Pit Lane F1
1968 Season - Round 12 - 1968-11-03
Graham Hill won the 1968 Mexican Grand Prix for Lotus-Ford, with Bruce McLaren (McLaren-Ford) second and Jackie Oliver (Lotus-Ford) third. The win came from P3 on the grid.
Jo Bonnier (Honda) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P18 on the grid to P5 at the flag — a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 12 drivers failing to finish.
21 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1968 Mexican Grand Prix, completing round 12 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford | 3 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford | 9 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jackie Oliver | Lotus-Ford | 14 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 12 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Jo Bonnier | Honda | 18 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford | 1 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford | 7 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Vic Elford | Cooper-BRM | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Henri Pescarolo | Matra | 20 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 8 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 11 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | Matra-Ford | 16 | Ignition | 0 |
| 12 | Dan Gurney | McLaren-Ford | 5 | Suspension | 0 |
| 13 | Piers Courage | BRM | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-BRM | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | John Surtees | Honda | 6 | Overheating | 0 |
| 16 | Chris Amon | Ferrari | 2 | Transmission | 0 |
| 17 | Moisés Solana | Lotus-Ford | 11 | Broken wing | 0 |
| 18 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 4 | Suspension | 0 |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 13 | Suspension | 0 |
| 20 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 15 | Ignition | 0 |
| 21 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco | 10 | Ignition | 0 |
