- Winner
- Jackie Stewart
- Team
- Matra
- Top listed
- Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill, and John Surtees
- Race date
- October 6, 1968
- Pole
- Mario Andretti
- Fastest lap
- Jackie Stewart
- Classified drivers
- 21
- Circuit
- Watkins Glen International
The decisive result
Jackie Stewart finished first for Matra. Graham Hill is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with John Surtees 3 for Honda.
Grid to finish
Jo Siffert from P12 to P5 (+7), John Surtees from P9 to P3 (+6), and Bruce McLaren from P10 to P6 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Mario Andretti started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 5 Engine, 2 +1 lap, 2 DNS, 2 Finished, and 2 NC. Jackie Stewart holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:05.220 on lap 52. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.