1968 South African Grand Prix

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1968 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Kyalami on January 1, 1968. The race is significant as not only the last Formula One race to be won by two-time World Drivers' Champion and 1965 Indianapolis 500 winner Jim Clark, but also the last in which he ever competed.

[edit] Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Jim Clark	Lotus-Ford	80	1:53:56.6	1	9
2	5	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	80	+ 25.3	2	6
3	3	Jochen Rindt	Brabham-Repco	80	+ 30.4	4	4
4	8	Chris Amon	Ferrari	78	+ 2 Laps	8	3
5	1	Denny Hulme	McLaren-BRM	78	+ 2 Laps	9	2
6	21	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Ford	77	+ 3 Laps	18	1
7	19	Jo Siffert	Cooper-Maserati	77	+ 3 Laps	16
8	7	John Surtees	Honda	75	+ 5 Laps	6
9	17	John Love	Brabham-Repco	75	+ 5 Laps	17
NC	23	Jackie Pretorius	Brabham-Climax	71	Not Classified	23
Ret	6	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Weslake	58	Oil Leak	12
Ret	9	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	51	Oil Leak	11
Ret	20	Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Maserati	46	Overheating	19
Ret	16	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	43	Engine	3
Ret	18	Sam Tingle	LDS-Repco	35	Overheating	22
Ret	25	Basil van Rooyen	Cooper-Climax	22	Engine	20
Ret	11	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	20	Fuel system	10
Ret	2	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	16	Engine	5
Ret	10	Andrea de Adamich	Ferrari	13	Accident	7
Ret	12	Mike Spence	BRM	7	Fuel System	14
Ret	14	Brian Redman	Cooper-Maserati	4	Oil Leak	21
Ret	22	Dave Charlton	Brabham-Repco	3	Differential	14
Ret	15	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Cooper-BRM	2	Water Pipe	15

[edit] Notes

• Pole position: Jim Clark - 1:21.6
• Fastest lap: Jim Clark - 1:23.7 on lap 73

[edit] References

• Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group, pp60-61. ISBN 0-85429-321-3. 
• The Official Formula 1 website. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.

Previous race: 1967 Mexican Grand Prix	FIA Formula One World Championship 1968 season	Next race: 1968 Spanish Grand Prix
Previous race: 1967 South African Grand Prix	South African Grand Prix	Next race: 1969 South African Grand Prix