1968 season/Round 1
South African Grand Prix 1968
- Kyalami
- Midrand
- 1 January 1968
- 80 laps
- 328.3 km
- 4.094 km a lap
- P1Jim ClarkLotus1:53:56.600
- P2Graham HillLotus+25.300
- P3Jochen RindtBrabham+30.400
- Pole positionJim ClarkLotus · 1:21.600
- Fastest lapJim Clark1:23.700 · lap 73
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clarkfastest lap | 4 | Lotus · Ford | 1 | 80 | 1:53:56.600 | 9 |
| 2 | Graham Hill | 5 | Lotus · Ford | 2 | 80 | +25.300 | 6 |
| 3 | Jochen Rindt | 3 | Brabham · Repco | 4 | 80 | +30.400 | 4 |
| 4 | Chris Amon | 8 | Ferrari | 8 | 78 | +2 laps | 3 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | 1 | McLaren · BRM | 9 | 78 | +2 laps | 2 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 21 | Matra · Ford | 18 | 77 | +3 laps | 1 |
| 7 | Jo Siffert | 19 | Cooper · Maserati | 16 | 77 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | John Surtees | 7 | Honda | 6 | 75 | +5 laps | |
| 9 | John Love | 17 | Brabham · Repco | 17 | 75 | +5 laps | |
| NC | Jackie Pretorius | 23 | Brabham · Climax | 23 | 70 | +10 laps | |
| DNF | Dan Gurney | 6 | Eagle · Weslake | 12 | 58 | Oil leak | |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx | 9 | Ferrari | 11 | 51 | Oil leak | |
| DNF | Jo Bonnier | 20 | Cooper · Maserati | 19 | 47 | Overheating | |
| DNF | Jackie Stewart | 16 | Matra · Ford | 3 | 43 | Engine | |
| DNF | Sam Tingle | 18 | LDS · Repco | 22 | 35 | Overheating | |
| DNF | Basil van Rooyen | 25 | Cooper · Climax | 20 | 22 | Engine | |
| DNF | Pedro Rodríguez | 11 | BRM | 10 | 20 | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Jack Brabham | 2 | Brabham · Repco | 5 | 17 | Engine | |
| DNF | Andrea de Adamich | 10 | Ferrari | 7 | 13 | Accident | |
| DNF | Mike Spence | 12 | BRM | 13 | 8 | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Brian Redman | 14 | Cooper · Maserati | 21 | 4 | Oil leak | |
| DNF | Dave Charlton | 22 | Brabham · Repco | 14 | 3 | Differential | |
| DNF | Ludovico Scarfiotti | 15 | Cooper · Maserati | 15 | 2 | Water pipe |
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 | Jim Clark | Lotus | 1:21.600 | |
| 2 | Graham Hill | Lotus | 1:22.600 | +1.000 |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart | Matra | 1:22.700 | +1.100 |
| 4 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham | 1:23.000 | +1.400 |
| 5 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 1:23.200 | +1.600 |
| 6 | John Surtees | Honda | 1:23.500 | +1.900 |
| 7 | Andrea de Adamich | Ferrari | 1:23.600 | +2.000 |
| 8 | Chris Amon | Ferrari | 1:23.800 | +2.200 |
| 9 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1:24.000 | +2.400 |
| 10 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 1:24.900 | +3.300 |
| 11 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:24.900 | +3.300 |
| 12 | Dan Gurney | Eagle | 1:25.600 | +4.000 |
| 13 | Mike Spence | BRM | 1:25.900 | +4.300 |
| 14 | Dave Charlton | Brabham | 1:26.200 | +4.600 |
| 15 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Cooper | 1:26.300 | +4.700 |
| 16 | Jo Siffert | Cooper | 1:26.400 | +4.800 |
| 17 | John Love | Brabham | 1:27.000 | +5.400 |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 1:27.200 | +5.600 |
| 19 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper | 1:27.300 | +5.700 |
| 20 | Basil van Rooyen | Cooper | 1:27.800 | +6.200 |
| 21 | Brian Redman | Cooper | 1:28.000 | +6.400 |
| 22 | Sam Tingle | LDS | 1:28.600 | +7.000 |
| 23 | Jackie Pretorius | Brabham | 1:29.000 | +7.400 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | 73 | 1:23.700 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 1. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | 9 | |
| 2 | Graham Hill | 6 | |
| 3 | Jochen Rindt | 4 | |
| 4 | Chris Amon | 3 | |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | 2 | |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 1 |