Round 1 · 1 January 1968
1968 South African Grand Prix: results
Jim Clark (Lotus-Ford) won the 1968 South African Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 1 January 1968 at Kyalami (South Africa), starting from position 1. Graham Hill (Lotus-Ford) and Jochen Rindt (Brabham-Repco) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Ford | 1 | 1:53:56.600 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford | 2 | +25.300 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco | 4 | +30.400 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Chris Amon | Ferrari | 8 | +2 Laps | 3 | +2 Laps |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-BRM | 9 | +2 Laps | 2 | +2 Laps |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Ford | 18 | +3 Laps | 1 | +3 Laps |
| 7 | Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati | 16 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 8 | John Surtees | Honda | 6 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 9 | John Love | Brabham-Repco | 17 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 10 | Jackie Pretorius | Brabham-Climax | 23 | — | — | Not classified |
| 11 | Dan Gurney | Eagle-Weslake | 12 | — | — | Oil leak |
| 12 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 11 | — | — | Oil leak |
| 13 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Maserati | 19 | — | — | Overheating |
| 14 | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford | 3 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Sam Tingle | LDS | 22 | — | — | Overheating |
| 16 | Basil van Rooyen | Cooper-Climax | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 10 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 18 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 5 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Andrea de Adamich | Ferrari | 7 | — | — | Accident |
| 20 | Mike Spence | BRM | 14 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 21 | Brian Redman | Cooper-Maserati | 21 | — | — | Oil leak |
| 22 | Dave Charlton | Brabham-Repco | 14 | — | — | Differential |
| 23 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Cooper-BRM | 15 | — | — | Water pipe |