1968 European Formula Two season

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1968 European Formula Two season
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The 1968 European Formula Two season was contested over 10 rounds.

[edit] Calendar

Race No Track Country Date Laps Distance Time Speed Winner Pole Position Fastest Lap
1 Hockenheim Flag of West Germany West Germany April 7, 1968 20+20 6.769=270.76 km 1'25:49.7 189.280 km/h Jean-Pierre Beltoise Jean-Pierre Beltoise Henri Pescarolo
2 Thruxton Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom April 15, 1968 54 3.862=208.548 km 1'09:45.6
1'09:53.0
179.370 km/h
179.054 km/h
Jochen Rindt
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Jochen Rindt Jochen Rindt
3 Jarama Flag of Spain Spain April 28, 1968 60 3.404=204.24 km 1'30:09.7 135.916 km/h Jean-Pierre Beltoise Jean-Pierre Beltoise Jean-Pierre Beltoise
4 Zolder[1] Flag of Belgium Belgium May 5, 1968 24+24 4.186=200.928 km 1'11:51.8
1'12:32.1
167.758 km/h
166.205 km/h
Jochen Rindt
Chris Irwin
Jochen Rindt Jochen Rindt
5 Crystal Palace Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom June 3, 1968 90 2.237=201.330 km 1'20:06.8
1'20:37.0
150.784 km/h
149.842 km/h
Jochen Rindt
Brian Redman
Brian Redman Jochen Rindt
6 Tulln-Langenlebarn Flag of Austria Austria July 14, 1968 35+35 2.86=200.2 km 1'15:24.63
1'15:57.15
150.377 km/h
149.304 km/h
Jochen Rindt
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Jochen Rindt Jochen Rindt
7 Zandvoort Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands July 28, 1968 50 4.193=209.65 km 1'13:52.18 170.286 km/h Jean-Pierre Beltoise Derek Bell Tino Brambilla
8 Pergusa-Enna Flag of Italy Italy August 25, 1968 50 4.798=239.90 km 1'02:40.6
1'02:40.6
229.655 km/h
229.655 km/h
Jochen Rindt
Piers Courage
Henri Pescarolo Jochen Rindt
9 Hockenheim Flag of West Germany West Germany October 13, 1968 35 6.769=236.915 km 1'11:40.2 198.338 km/h Tino Brambilla Jochen Rindt Tino Brambilla
10 Vallelunga Flag of Italy Italy October 27, 1968 40+40 3.115=249.2 km 1'43:02.7 145.102 km/h Tino Brambilla Tino Brambilla Tino Brambilla

Note:

Race 1, 4, 6 and 10 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.

Race 2, 5 and 7 were held with two semi-final heats and the final run, with time only shown for the final.

Race 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8 was won by a graded driver, all graded drivers are shown in Italics.

Race 1 (heat 1) Jim Clark was fatally injured.

  1. ^ not all sources give the Belgian race a championship status

[edit] Final point standings

[edit] Driver

For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 6 results count (Same sources count the best 7 results). One driver had a point deduction, which is given in ().

Place Name Country Team Chassis Engine Flag of Germany Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Spain Flag of Belgium Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Austria Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Italy Flag of Germany Flag of Italy Total Points
1 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Flag of France France Matra Sports Matra Ford 9 9 9 - - 9 9 - - 3 48
2 Henri Pescarolo Flag of France France Matra Sports Matra Ford 6 - 4 - - 6 6 (1) 6 2 30
3 Tino Brambilla Flag of Italy Italy Scuderia Picchio Rossa Brabham Ford - - - - - 2 - 26
Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari Dino 6 9 9
4 Brian Redman Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Bridges Racing Lola Ford - - - 6 9 - - - - - 15
5 Derek Bell Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Church Farm Racing Brabham Ford - 6 - - - 15
Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari Dino 1 - 3 4 1
6 Jackie Oliver Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Team Lotus Lotus Ford - 4 - - 4 3 - - 3 - 14
7 Kurt Ahrens Flag of West Germany West Germany private entry Brabham Ford - 3 6 - - 4 - - - - 13
Piers Courage Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Williams Racing Brabham Ford 4 - - - - - - 9 - - 13
Clay Regazzoni Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Tecno Racing Tecno Ford - - 3 - 6 - - 4 - - 13
10 Chris Irwin Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Lola Racing Lola Ford - - - 9 - - - - - - 9
11 Peter Gethin Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Lythgoe Racing Chevron Ford - - - 3 - - - - - 7
Lythgoe Racing Brabham Ford 4
12 Robin Widdows Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom McLaren Racing McLaren Ford 1 - - 6
Chequered Flag Racing McLaren Ford 4 - - 1 - - -
Andrea de Adamich Flag of Italy Italy Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari Dino - - - - - - - - - 6 6
14 Jo Schlesser Flag of France France Écurie International McLaren Ford 2 - - - 3 - - - - - 5
15 Richard Attwood Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Harris Racing Tecno Ford - - - - - - 4 - - - 4
Brian Hart Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Merlyn Racing Merlyn-Brabham Ford - - 1 - - - - 4
Church Farm Racing Brabham Ford 2 1 -
17 Chris Lambert Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom London Racing Brabham Ford 3 - - - - - - - - - 3
Alan Rees Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Winkelmann Racing Brabham Ford - 1 - 2 - - - - - - 3
Silvio Moser Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Vögele Racing Tecno Ford - - - - - - 3 - - - 3
20 Chris Williams Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Bridges Racing Lola Ford - 2 - - - - - - - - 2
Jorge de Bagration Flag of Spain Spain Escuderia Nacional Lola Ford - - 2 - - - - - - - 2
Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Flag of France France Tecno Racing Tecno Ford - - - - 2 - - - - - 2
Éric Offenstadt Flag of France France Harris Racing Tecno Ford - - - - - - 2 - - - 2
David Hobbs Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Bridges Racing Lola Ford - - - - - - - - 2 - 2
25 Alistair Walker Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Lola Racing/Walker Racing Lola Ford - - - 1 - - - - - - 1

Note:

Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.

Race 5 not all points were awarded (not enough finishers).