The 1968 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Zandvoort Circuit on 23 June 1968. It was race 5 of 12 in both the 1968 World Championship of Drivers and the 1968 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 90-lap race was won by Matra driver Jackie Stewart after he started from fifth position. His teammate Jean-Pierre Beltoise finished second and BRM driver Pedro Rodríguez came in third.
| 1968 Dutch Grand Prix | |||
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Zandvoort original layout
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| Race details | |||
| Date | June 23, 1968 | ||
| Official name | XVI Grote Prijs van Nederland | ||
| Location | Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.193 km (2.605 miles) | ||
| Distance | 90 laps, 377.370 km (234.487 miles) | ||
| Weather | Showers | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:23.54 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | |
| Time | 1:45.91 on lap 6 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Matra-Ford | ||
| Second | Matra | ||
| Third | BRM | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |  Chris Amon
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Ferrari | 1:23.54 | — |
| 2 | 6 |  Jochen Rindt
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Brabham-Repco | 1:23.70 | +0.16 |
| 3 | 3 |  Graham Hill
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Lotus-Ford | 1:23.84 | +0.30 |
| 4 | 5 |  Jack Brabham
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Brabham-Repco | 1:23.90 | +0.36 |
| 5 | 8 | Jackie Stewart
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Matra-Ford | 1:24.41 | +0.87 |
| 6 | 10 |  Jacky Ickx
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Ferrari | 1:24.42 | +0.88 |
| 7 | 1 | Denny Hulme
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McLaren-Ford | 1:24.45 | +0.91 |
| 8 | 2 | Bruce McLaren
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McLaren-Ford | 1:24.58 | +1.04 |
| 9 | 7 | John Surtees
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Honda | 1:25.22 | +1.68 |
| 10 | 4 | Jackie Oliver
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Lotus-Ford | 1:25.48 | +1.94 |
| 11 | 15 |  Pedro Rodríguez
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BRM | 1:25.51 | +1.97 |
| 12 | 18 |  Dan Gurney
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Brabham-Repco | 1:25.79 | +2.25 |
| 13 | 21 |  Jo Siffert
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Lotus-Ford | 1:25.86 | +2.32 |
| 14 | 20 | Piers Courage
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BRM | 1:26.07 | +2.53 |
| 15 | 16 | Richard Attwood
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BRM | 1:26.72 | +3.18 |
| 16 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
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Matra | 1:26.76 | +3.22 |
| 17 | 22 | Silvio Moser
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Brabham-Repco | 1:28.29 | +4.75 |
| 18 | 14 | Lucien Bianchi
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Cooper-BRM | 1:28.31 | +4.77 |
| 19 | 19 |  Jo Bonnier
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McLaren-BRM | 1:28.43 | +4.89 |
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Jackie Stewart
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Matra-Ford | 90 | 2:46:11.2 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 17 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
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Matra | 90 | + 1:33.93 | 16 | 6 |
| 3 | 15 | Pedro Rodríguez
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BRM | 89 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | 10 | Jacky Ickx
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Ferrari | 88 | + 2 Laps | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 22 | Silvio Moser
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Brabham-Repco | 87 | + 3 Laps | 17 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | Chris Amon
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Ferrari | 85 | + 5 Laps | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 16 | Richard Attwood
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BRM | 85 | + 5 Laps | 15 | |
| 8 | 19 | Jo Bonnier
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McLaren-BRM | 82 | + 8 Laps | 19 | |
| 9 | 3 | Graham Hill
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Lotus-Ford | 81 | Accident | 3 | |
| NC | 4 | Jackie Oliver
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Lotus-Ford | 80 | Not Classified | 10 | |
| Ret | 18 | Dan Gurney
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Brabham-Repco | 63 | Throttle | 12 | |
| Ret | 21 | Jo Siffert
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Lotus-Ford | 55 | Gearbox | 13 | |
| Ret | 7 | John Surtees
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Honda | 50 | Alternator | 9 | |
| Ret | 20 | Piers Courage
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BRM | 50 | Spun Off | 14 | |
| Ret | 6 | Jochen Rindt
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Brabham-Repco | 39 | Ignition | 2 | |
| Ret | 5 | Jack Brabham
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Brabham-Repco | 22 | Spun Off | 4 | |
| Ret | 2 | Bruce McLaren
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McLaren-Ford | 19 | Accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 1 | Denny Hulme
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McLaren-Ford | 10 | Ignition | 7 | |
| Ret | 14 | Lucien Bianchi
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Cooper-BRM | 9 | Accident | 18 | |
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