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Jacky Ickx won the 1968 French Grand Prix

Jacky Ickx won the 1968 French Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of John Surtees and Jackie Stewart at Rouen-Les-Essarts.

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Race recap

Winner
Jacky Ickx
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Jacky Ickx, John Surtees, and Jackie Stewart
Race date
July 7, 1968
Pole
Jochen Rindt
Fastest lap
Pedro Rodríguez
Classified drivers
18
Circuit
Rouen-Les-Essarts

The decisive result

Jacky Ickx finished first for Ferrari. John Surtees is listed 2 for Honda, with Jackie Stewart 3 for Matra.

Grid to finish

Vic Elford from P17 to P4 (+13), Piers Courage from P14 to P6 (+8), and John Surtees from P7 to P2 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jochen Rindt started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 2 +2 laps, 2 +3 laps, 2 +4 laps, 2 Finished, and 1 +1 lap. Pedro Rodríguez holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:11.500 on lap 19. 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
1Jacky IckxFerrari2:25:40.9009
2John SurteesHonda2:27:39.5006
3Jackie StewartMatra+1 lap4
4Vic ElfordCooper+2 laps3
5Denny HulmeMcLaren+2 laps2
6Piers CourageBRM+3 laps1
7Richard AttwoodBRM+3 laps0
8Bruce McLarenMcLaren+4 laps0
9Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra+4 laps0
10Chris AmonFerrari+5 laps0
11Jo SiffertTeam Lotus+6 laps0
NCPedro RodríguezBRM+7 laps0
DNFJochen RindtBrabhamFuel leak0
DNFJack BrabhamBrabhamFuel pump0
DNFJohnny Servoz-GavinCooperAccident0
DNFGraham HillTeam LotusHalfshaft0
DNFJo SchlesserHondaFatal accident0
DNSJackie OliverTeam LotusAccident in practice0