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South African Grand Prix 1968

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Event date: 1 Jan 1968

Name: South African Grand Prix 1968

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

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Historical source & scope

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.

Recorded qualifying format: TWO_SESSION

Grand Prix context

South African Grand Prix 1968 · Kyalami Racing Circuit

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

1968 Formula 1 World Championship · round 1

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:53:56.600 · 80 laps · ford	9
2	Graham Hill	Lotus	1:54:21.900 · 80 laps · ford	6
3	Jochen Rindt	Brabham	1:54:27.000 · 80 laps · repco	4
4	Chris Amon	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 78 laps · ferrari	3
5	Denny Hulme	McLaren	Time not recorded · 78 laps · brm	2
6	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	Time not recorded · 77 laps · ford	1
7	Jo Siffert	Cooper	Time not recorded · 77 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
8	John Surtees	Honda	Time not recorded · 75 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
9	John Love	Brabham	Time not recorded · 75 laps · repco	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Jackie Pretorius	Brabham	Time not recorded · 70 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Dan Gurney	Eagle	Oil leak · Time not recorded · 58 laps · weslake	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	Oil leak · Time not recorded · 51 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jo Bonnier	Cooper	Overheating · Time not recorded · 47 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jackie Stewart	Matra	Engine · Time not recorded · 43 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Sam Tingle	LDS	Overheating · Time not recorded · 35 laps · repco	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Basil van Rooyen	Cooper	Engine · Time not recorded · 22 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	Fuel system · Time not recorded · 20 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jack Brabham	Brabham	Engine · Time not recorded · 17 laps · repco	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Adamich	Ferrari	Accident · Time not recorded · 13 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mike Spence	BRM	Fuel system · Time not recorded · 8 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Brian Redman	Cooper	Oil leak · Time not recorded · 4 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Dave Charlton	Brabham	Differential · Time not recorded · 3 laps · repco	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Cooper	Water pipe · Time not recorded · 2 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:21.600 · ford
2	Graham Hill	Lotus	1:22.600 · ford
3	Jackie Stewart	Matra	1:22.700 · ford
4	Jochen Rindt	Brabham	1:23.000 · repco
5	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:23.200 · repco
6	John Surtees	Honda	1:23.500 · honda
7	Andrea de Adamich	Ferrari	1:23.600 · ferrari
8	Chris Amon	Ferrari	1:23.800 · ferrari
9	Denny Hulme	McLaren	1:24.000 · brm
10	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	1:24.900 · brm
11	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:24.900 · ferrari
12	Dan Gurney	Eagle	1:25.600 · weslake
13	Mike Spence	BRM	1:25.900 · brm
14	Dave Charlton	Brabham	1:26.200 · repco
15	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Cooper	1:26.300 · maserati
16	Jo Siffert	Cooper	1:26.400 · maserati
17	John Love	Brabham	1:27.000 · repco
18	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:27.200 · ford
19	Jo Bonnier	Cooper	1:27.300 · maserati
20	Basil van Rooyen	Cooper	1:27.800 · climax
21	Brian Redman	Cooper	1:28.000 · maserati
22	Sam Tingle	LDS	1:28.600 · repco
23	Jackie Pretorius	Brabham	1:29.000 · climax

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:21.600 · ford
2	Graham Hill	Lotus	1:22.600 · ford
3	Jackie Stewart	Matra	1:22.700 · ford
4	Jochen Rindt	Brabham	1:23.000 · repco
5	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:23.200 · repco
6	John Surtees	Honda	1:23.500 · honda
7	Andrea de Adamich	Ferrari	1:23.600 · ferrari
8	Chris Amon	Ferrari	1:23.800 · ferrari
9	Denny Hulme	McLaren	1:24.000 · brm
10	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	1:24.900 · brm
11	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:24.900 · ferrari
12	Dan Gurney	Eagle	1:25.600 · weslake
13	Mike Spence	BRM	1:25.900 · brm
14	Dave Charlton	Brabham	1:26.200 · repco
15	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Cooper	1:26.300 · maserati
16	Jo Siffert	Cooper	1:26.400 · maserati
17	John Love	Brabham	1:27.000 · repco
18	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:27.200 · ford
19	Jo Bonnier	Cooper	1:27.300 · maserati
20	Basil van Rooyen	Cooper	1:27.800 · climax
21	Brian Redman	Cooper	1:28.000 · maserati
22	Sam Tingle	LDS	1:28.600 · repco
23	Jackie Pretorius	Brabham	1:29.000 · climax

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jim Clark	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
2	Graham Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
3	Jochen Rindt	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
4	Chris Amon	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
5	Denny Hulme	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
6	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1

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