1968 SOUTH AFRICAN GRAND PRIX

Results from the 1968 Formula One 'South African Grand Prix' held at Kyalami on January 1, 1968. The race is significant as not only the last Formula One race to be won by two-time World Drivers' Champion and 1965 Indianapolis 500 winner Jim Clark, but also the last in which he ever competed.

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Classification

Notes

References

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	'Jim Clark'	'Lotus-Ford'	80	1:53'56.6	1	'9'
2	5	'Graham Hill'	'Lotus-Ford'	80	+ 25.3	2	'6'
3	3	'Jochen Rindt'	'Brabham-Repco'	80	+ 30.4	4	'4'
4	8	'Chris Amon'	'Ferrari'	78	+ 2 Laps	8	'3'
5	1	'Denny Hulme'	'McLaren-BRM'	78	+ 2 Laps	9	'2'
6	21	'Jean-Pierre Beltoise'	'Matra-Ford'	77	+ 3 Laps	18	'1'
7	19	Jo Siffert	Cooper-Maserati	77	+ 3 Laps	16
8	7	John Surtees	Honda	75	+ 5 Laps	6
9	17	John Love	Brabham-Repco	75	+ 5 Laps	17
NC	23	Jackie Pretorius	Brabham-Climax	71	Not Classified	23
Ret	6	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Weslake	58	Oil Leak	12
Ret	9	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	51	Oil Leak	11
Ret	20	Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Maserati	46	Overheating	19
Ret	16	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	43	Engine	3
Ret	18	Sam Tingle	LDS-Repco	35	Overheating	22
Ret	25	Basil van Rooyen	Cooper-Climax	22	Engine	20
Ret	11	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	20	Fuel system	10
Ret	2	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	16	Engine	5
Ret	10	Andrea de Adamich	Ferrari	13	Accident	7
Ret	12	Mike Spence	BRM	7	Fuel System	14
Ret	14	Brian Redman	Cooper-Maserati	4	Oil Leak	21
Ret	22	Dave Charlton	Brabham-Repco	3	Differential	14
Ret	15	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Cooper-BRM	2	Water Pipe	15

Notes

★ Pole position: Jim Clark - 1'21.6^[1]

★ Fastest lap: Jim Clark - 1'23.7 on lap 73^[2]

References

1. Grand Prix! Vol 2, , Mike, Lang, Haynes Publishing Group, ,
2. Grand Prix! Vol 2, , Mike, Lang, Haynes Publishing Group, ,

''Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from The Official Formula 1 website