1968 Dutch Grand Prix

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Race winner Jackie Stewart during the race

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Second placed Jean-Pierre Beltoise on the winners' podium

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Third placed Pedro Rodríguez

The 1968 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Zandvoort Circuit on 23 June 1968. It was race 5 of 12 in both the 1968 World Championship of Drivers and the 1968 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 90-lap race was won by Matra driver Jackie Stewart after he started from fifth position. His teammate Jean-Pierre Beltoise finished second and BRM driver Pedro Rodríguez came in third.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	9	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	Ferrari	1:23.54	—
2	6	Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt	Brabham-Repco	1:23.70	+0.16
3	3	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	1:23.84	+0.30
4	5	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	1:23.90	+0.36
5	8	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	1:24.41	+0.87
6	10	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:24.42	+0.88
7	1	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:24.45	+0.91
8	2	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	1:24.58	+1.04
9	7	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	Honda	1:25.22	+1.68
10	4	Template:Flagicon Jackie Oliver	Lotus-Ford	1:25.48	+1.94
11	15	Template:Flagicon Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	1:25.51	+1.97
12	18	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	Brabham-Repco	1:25.79	+2.25
13	21	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	1:25.86	+2.32
14	20	Template:Flagicon Piers Courage	BRM	1:26.07	+2.53
15	16	Template:Flagicon Richard Attwood	BRM	1:26.72	+3.18
16	17	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:26.76	+3.22
17	22	Template:Flagicon Silvio Moser	Brabham-Repco	1:28.29	+4.75
18	14	Template:Flagicon Lucien Bianchi	Cooper-BRM	1:28.31	+4.77
19	19	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	McLaren-BRM	1:28.43	+4.89

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	90	2:46:11.2	5	9
2	17	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	90	+ 1:33.93	16	6
3	15	Template:Flagicon Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	89	+ 1 Lap	11	4
4	10	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	88	+ 2 Laps	6	3
5	22	Template:Flagicon Silvio Moser	Brabham-Repco	87	+ 3 Laps	17	2
6	9	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	Ferrari	85	+ 5 Laps	1	1
7	16	Template:Flagicon Richard Attwood	BRM	85	+ 5 Laps	15
8	19	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	McLaren-BRM	82	+ 8 Laps	19
9	3	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	81	Accident	3
NC	4	Template:Flagicon Jackie Oliver	Lotus-Ford	80	Not Classified	10
Ret	18	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	Brabham-Repco	63	Throttle	12
Ret	21	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	55	Gearbox	13
Ret	7	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	Honda	50	Alternator	9
Ret	20	Template:Flagicon Piers Courage	BRM	50	Spun Off	14
Ret	6	Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt	Brabham-Repco	39	Ignition	2
Ret	5	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	22	Spun Off	4
Ret	2	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	19	Accident	8
Ret	1	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	10	Ignition	7
Ret	14	Template:Flagicon Lucien Bianchi	Cooper-BRM	9	Accident	18
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Notes

• This was the first Grand Prix win and podium finish for French constructor Matra and first podium for Matra as an engine supplier.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	24
File:1uparrow green.svg 11	2	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	12
File:1uparrow green.svg 2	3	Template:Flagicon Pedro Rodríguez	10
File:1downarrow red.svg 2	4	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	10
File:1downarrow red.svg 2	5	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	9
Source:

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Ford	29
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	2	Template:Flagicon McLaren-Ford	17
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	3	Template:Flagicon BRM	16
File:1uparrow green.svg 2	4	Template:Flagicon Matra-Ford	15
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	5	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	10
Source:

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

External links

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