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South African Grand Prix

Kyalami, 1 Jan 1968

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Jim Clark Lotus 49 [R4] - Cosworth DFV V8
#4 Team Lotus 		80 1h 53m 56.6s
2 Graham Hill Lotus 49 [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8
#5 Team Lotus 		80 1h 54m 21.9s
3 Jochen Rindt Brabham BT24 [2] - Repco 740 V8
#3 Brabham Racing Organisation 		80 1h 54m 27.0s
4 Chris Amon Ferrari 312/67 [0007] - 60° 4-valve V12
#8 Ferrari Automobili 		78 1h 54m 32.2s
5 Denis Hulme McLaren M5A [1] - BRM P101 V12
#1 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 		78 1h 54m 45.6s
6 Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F1) 1.6-litre Matra MS7 [03] - Cosworth FVA
#21 Matra Sports 		77 1h 55m 06.9s
7 Jo Siffert Cooper T81 [F1-2-66] - Maserati Tipo 9 V12
#19 Rob Walker & Jack Durlacher Racing
 		77 1h 55m 19.6s
8 John Surtees Honda RA300 [1] - V12
#7 Honda R&D Company 		75 1h 54m 12.2s
9 John Love Brabham BT20 [F1-1-66] - Repco 620 V8
#17 Team Gunston 		75 1h 55m 18.5s
NC Jackie Pretorius (F1) 2.7-litre Brabham BT11A [IC-5-64] - Climax FPF 4
#23 Team Pretoria 		70 not classified
R Dan Gurney Eagle 'T1G' [104] - Weslake 58 V12
#6 Anglo American Racers 		57 oil leak
R Jacky Ickx Ferrari 312/67 [0003] - 60° 4-valve V12
#9 Ferrari Automobili 		51 oil leak
R Jo Bonnier Cooper T81 [F1-5-66] - Maserati Tipo 9 V12
#20 Jo Bonnier Racing Team 		46 overheating
R Jackie Stewart Matra MS9 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8
#16 Matra International 		43 engine
R Sam Tingle LDS [10] - Repco V8
#18 Team Gunston 		34 overheating
R Basil van Rooyen (F1) 2.5-litre Cooper T79 [FL-1-65] - Climax FPF 4
#25 J Love 		21 engine
R Pedro Rodriguez BRM P126 [03] - P101 V12
#11 Owen Racing Organisation 		19 fuel feed
R Jack Brabham Brabham BT24 [1] - Repco 740 V8
#2 Brabham Racing Organisation 		16 engine
R Andrea de Adamich Ferrari 312/67 [0005] - 60° 4-valve V12
#10 Ferrari Automobili 		13 accident
R Mike Spence BRM P115 [1151] - P75 H16
#12 Owen Racing Organisation 		7 fuel feed
R Brian Redman Cooper T81B [F1-1-67] - Maserati Tipo 10 V12
#14 Cooper Car Company 		4 oil leak
R Dave Charlton Brabham BT22 [F1-2-64] - Repco 620 V8
#22 Scuderia Scribante 		3 transmission
R Ludovico Scarfiotti Cooper T86 [F1-2-67] - Maserati Tipo 10 V12
#15 Cooper Car Company 		2 water leak
T Mike Spence BRM P126 [03] - P101 V12
#11 Owen Racing Organisation 		(Only used in practice)
T Jackie Stewart (F1) 1.6-litre Matra MS7 [03] - Cosworth FVA
#26 Matra International 		(Only used in practice)
DNA Tony Jefferies (F1) 2-litre Cooper T55 [F1-11-61] - Climax FPF 4
#24 Aldo Scribante 		Did not arrive

All cars are 3-litre F1 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Jim Clark (F1) 3-litre Lotus 49 [R4] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 21.6s
2 Graham Hill (F1) 3-litre Lotus 49 [R3] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 22.6s
3 Jackie Stewart (F1) 3-litre Matra MS9 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8 1m 22.7s
4 Jochen Rindt (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT24 [2] - Repco 740 V8 1m 23.0s
5 Jack Brabham (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT24 [1] - Repco 740 V8 1m 23.2s
6 John Surtees (F1) 3-litre Honda RA300 [1] - Honda V12 1m 23.5s
7 Andrea de Adamich (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312/67 [0005] - Ferrari 60° 4-valve V12 1m 23.6s
8 Chris Amon (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312/67 [0007] - Ferrari 60° 4-valve V12 1m 23.8s
9 Denis Hulme (F1) 3-litre McLaren M5A [1] - BRM P101 V12 1m 24.0s
10 Pedro Rodriguez (F1) 3-litre BRM P126 [03] - BRM P101 V12 1m 24.9s
11 Jacky Ickx (F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312/67 [0003] - Ferrari 60° 4-valve V12 1m 24.9s
12 Dan Gurney (F1) 3-litre Eagle 'T1G' [104] - Weslake 58 V12 1m 25.6s
13 Mike Spence (F1) 3-litre BRM P115 [1151] - BRM P75 H16 1m 25.9s
14 Dave Charlton (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT22 [F1-2-64] - Repco 620 V8 1m 26.2s
15 Ludovico Scarfiotti (F1) 3-litre Cooper T86 [F1-2-67] - Maserati Tipo 10 V12 1m 26.3s
16 Jo Siffert (F1) 3-litre Cooper T81 [F1-2-66] - Maserati Tipo 9 V12 1m 26.4s
17 John Love (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT20 [F1-1-66] - Repco 620 V8 1m 27.0s
18 Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F1) 1.6-litre Matra MS7 [03] - Cosworth FVA 1m 27.2s
19 Jo Bonnier (F1) 3-litre Cooper T81 [F1-5-66] - Maserati Tipo 9 V12 1m 27.3s
20 Basil van Rooyen (F1) 2.5-litre Cooper T79 [FL-1-65] - Climax FPF 4 1m 27.8s
21 Brian Redman (F1) 3-litre Cooper T81B [F1-1-67] - Maserati Tipo 10 V12 1m 28.0s
22 Sam Tingle (F1) 3-litre LDS [10] - Repco V8 1m 28.6s
23 Jackie Pretorius (F1) 2.7-litre Brabham BT11A [IC-5-64] - Climax FPF 4 1m 29.0s

Sources

Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.

3-litre Formula 1 World Championship events 1966-1985

These 1966 to 1985 results were initially compiled by Allen Brown, but these were in the very basic form required to track individual car histories. Since then further details, such as laps completed, qualifying times and so on, have been added from Rob Ryder's extensive database.

All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen at allen@oldracingcars.com if you can help with our research.

Individual sources for this event

Autosport 5 Jan 1968 pp10-15. Motor Sport Feb 1968 pp94-96,99. Motoring News 4 Jan 1968 pp1,10-12. Autosport introduced the two pages of race results data which would become familiar over the next ten years, and gave chassis numbers for all cars except the LDS and Stewart's backup Matra MS7, and its Standard House stablemate omited chassis numbers at this race. Motor Sport gave chassis numbers for all cars except the Honda, the LDS and Stewart's backup Matra. Autosport called van Rooyen's Cooper a T75 which chassis number FL/1/65, but Motor Sport just gave it as F1-1-65. The arrival of Matra in Formula 1 made the French company the 11th constructor to appear in the 3-litre Formula 1, and would be the last new constructor for over two years. Pearce's cars never actually made an appearance at a Formula 1 race; nor would Alpine's later in 1968, and Cosworth's in 1969.