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1968 Rand Winter Trophy
1968 British GP
1967 German GP

1968 German GP

1968 International Gold Cup
1968 Italian GP
1969 German GP
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Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 4 August 1968
Start time14:00
Event German GP
Circuit Nürburgring
Event FormatRace of 14 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#8 of 12 in 1968
#169 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps14
Circuit Perimeter22835 m
Race Distance22835 × 14 = 319.690 km
Grid Format3-2-3-2
Pole PositionRight
First CornerLeft
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherHazy, Wet
Participants
Entries22
Qualifiers21
Finishers14
Debutants
Kurt Ahrens (Driver),
Gulf (Lubricant Manufacturer),
   Lola T102 (Car Model),
Caltex Racing Team (Entrant)
Milestones Jacky Ickx – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
 Jackie Stewart – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
Records Broken 1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Jack Brabham (45)
Records Extended 1. Most Retirements Cooper (214),
2. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (256),
3. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Jack Brabham (45),
4. Most 2nd Place Finishes Graham Hill (13),
5. Most 4th Place Finishes Ferrari (42),
6. Most Race Entries Cooper,  Ferrari (520),
7. Most Race Entries Jack Brabham (103),
8. Most Poles Ferrari (48),
9. Most 2nd Place Qualifications Ferrari (48),
10. Most 19th Place Qualifications Cooper (20)

World Championship standings
1  Graham Hill 30 
2  Jackie Stewart 26 up
3  Jacky Ickx 23 up
4  Denny Hulme 15 
5  Pedro Rodriguez 11 
6  Chris Amon 10 
7  Jim Clark 9 
  Jo Siffert 9 
  Bruce McLaren 9 
10  Jean-Pierre Beltoise 9 
11  John Surtees 8 
12  Jochen Rindt 8 up
13  Richard Attwood 6 up
14  Ludovico Scarfiotti 6 up
15  Lucien Bianchi 5 up
16  Brian Redman 4 up
17  Vic Elford 3 
18  Silvio Moser 2 
  Jack Brabham 2 
  Jackie Oliver 2 
21  Piers Courage 1 up
1  Lotus / Ford 44 
2  Matra / Ford 29 up
3  Ferrari / Ferrari 28 up
4  McLaren / Ford 22 up
5  BRM / BRM 18 
6  Cooper / BRM 12 
7  Brabham / Repco 10 up
8  Honda / Honda 8 up
9  Matra / Matra 6 up
10  McLaren / BRM 2 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 6Car 9Car 6
EntrantMatra InternationalScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACMatra International
Driver Jackie Stewart Jacky Ickx Jackie Stewart
Car Matra MS10 Ferrari 312 Matra MS10
EngineFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Ferrari 3.0 V12Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Time2:19'03.29'04.09'36.0
Speed137.943 km/h151.114 km/h142.719 km/h