Sports/Motorsport/Formula 1 • Curated by Admin Timeline.sg
The 1968 Formula 1 season was the 19th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 19th World Championship of Drivers and the 11th International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, contested over twelve races. Graham Hill won his second Drivers' Championship driving for Lotus, while Lotus won the Manufacturers' Cup. The season was marked by aerodynamic wings, the tragic death of Jim Clark in a Formula 2 race earlier in the year, and the introduction of commercial sponsorship liveries.
Chronological Storyline (8 Milestones)
Jan 1, 1968 CE
Season opener in South Africa
The 1968 Formula 1 season began with the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami, won by Jim Clark in a Lotus-Ford. This would be Clark's final Formula 1 victory.
This is the original Kyalami grand prix circuit layout used from 1961 to 1988 By Kroema - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=89157756
Apr 7, 1968 CE
Tragic death of Jim Clark
Double World Champion Jim Clark was killed in a Formula 2 race at Hockenheim, Germany, sending shockwaves through the motorsport world and profoundly affecting the 1968 F1 season. )
Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Jim Clark winnaar Grote Prijs van Nederland in 1963. Met krans en beker Datum : 23 juni 1963 Trefwoorden : Winnaars, bekers Persoonsnaam : Grote prijs van Nederland, Jim Clark Fotograaf : Bilsen, Joop van / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende : Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort : Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris : bekijk toegang 2.24.01.04 Bestanddeelnummer : 915-2892 By Joop van Bilsen / Anefo - https://proxy.handle.net/10648/aa3bf454-d0b4-102d-bcf8-003048976d84, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=110520346
May 12, 1968 CE
Spanish Grand Prix and the rise of wings
Graham Hill won the Spanish Grand Prix at Jarama in the Lotus 49B, which featured pioneering high-mounted aerodynamic wings, a major technological development in Formula 1.
Track map of Circuito Permanente del Jarama, layout 1980-1989 By AlexJ - Own work, Public domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8998992
Jun 23, 1968 CE
Denny Hulme wins in France
Denny Hulme drove his McLaren-Ford to victory at the French Grand Prix held at Rouen-Les-Essarts, marking McLaren's first win as a constructor in Formula 1.
Circuit de Rouen-les-Essarts track layout from 1955 to 1971. By Micap - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9036417
Jul 7, 1968 CE
Jacky Ickx triumphs in France
Jacky Ickx claimed his first Formula 1 victory at the French Grand Prix at Rouen, driving for Ferrari.
Circuit de Rouen-les-Essarts track layout from 1955 to 1971. By Micap - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9036417
Jul 20, 1968 CE
British Grand Prix drama
Jo Siffert won the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch in a Walker Lotus-Ford, taking his first and only Formula 1 victory.
Diagrammatic map of the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit (Indy Circuit in grey) as it existed between between 1960 and 1975. This was the first incarnation of the full Grand Prix circuit. By John Chapman - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66379381
Sep 8, 1968 CE
Monza victory for Denny Hulme
Denny Hulme won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, strengthening his championship challenge in the McLaren-Ford.
Grand Prix Italy Formula 1 /1957 - 1959//1962-1971/ Autor: Jiří Žemlička By No machine-readable author provided. Jiří Žemlička~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). - No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1422636
Nov 3, 1968 CE
Graham Hill clinches the title in Mexico
Graham Hill won the Mexican Grand Prix at the Hermanos Rodríguez circuit, securing his second World Drivers' Championship and the Constructors' title for Lotus in a dramatic finale.
Track map of Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in 1963. By Original by Will Pittenger, modified by Gigillo83 - Own work, original turns by there, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18836879
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