1968 Grand Prix of Germany
| Racing data | ||
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| 8th of 12 races of the 1968 World Automobile Championship | ||
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| Surname: | XXX Grand Prix of Germany Grand Prix of Europe |
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| Date: | 4th August 1968 | |
| Place: | Nürburg | |
| Course: | Nürburgring | |
| Length: | 319.69 km in 14 laps of 22.835 km
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| Weather: | rainy and foggy | |
| Spectator: | ~ 250,000 | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver: |
 Jacky Ickx
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 Ferrari
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| Time: | 9: 04.0 min | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver: |
 Jackie Stewart
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 Matra
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| Time: | 9: 36.0 min | |
| Podium | ||
| First: |
Jackie Stewart
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Matra
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| Second: |
Graham Hill
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lotus
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| Third: |
 Jochen Rindt
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Brabham
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The 1968 German Grand Prix took place on August 4th at the Nürburgring and was the eighth race of the 1968 World Cup . It held the FIA title of European Grand Prix .
Reports
background
Two weeks after the surprising victory of private driver Jo Siffert at the Grand Prix of Great Britain , an almost unchanged field of participants arrived at the Nürburgring. It was only supplemented by two local guest starters. Kurt Ahrens completed his third Grand Prix at the wheel of a private Brabham , while Hubert Hahne like last year at the wheel of a Formula 2 - Lola-BMW took with 2-liter engine.
Dan Gurney made a first in Formula 1 this weekend by becoming the first Grand Prix driver to use a full face helmet .
training
All training units took place on a wet track. Jacky Ickx achieved pole position with a lap time around ten seconds faster than his team mate Chris Amon , who came second in the first row next to third-placed Jochen Rindt . The second row was shared by Graham Hill and Vic Elford . Jackie Stewart qualified for sixth place on the grid.
run
On the morning of the race day, when there was already thick fog and visibility was less than 50 meters in some parts of the course , the race management commissioned GPDA representatives Joakim Bonnier and Graham Hill to assess the situation. Not least because of the around 250,000 spectators who had traveled, the two pleaded for the race to be held and against a cancellation. In the hope that things would improve, the start was postponed for an hour. Although there was no change, the race finally started.
Hill initially took the lead ahead of Amon, Rindt and Stewart. In the course of the first lap, however, Stewart managed to take over the lead, which he steadily expanded from then on and did not give up until the end of the race. Among other things, he benefited from his Dunlop rain tires, which appeared to be superior to those of the competition. After two laps on the approximately 22.8-kilometer-long race track, his lead was already 34 seconds ahead of Hill in second place, which in the meantime turned once on the wet road. However, Hill managed to get out, turn his vehicle around and start again before the third-placed Rindt reached the spot. Otherwise this could have led to a critical situation under the poor visibility.
In the end, Stewart won by around four minutes over Hill and Rindt. In view of the superiority under these difficult conditions, the victory is considered one of the greatest of his career. After Amon was eliminated due to an accident, fourth place went to his team-mate Ickx.
The race is considered the greatest rain and fog battle in Formula 1 history. According to legend, one of the overtaking maneuvers in the thick fog should not have been noticed by either of the two racing drivers involved.
Registration list
Classifications
Starting grid
| Item | driver | constructor | time | Ø speed | begin |
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| 1 |
Jacky Ickx
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Ferrari
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9: 04.0 | 151.114 km / h | 1 |
| 2 |
 Chris Amon
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Ferrari
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9: 14.9 | 148.146 km / h | 2 |
| 3 |
Jochen Rindt
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Brabham-Repco
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9: 31.9 | 143.742 km / h | 3 |
| 4th |
Graham Hill
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Lotus Ford
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9: 46.0 | 140.283 km / h | 4th |
| 5 |
Vic Elford
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Cooper-BRM
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9: 53.0 | 138.627 km / h | 5 |
| 6th |
Jackie Stewart
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Matra Ford
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9: 54.2 | 138.347 km / h | 6th |
| 7th |
John Surtees
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 Honda
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9: 57.8 | 137.514 km / h | 7th |
| 8th |
Piers Courage
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BRM
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10: 00.1 | 136.987 km / h | 8th |
| 9 |
 Jo Siffert
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Lotus Ford
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10: 03.4 | 136.238 km / h | 9 |
| 10 |
 Dan Gurney
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Eagle-Weslake
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10: 13.9 | 133.908 km / h | 10 |
| 11 |
Denis Hulme
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McLaren-Ford
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10: 16.0 | 133.451 km / h | 11 |
| 12 |
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
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Matra
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10: 17.3 | 133.170 km / h | 12 |
| 13 |
Jackie Oliver
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Lotus Ford
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10: 18.7 | 132.869 km / h | 13 |
| 14th |
.svg){kind=small} Pedro Rodríguez
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BRM
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10: 19.7 | 132.655 km / h | 14th |
| 15th |
 Jack Brabham
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Brabham-Repco
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10: 23.1 | 131.931 km / h | 15th |
| 16 |
Bruce McLaren
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McLaren-Ford
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10: 33.0 | 129.867 km / h | 16 |
| 17th |
 Kurt Ahrens
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Brabham-Repco
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10: 37.3 | 128.991 km / h | 17th |
| 18th |
Hubert Hahne
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Lola-BMW
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10: 42.9 | 127.867 km / h | 18th |
| 19th |
Lucien Bianchi
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Cooper-BRM
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10: 46.6 | 127.136 km / h | 19th |
| 20th |
Richard Attwood
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BRM
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10: 48.2 | 126.822 km / h | 20th |
| DNS |
Silvio Moser
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Brabham-Repco
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no time | - | - |
run
| Item | driver | constructor | Round | Stops | time | begin | Fastest lap | Failure reason |
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| 1 |
Jackie Stewart
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Matra Ford
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14th | 0 | 2: 19: 03.2 | 6th | 9: 36.0 | |
| 2 |
Graham Hill
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Lotus Ford
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14th | 0 | + 4: 03.2 | 4th | ||
| 3 |
Jochen Rindt
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Brabham-Repco
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14th | 0 | + 4: 09.4 | 3 | ||
| 4th |
Jacky Ickx
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Ferrari
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14th | 2 | + 5: 55.2 | 1 | ||
| 5 |
Jack Brabham
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Brabham-Repco
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14th | 0 | + 6: 21.1 | 15th | ||
| 6th |
Pedro Rodríguez
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BRM
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14th | 0 | + 6: 25.0 | 14th | ||
| 7th |
Denis Hulme
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McLaren-Ford
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14th | 0 | + 6: 31.0 | 11 | ||
| 8th |
Piers Courage
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BRM
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14th | 0 | + 7: 56.4 | 8th | ||
| 9 |
Dan Gurney
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Eagle-Weslake
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14th | 1 | + 8: 13.7 | 10 | ||
| 10 |
Hubert Hahne
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Lola-BMW
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14th | 1 | + 10: 11.4 | 18th | ||
| 11 |
Jackie Oliver
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Lotus Ford
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13 | 0 | + 1 lap | 13 | ||
| 12 |
Kurt Ahrens
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Brabham-Repco
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13 | 0 | + 1 lap | 17th | ||
| 13 |
Bruce McLaren
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McLaren-Ford
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13 | 0 | + 1 lap | 16 | ||
| 14th |
Richard Attwood
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BRM
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13 | 0 | + 1 lap | 20th | ||
| - |
Chris Amon
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Ferrari
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11 | 0 | DNF | 2 | accident | |
| - |
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
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Matra
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8th | 0 | DNF | 12 | accident | |
| - |
Jo Siffert
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Lotus Ford
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6th | 0 | DNF | 9 | defective ignition | |
| - |
Lucien Bianchi
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Cooper-BRM
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6th | 0 | DNF | 19th | Fuel leak | |
| - |
John Surtees
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Honda
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3 | 1 | DNF | 7th | defective ignition | |
| - |
Vic Elford
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Cooper-BRM
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0 | 0 | DNF | 5 | accident |
World Cup stands after the race
The first six of the race got 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
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Individual evidence
- ↑ "Training" ( Memento of the original from March 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on August 14, 2011)
- ↑ a b Fight at the Limit. The Formula 1 Chronicle 1950–2000 , ed. v. Willy Knupp, RTL book edition: Zeitgeist Verlag: Düsseldorf / Gütersloh 2000, ISBN 3-89748-277-0 , p. 141
- ^ "Report" (accessed on August 14, 2011)
- ↑ "World Cup stands" ( Memento of the original from March 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on August 14, 2011)
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