1968 United States Grand Prix

1968 United States Grand Prix
Race details
Date October 6, 1968
Official name XI United States Grand Prix
Location Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course
Watkins Glen, New York
Course Permanent road course
Course length 3.78 km (2.35 miles)
Distance 108 laps, 408.2 km (253.8 miles)
Weather Temperatures reaching a maximum of 20 °C (68 °F);
wind speeds up to 14.82 km/h (9.21 mph)[1]
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Ford
Time 1:04.20
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford
Time 1:05.22 on lap 52
Podium
First
  • United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
Matra-Ford
Second
  • United Kingdom Graham Hill
Lotus-Ford
Third Honda
Lap leaders
Denny Hulme finished 5th in a McLaren M7A

The 1968 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 6, 1968, at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York. It was race 11 of 12 in both the 1968 World Championship of Drivers and the 1968 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 108-lap race was won by Matra driver Jackie Stewart after he started from second position. Graham Hill finished second for the Lotus team and Honda driver John Surtees came in third. As of 2024, this is the most recent occurrence of an all-British podium in the sport. This was the debut race of the future world champion Mario Andretti, and his first Formula One pole position.

  1. ^ "Weather information for the "1968 United States Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved November 10, 2013.