Pit Lane F1
1968 Season - Round 11 - 1968-10-06
Jackie Stewart won the 1968 United States Grand Prix for Matra-Ford, with Graham Hill (Lotus-Ford) second and John Surtees (Honda) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Lucien Bianchi (Cooper-BRM) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P9 at the flag — a 11-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 14 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1968 United States Grand Prix, completing round 11 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | John Surtees | Honda | 9 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Dan Gurney |
| McLaren-Ford |
| 7 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford | 12 | +3 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford | 10 | +5 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Piers Courage | BRM | 14 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 8 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 5 | Accident | 0 |
| 9 | Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-BRM | 20 | Not classified | 0 |
| 10 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 11 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Vic Elford | Cooper-BRM | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 11 | Suspension | 0 |
| 14 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren-BRM | 18 | Not classified | 0 |
| 15 | Chris Amon | Ferrari | 4 | Water pump | 0 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 13 | Transmission | 0 |
| 17 | Bobby Unser | BRM | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 1 | Clutch | 0 |
| 19 | Derek Bell | Ferrari | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Jackie Oliver | Lotus-Ford | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
