1968 Grand Prix de France

Race 6 of 12

Rouen-Les-Essarts
60 laps
Time of race: 2:25:40.9
Average speed of winner: 161.679 kph
Margin of victory: 118.6 sec.
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Fastest lap: Pedro Rodríguez 2:11.5
Lap leaders: Rindt pole, Ickx 1-18, Rodríguez 19, Ickx 20-60

Race notes: First win for Jacky Ickx. First pole for Jochen Rindt. Debut for Vic Elford. Only start for Jo Schlesser.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	3	Jacky Ickx	26	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312	Ferrari 242C	Firestone	Ferrari	1:57.7	60	2	59	2:25:40.9	9
2	7	John Surtees	16	Honda Racing	Honda RA301	Honda RA301E	Firestone	Honda	1:58.2	60	0	0	+118.6	6
3	2	Jackie Stewart	28	Matra International	Matra MS10	Ford Cosworth DFV	Dunlop	Matra	1:57.3	59	0	0	+1 lap	4
4	17	Vic Elford	30	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T86B	BRM P142		Cooper	2:05.5	58	0	0	+2 laps	3
5	4	Denny Hulme	8	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren M7A	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:57.7	58	0	0	+2 laps	2
6	14	Piers Courage	36	Reg Parnell Racing Ltd.	BRM P126	BRM P142		Parnell	2:01.1	57	0	0	+3 laps	1
7	12	Richard Attwood	22	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P126	BRM P142		BRM	2:00.8	57	0	0	+3 laps	0
8	6	Bruce McLaren	10	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren M7A	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:58.0	56	0	0	+4 laps	0
9	8	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	6	Matra Sports	Matra MS11	Matra MS68	Dunlop	Matra	1:58.9	56	0	0	+4 laps	0
10	5	Chris Amon	24	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312	Ferrari 242C	Firestone	Ferrari	1:57.8	55	0	0	+5 laps	0
11	11	Jo Siffert	34	Rob Walker-Jack Durlacher Racing Team	Lotus 49	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Rob Walker	2:00.3	54	0	0	+6 laps	0
12	10	Pedro Rodríguez	20	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P133	BRM P142	Goodyear	BRM	1:59.3	53	1	1	+7 laps (not classified)	0
13	1	Jochen Rindt	2	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham BT26	Repco 860	Goodyear	Brabham	1:56.1	45	0	0	fuel leak	0
14	13	Jack Brabham	4	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham BT26	Repco 860	Goodyear	Brabham	2:00.8	15	0	0	fuel pump	0
15	9	Graham Hill	12	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Lotus 49B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Lotus	1:59.1	14	0	0	halfshaft	0
16	15	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	32	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T86B	BRM P142		Cooper	2:01.2	14	0	0	accident	0
17	16	Jo Schlesser	18	Honda Racing	Honda RA302	Honda RA301E		Honda	2:04.5	2	0	0	fatal accident	0
18	18	Jackie Oliver	14	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Lotus 49B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Firestone	Lotus	2:00.2	0	0	0	did not start	0

Points standings

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