This was also Mike Spence's final race, as he too was killed a few months later, while practising for the 1968 Indianapolis 500.
The first six slots on the grid were filled by either previous or future world champions. However the reigning champion, Denny Hulme, only started in ninth.
Clark broke many records during the weekend, such as leading the most Grands Prix (43), having the most laps led (1,943), having the most perfect weekends (11), achieving the most pole positions (33) and finally achieving 25 race wins, beating Juan Manuel Fangio's 11-year-old record.
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The 1968 South African Grand Prix formally the 2nd AA Grand Prix of South Africa Afrikaans Tweede AA Suid Afrikaanse Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami Circuit on Monday 1 January 1968 It was race 1 of 12 in both the 1968 World Championship of Drivers and the 1968 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers The 80 lap race was won by two time World Drivers Champion and 1965 Indianapolis 500 winner Jim Clark for Lotus Ford after starting from pole position The race is significant as not only the last Formula One race to be won by Clark but also the last in which he ever competed due to his fatal crash at the Hockenheimring in Germany three months later At this race Team Gunston became the first Formula One team to paint their cars in the livery of their sponsors instead of national colours when they entered a private Brabham for John Love 1 and an LDS for Sam Tingle 1968 South African Grand PrixThe Kyalami Circuit 1967 1985 Race detailsDate1 January 1968Official name2nd AA Grand Prix of South AfricaLocationKyalami Midrand Transvaal Province South AfricaCoursePermanent racing facilityCourse length4 104 km 2 550 miles Distance80 laps 328 320 km 204 009 miles WeatherVery hot dryPole positionDriverJim ClarkLotus FordTime1 21 6Fastest lapDriverJim ClarkLotus FordTime1 23 7 on lap 73PodiumFirstJim ClarkLotus FordSecondGraham HillLotus FordThirdJochen RindtBrabham RepcoLap leaders This was also Mike Spence s final race as he too was killed a few months later while practising for the 1968 Indianapolis 500 The first six slots on the grid were filled by either previous or future world champions However the reigning champion Denny Hulme only started in ninth Clark broke many records during the weekend such as leading the most Grands Prix 43 having the most laps led 1 943 having the most perfect weekends 11 achieving the most pole positions 33 and finally achieving 25 race wins beating Juan Manuel Fangio s 11 year old record Contents 1 Classification 1 1 Qualifying 1 2 Race 2 Championship standings after the race 3 References 4 Further readingClassification editQualifying edit The qualifying session was held on 31 December 1967 Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 4 nbsp Jim Clark Lotus Ford 1 21 6 2 5 nbsp Graham Hill Lotus Ford 1 22 6 1 0 3 16 nbsp Jackie Stewart Matra Ford 1 22 7 1 1 4 3 nbsp Jochen Rindt Brabham Repco 1 23 0 1 4 5 2 nbsp Jack Brabham Brabham Repco 1 23 2 1 6 6 7 nbsp John Surtees Honda 1 23 5 1 9 7 10 nbsp Andrea de Adamich Ferrari 1 23 6 2 0 8 8 nbsp Chris Amon Ferrari 1 23 8 2 2 9 1 nbsp Denny Hulme McLaren BRM 1 24 0 2 4 10 11 nbsp Pedro Rodriguez BRM 1 24 9 3 3 11 9 nbsp Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1 24 9 3 3 12 6 nbsp Dan Gurney Eagle Weslake 1 25 6 4 0 13 12 nbsp Mike Spence BRM 1 25 9 4 3 14 22 nbsp Dave Charlton Brabham Repco 1 26 2 4 6 15 15 nbsp Ludovico Scarfiotti Cooper Maserati 1 26 3 4 7 16 19 nbsp Jo Siffert Cooper Maserati 1 26 4 4 8 17 17 nbsp John Love Brabham Repco 1 27 0 5 4 18 21 nbsp Jean Pierre Beltoise Matra Ford 1 27 2 5 6 19 20 nbsp Jo Bonnier Cooper Maserati 1 27 3 5 7 20 25 nbsp Basil van Rooyen Cooper Climax 1 27 8 6 2 21 14 nbsp Brian Redman Cooper Maserati 1 28 0 6 4 22 18 nbsp Sam Tingle LDS Repco 1 28 6 7 0 23 23 nbsp Jackie Pretorius Brabham Climax 1 29 0 7 4 Race edit Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time Retired Grid Points 1 4 nbsp Jim Clark Lotus Ford 80 1 53 56 6 1 9 2 5 nbsp Graham Hill Lotus Ford 80 25 3 2 6 3 3 nbsp Jochen Rindt Brabham Repco 80 30 4 4 4 4 8 nbsp Chris Amon Ferrari 78 2 Laps 8 3 5 1 nbsp Denny Hulme McLaren BRM 78 2 Laps 9 2 6 21 nbsp Jean Pierre Beltoise Matra Ford 77 3 Laps 18 1 7 19 nbsp Jo Siffert Cooper Maserati 77 3 Laps 16 8 7 nbsp John Surtees Honda 75 5 Laps 6 9 17 nbsp John Love Brabham Repco 75 5 Laps 17 NC 23 nbsp Jackie Pretorius Brabham Climax 71 9 Laps 23 Ret 6 nbsp Dan Gurney Eagle Weslake 58 Oil Leak 12 Ret 9 nbsp Jacky Ickx Ferrari 51 Oil Leak 11 Ret 20 nbsp Jo Bonnier Cooper Maserati 46 Overheating 19 Ret 16 nbsp Jackie Stewart Matra Ford 43 Engine 3 Ret 18 nbsp Sam Tingle LDS Repco 35 Overheating 22 Ret 25 nbsp Basil van Rooyen Cooper Climax 22 Engine 20 Ret 11 nbsp Pedro Rodriguez BRM 20 Fuel System 10 Ret 2 nbsp Jack Brabham Brabham Repco 16 Engine 5 Ret 10 nbsp Andrea de Adamich Ferrari 13 Accident 7 Ret 12 nbsp Mike Spence BRM 7 Fuel System 14 Ret 14 nbsp Brian Redman Cooper Maserati 4 Oil Leak 21 Ret 22 nbsp Dave Charlton Brabham Repco 3 Differential 14 Ret 15 nbsp Ludovico Scarfiotti Cooper Maserati 2 Water Pipe 15 Source 2 Championship standings after the race editDrivers Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 nbsp Jim Clark 9 2 nbsp Graham Hill 6 3 nbsp Jochen Rindt 4 4 nbsp Chris Amon 3 5 nbsp Denny Hulme 2 Source 3 Constructors Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 nbsp Lotus Ford 9 2 nbsp Brabham Repco 4 3 nbsp Ferrari 3 4 nbsp McLaren BRM 2 5 nbsp Matra Ford 1 Source 3 Note Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings References edit SA was ahead of the curve 50 years of sponsorship in F1 wheels24 co za Retrieved 4 October 2018 1968 South African Grand Prix Formula One Archived from the original on 18 January 2015 Retrieved 26 September 2015 a b South Africa 1968 Championship STATS F1 www statsf1 com Retrieved 20 March 2019 Further reading editLang Mike 1982 Grand Prix Vol 2 Haynes Publishing Group pp 60 61 ISBN 0 85429 321 3 Walthert Matthew 7 April 2015 Going Out on Top The Story of Jim Clark s Final Formula 1 Race Bleacher Report Retrieved 16 February 2016 Previous race 1967 Mexican Grand Prix FIA Formula One World Championship 1968 season Next race 1968 Spanish Grand Prix Previous race 1967 South African Grand Prix South African Grand Prix Next race 1969 South African Grand Prix Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1968 South African Grand Prix amp oldid 1173600274, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
