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1968 RAC British Grand Prix · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name: 1968 RAC British Grand Prix · qualifying

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/168-qualifying

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F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

1968 RAC British Grand Prix · Brands Hatch

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1968 Formula 1 World Championship · round 7

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jo Siffert	Lotus	2:01:20.300 · 80 laps · ford	9
2	Chris Amon	Ferrari	2:01:24.700 · 80 laps · ferrari	6
3	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 79 laps · ferrari	4
4	Denny Hulme	McLaren	Time not recorded · 79 laps · ford	3
5	John Surtees	Honda	Time not recorded · 78 laps · honda	2
6	Jackie Stewart	Matra	Time not recorded · 78 laps · ford	1
7	Bruce McLaren	McLaren	Time not recorded · 77 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Piers Courage	BRM	Time not recorded · 72 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jochen Rindt	Brabham	Fuel leak · Time not recorded · 55 laps · repco	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	Engine · Time not recorded · 52 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Silvio Moser	Brabham	Time not recorded · 52 laps · repco	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jackie Oliver	Lotus	Transmission · Time not recorded · 43 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Robin Widdows	Cooper	Ignition · Time not recorded · 34 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Vic Elford	Cooper	Engine · Time not recorded · 26 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Graham Hill	Lotus	Halfshaft · Time not recorded · 26 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	Engine · Time not recorded · 11 laps · matra	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Richard Attwood	BRM	Radiator · Time not recorded · 10 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Dan Gurney	Eagle	Fuel pump · Time not recorded · 8 laps · weslake	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jo Bonnier	McLaren	Engine · Time not recorded · 6 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jack Brabham	Brabham	Engine · Time not recorded · 0 laps · repco	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Graham Hill	Lotus	1:28.900 · ford
2	Jackie Oliver	Lotus	1:29.400 · ford
3	Chris Amon	Ferrari	1:29.500 · ferrari
4	Jo Siffert	Lotus	1:29.700 · ford
5	Jochen Rindt	Brabham	1:29.900 · repco
6	Dan Gurney	Eagle	1:30.000 · weslake
7	Jackie Stewart	Matra	1:30.000 · ford
8	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:30.200 · repco
9	John Surtees	Honda	1:30.300 · honda
10	Bruce McLaren	McLaren	1:30.400 · ford
11	Denny Hulme	McLaren	1:30.400 · ford
12	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:31.000 · ferrari
13	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	1:31.600 · brm
14	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:31.600 · matra
15	Richard Attwood	BRM	1:31.700 · brm
16	Piers Courage	BRM	1:32.300 · brm
17	Vic Elford	Cooper	1:33.000 · brm
18	Robin Widdows	Cooper	1:34.000 · brm
19	Silvio Moser	Brabham	1:35.400 · repco
20	Jo Bonnier	McLaren	1:36.800 · brm

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Graham Hill	Lotus	1:28.900 · ford
2	Jackie Oliver	Lotus	1:29.400 · ford
3	Chris Amon	Ferrari	1:29.500 · ferrari
4	Jo Siffert	Lotus	1:29.700 · ford
5	Jochen Rindt	Brabham	1:29.900 · repco
6	Dan Gurney	Eagle	1:30.000 · weslake
7	Jackie Stewart	Matra	1:30.000 · ford
8	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:30.200 · repco
9	John Surtees	Honda	1:30.300 · honda
10	Bruce McLaren	McLaren	1:30.400 · ford
11	Denny Hulme	McLaren	1:30.400 · ford
12	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:31.000 · ferrari
13	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	1:31.600 · brm
14	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:31.600 · matra
15	Richard Attwood	BRM	1:31.700 · brm
16	Piers Courage	BRM	1:32.300 · brm
17	Vic Elford	Cooper	1:33.000 · brm
18	Robin Widdows	Cooper	1:34.000 · brm
19	Silvio Moser	Brabham	1:35.400 · repco
20	Jo Bonnier	McLaren	1:36.800 · brm

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Graham Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	24
2	Jacky Ickx	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	20
3	Jackie Stewart	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	17
4	Denny Hulme	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	15
5	Pedro Rodríguez	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
6	Chris Amon	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
7	Jim Clark	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
7	Bruce McLaren	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
7	Jo Siffert	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
10	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
11	John Surtees	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
12	Richard Attwood	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
13	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
14	Lucien Bianchi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
15	Jochen Rindt	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
15	Brian Redman	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
17	Vic Elford	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
18	Jackie Oliver	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
18	Silvio Moser	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
20	Piers Courage	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1