1968 South African Grand Prix
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| Race 1 of 12 in the 1968 Formula One season | |||
The Kyalami Circuit (1967-1985)
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| Date | 1 January 1968 | ||
| Official name | XIV South African Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Kyalami, Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.104 km (2.550 mi) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 328.320 km (204.009 mi) | ||
| Weather | Very hot, dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:21.6 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Jim Clark |
Lotus-Ford | |
| Time | 1:23.7 on lap 73 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Third | Brabham-Repco | ||
The 1968 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami Circuit on Monday 1 January 1968. It was the first round of the 1968 Formula One season. The race, contested over 80 laps, was won by two time World Drivers' Champion and 1965 Indianapolis 500 winner Jim Clark for Lotus-Ford after starting from pole position. The race is significant as not only the last Formula One race to be won by Jim Clark, but also the last in which he ever competed, due to his fatal crash at the Hockenheimring in Germany three months later.
This was also Mike Spence's final race, as he was killed a few months later, while practicing for the 1968 Indianapolis 500.
Clark broke many records during the weekend, such as leading the most Grands Prix (43), having the most laps led (1,943), having the most perfect weekends (11), achieving the most pole positions (33) and finally achieving 25 race wins, beating Juan Manuel Fangio's 11-year-old record.
Contents
Classification
Qualifying
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 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 | |
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Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Notes
Last race: Brabham BT11
References
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Further reading
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