1968 Dutch Grand Prix

1968 Dutch Grand Prix
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	Chris Amon	Ferrari
Time	1:23.54
Fastest lap
Driver	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra
Time	1:45.91 on lap 6
Podium
First	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford
Second	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra
Third	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM
Lap leaders

Race winner Jackie Stewart during the race

Second placed Jean-Pierre Beltoise on the winners' podium

Third placed Pedro Rodríguez

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.

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	Not Classified	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
Source:

Notes

• This was the first Grand Prix win and podium finish for French constructor Matra and first podium for Matra as an engine supplier.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Graham Hill	24
11	2	Jackie Stewart	12
2	3	Pedro Rodríguez	10
2	4	Denny Hulme	10
2	5	Bruce McLaren	9
Source:

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Lotus-Ford	29
	2	McLaren-Ford	17
	3	BRM	16
2	4	Matra-Ford	15
	5	Ferrari	10
Source:

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Further reading

• Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 68–69. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.

External links

• "1968 Dutch GP". ChicaneF1. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2015.