piers Courage | 22 | BRM | 19 | 25 | Engine | |
| DNF | Lucien Bianchi | 19 | Cooper · BRM | 21 | 21 | Engine | |
| DNF | John Surtees | 5 | Honda | 6 | 17 | Overheating | |
| DNF | Chris Amon | 6 | Ferrari | 2 | 16 | Transmission | |
| DNF | Moisés Solana | 12 | Lotus · Ford | 11 | 14 | Broken wing | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 21 | Matra | 13 | 10 | Suspension | |
| DNF | Denny Hulme | 1 | McLaren · Ford | 4 | 10 | Suspension | |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx | 7 | Ferrari | 15 | 3 | Ignition | |
| DNF | Jochen Rindt | 4 | Brabham · Repco | 10 | 2 | Ignition |
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 | Jo Siffert | Lotus | 1:45.220 | |
| 2 | Chris Amon | Ferrari | 1:45.620 | +0.400 |
| 3 | Graham Hill | Lotus | 1:46.010 | +0.790 |
| 4 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1:46.040 | +0.820 |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | McLaren | 1:46.290 | +1.070 |
| 6 | John Surtees | Honda | 1:46.490 | +1.270 |
| 7 | Jackie Stewart | Matra | 1:46.690 | +1.470 |
| 8 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 1:46.800 | +1.580 |
| 9 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren | 1:47.000 | +1.780 |
| 10 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham | 1:47.070 | +1.850 |
| 11 | Moisés Solana | Lotus | 1:47.670 | +2.450 |
| 12 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 1:47.800 | +2.580 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 1:48.380 | +3.160 |
| 14 | Jackie Oliver | Lotus | 1:48.440 | +3.220 |
| 15 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:49.240 | +4.020 |
| 16 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | Matra | 1:49.270 | +4.050 |
| 17 | Vic Elford | Cooper | 1:49.480 | +4.260 |
| 18 | Jo Bonnier | Honda | 1:49.960 | +4.740 |
| 19 | Piers Courage | BRM | 1:50.280 | +5.060 |
| 20 | Henri Pescarolo | Matra | 1:50.430 | +5.210 |
| 21 | Lucien Bianchi | Cooper | 1:50.570 | +5.350 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jo Siffert | 52 | 1:44.230 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 12. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | 48 | |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | 36 | |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | 33 | |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | 27 | |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | 22 | |
| 6 | Pedro Rodríguez | 18 | |
| 7 | Jo Siffert | 12 | ▲1 |
| 8 | John Surtees | 12 | ▼1 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 11 | |
| 10 | Chris Amon | 10 |