1968 Non-World Championship Grands Prix
Cape South Easter Trophy
6 January 1968 - Killarney: 163.350 km (3.267 km x 50 laps)
South African F1 Championship, Round 1
1 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Cosworth MS7 50 laps
2 Jackie Pretorius Brabham-Repco BT11 49 laps
3 Sam Tingle LDS-Repco 3 48 laps
4 Peter Parnell Brabham-Ford BT18 46 laps
Fastest Lap: Jean-Pierre Beltoise (Matra-Cosworth MS7), 1m18.6, 149.63 kph
Pole Position: Jean-Pierre Beltoise (Matra-Cosworth MS7), 1m19.6
Did Not Finish
Leo Dave Alfa Romeo Special 44 laps/Bearings
John Love Brabham-Repco BT20 42 laps/Engine
Trevor Blokdyk Cooper-Ford T56 26 laps/Driveshaft
Dave Charlton Brabham-Repco BT11 10 laps/Gearbox
Clive Puzey LDS-Ford 2a 6 laps/Oil pressure
III Race of Champions
17 March 1968 - Brands Hatch: 213.173 km (4.263 km x 50 laps)
1 2 Bruce McLaren McLaren-Cosworth M7A 'M7A/1' 1h18m53.4, 162.19 kph
2 11 Pedro Rodriguez BRM P133 '133-01' 1h19m07.6
3 1 Denny Hulme McLaren-Cosworth M7A 'M7A/2' 1h19m24.2
4 8 Chris Amon Ferrari 312 '0007' 1h19m30.8
5 6 Brian Redman Cooper-BRM T86B 'F1-1-68' 1h20m20.6
6 15 Jackie Stewart Matra-Cosworth MS10 '01' 49 laps
7 23 Tony Lanfranchi Brabham-Climax BT23B 47 laps
8 9 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 312 46 laps
9 18 David Hobbs BRM P261 43 laps
NC 20 Peter Gethin Brabham-BMW BT21 36 laps
Fastest Lap: Bruce McLaren (McLaren-Cosworth M7A), 1:31.6, 167.63 kph
Did Not Finish
17 Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM M5A 30 laps/Steering/Suspension
12 Mike Spence BRM P126 18 laps/Oil line
4 Graham Hill Lotus-Cosworth 49 11 laps/Driveshaft
19 Silvio Moser Brabham-Repco BT20 7 laps/Oil pressure
Did Not Start
21 John Surtees Lola-BMW Oil line
10 Andrea de Adamich Ferrari 312 Accident
16 Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 49 Practice accident
Starting Grid (3-2-3P):
3 Stewart 2 Spence 1 McLaren
1:31.0 1:30.4 1:30.0
5 Hulme 4 Amon
1:31.2 1:31.2
8 Ickx 7 Rodriguez 6 Hill
1:32.8 1:32.0 1:31.6
10 Redman 9 (Surtees)
1:33.4 1:33.2
13 Hobbs 12 Bonnier 11 Moser
1:37.0 1:35.2 1:35.0
15 Gethin 14 Lanfranchi
1:45.0 1:37.6
Rand Autumn Trophy
30 March 1968 - Kyalami: 163.760 km (4.094 km x 40 laps)
South African F1 Championship, Round 2
1 John Love Lotus-Cosworth 49 40 laps
2 Dave Charlton Brabham-Repco BT11 40 laps
3 Jackie Pretorius Lola-Ford T140 40 laps
4 Trevor Blokdyk Cooper-Ford T56 37 laps
5 Clive Puzey LDS-Ford 2a 37 laps
NC Leo Dave Alfa Romeo Special 35 laps
NC Brian McKenzie Lotus 31 35 laps
Fastest Lap: N/A
Pole Position: John Love (Lotus-Cosworth 49), 1m23.6
Did Not Finish
John McNicol Lotus 20 35 laps
Richard Ruane Lotus 20 24 laps/Engine
Peter Parnell Brabham-Ford BT18 20 laps/Bearings
Basil van Rooyen Brabham-Repco BT24 19 laps/Overheating
Sam Tingle Brabham-Repco BT24 16 laps/Rear suspension mounting
Bobby Olthoff McLaren-Ford M3A 5 laps/Oil pressure
Coronation 100
15 April 1968 - Roy Hesketh: 145.050 km (2.901 km x 25 laps x 2 Heats)
South African F1 Championship, Round 3
1 John Love Lotus-Cosworth 49 50 laps
2 Jackie Pretorius Lola-Ford T140 50 laps
3 Bobby Olthoff McLaren-Ford M3A 50 laps
4 Tony Jeffries Cooper-Climax T55 50 laps
5 Trevor Blokdyk Cooper-Ford T56 50 laps
6 John McNicol Lotus 20 50 laps
7 Sam Tingle Brabham-Repco BT24 49 laps
Fastest Lap: N/A
Pole Position: John Love (Lotus-Cosworth 49), 1:07.8
Did Not Finish
Basil van Rooyen Brabham-Repco BT24 Engine
Richard Ruane Lotus 20 laps/Engine
Clive Puzey LDS-Ford 2a Engine
Leo Dave Alfa Romeo Special
Brian McKenzie Lotus 31 Engine
XX BRDC Daily Express International Trophy
25 April 1968 - Silverstone: 248.645 km (4.782 km x 52 laps)
1 1 Denny Hulme McLaren-Cosworth M7A 'M7A/2' 1h14m44.8, 196.63 kph
2 2 Bruce McLaren McLaren-Cosworth M7A 'M7A/1' 1h14m55.7
3 20 Chris Amon Ferrari 312 '0007' 52 laps
4 6 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 312 '0009' 52 laps
5 9 Piers Courage BRM P126 '126-01' 51 laps
6 16 David Hobbs BRM P261 Special '2615' 50 laps
7 15 Silvio Moser Brabham-Repco BT20 49 laps
Fastest Lap: Chris Amon (Ferrari 312), 1:25.1, 199.28 kph
Did Not Finish
7 Mike Spence BRM P126 40 laps/Timing chain
8 Pedro Rodriguez BRM P133 36 laps/Fuel injection
12 Jo Siffert Lotus-Cosworth 49 26 laps/Clutch, engine
11 Frank Gardner Cooper-BRM T86B 23 laps/Engine
18 Tony Lanfranchi Brabham-Climax 20 laps/Oil leak
5 Graham Hill Lotus-Cosworth 49 12 laps/Fuel line
14 Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM M5A 4 laps
Did Not Start
17 Keith St John McLaren-Climax M2A Withdrawn before practice
17 Trevor Taylor McLaren-Climax M2A Withdrawn before practice
Starting Grid (4-3-4P):
4 Rodriguez 3 McLaren 2 Spence 1 Hulme
1:25.3 1:25.1 1:24.9 1:24.3
7 Ickx 6 Hill 5 Amon
1:26.4 1:25.6 1:25.5
11 Gardner 10 Courage 9 Bonnier 8 Siffert
1:28.5 1:28.3 1:27.8 1:27.6
14 Lanfranchi 13 Moser 12 Hobbs
1:31.4 1:31.2 1:29.6
Republic Trophy
1 June 1968 - Kyalami: 163.760 km (4.094 km x 40 laps)
South African F1 Championship, Round 4
1 John Love Lotus-Cosworth 49 40 Laps
2 Basil van Rooyen Brabham-Repco BT24 40 Laps
3 Sam Tingle Brabham-Repco BT24 40 Laps
4 Jackie Pretorius Lola-Ford T140 40 Laps
5 Bobby Olthoff McLaren-Ford M3A 38 Laps
6 Peter Parnell Brabham-Ford BT18 38 Laps
7 Brian McKenzie Lotus 31 36 Laps
NC John McNicol Lotus 20 35 laps
NC Leo Dave Alfa Romeo Special 35 laps
NC Leo van Popering LDS-Alfa Romeo 1 29 laps
Fastest Lap: John Love, (Lotus-Cosworth 49), 1m23.7, 176.09 kph
Did Not Finish
Clive Puzey LDS-Ford 2a 4 laps/Bearings
Tony Jeffries Brabham-Repco BT11 2 laps/Oil pressure
Did Not Start
Richard Ruane Lotus 20
Natal Winter Trophy
22 June 1968 - Roy Hesketh: 174.060 km (2.901 km x 60 laps)
South African F1 Championship, Round 5
1 Basil van Rooyen Brabham-Repco BT24 60 Laps
2 Sam Tingle Brabham-Repco BT24 60 Laps
3 Jackie Pretorius Lola-Ford T140 60 Laps
4 Peter Parnell Brabham-Ford BT18
5 Leo Dave Alfa Romeo Special
Did Not Finish
Bobby Olthoff McLaren-Ford M3A 34 laps/Accident
Tony Jeffries Brabham-Repco BT11 34 laps/Engine
John Love Lotus-Cosworth 49 Brake pipe
Clive Puzey LDS-Ford 2a Overheating
John McNicol Lotus 20
Leo van Popering LDS-Alfa Romeo 1 Engine
Brian McKenzie Lotus 31 Ignition
Border 100
8 July 1968 - East London: 196.000 km (3.920 km x 50 laps)
South African F1 Championship, Round 6
1 John Love Lotus-Cosworth 49 50 Laps
2 Jackie Pretorius Lola-Ford T140 50 Laps
3 Bobby Olthoff McLaren-Ford M3A 50 Laps
4 Sam Tingle Brabham-Repco BT24 50 Laps
5 John McNicol Lotus 20 48 Laps
6 Basil van Rooyen Brabham-Repco BT24 47 Laps
7 Brian McKenzie Lotus 31 47 Laps
Fastest Lap: John Love, (Lotus-Cosworth 49), 1m24.3, 167.40 kph
Pole Position: John Love, 1m24.1
Did Not Finish
Peter Parnell Brabham-Ford BT18 6 laps/Ignition
Clive Puzey LDS-Ford 2a
Rand Winter Trophy
3 August 1968 - Kyalami: 163.760 km (4.094 km x 40 laps)
South African F1 Championship, Round 7
1 John Love Lotus-Cosworth 49 40 Laps
2 Basil van Rooyen Brabham-Repco BT24 40 Laps
3 Dave Charlton Brabham-Repco BT11 40 Laps/Engine
4 Sam Tingle Brabham-Repco BT24 40 Laps
5 Jackie Pretorius Lola-Ford T140 40 Laps
6 Peter Parnell Brabham-Ford BT18 37 Laps
7 John McNicol Lotus 20 35 laps
8 Clive Puzey LDS-Ford 2a - Lotus 35 laps
Fastest Lap: N/A
Pole Position: John Love, 1m24.0
Did Not Finish
Richard Ruane Lotus 20 20 laps/Con rod, accident
Brian McKenzie Lotus 31 16 laps/Wheel alignment
Fred Labuschagne Alfa Romeo Special 4 laps/Engine
Bobby Olthoff McLaren-Ford M3A 1 lap/Water pipe
Did Not Start
Leo van Popering LDS-Alfa Romeo 1 Valve
XV International Gold Cup
17 August 1968 - Oulton Park: 177.75 km (4.444 km x 40 laps)
1 5 Jackie Stewart Matra-Cosworth MS10 '02' 1h00m39.0, 175.90 kph
2 8 Chris Amon Ferrari 312 '0011' 1h00m43.6
3 3 Jack Oliver Lotus-Cosworth 49B 'R2' 1h01m28.6
4 12 Pedro Rodriguez BRM P126 '126-03' 39 laps
5 14 Tony Lanfranchi BRM P261 '2614' 34 laps
6 15 David Hobbs BRM P261 Special '2615' 34 laps
Fastest Lap: Jackie Stewart & Chris Amon, 1:30.0, 177.75 kph
Did Not Finish
17 Derek Bell Ferrari 312 25 laps/Engine
6 Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco BT26 22 laps/Oil leak
9 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 312 21 laps/Ignition
7 Jochen Rindt Brabham-Repco BT26 14 laps/Oil leak
10 Jo Bonnier McLaren-BRM M5A 10 laps/Oil pressure
11 Piers Courage BRM P126 7 laps/Front wishbone
2 Graham Hill Lotus-Cosworth 49B 'R5' 7 laps/Transmission
Starting Grid (3P-2-3):
1 Hill 2 Stewart 3 Amon
1:29.2 1:29.8 1:30.0
4 Brabham 5 Ickx
1:30.2 1:30.6
6 Rodriguez 7 Oliver 8 Bell
1:31.6 1:31.6 1:32.4
9 Rindt 10 Courage
1:33.2 1:34.6
11 Bonnier 12 Lanfranchi 13 Hobbs
1:36.0 1:38.2 1:38.6
False Bay 100
31 August 1968 - Killarney: 163.350 km (3.267 km x 50 laps)
South African F1 Championship, Round 8
1 Jackie Pretorius Lola-Ford T140 50 Laps
2 Dave Charlton Brabham-Repco BT11 50 Laps
3 Sam Tingle Brabham-Repco BT24 47 Laps
4 Peter Parnell Brabham-Ford BT18 44 Laps
5 John McNicol Lotus 20 44 Laps
6 Clive Puzey LDS-Ford 2a 43 Laps
Did Not Finish
Bobby Olthoff McLaren-Ford M3A 23 laps/Spun
Did Not Start
John Love Lotus-Cosworth 49 Warm-up accident
Basil van Rooyen Brabham-Repco BT24 Engine
Rand Spring Trophy
5 October 1968 - Kyalami: 163.760 km (4.094 km x 40 laps)
South African F1 Championship, Round 9
1 Dave Charlton Lola-Chevrolet T140 40 Laps
2 Basil van Rooyen Brabham-Repco BT24 40 Laps
3 Bobby Olthoff McLaren-Ford M3A 40 Laps
4 Peter de Klerk Brabham-Repco BT20 40 Laps
5 Sam Tingle Brabham-Repco BT24 39 Laps
6 Peter Parnell Brabham-Ford BT18 36 Laps
7 Brian McKenzie Lotus 31 36 Laps
NC Fred Labuschagne Alfa Romeo Special 34 Laps
Fastest Lap: N/A
Pole Position: John Love (Lotus-Cosworth 49B), 1m25.2
Did Not Finish
Jackie Pretorius Lola-Ford T140 32 laps/Oil pressure
John Love Lotus-Cosworth 49B 10 laps/Suspension ball joint
Leo van Popering LDS-Alfa Romeo 1 2 laps/Pinion shaft
John Rowe LDS-Ford 2a 0 laps/Drive shaft
Rhodesian Grand Prix
1 December 1968 - Kumalo: 165.750 km (3.315 km x 50 laps)
South African F1 Championship, Round 10
1 John Love Lotus-Cosworth 49B 50 Laps
2 Sam Tingle Brabham-Repco BT24 50 Laps
3 Bobby Olthoff McLaren-Ford M3A 50 Laps
4 Dave Charlton Lola-Chevrolet T140
5 Mike Domingo LDS-Climax 2
6 Clive Puzey LDS-Ford 2a
Fastest Lap: John Love (Lotus-Cosworth 49B), 1m20.2, 148.80 kph
Pole Position: John Love
Did Not Finish
Chris Ward LDS-Alfa Romeo 1
Peter Pretorius Cooper-Climax T52
Peter Parnell Brabham-Ford BT18
Fred Goddard FMG-Ford 1
Kipp Ackermann Lotus 51
Final Championship Standings
1 John Love 54 pts
2 Jackie Pretorius 41
3 Sam Tingle 32
4 Basil van Rooyen 28
= Dave Charlton 28
6 Bobby Olthoff 18
7 Peter Parnell 12
8 Jean-Pierre Beltoise 9
9 Trevor Blokdyk 5
= John McNicol 5
11 Clive Puzey 4
12 Peter de Klerk 3
= Tony Jeffries 3
14 Leo Dave 2
= Mike Domingo 2