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 9 Chris Amon Ferrari 1:23.54 — 2 6 Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco 1:23.70 +0.16 3 3 Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:23.84 +0.30 4 5 Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 1:23.90 +0.36 5 8 Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 1:24.41 +0.87 6 10 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:24.42 +0.88 7 1 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:24.45 +0.91 8 2 Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 1:24.58 +1.04 9 7 John Surtees Honda 1:25.22 +1.68 10 4 Jackie Oliver Lotus-Ford 1:25.48 +1.94 11 15 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:25.51 +1.97 12 18 Dan Gurney Brabham-Repco 1:25.79 +2.25 13 21 Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 1:25.86 +2.32 14 20 Piers Courage BRM 1:26.07 +2.53 15 16 Richard Attwood BRM 1:26.72 +3.18 16 17 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 1:26.76 +3.22 17 22 Silvio Moser Brabham-Repco 1:28.29 +4.75 18 14 Lucien Bianchi Cooper-BRM 1:28.31 +4.77 19 19 Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM 1:28.43 +4.89
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 8 Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 90 2:46:11.2 5 9 2 17 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 90 + 1:33.93 16 6 3 15 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 89 + 1 lap 11 4 4 10 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 88 + 2 laps 6 3 5 22 Silvio Moser Brabham-Repco 87 + 3 laps 17 2 6 9 Chris Amon Ferrari 85 + 5 laps 1 1 7 16 Richard Attwood BRM 85 + 5 laps 15 8 19 Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM 82 + 8 laps 19 9 3 Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 81 Accident 3 4 Jackie Oliver Lotus-Ford 80 + 10 laps 10 18 Dan Gurney Brabham-Repco 63 Throttle 12 21 Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 55 Gearbox 13 7 John Surtees Honda 50 Alternator 9 20 Piers Courage BRM 50 Spun off 14 6 Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco 39 Ignition 2 5 Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 22 Spun off 4 2 Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 19 Accident 8 1 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 10 Ignition 7 14 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 1 Graham Hill 24 11 2 Jackie Stewart 12 2 3 Pedro Rodríguez 10 2 4 Denny Hulme 10 2 5 Bruce McLaren 9Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Ford 29 2 McLaren-Ford 17 3 BRM 16 2 4 Matra-Ford 15 5 Ferrari 10Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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