1968 European Formula Two Championship

1968 European Formula Two season

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The 1968 European Formula Two season was contested over nine rounds. Jean Pierre Beltoise won the championship in Pergusa-Enna. Although Jochen Rindt won 5 races, he was a graded driver and was therefore not allowed to score championship points.^[1]

In this season, Jim Clark died at Hockenheimring, first race of the year.

Teams and drivers

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Driver	Rounds
Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Lotus-Ford	48	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Jim Clark	1
				Graham Hill	1, 3, 4-5, 9
				Jackie Oliver	2-6, 8
Ferrari Automobili   SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Ferrari	Dino 166 F2	Ferrari Dino 166 1.6 V6	Chris Amon	1, 5
				Jacky Ickx	4, 7
				Derek Bell	5-9
				Ernesto Brambilla	6-9
				Mario Casoni	7
				Andrea de Adamich	9
Kurt Ahrens Jr.   Caltex Racing Team	Brabham-Ford	BT23C	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Kurt Ahrens Jr.	1-6, 8-9
Lola Racing Ltd   Alistair Walker Racing	Lola-Ford	T100	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Chris Irwin	1-3
				Alistair Walker	2-4, 6, 9
Frank Williams Racing Cars	Brabham-Ford	BT23C	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Piers Courage	1-7
				Picko Troberg	1
				Derek Bell	1
				Max Mosley	6, 9
	Chevron-Ford	B10		Samuel Brown	7
Matra Sports	Matra-Ford	MS7	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	1-3, 5-7, 9
				Henri Pescarolo	All
				Johnny Servoz-Gavin	4
				Jean-Pierre Jabouille	8
McLaren Racing Team   The Chequered Flag Racing	McLaren-Ford	M4A	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Graeme Lawrence	1-3
				Robin Widdows	1-7
				Frank Gardner	4-5
				Mike Walker	6-7
Ecurie Intersport SA	McLaren-Ford	M4A	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Guy Ligier	1-3
				Jo Schlesser	1-4
Squadra Tartaruga	Brabham-Ford	BT23	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Xavier Perrot	1-2, 4, 6, 8
				Günther Huber	5
London Racing Team	Brabham-Ford	BT23C	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Chris Lambert	1-6
				Max Mosley	1-4
Frank Lythgoe Racing	Chevron-Ford	B10	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Peter Gethin	1-2, 4
	Brabham-Ford	BT23C			6-9
Walter Habegger   Valvoline Racing Team	Lotus-Ford	41C	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Walter Habegger	1
	Brabham-Ford	BT23			2-3, 4, 6, 8
	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	BT18	Alfa Romeo GTA 1.6 L4	Gerhard Krammer	5
Tecno Racing Team	Tecno-Ford	PA68	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Carlo Facetti	1
				Clay Regazzoni	2, 4, 6-9
				Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	4
Midland Racing Team	Lotus-Ford	41C	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Bruno Frey	1-2, 8
	Brabham-Lotus	BT16/18	Lotus LF 1.6 L4	Paul Blum	8
Robert Lamplough	McLaren-Ford	M4A	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Robert Lamplough	1-2
Roy Winkelmann Racing	Brabham-Ford	BT23C	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Jochen Rindt	2-6, 8-9
				Alan Rees	2, 4-5, 7
				Gerhard Mitter	8
Church Farm Racing Team	Brabham-Ford	BT23C	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Derek Bell	2-4
				Brian Hart	5-9
Bill Jones Racing	Brabham-Ford	BT10	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Chris Meek	2, 6, 8-9
Allan Deacon	Brabham-Lotus	BT21	Lotus LF 1.6 L4	Allan Deacon	2
David Bridges Racing	Lola-Ford	T100	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Chris Williams	2
				Brian Redman	4
				Mike Beckwith	5-6
				David Hobbs	8-9
Bob Gerard   Merlyn Racing	Merlyn-Ford	Mk 12	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Harry Stiller	2
				John Cardwell	2-4
				Brian Hart	3-4
				Toine Hezemans	6
				Jonathan Williams	6
				Mike Walker	8
				Peter Gaydon	8
				Alan Rollinson	9
				Chris Williams	9
Escuderia Nacional CS	Lola-Ford	T100	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Alex Soler-Roig	3-4, 6
				Jorge de Bagration	3-4, 6
Matra International	Matra-Ford	MS7	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Jackie Stewart	3
Scuderia Ala d'Oro	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	BT23	Alfa Romeo GTA 1.6 L4	Nanni Galli	3
Scuderia Picchio Rosso	Brabham-Ford	BT23C BT23	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Corrado Manfredini	4-9
				Ernesto Brambilla	5
				Enzo Corti	9
	Tecno-Ford	PA68		Carlo Facetti	9
Frank Manning Racing	McLaren-Ford	M4A	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Robert Lamplough	4, 6, 8-9
Ron Harris Racing Division	Tecno-Ford	PA68	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Pedro Rodríguez	4, 7
				Richard Attwood	6
				Eric Offenstadt	6
				Jonathan Williams	7
Charles Vögele Racing Team	Tecno-Ford	PA68	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Silvio Moser	5-7, 9
Mitter Tuning	Brabham-Ford	BT23	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Werner Lindermann	6, 8
Bayerische Motoren Werke	Lola-BMW	T102	BMW M11 1.6 L4	Jo Siffert	8-9
				Hubert Hahne	8-9

• Pink background denotes graded drivers ineligible for points.

Calendar

Race No	Circuit	Date	Laps	Distance	Time	Speed	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winner
1	Hockenheim	7 April	20+20	6.769=270.76 km	1'25:49.7	189.280 km/h	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Henri Pescarolo	Jean-Pierre Beltoise
2	Thruxton	15 April	54	3.862=208.548 km	1'09:45.6 1'09:53.0	179.370 km/h 179.054 km/h	Jochen Rindt	Jochen Rindt	Jochen Rindt   Jean-Pierre Beltoise
3	Jarama	28 April	60	3.404=204.24 km	1'30:09.7	135.916 km/h	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Jean-Pierre Beltoise
4	Crystal Palace	3 June	90	2.237=201.330 km	1'20:06.8 1'20:37.0	150.784 km/h 149.842 km/h	Brian Redman	Jochen Rindt	Jochen Rindt   Brian Redman
5	Tulln-Langenlebarn	14 July	35+35	2.86=200.2 km	1'15:24.63 1'15:57.15	150.377 km/h 149.304 km/h	Jochen Rindt	Jochen Rindt	Jochen Rindt   Jean-Pierre Beltoise
6	Zandvoort	28 July	50	4.193=209.65 km	1'13:52.18	170.286 km/h	Derek Bell	Tino Brambilla	Jean-Pierre Beltoise
7	Pergusa-Enna	25 August	50	4.798=239.90 km	1'02:40.6 1'02:40.6	229.655 km/h 229.655 km/h	Henri Pescarolo	Jochen Rindt	Jochen Rindt   Piers Courage
8	Hockenheim	13 October	35	6.769=236.915 km	1'11:40.2	198.338 km/h	Jochen Rindt	Tino Brambilla	Tino Brambilla
9	Vallelunga	27 October	40+40	3.115=249.2 km	1'43:02.7	145.102 km/h	Tino Brambilla	Tino Brambilla	Tino Brambilla

Note:

Race 1, 5 and 9 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.

Race 2, 4 and 6 were held with two semi-final heats and the final run, with time only shown for the final.

Race 2, 4, 5 and 7 was won by a graded driver, all graded drivers are shown in Italics.

Race 1 (heat 1) Jim Clark was fatally injured.

Final point standings

For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 7 results count^[2] (some sources count the best 6 results). No drivers scored in more than 7 races and just one scored in more than 6. If the best 6 scores are taken Henri Pescarolo would drop his 1 point score, dropping his total to 30.

Place	Name	Team	Chassis	Engine	HOC	THR	JAR	CRY	TUL	ZAN	EMM	HOC	VLL	Points
1	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra Sports	Matra	Ford	9	9	9	-	9	9	-	-	3	48
2	Henri Pescarolo	Matra Sports	Matra	Ford	6	-	4	-	6	6	1	6	2	31
3	Tino Brambilla	Scuderia Picchio Rossa	Brabham	Ford	-	-	-	-	2	-				26
		Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari Dino							6	9	9
4	Derek Bell	Church Farm Racing	Brabham	Ford	-	6	-	-						15
		Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari Dino					1	-	3	4	1
5	Jackie Oliver	Team Lotus	Lotus	Ford	-	4	-	4	3	-	-	3	-	14
6	Piers Courage	Williams Racing	Brabham	Ford	4	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	13
7	Kurt Ahrens Jr.	private entry	Brabham	Ford	-	3	6	-	4	-	-	-	-	13
	Clay Regazzoni	Tecno Racing	Tecno	Ford	-	-	3	6	-	-	4	-	-	13
9	Brian Redman	Bridges Racing	Lola	Ford	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	9
10	Andrea de Adamich	Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari Dino	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6
11	Jo Schlesser	Écurie International	McLaren	Ford	2	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	5
12	Peter Gethin	Lythgoe Racing	Chevron	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		4
		Lythgoe Racing	Brabham	Ford									4
	Richard Attwood	Harris Racing	Tecno	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	4
14	Brian Hart	Merlyn Racing	Merlyn-Brabham	Ford	-	-	1	-	-	-				4
		Church Farm Racing	Brabham	Ford							2	1	-
15	Chris Lambert	London Racing	Brabham	Ford	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
	Silvio Moser	Vögele Racing	Tecno	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	3
17	Robin Widdows	McLaren Racing	McLaren	Ford	1	-	-							2
		Chequered Flag Racing	McLaren	Ford				-	-	1	-	-	-
	Chris Williams	Bridges Racing	Lola	Ford	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
	Jorge de Bagration	Escuderia Nacional	Lola	Ford	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	Tecno Racing	Tecno	Ford	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	2
	Éric Offenstadt	Harris Racing	Tecno	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	2
	David Hobbs	Bridges Racing	Lola	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2
23	Alan Rees	Winkelmann Racing	Brabham	Ford	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1

Note:

Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.

At Crystal Palace not all points were awarded as there were not enough finishers.

References

1. "1968 European F2 Trophy". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
2. "European Trophy for Formula 2 Drivers". F2 Registry. Retrieved 11 April 2021.