1968 season/Round 11
United States Grand Prix 1968
- Watkins Glen
- 6 October 1968
- 108 laps
- 408.2 km
- 3.780 km a lap
- P1Jackie StewartMatra1:59:20.290
- P2Graham HillLotus+24.680
- P3John SurteesHonda+1 lap
- Pole positionMario AndrettiLotus · 1:04.200
- Fastest lapJackie Stewart1:05.220 · lap 52
- Winner started fromP2on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewartfastest lap | 15 | Matra · Ford | 2 | 108 | 1:59:20.290 | 9 |
| 2 | Graham Hill | 10 | Lotus · Ford | 3 | 108 | +24.680 | 6 |
| 3 | John Surtees | 5 | Honda | 9 | 107 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | Dan Gurney | 14 | McLaren · Ford | 7 | 107 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jo Siffert | 16 | Lotus · Ford | 12 | 105 | +3 laps | 2 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | 2 | McLaren · Ford | 10 | 103 | +5 laps | 1 |
| DNF | Piers Courage | 22 | BRM | 14 | 93 | Out of fuel | |
| DNF | Denny Hulme | 1 | McLaren · Ford | 5 | 92 | Accident | |
| NC | Lucien Bianchi | 19 | Cooper · BRM | 20 | 88 | +20 laps | |
| DNF | Jack Brabham | 3 | Brabham · Repco | 8 | 77 | Engine | |
| DNF | Jochen Rindt | 4 | Brabham · Repco | 6 | 73 | Engine | |
| DNF | Vic Elford | 18 | Cooper · BRM | 17 | 71 | Engine | |
| DNF | Pedro Rodríguez | 8 | BRM | 11 | 66 | Suspension | |
| NC | Jo Bonnier | 17 | McLaren · BRM | 18 | 62 | +46 laps | |
| DNF | Chris Amon | 6 | Ferrari | 4 | 59 | Water pump | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 21 | Matra | 13 | 44 | Transmission | |
| DNF | Bobby Unser | 9 | BRM | 19 | 35 | Engine | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | 12 | Lotus · Ford | 1 | 32 | Clutch | |
| DNF | Derek Bell | 7 | Ferrari | 15 | 14 | Engine | |
| DNS | Jackie Oliver | 11 | Lotus · Ford | 16 | |||
| DNS | Henri Pescarolo | 20 | Matra | – |
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 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:04.200 | |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | Matra | 1:04.270 | +0.070 |
| 3 | Graham Hill | Lotus | 1:04.280 | +0.080 |
| 4 | Chris Amon | Ferrari | 1:04.370 | +0.170 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1:04.570 | +0.370 |
| 6 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham | 1:04.810 | +0.610 |
| 7 | Dan Gurney | McLaren | 1:05.220 | +1.020 |
| 8 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 1:05.250 | +1.050 |
| 9 | John Surtees | Honda | 1:05.320 | +1.120 |
| 10 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren | 1:05.690 | +1.490 |
| 11 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 1:06.100 | +1.900 |
| 12 | Jo Siffert | Lotus | 1:06.170 | +1.970 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 1:06.960 | +2.760 |
| 14 | Piers Courage | BRM | 1:07.020 | +2.820 |
| 15 | Derek Bell | Ferrari | 1:07.060 | +2.860 |
| 16 | Jackie Oliver | Lotus | 1:07.460 | +3.260 |
| 17 | Vic Elford | Cooper | 1:08.530 | +4.330 |
| 18 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren | 1:08.930 | +4.730 |
| 19 | Bobby Unser | BRM | 1:09.600 | +5.400 |
| 20 | Lucien Bianchi | Cooper | 1:09.770 | +5.570 |
| 21 | Henri Pescarolo | Matra | 1:10.430 | +6.230 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | 52 | 1:05.220 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 11. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | 39 | |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | 36 | ▲1 |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | 33 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | 27 | |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | 16 | |
| 6 | Pedro Rodríguez | 15 | |
| 7 | John Surtees | 12 | ▲4 |
| 8 | Jo Siffert | 11 | ▲1 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 11 | ▼2 |
| 10 | Chris Amon | 10 | ▼2 |