Round 1 · 1968
South African Grand Prix
WinnerCLATeam Lotus · from P1
PoleCLA
Fastest lap1:23.700Clark · L73
Biggest gain+12Beltoise P18→P6
Retirements14of 23 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 | 80 | 1:53:56.600 FL | — | 9 |
| 2 | Graham Hill HIG | Team Lotus | 2 | 0 | 80 | +25.300 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Jochen Rindt RIN | Brabham | 4 | +1 | 80 | +30.400 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Chris Amon AMO | Ferrari | 8 | +4 | 78 | +2 laps | — | 3 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme HUM | McLaren | 9 | +4 | 78 | +2 laps | — | 2 |
| 6 | Matra | 18 | +12 | 77 | +3 laps | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Jo Siffert SIF | Cooper | 16 | +9 | 77 | +3 laps | — | |
| 8 | John Surtees SUE | Honda (1964–68) | 6 | -2 | 75 | +5 laps | — | |
| 9 | John Love LOV | Brabham | 17 | +8 | 75 | +5 laps | — | |
| — | Pedro Rodriguez ROD | BRM | 10 | 19 | DNF · L19 | — | ||
| — | Dan Gurney GUR | Eagle | 12 | 58 | DNF · L58 | — | ||
| — | Jack Brabham BRB | Brabham | 5 | 17 | DNF · L17 | — | ||
| — | Jo Bonnier BON | Cooper | 19 | 46 | DNF · L46 | — | ||
| — | Mike Spence SPN | BRM | 13 | 8 | DNF · L8 | — | ||
| — | Cooper | 15 | 2 | DNF · L2 | — | |||
| — | Sam Tingle TIN | LDS | 22 | 35 | DNF · L35 | — | ||
| — | Dave Charlton CHL | Brabham | 14 | 3 | DNF · L3 | — | ||
| — | Jackie Stewart STJ | Matra | 3 | 43 | DNF · L43 | — | ||
| — | Jackie Pretorius PRT | Brabham | 23 | 71 | NC · L71 | — | ||
| — | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ferrari | 11 | 51 | DNF · L51 | — | ||
| — | Brian Redman RED | Cooper | 21 | 5 | DNF · L5 | — | ||
| — | Basil van Rooyen VAO | Cooper | 20 | 22 | DNF · L22 | — | ||
| — | Ferrari | 7 | 13 | DNF · L13 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 1
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark CLA | 9 | |
| 2 | Graham Hill HIG | 6 | |
| 3 | Jochen Rindt RIN | 4 | |
| 4 | Chris Amon AMO | 3 | |
| 5 | Denny Hulme HUM | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Pedro Rodriguez ROD | 0 | |
| 8 | Dan Gurney GUR | 0 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Kyalami
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | South African Grand Prix | Pedro Rodriguez ROD | Cooper | 4 |