South African Grand Prix
Round 1 · 1 January 1968 ·Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa
Hill
Lotus-Ford
2
Clark
Lotus-Ford
1
Rindt
Brabham-Repco
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark |  British | Lotus-Ford | 80 | 1:53:56.6 | 9 |
| 2 | Graham Hill | British | Lotus-Ford | 80 | +25.3 | 6 |
| 3 | Jochen Rindt |  Austrian | Brabham-Repco | 80 | +30.4 | 4 |
| 4 | Chris Amon |  New Zealander | Ferrari | 78 | +2 Laps | 3 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | New Zealander | McLaren-BRM | 78 | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise |  French | Matra-Ford | 77 | +3 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Jo Siffert |  Swiss | Cooper-Maserati | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | John Surtees | British | Honda | 75 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | John Love | Rhodesian | Brabham-Repco | 75 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| N | Jackie Pretorius |  South African | Brabham-Climax | 71 | Not classified | 0 |
| R | Dan Gurney |  American | Eagle-Weslake | 58 | Oil leak | 0 |
| R | Jacky Ickx |  Belgian | Ferrari | 51 | Oil leak | 0 |
| R | Jo Bonnier |  Swedish | Cooper-Maserati | 46 | Overheating | 0 |
| R | Jackie Stewart | British | Matra-Ford | 43 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Sam Tingle | Rhodesian | LDS | 35 | Overheating | 0 |
| R | Basil van Rooyen | South African | Cooper-Climax | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Pedro Rodríguez |  Mexican | BRM | 20 | Fuel system | 0 |
| R | Jack Brabham |  Australian | Brabham-Repco | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Andrea de Adamich |  Italian | Ferrari | 13 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Mike Spence | British | BRM | 7 | Fuel system | 0 |
| R | Brian Redman | British | Cooper-Maserati | 4 | Oil leak | 0 |
| R | Dave Charlton | South African | Brabham-Repco | 3 | Differential | 0 |
| R | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Italian | Cooper-BRM | 2 | Water pipe | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- N
- Not classified