← 1968 season

Round 1 · 1 January 1968

South African Grand Prix

Kyalami · Midrand, South Africa

R1
Winner Jim Clark Lotus-Ford
Pole position Jim Clark Lotus-Ford
Fastest lap
Finishers 9/23 14 recorded DNFs

Championship progression

Drivers' standings

Before and after Round 1
Before the race

Pre-season

No standings yet

This was the opening round, so every driver entered the weekend on zero championship points.

After the race

After Round 1

23 drivers
1
Jim Clark Lotus-Ford
NEW
9 +9
2
Graham Hill Lotus-Ford
NEW
6 +6
3
Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco
NEW
4 +4
4
Chris Amon Ferrari
NEW
3 +3
5
Denny Hulme McLaren-BRM
NEW
2 +2
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6
Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford
NEW
1 +1
-
Jo Siffert Cooper-Maserati
NEW
0 +0
-
John Surtees Honda
NEW
0 +0
-
John Love Brabham-Repco
NEW
0 +0
-
Jackie Pretorius Brabham-Climax
NEW
0 +0
-
Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake
NEW
0 +0
-
Jacky Ickx Ferrari
NEW
0 +0
-
Jo Bonnier Cooper-Maserati
NEW
0 +0
-
Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford
NEW
0 +0
-
Sam Tingle LDS
NEW
0 +0
-
Basil van Rooyen Cooper-Climax
NEW
0 +0
-
Pedro Rodríguez BRM
NEW
0 +0
-
Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco
NEW
0 +0
-
Andrea de Adamich Ferrari
NEW
0 +0
-
Mike Spence BRM
NEW
0 +0
-
Brian Redman Cooper-Maserati
NEW
0 +0
-
Dave Charlton Brabham-Repco
NEW
0 +0
-
Ludovico Scarfiotti Cooper-BRM
NEW
0 +0

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Race classification

23 starters
Pos Driver Constructor Grid Status / time Pts
1 CLA Jim Clark Lotus-Ford 1 1:53:56.600 9
2 HIL Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 2 +25.300 6
3 RIN Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco 4 +30.400 4
4 AMO Chris Amon Ferrari 8 2L 3
5 HUL Denny Hulme McLaren-BRM 9 2L 2
6 BEL Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 18 3L 1
7 SIF Jo Siffert Cooper-Maserati 16 3L 0
8 SUR John Surtees Honda 6 5L 0
9 LOV John Love Brabham-Repco 17 5L 0
R PRE Jackie Pretorius Brabham-Climax 23 0
R GUR Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake 12 0
R ICK Jacky Ickx Ferrari 11 0
R BON Jo Bonnier Cooper-Maserati 19 0
R STE Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 3 0
R TIN Sam Tingle LDS 22 0
R VAN Basil van Rooyen Cooper-Climax 20 0
R ROD Pedro Rodríguez BRM 10 0
R BRA Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 5 0
R DE Andrea de Adamich Ferrari 7 0
R SPE Mike Spence BRM 14 0
R RED Brian Redman Cooper-Maserati 21 0
R CHA Dave Charlton Brabham-Repco 14 0
R SCA Ludovico Scarfiotti Cooper-BRM 15 0