1968 Dutch Grand Prix

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.

1968 Dutch Grand Prix
Zandvoort original layout
Zandvoort original layout
Race details
Date June 23, 1968
Official name XVI Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.193 km (2.605 miles)
Distance 90 laps, 377.370 km (234.487 miles)
Weather Showers
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 1:23.54
Fastest lap
Driver France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra
Time 1:45.91 on lap 6
Podium
First
Matra-Ford
Second
Matra
Third
BRM
Lap leaders
Race winner Jackie Stewart during the race
Second placed Jean-Pierre Beltoise on the winners' podium
Third placed Pedro Rodríguez

Classification

Qualifying
Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 9 New Zealand Chris Amon Ferrari 1:23.54 —
2 6 Austria Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco 1:23.70 +0.16
3 3 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:23.84 +0.30
4 5 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 1:23.90 +0.36
5 8 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 1:24.41 +0.87
6 10 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:24.42 +0.88
7 1 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:24.45 +0.91
8 2 New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 1:24.58 +1.04
9 7 United Kingdom John Surtees Honda 1:25.22 +1.68
10 4 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver Lotus-Ford 1:25.48 +1.94
11 15 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:25.51 +1.97
12 18 United States Dan Gurney Brabham-Repco 1:25.79 +2.25
13 21 Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 1:25.86 +2.32
14 20 United Kingdom Piers Courage BRM 1:26.07 +2.53
15 16 United Kingdom Richard Attwood BRM 1:26.72 +3.18
16 17 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 1:26.76 +3.22
17 22 Switzerland Silvio Moser Brabham-Repco 1:28.29 +4.75
18 14 Belgium Lucien Bianchi Cooper-BRM 1:28.31 +4.77
19 19 Sweden Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM 1:28.43 +4.89

Race
Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 8 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 90 2:46:11.2 5 9
2 17 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 90 + 1:33.93 16 6
3 15 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM 89 + 1 Lap 11 4
4 10 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 88 + 2 Laps 6 3
5 22 Switzerland Silvio Moser Brabham-Repco 87 + 3 Laps 17 2
6 9 New Zealand Chris Amon Ferrari 85 + 5 Laps 1 1
7 16 United Kingdom Richard Attwood BRM 85 + 5 Laps 15  
8 19 Sweden Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM 82 + 8 Laps 19  
9 3 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 81 Accident 3  
NC 4 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver Lotus-Ford 80 Not Classified 10  
Ret 18 United States Dan Gurney Brabham-Repco 63 Throttle 12  
Ret 21 Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 55 Gearbox 13  
Ret 7 United Kingdom John Surtees Honda 50 Alternator 9  
Ret 20 United Kingdom Piers Courage BRM 50 Spun Off 14  
Ret 6 Austria Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco 39 Ignition 2  
Ret 5 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 22 Spun Off 4  
Ret 2 New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 19 Accident 8  
Ret 1 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 10 Ignition 7  
Ret 14 Belgium Lucien Bianchi Cooper-BRM 9 Accident 18  
Source:[1]

Championship standings after the race
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
  1. "1968 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. "Netherlands 1968 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.

Further reading
  • Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 68–69. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.
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