- Winner
- Jackie Stewart
- Team
- Matra
- Top listed
- Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill, and Jochen Rindt
- Race date
- August 4, 1968
- Pole
- Jacky Ickx
- Fastest lap
- Jackie Stewart
- Classified drivers
- 21
- Circuit
- Nürburgring
The decisive result
Jackie Stewart finished first for Matra. Graham Hill is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with Jochen Rindt 3 for Brabham.
Grid to finish
Jack Brabham from P15 to P5 (+10), Pedro Rodríguez from P14 to P6 (+8), and Hubert Hahne from P18 to P10 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jacky Ickx started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 10 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 3 Accident, 2 Ignition, and 1 Fuel leak. Jackie Stewart holds the fastest-lap entry at 9:36.000 on lap 8. 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.