Round 12 · 1968
Mexican Grand Prix
WinnerHIGTeam Lotus · from P3
PoleSIF
Fastest lap1:44.230Siffert · L52
Biggest gain+13Bonnier P18→P5
Retirements11of 21 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill HIG | Team Lotus | 3 | +2 | 65 | 1:56:43.950 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Bruce McLaren MCL | McLaren | 9 | +7 | 65 | +1:19.320 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Jackie Oliver OLI | Team Lotus | 14 | +11 | 65 | +1:40.650 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Pedro Rodriguez ROD | BRM | 12 | +8 | 65 | +1:41.090 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Jo Bonnier BON | Honda (1964–68) | 18 | +13 | 64 | +1 lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Jo Siffert SIF | Team Lotus | 1 | -5 | 64 | +1 lap FL | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jackie Stewart STJ | Matra | 7 | 0 | 64 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Vic Elford ELF | Cooper | 17 | +9 | 63 | +2 laps | — | |
| 9 | Henri Pescarolo PES | Matra | 20 | +11 | 62 | +3 laps | — | |
| 10 | Jack Brabham BRB | Brabham | 8 | -2 | 59 | +6 laps | — | |
| — | Dan Gurney GUR | McLaren | 5 | 28 | DNF · L28 | — | ||
| — | Lucien Bianchi BIH | Cooper | 21 | 21 | DNF · L21 | — | ||
| — | John Surtees SUE | Honda (1964–68) | 6 | 17 | DNF · L17 | — | ||
| — | Chris Amon AMO | Ferrari | 2 | 16 | DNF · L16 | — | ||
| — | Team Lotus | 11 | 14 | DNF · L14 | — | |||
| — | Jochen Rindt RIN | Brabham | 10 | 2 | DNF · L2 | — | ||
| — | Denny Hulme HUM | McLaren | 4 | 10 | DNF · L10 | — | ||
| — | Piers Courage COU | BRM | 19 | 25 | DNF · L25 | — | ||
| — | Matra | 16 | 57 | DNF · L57 | — | |||
| — | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ferrari | 15 | 3 | DNF · L3 | — | ||
| — | Matra | 13 | 10 | DNF · L10 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 12
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill HIG | 48 | |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart STJ | 36 | |
| 3 | Denny Hulme HUM | 33 | |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx ICK | 27 | |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren MCL | 22 | |
| 6 | Pedro Rodriguez ROD | 18 | |
| 7 | Jo Siffert SIF | 12 | ▲1 |
| 8 | John Surtees SUE | 12 | ▼1 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Mexican Grand Prix | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 1 |
| 1966 | Mexican Grand Prix | John Surtees SUE | Cooper | 1 |
| 1965 | Mexican Grand Prix | Richie Ginther GIN | Honda (1964–68) | 3 |
| 1964 | Mexican Grand Prix | Dan Gurney GUR | Brabham | 2 |
| 1963 | Mexican Grand Prix | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 1 |