South African Grand Prix
South African Grand Prix 1968
Podium
HILLotus
2
CLALotus
1
RINBrabham
3
Key facts
WinnerCLA1:53:56.600 from P1
PoleCLA1:21.600
Fastest lapCLA1:23.700 on lap 73
Finishers9 / 23classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLAJim Clark | Lotus | 1 | – | 80 | 1:53:56.600 | 9 | 1:23.700 |
| 2 | HILGraham Hill | Lotus | 2 | – | 80 | +25.300s | 6 | – |
| 3 | RINJochen Rindt | Brabham | 4 | ▲1 | 80 | +30.400s | 4 | – |
| 4 | AMOChris Amon | Ferrari | 8 | ▲4 | 78 | +2 laps | 3 | – |
| 5 | HULDenny Hulme | McLaren | 9 | ▲4 | 78 | +2 laps | 2 | – |
| 6 | BELJean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 18 | ▲12 | 77 | +3 laps | 1 | – |
| 7 | SIFJo Siffert | Cooper | 16 | ▲9 | 77 | +3 laps | – | |
| 8 | SURJohn Surtees | Honda | 6 | ▼2 | 75 | +5 laps | – | |
| 9 | LOVJohn Love | Brabham | 17 | ▲8 | 75 | +5 laps | – | |
| NC | PREJackie Pretorius | Brabham | 23 | 70 | Not classified | – | ||
| DNF | GURDan Gurney | Eagle | 12 | 58 | Oil leak | – | ||
| DNF | ICKJacky Ickx | Ferrari | 11 | 51 | Oil leak | – | ||
| DNF | BONJo Bonnier | Cooper | 19 | 47 | Overheating | – | ||
| DNF | STEJackie Stewart | Matra | 3 | 43 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | TINSam Tingle | LDS | 22 | 35 | Overheating | – | ||
| DNF | VANBasil Van Rooyen | Cooper | 20 | 22 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | RODPedro Rodríguez | BRM | 10 | 20 | Fuel system | – | ||
| DNF | BRAJack Brabham | Brabham | 5 | 17 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | DEAAndrea De Adamich | Ferrari | 7 | 13 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | SPEMike Spence | BRM | 13 | 8 | Fuel system | – | ||
| DNF | REDBrian Redman | Cooper | 21 | 4 | Oil leak | – | ||
| DNF | CHADave Charlton | Brabham | 14 | 3 | Differential | – | ||
| DNF | SCALudovico Scarfiotti | Cooper | 15 | 2 | Water pipe | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLAJim Clark | Lotus | 1:21.600 | |
| 2 | HILGraham Hill | Lotus | 1:22.600 | +1.000s |
| 3 | STEJackie Stewart | Matra | 1:22.700 | +1.100s |
| 4 | RINJochen Rindt | Brabham | 1:23.000 | +1.400s |
| 5 | BRAJack Brabham | Brabham | 1:23.200 | +1.600s |
| 6 | SURJohn Surtees | Honda | 1:23.500 | +1.900s |
| 7 | DEAAndrea De Adamich | Ferrari | 1:23.600 | +2.000s |
| 8 | AMOChris Amon | Ferrari | 1:23.800 | +2.200s |
| 9 | HULDenny Hulme | McLaren | 1:24.000 | +2.400s |
| 10 | RODPedro Rodríguez | BRM | 1:24.900 | +3.300s |
| 11 | ICKJacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:24.900 | +3.300s |
| 12 | GURDan Gurney | Eagle | 1:25.600 | +4.000s |
| 13 | SPEMike Spence | BRM | 1:25.900 | +4.300s |
| 14 | CHADave Charlton | Brabham | 1:26.200 | +4.600s |
| 15 | SCALudovico Scarfiotti | Cooper | 1:26.300 | +4.700s |
| 16 | SIFJo Siffert | Cooper | 1:26.400 | +4.800s |
| 17 | LOVJohn Love | Brabham | 1:27.000 | +5.400s |
| 18 | BELJean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 1:27.200 | +5.600s |
| 19 | BONJo Bonnier | Cooper | 1:27.300 | +5.700s |
| 20 | VANBasil Van Rooyen | Cooper | 1:27.800 | +6.200s |
| 21 | REDBrian Redman | Cooper | 1:28.000 | +6.400s |
| 22 | TINSam Tingle | LDS | 1:28.600 | +7.000s |
| 23 | PREJackie Pretorius | Brabham | 1:29.000 | +7.400s |
Kyalami Racing Circuit
Previous winners here
| 1967 | Pedro Rodríguez | Cooper |
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