Pit Lane F1
1968 Season - Round 1 - 1968-01-01
Jim Clark won the 1968 South African Grand Prix from pole position, leading Graham Hill (Lotus-Ford) and Jochen Rindt (Brabham-Repco) home for Lotus-Ford.
Jackie Pretorius (Brabham-Climax) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P23 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 14 drivers failing to finish.
23 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1968 South African Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Ford | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco | 4 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Chris Amon |
| Ferrari |
| 8 |
| +2 Laps |
| 3 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-BRM | 9 | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Ford | 18 | +3 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati | 16 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | John Surtees | Honda | 6 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | John Love | Brabham-Repco | 17 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jackie Pretorius | Brabham-Climax | 23 | Not classified | 0 |
| 11 | Dan Gurney | Eagle-Weslake | 12 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 12 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 11 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 13 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Maserati | 19 | Overheating | 0 |
| 14 | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Sam Tingle | LDS | 22 | Overheating | 0 |
| 16 | Basil van Rooyen | Cooper-Climax | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 10 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 18 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Andrea de Adamich | Ferrari | 7 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | Mike Spence | BRM | 14 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 21 | Brian Redman | Cooper-Maserati | 21 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 22 | Dave Charlton | Brabham-Repco | 14 | Differential | 0 |
| 23 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Cooper-BRM | 15 | Water pipe | 0 |
