1968 British Grand Prix
Race details | |||
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Race 7 of 12 in the 1968 Formula One season | |||
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Date | 20 July 1968 | ||
Official name | XXI RAC British Grand Prix | ||
Location | Brands Hatch, Kent, England | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.265 km (2.650 mi) | ||
Distance | 80 laps, 341.200 km (212.012 mi) | ||
Weather | Hot, Dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
Time | 1:28.9 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
![]() | Lotus-Ford | |
Time | 1:29.7 on lap 42 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Lotus-Ford | ||
Second | Ferrari | ||
Third | Ferrari |
The 1968 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Brands Hatch Circuit on 20 July 1968. It was the seventh round of the 1968 Formula One season. The 80-lap race was won by Jo Siffert, his first Formula One victory, and the first victory by a Swiss driver.
Classification
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 22 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | 80 | 2:01:20.3 | 4 | 9 |
2 | 5 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 80 | + 4.4 | 3 | 6 |
3 | 6 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 79 | + 1 Lap | 12 | 4 |
4 | 1 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | 79 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 3 |
5 | 7 | ![]() |
Honda | 78 | + 2 Laps | 9 | 2 |
6 | 14 | ![]() |
Matra-Ford | 78 | + 2 Laps | 7 | 1 |
7 | 2 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | 77 | + 3 Laps | 10 | |
8 | 20 | ![]() |
BRM | 72 | + 8 Laps | 16 | |
Ret | 4 | ![]() |
Brabham-Repco | 55 | Fuel Leak | 5 | |
Ret | 10 | ![]() |
BRM | 52 | Engine | 13 | |
NC | 19 | ![]() |
Brabham-Repco | 52 | Not Classified | 19 | |
Ret | 9 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | 43 | Transmission | 2 | |
Ret | 16 | ![]() |
Cooper-BRM | 34 | Ignition | 18 | |
Ret | 8 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | 26 | Halfshaft | 1 | |
Ret | 15 | ![]() |
Cooper-BRM | 26 | Engine | 17 | |
Ret | 18 | ![]() |
Matra | 11 | Engine | 14 | |
Ret | 11 | ![]() |
BRM | 10 | Radiator | 15 | |
Ret | 24 | ![]() |
Eagle-Weslake | 8 | Fuel Pump | 6 | |
Ret | 23 | ![]() |
McLaren-BRM | 6 | Engine | 20 | |
Ret | 3 | ![]() |
Brabham-Repco | 0 | Engine | 8 | |
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Notes
- Records:
- 100th Grand Prix start - Jack Brabham
- Milestones:
- 1st Fastest Lap - Jo Siffert
- Last win of a privately entered car - Jo Siffert for the Rob Walker Racing Team with a Lotus 49
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ↑ "1968 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
Further reading
- Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 72–73. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.
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