Round 1 · 1 January 1968
South African Grand Prix
Kyalami · Midrand, South Africa
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
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
23 drivers
After Round 1
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 |