The Garagiste.

The Television Age  ·  Round 1

South African Grand Prix

1968  ·  Kyalami  ·  1 January 1968  ·  80 laps

  1. 1st Jim Clark Lotus-Ford · 01:53:56.6
  2. 2nd Graham Hill Lotus-Ford · +25.3
  3. 3rd Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco · +30.4

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jim Clark

Lotus-Ford  —  Pole position

02 Lap 16

Jack Brabham

Retirement Brabham-Repco  —  Engine

03 Lap 43

Jackie Stewart

Retirement Matra-Ford  —  Engine

04 Lap 58

Dan Gurney

Retirement Eagle-Weslake  —  Oil leak

05 Lap 71

Jackie Pretorius

Retirement Brabham-Climax  —  Not classified

06 On the Charge

Jean-Pierre Beltoise

Matra-Ford  —  P18 → P6

07 Victory

Jim Clark

Lotus-Ford  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Jim Clark Lotus-Ford 1 80 01:53:56.6 9
2 Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 2 80 +25.3 6
3 Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco 4 80 +30.4 4
4 Chris Amon Ferrari 8 78 +2 Laps 3
5 Denny Hulme McLaren-BRM 9 78 +2 Laps 2
6 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 18 77 +3 Laps 1
7 Jo Siffert Cooper-Maserati 16 77 +3 Laps
8 John Surtees Honda 6 75 +5 Laps
9 John Love Brabham-Repco 17 75 +5 Laps
10 Jackie Pretorius Brabham-Climax 23 71 Not classified
11 Dan Gurney Eagle-Weslake 12 58 Oil leak
12 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 11 51 Oil leak
13 Jo Bonnier Cooper-Maserati 19 46 Overheating
14 Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 3 43 Engine
15 Sam Tingle LDS 22 35 Overheating
16 Basil van Rooyen Cooper-Climax 20 22 Engine
17 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 10 20 Fuel system
18 Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 5 16 Engine
19 Andrea de Adamich Ferrari 7 13 Accident
20 Mike Spence BRM 14 7 Fuel system
21 Brian Redman Cooper-Maserati 21 4 Oil leak
22 Dave Charlton Brabham-Repco 14 3 Differential
23 Ludovico Scarfiotti Cooper-BRM 15 2 Water pipe

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