| 1968 European Formula Two season | |
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The 1968 European Formula Two season was contested over 10 rounds.
| Race No | Track | Country | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole Position | Fastest Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hockenheim | 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 | 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 | 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] | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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.
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 | Total Points | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | Matra Sports | Matra | Ford | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | 9 | - | - | 3 | 48 |
| 2 | Henri Pescarolo | France | Matra Sports | Matra | Ford | 6 | - | 4 | - | - | 6 | 6 | (1) | 6 | 2 | 30 |
| 3 | Tino Brambilla | Italy | Scuderia Picchio Rossa | Brabham | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 26 | |||
| Ferrari | Ferrari | Ferrari Dino | 6 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Brian Redman | United Kingdom | Bridges Racing | Lola | Ford | - | - | - | 6 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| 5 | Derek Bell | United Kingdom | Church Farm Racing | Brabham | Ford | - | 6 | - | - | - | 15 | |||||
| Ferrari | Ferrari | Ferrari Dino | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Jackie Oliver | United Kingdom | Team Lotus | Lotus | Ford | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | 14 |
| 7 | Kurt Ahrens, Jr. | West Germany | private entry | Brabham | Ford | - | 3 | 6 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| Piers Courage | United Kingdom | Williams Racing | Brabham | Ford | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | 13 | |
| Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Tecno Racing | Tecno | Ford | - | - | 3 | - | 6 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 13 | |
| 10 | Chris Irwin | United Kingdom | Lola Racing | Lola | Ford | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| 11 | Peter Gethin | United Kingdom | Lythgoe Racing | Chevron | Ford | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | |
| Lythgoe Racing | Brabham | Ford | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Robin Widdows | United Kingdom | McLaren Racing | McLaren | Ford | 1 | - | - | 6 | |||||||
| Chequered Flag Racing | McLaren | Ford | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |||||||
| Andrea de Adamich | Italy | Ferrari | Ferrari | Ferrari Dino | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | |
| 14 | Jo Schlesser | France | Écurie International | McLaren | Ford | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| 15 | Richard Attwood | United Kingdom | Harris Racing | Tecno | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Brian Hart | United Kingdom | Merlyn Racing | Merlyn-Brabham | Ford | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | ||||
| Church Farm Racing | Brabham | Ford | 2 | 1 | - | |||||||||||
| 17 | Chris Lambert | United Kingdom | London Racing | Brabham | Ford | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Alan Rees | United Kingdom | Winkelmann Racing | Brabham | Ford | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Silvio Moser | Switzerland | Vögele Racing | Tecno | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 20 | Chris Williams | United Kingdom | Bridges Racing | Lola | Ford | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Jorge de Bagration | Spain | Escuderia Nacional | Lola | Ford | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | France | Tecno Racing | Tecno | Ford | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Éric Offenstadt | France | Harris Racing | Tecno | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| David Hobbs | United Kingdom | Bridges Racing | Lola | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| 25 | Alistair Walker | 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).
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