Gridpedia1968 South African Grand Prix
- Date
- 1 Jan 1968
- Circuit
- Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa
- Round
- 1 of 12
- Winner
- Jim Clark (Lotus-Ford)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | CLAJim Clark | Lotus-Ford | 1 | 80 | 1:53:56.6 | 9 | |
| 2 | 5 | HILGraham Hill | Lotus-Ford | 2 | 80 | +25.3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | RINJochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco | 4 | 80 | +30.4 | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | AMOChris Amon | Ferrari | 8 | 78 | +2 Laps | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | HULDenny Hulme | McLaren-BRM | 9 | 78 | +2 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 21 | BELJean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Ford | 18 | 77 | +3 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 19 | SIFJo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati | 16 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 7 | SURJohn Surtees | Honda | 6 | 75 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 17 | LOVJohn Love | Brabham-Repco | 17 | 75 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| N | 23 | PREJackie Pretorius | Brabham-Climax | 23 | 71 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 6 | GURDan Gurney | Eagle-Weslake | 12 | 58 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 9 | ICKJacky Ickx | Ferrari | 11 | 51 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 20 | BONJo Bonnier | Cooper-Maserati | 19 | 46 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 16 | STEJackie Stewart | Matra-Ford | 3 | 43 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | TINSam Tingle | LDS | 22 | 35 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 25 | VANBasil van Rooyen | Cooper-Climax | 20 | 22 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 11 | RODPedro Rodríguez | BRM | 10 | 20 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 2 | BRAJack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 5 | 16 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 10 | DEAAndrea de Adamich | Ferrari | 7 | 13 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 12 | SPEMike Spence | BRM | 14 | 7 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 14 | REDBrian Redman | Cooper-Maserati | 21 | 4 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 22 | CHADave Charlton | Brabham-Repco | 14 | 3 | Differential | 0 | |
| R | 15 | SCALudovico Scarfiotti | Cooper-BRM | 15 | 2 | Water pipe | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Ford | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Chris Amon | Ferrari | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-BRM | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Ford | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | John Surtees | Honda | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | John Love | Brabham-Repco | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jackie Pretorius | Brabham-Climax | 0 | 0 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotus-Ford | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Brabham-Repco | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | McLaren-BRM | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Matra-Ford | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Honda | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Brabham-Climax | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Eagle-Weslake | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | LDS | 0 | 0 |