1968 Dutch Grand Prix
Motor car race
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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.
Date
June 23, 1968
Official name
XVI Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location
Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course
Permanent racing facility
| 1968 Dutch Grand Prix | |||
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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 |
 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | |
| Time | 1:45.91 on lap 6 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Matra-Ford | ||
| Second | Matra | ||
| Third | BRM | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
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Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |  Chris Amon |
Ferrari | 1:23.54 | — |
| 2 | 6 |  Jochen Rindt |
Brabham-Repco | 1:23.70 | +0.16 |
| 3 | 3 |  Graham Hill |
Lotus-Ford | 1:23.84 | +0.30 |
| 4 | 5 |  Jack Brabham |
Brabham-Repco | 1:23.90 | +0.36 |
| 5 | 8 | Jackie Stewart |
Matra-Ford | 1:24.41 | +0.87 |
| 6 | 10 |  Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari | 1:24.42 | +0.88 |
| 7 | 1 | Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford | 1:24.45 | +0.91 |
| 8 | 2 | Bruce McLaren |
McLaren-Ford | 1:24.58 | +1.04 |
| 9 | 7 | John Surtees |
Honda | 1:25.22 | +1.68 |
| 10 | 4 | Jackie Oliver |
Lotus-Ford | 1:25.48 | +1.94 |
| 11 | 15 |  Pedro Rodríguez |
BRM | 1:25.51 | +1.97 |
| 12 | 18 |  Dan Gurney |
Brabham-Repco | 1:25.79 | +2.25 |
| 13 | 21 |  Jo Siffert |
Lotus-Ford | 1:25.86 | +2.32 |
| 14 | 20 | Piers Courage |
BRM | 1:26.07 | +2.53 |
| 15 | 16 | Richard Attwood |
BRM | 1:26.72 | +3.18 |
| 16 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
Matra | 1:26.76 | +3.22 |
| 17 | 22 | Silvio Moser |
Brabham-Repco | 1:28.29 | +4.75 |
| 18 | 14 | Lucien Bianchi |
Cooper-BRM | 1:28.31 | +4.77 |
| 19 | 19 |  Jo Bonnier |
McLaren-BRM | 1:28.43 | +4.89 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Jackie Stewart |
Matra-Ford | 90 | 2:46:11.2 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
Matra | 90 | + 1:33.93 | 16 | 6 |
| 3 | 15 | Pedro Rodríguez |
BRM | 89 | + 1 lap | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | 10 | Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari | 88 | + 2 laps | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 22 | Silvio Moser |
Brabham-Repco | 87 | + 3 laps | 17 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | Chris Amon |
Ferrari | 85 | + 5 laps | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 16 | Richard Attwood |
BRM | 85 | + 5 laps | 15 | |
| 8 | 19 | Jo Bonnier |
McLaren-BRM | 82 | + 8 laps | 19 | |
| 9 | 3 | Graham Hill |
Lotus-Ford | 81 | Accident | 3 | |
| NC | 4 | Jackie Oliver |
Lotus-Ford | 80 | + 10 laps | 10 | |
| Ret | 18 | Dan Gurney |
Brabham-Repco | 63 | Throttle | 12 | |
| Ret | 21 | Jo Siffert |
Lotus-Ford | 55 | Gearbox | 13 | |
| Ret | 7 | John Surtees |
Honda | 50 | Alternator | 9 | |
| Ret | 20 | Piers Courage |
BRM | 50 | Spun off | 14 | |
| Ret | 6 | Jochen Rindt |
Brabham-Repco | 39 | Ignition | 2 | |
| Ret | 5 | Jack Brabham |
Brabham-Repco | 22 | Spun off | 4 | |
| Ret | 2 | Bruce McLaren |
McLaren-Ford | 19 | Accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 1 | Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford | 10 | Ignition | 7 | |
| Ret | 14 | Lucien Bianchi |
Cooper-BRM | 9 | Accident | 18 | |
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Notes
- This was the first win for a French constructor in Formula One.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
