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1968 Dutch Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | F1 |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Grand Prix | Dutch |
| Date | June 23 |
| Year | 1968 |
| Image | Circuit Park Zandvoort-1948.svg |
| Caption | Zandvoort original layout |
| Official name | XVI Grote Prijs van Nederland |
| Location | Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands |
| Course | Permanent racing facility |
| Course_mi | 2.605 |
| Course_km | 4.193 |
| Distance_laps | 90 |
| Distance_mi | 234.487 |
| Distance_km | 377.370 |
| Weather | Showers |
| Pole_Driver | Chris Amon |
| Pole_Team | Ferrari |
| Pole_Time | 1:23.54 |
| Pole_Country | New Zealand |
| Fast_Driver | Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
| Fast_Team | Matra |
| Fast_Time | 1:45.91 |
| Fast_Lap | 6 |
| Fast_Country | France |
| First_Driver | Jackie Stewart |
| First_Team | Matra-Ford |
| First_Country | United Kingdom |
| Second_Driver | Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
| Second_Team | Matra |
| Second_Country | France |
| Third_Driver | Pedro Rodríguez |
| Third_Team | BRM |
| Third_Country | Mexico |
| Third_flag_suffix | 1934 |
| Lapchart |
The 1968 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Zandvoort Circuit on 23 June 1968. It was race 5 of 12 in both the 1968 World Championship of Drivers and the 1968 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 90-lap race was won by Matra driver Jackie Stewart after he started from fifth position. His teammate Jean-Pierre Beltoise finished second and BRM driver Pedro Rodríguez came in third.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | New Zealand Chris Amon | Ferrari | 1:23.54 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Austria Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco | 1:23.70 | +0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UK Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford | 1:23.84 | +0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Australia Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 1:23.90 | +0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | UK Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford | 1:24.41 | +0.87 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Belgium Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:24.42 | +0.88 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | New Zealand Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 1:24.45 | +0.91 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | New Zealand Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford | 1:24.58 | +1.04 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | United Kingdom John Surtees | Honda | 1:25.22 | +1.68 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | United Kingdom Jackie Oliver | Lotus-Ford | 1:25.48 | +1.94 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Mexico Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 1:25.51 | +1.97 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | United States Dan Gurney | Brabham-Repco | 1:25.79 | +2.25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Switzerland Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford | 1:25.86 | +2.32 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | United Kingdom Piers Courage | BRM | 1:26.07 | +2.53 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | United Kingdom Richard Attwood | BRM | 1:26.72 | +3.18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | France Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 1:26.76 | +3.22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Switzerland Silvio Moser | Brabham-Repco | 1:28.29 | +4.75 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Belgium Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-BRM | 1:28.31 | +4.77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Sweden Jo Bonnier | McLaren-BRM | 1:28.43 | +4.89 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | NC | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | UK **Jackie Stewart** | **Matra-Ford** | 90 | 2:46:11.2 | 5 | **9** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | FRA **Jean-Pierre Beltoise** | **Matra** | 90 | + 1:33.93 | 16 | **6** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | MEX **Pedro Rodríguez** | **BRM** | 89 | + 1 lap | 11 | **4** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | BEL **Jacky Ickx** | **Ferrari** | 88 | + 2 laps | 6 | **3** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | SUI **Silvio Moser** | **Brabham-Repco** | 87 | + 3 laps | 17 | **2** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | NZL **Chris Amon** | **Ferrari** | 85 | + 5 laps | 1 | **1** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | UK Richard Attwood | BRM | 85 | + 5 laps | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | SWE Jo Bonnier | McLaren-BRM | 82 | + 8 laps | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UK Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford | 81 | Accident | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UK Jackie Oliver | Lotus-Ford | 80 | + 10 laps | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | USA Dan Gurney | Brabham-Repco | 63 | Throttle | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | SUI Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford | 55 | Gearbox | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | UK John Surtees | Honda | 50 | Alternator | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | UK Piers Courage | BRM | 50 | Spun off | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | AUT Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco | 39 | Ignition | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | AUS Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 22 | Spun off | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | NZL Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford | 19 | Accident | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | NZL Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 10 | Ignition | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | BEL Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-BRM | 9 | Accident | 18 |
Notes
- This was the first win for a French constructor in Formula One.
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | Source: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | 1 | United Kingdom Graham Hill | 24 |
| [[File:1uparrow green.svg | 10px]] 11 | 2 | United Kingdom Jackie Stewart | 12 |
| [[File:1uparrow green.svg | 10px]] 2 | 3 | Mexico Pedro Rodríguez | 10 |
| [[File:1downarrow red.svg | 10px]] 2 | 4 | New Zealand Denny Hulme | 10 |
| [[File:1downarrow red.svg | 10px]] 2 | 5 | New Zealand Bruce McLaren | 9 |
;Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points | Source: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | 1 | UK Lotus-Ford | 29 |
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | 2 | UK McLaren-Ford | 17 |
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | 3 | UK BRM | 16 |
| [[File:1uparrow green.svg | 10px]] 2 | 4 | France Matra-Ford | 15 |
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | 5 | Italy Ferrari | 10 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
References
- "1968 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com.
- "Netherlands 1968 - Championship • STATS F1".
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