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1968 Rand Spring Trophy
1968 Canadian GP
1967 United States GP

1968 United States GP

1968 Mexican GP
1969 United States GP
 XI  United States Grand Prix

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 6 October 1968
Start time14:00
Event United States GP
Circuit Watkins Glen
Event FormatRace of 108 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#11 of 12 in 1968
#172 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps108
Circuit Perimeter3701 m
Race Distance3701 × 108 = 399.708 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherOvercast, Dry
Participants
Entries21
Qualifiers21
Finishers6
DebutantsNone
Milestones Mario Andretti – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
Records Broken 1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Graham Hill (46),
2. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Graham Hill (46),
3. Most 3rd Place Qualifications Graham Hill (12),
4. Most 14th Place Qualifications in a Season Piers Courage (4)
Records Extended 1. Most Retirements Cooper (218),
2. Most Retirements Jo Bonnier (50),
3. Most 2nd Place Finishes Graham Hill (14),
4. Most Race Entries Ferrari (527),
5. Most Race Entries Jack Brabham (106),
6. Most 4th Place Qualifications Ferrari (48),
7. Most 10th Place Qualifications Bruce McLaren (11)

World Championship standings
1  Graham Hill 39 
2  Jackie Stewart 36 up
3  Denny Hulme 33 up
4  Jacky Ickx 27 
5  Bruce McLaren 16 
6  Pedro Rodriguez 15 
7  John Surtees 12 up
8  Jo Siffert 11 up
9  Jean-Pierre Beltoise 11 up
10  Chris Amon 10 up
11  Jim Clark 9 up
12  Jochen Rindt 8 
13  Johnny Servoz-Gavin 6 
  Richard Attwood 6 
15  Ludovico Scarfiotti 6 
16  Lucien Bianchi 5 
17  Vic Elford 5 
18  Brian Redman 4 
19  Piers Courage 4 
20  Dan Gurney 3 
21  Silvio Moser 2 up
  Jackie Oliver 2 up
  Jack Brabham 2 up
24  Jo Bonnier 1 up
1  Lotus / Ford 53 
2  Matra / Ford 45 up
3  McLaren / Ford 43 up
4  Ferrari / Ferrari 32 
5  BRM / BRM 25 
6  Cooper / BRM 14 
7  Honda / Honda 12 up
8  Brabham / Repco 10 up
9  Matra / Matra 8 up
10  McLaren / BRM 3 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 15Car 12Car 15
EntrantMatra InternationalGold Leaf Team LotusMatra International
Driver Jackie Stewart Mario Andretti Jackie Stewart
Car Matra MS10 Lotus 49B Matra MS10
EngineFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Time1:59'20.291'04.201'05.22
Speed200.962 km/h207.533 km/h204.287 km/h