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1968 United States Grand Prix

The United States Grand Prix 1968 was the 11th round of the 1968 F1 season, and took place at the Watkins Glen in New York State, USA, on October 6th.

Jackie Stewart won the race after starting in the 2nd position, followed by Graham Hill, and John Surtees completing the podium.

Mario Andretti started from the pole position, but didn't manage to cross the finish line, as he had a problem with the clutch, and had to retire on lap 32nd.

Final results

1
1
Jackie Stewart
Matra-Ford
1:59:20.29
Finished
2
1
Graham Hill
Lotus-Ford
+24.68
Finished
3
6
John Surtees
Honda
+1 Lap
4
3
Dan Gurney
McLaren-Ford
+1 Lap
5
7
Jo Siffert
Lotus-Ford
+3 Laps
6
4
Bruce McLaren
McLaren-Ford
+5 Laps
7
7
Piers Courage
BRM
Out of fuel
8
3
Denny Hulme
McLaren
Accident
9
11
BIA
Lucien Bianchi
Cooper-BRM
Not classified
10
2
Jack Brabham
Brabham-Repco
Engine
11
5
Jochen Rindt
Brabham-Repco
Engine
12
5
Vic Elford
Cooper-BRM
Engine
13
2
Pedro Rodríguez
BRM
Suspension
14
4
Jo Bonnier
McLaren-BRM
Not classified
15
11
Chris Amon
Ferrari
Water pump
16
3
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Matra
Transmission
17
2
Bobby Unser
BRM
Engine
18
17
Mario Andretti
Lotus-Ford
Clutch
19
4
Derek Bell
Ferrari
Engine
20
20
Jackie Oliver
Lotus-Ford
Withdrew
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 15 drivers out of the original 20 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Piers Courage, who run out of fuel on lap 93, Denny Hulme, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 92, Lucien Bianchi, and Jo Bonnier, both did not classify, Jack Brabham, Jochen Rindt, Vic Elford, Bobby Unser, and Derek Bell, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Pedro Rodríguez, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 66, Chris Amon, who had a water pump failure on lap 59, Jean-Pierre Beltoise, who had a transmission problem on lap 44, Mario Andretti, who had a problem with the clutch on lap 32, and Jackie Oliver, who withdrew on lap 0.

Out of fuel

  • Piers Courage
    Lap 93

Accident

  • Denny Hulme
    Lap 92

Not classified

  • Lucien Bianchi
    Lap 88
  • Jo Bonnier
    Lap 62

Engine

  • Jack Brabham
    Lap 77
  • Jochen Rindt
    Lap 73
  • Vic Elford
    Lap 71
  • Bobby Unser
    Lap 35
  • Derek Bell
    Lap 14

Suspension

  • Pedro Rodríguez
    Lap 66

Water pump

  • Chris Amon
    Lap 59

Transmission

  • Jean-Pierre Beltoise
    Lap 44

Clutch

  • Mario Andretti
    Lap 32

Withdrew

  • Jackie Oliver
    Lap 0

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.