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Round 01 · 1968

South African.

South Africa Kyalami · 1968-01-01
Did You Know
The first F1 World Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 13 May 1950.

Jim Clark won the South African Grand Prix 1968 at Kyalami on 1 January 1968, starting from pole position. Graham Hill finished second for Lotus-Ford, with Jochen Rindt completing the podium for Brabham-Repco.

Race Results

Pos Driver Team Grid Pts FL Status
1
Lotus-Ford 1 9 Finished
2
Lotus-Ford 2 6 Finished
3
Brabham-Repco 4 4 Finished
4
Ferrari 8 3 +2 Laps
5
McLaren-BRM 9 2 +2 Laps
6
Matra-Ford 18 1 +3 Laps
7
Cooper-Maserati 16 0 +3 Laps
8
Honda 6 0 +5 Laps
9
Brabham-Repco 17 0 +5 Laps
N
Brabham-Climax 23 0 Not classified
R
Eagle-Weslake 12 0 Oil leak
R
Ferrari 11 0 Oil leak
R
Cooper-Maserati 19 0 Overheating
R
Matra-Ford 3 0 Engine
R
LDS 22 0 Overheating
R
Cooper-Climax 20 0 Engine
R
BRM 10 0 Fuel system
R
Brabham-Repco 5 0 Engine
R
Ferrari 7 0 Accident
R
BRM 14 0 Fuel system
R
Cooper-Maserati 21 0 Oil leak
R
Brabham-Repco 14 0 Differential
R
Cooper-BRM 15 0 Water pipe
Classification23 drivers
Grid
1
Points
9
Team Lotus-Ford
Grid → Finish P1 → P1 – 0
Status Finished
View Clark profile →
Grid
2
Points
6
Team Lotus-Ford
Grid → Finish P2 → P2 – 0
Status Finished
View Hill profile →
Grid
4
Points
4
Grid → Finish P4 → P3 ▲ 1
Status Finished
View Rindt profile →
Grid
8
Points
3
Team Ferrari
Grid → Finish P8 → P4 ▲ 4
Status +2 Laps
View Amon profile →
Grid
9
Points
2
Grid → Finish P9 → P5 ▲ 4
Status +2 Laps
View Hulme profile →
Grid
18
Points
1
Team Matra-Ford
Grid → Finish P18 → P6 ▲ 12
Status +3 Laps
View Beltoise profile →
Grid
16
Points
0
Grid → Finish P16 → P7 ▲ 9
Status +3 Laps
View Siffert profile →
Grid
6
Points
0
Team Honda
Grid → Finish P6 → P8 ▼ 2
Status +5 Laps
View Surtees profile →
Grid
17
Points
0
Grid → Finish P17 → P9 ▲ 8
Status +5 Laps
View Love profile →
Grid
23
Points
0
Grid → Finish P23 → NC
Status Not classified
View Pretorius profile →
Grid
12
Points
0
Grid → Finish P12 → DNF
Status Oil leak
View Gurney profile →
Grid
11
Points
0
Team Ferrari
Grid → Finish P11 → DNF
Status Oil leak
View Ickx profile →
Grid
19
Points
0
Grid → Finish P19 → DNF
Status Overheating
View Bonnier profile →
Grid
3
Points
0
Team Matra-Ford
Grid → Finish P3 → DNF
Status Engine
View Stewart profile →
Grid
22
Points
0
Team LDS
Grid → Finish P22 → DNF
Status Overheating
View Tingle profile →
Grid
20
Points
0
Grid → Finish P20 → DNF
Status Engine
View Rooyen profile →
Grid
10
Points
0
Team BRM
Grid → Finish P10 → DNF
Status Fuel system
View Rodríguez profile →
Grid
5
Points
0
Grid → Finish P5 → DNF
Status Engine
View Brabham profile →
Grid
7
Points
0
Team Ferrari
Grid → Finish P7 → DNF
Status Accident
View Adamich profile →
Grid
14
Points
0
Team BRM
Grid → Finish P14 → DNF
Status Fuel system
View Spence profile →
Grid
21
Points
0
Grid → Finish P21 → DNF
Status Oil leak
View Redman profile →
Grid
14
Points
0
Grid → Finish P14 → DNF
Status Differential
View Charlton profile →
Grid
15
Points
0
Team Cooper-BRM
Grid → Finish P15 → DNF
Status Water pipe
View Scarfiotti profile →