Season
1968
Race
1. South African Grand Prix
1968 South African Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- -25.9894, 28.0767
- Altitude
- 1460 m
- Race number
- 162
R
01/01/1968 00:00 · Africa/Johannesburg · 80 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Ford | 1 | = | 80 | 1:53:56.600 | 9 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford | 2 | = | 80 | 1:54:21.900 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco | 4 | +1 | 80 | 1:54:27.000 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | Chris Amon | Ferrari | 8 | +4 | 78 | — | 3 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-BRM | 9 | +4 | 78 | — | 2 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Ford | 18 | +12 | 77 | — | 1 | +3 Laps | — | |
| 7 | Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati | 16 | +9 | 77 | — | 0 | +3 Laps | — | |
| 8 | John Surtees | Honda | 6 | -2 | 75 | — | 0 | +5 Laps | — | |
| 9 | John Love | Brabham-Repco | 17 | +8 | 75 | — | 0 | +5 Laps | — | |
| 10 | Jackie Pretorius | Brabham-Climax | 23 | +13 | 71 | — | 0 | Not classified | — | |
| 11 | Dan Gurney | Eagle-Weslake | 12 | +1 | 58 | — | 0 | Oil leak | — | |
| 12 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 11 | -1 | 51 | — | 0 | Oil leak | — | |
| 13 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Maserati | 19 | +6 | 46 | — | 0 | Overheating | — | |
| 14 | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford | 3 | -11 | 43 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 15 | Sam Tingle | LDS | 22 | +7 | 35 | — | 0 | Overheating | — | |
| 16 | Basil van Rooyen | Cooper-Climax | 20 | +4 | 22 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 17 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 10 | -7 | 20 | — | 0 | Fuel system | — | |
| 18 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 5 | -13 | 16 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 19 | Andrea de Adamich | Ferrari | 7 | -12 | 13 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 20 | Mike Spence | BRM | 14 | -6 | 7 | — | 0 | Fuel system | — | |
| 21 | Brian Redman | Cooper-Maserati | 21 | = | 4 | — | 0 | Oil leak | — | |
| 22 | Dave Charlton | Brabham-Repco | 14 | -8 | 3 | — | 0 | Differential | — | |
| 23 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Cooper-BRM | 15 | -8 | 2 | — | 0 | Water pipe | — |