1968 Gran Premio de Mexico

Race 12 of 12

Mexico City
65 laps
Time of race: 1:56:43.95
Average speed of winner: 167.069 kph
Margin of victory: 79.32 sec.
Lead changes: 5 among 3 drivers
Fastest lap: Jo Siffert 1:44.23
Lap leaders: Siffert pole, Hill 1-4, Stewart 5-8, Hill 9-21, Siffert 22-24, Hill 25-65

Race notes: First pole for Jo Siffert. Finale for Lucien Bianchi and Moises Solana.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	3	Graham Hill	10	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Lotus 49B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Lotus	1:46.01	65	3	58	1:56:43.95	9
2	9	Bruce McLaren	2	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren M7A	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:47.00	65	0	0	+79.32	6
3	14	Jackie Oliver	11	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Lotus 49B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Lotus	1:48.44	65	0	0	+100.65	4
4	12	Pedro Rodríguez	8	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P133	BRM P142		BRM	1:47.80	65	0	0	+101.09	3
5	18	Jo Bonnier	17	Joakim Bonnier Racing Team	McLaren M5A	BRM P142	Firestone	Bonnier	1:49.96	64	0	0	+1 lap	2
6	1	Jo Siffert	16	Rob Walker-Jack Durlacher Racing Team	Honda RA301	Honda RA301E	Firestone	Rob Walker	1:45.22	64	1	3	+1 lap	1
7	7	Jackie Stewart	15	Matra International	Matra MS10	Ford Cosworth DFV	Dunlop	Matra	1:46.69	64	1	4	+1 lap	0
8	17	Vic Elford	18	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T86B	BRM P142		Cooper	1:49.48	63	0	0	+2 laps	0
9	20	Henri Pescarolo	9	Matra Sports	Matra MS11	Matra MS68	Dunlop	Matra	1:50.43	62	0	0	+3 laps	0
10	8	Jack Brabham	3	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham BT26	Repco 860	Goodyear	Brabham	1:46.80	59	0	0	oil pressure (classified)	0
11	16	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	23	Matra International	Matra MS10	Ford Cosworth DFV	Dunlop	Matra	1:49.27	57	0	0	ignition	0
12	5	Dan Gurney	14	Anglo American Racers	McLaren M7A	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	AAR	1:46.29	28	0	0	suspension	0
13	19	Piers Courage	22	Reg Parnell Racing Ltd.	BRM P126	BRM P142		Parnell	1:50.28	25	0	0	engine	0
14	21	Lucien Bianchi	19	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T86B	BRM P142		Cooper	1:50.57	21	0	0	engine	0
15	6	John Surtees	5	Honda Racing	Honda RA301	Honda RA301E	Firestone	Honda	1:46.49	17	0	0	overheating	0
16	2	Chris Amon	6	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312	Ferrari 242C	Firestone	Ferrari	1:45.62	16	0	0	transmission	0
17	11	Moises Solana	12	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Lotus 49	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Lotus	1:47.67	14	0	0	broken wing	0
18	4	Denny Hulme	1	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren M7A	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:46.04	10	0	0	suspension	0
19	13	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	21	Matra Sports	Matra MS11	Matra MS68	Dunlop	Matra	1:48.38	10	0	0	suspension	0
20	15	Jacky Ickx	7	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312	Ferrari 242C	Firestone	Ferrari	1:49.24	3	0	0	ignition	0
21	10	Jochen Rindt	4	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham BT26	Repco 860	Goodyear	Brabham	1:47.07	2	0	0	ignition	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Graham Hill	48	12	2	3	6
2	Jackie Stewart	36	10	0	3	4
3	Denny Hulme	33	12	0	2	3
4	Jacky Ickx	27	9	1	1	4
5	Bruce McLaren	22	11	0	1	3
6	Pedro Rodríguez	18	12	0	0	3
7	Jo Siffert	12	12	1	1	1
8	John Surtees	12	12	1	0	2
9	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	11	12	0	0	1
10	Chris Amon	10	11	3	0	1
11	Jim Clark	9	1	1	1	1
12	Jochen Rindt	8	12	2	0	2
13	Richard Attwood	6	6	0	0	1
14	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	6	5	0	0	1
15	Jackie Oliver	6	8	0	0	1
16	Ludovico Scarfiotti	6	3	0	0	0
17	Lucien Bianchi	5	7	0	0	1
18	Vic Elford	5	7	0	0	0
19	Brian Redman	4	3	0	0	1
20	Piers Courage	4	11	0	0	0
21	Dan Gurney	3	9	0	0	0
22	Jo Bonnier	3	8	0	0	0
23	Jack Brabham	2	11	0	0	0
24	Silvio Moser	2	2	0	0	0
25	John Love	0	1	0	0	0