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Jackie Stewart won the 1968 United States Grand Prix

Jackie Stewart won the 1968 United States Grand Prix for Matra, ahead of Graham Hill and John Surtees at Watkins Glen International.

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Race recap

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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Jackie StewartMatra1:59:20.2909
2Graham HillTeam Lotus1:59:44.9706
3John SurteesHonda+1 lap4
4Dan GurneyMcLaren+1 lap3
5Jo SiffertTeam Lotus+3 laps2
6Bruce McLarenMcLaren+5 laps1
DNFPiers CourageBRMOut of fuel0
DNFDenny HulmeMcLarenAccident0
NCLucien BianchiCooper+20 laps0
DNFJack BrabhamBrabhamEngine0
DNFJochen RindtBrabhamEngine0
DNFVic ElfordCooperEngine0
DNFPedro RodríguezBRMSuspension0
NCJo BonnierMcLaren+46 laps0
DNFChris AmonFerrariWater pump0
DNFJean-Pierre BeltoiseMatraTransmission0
DNFBobby UnserBRMEngine0
DNFMario AndrettiTeam LotusClutch0
DNFDerek BellFerrariEngine0
DNSJackie OliverTeam LotusDNS0