1968 European Formula Two Championship
1968 European Formula Two season | |||
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The 1968 European Formula Two season was contested over 10 rounds, according to some sources, or nine rounds, according to sources that do not consider the Zolder race in Belgium as part of the Championship. Jean Pierre Beltoise won the championship in Pergusa-Enna, despite the fact that Jochen Rindt won 5 races, but his condition as a Formula One graded driver did not let him score any championship points.
Calendar
Race No | Track | Country | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole Position | Fastest Lap |
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1 | Hockenheim | West Germany | 7 April 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 | 15 April 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 | 28 April 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 | 5 May 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 | 3 June 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 | 14 July 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 | 28 July 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 | 25 August 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 | 13 October 1968 | 35 | 6.769=236.915 km | 1'11:40.2 | 198.338 km/h | Tino Brambilla | Jochen Rindt | Tino Brambilla |
10 | Vallelunga | Italy | 27 October 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.
- ↑ not all sources give the Belgian race a championship status
Final point standings
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 | Total Points | ||||||||||
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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 |
Picko Tröberg | Sweden | Frank Williams Racing Cars | Brabham | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note:
Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.
Race 5 not all points were awarded (not enough finishers).