The Garagiste.

The Television Age  ·  Round 11

United States Grand Prix

1968  ·  Watkins Glen  ·  6 October 1968  ·  108 laps

  1. 1st Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford · 01:59:20.29
  2. 2nd Graham Hill Lotus-Ford · +24.68
  3. 3rd John Surtees Honda

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Mario Andretti

Lotus-Ford  —  Pole position

02 Lap 32

Mario Andretti

Retirement Lotus-Ford  —  Clutch

03 Lap 59

Chris Amon

Retirement Ferrari  —  Water pump

04 Lap 73

Jochen Rindt

Retirement Brabham-Repco  —  Engine

05 Lap 77

Jack Brabham

Retirement Brabham-Repco  —  Engine

06 Lap 92

Denny Hulme

Retirement McLaren  —  Accident

07 Lap 93

Piers Courage

Retirement BRM  —  Out of fuel

08 On the Charge

Jo Siffert

Lotus-Ford  —  P12 → P5

09 Victory

Jackie Stewart

Matra-Ford  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 2 108 01:59:20.29 9
2 Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 3 108 +24.68 6
3 John Surtees Honda 9 107 +1 Lap 4
4 Dan Gurney McLaren-Ford 7 107 +1 Lap 3
5 Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 12 105 +3 Laps 2
6 Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 10 103 +5 Laps 1
7 Piers Courage BRM 14 93 Out of fuel
8 Denny Hulme McLaren 5 92 Accident
9 Lucien Bianchi Cooper-BRM 20 88 Not classified
10 Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 8 77 Engine
11 Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco 6 73 Engine
12 Vic Elford Cooper-BRM 17 71 Engine
13 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 11 66 Suspension
14 Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM 18 62 Not classified
15 Chris Amon Ferrari 4 59 Water pump
16 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 13 44 Transmission
17 Bobby Unser BRM 19 35 Engine
18 Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1 32 Clutch
19 Derek Bell Ferrari 15 14 Engine
20 Jackie Oliver Lotus-Ford 0 Withdrew

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