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Jackie Stewart won the 1968 German Grand Prix

Jackie Stewart won the 1968 German Grand Prix for Matra, ahead of Graham Hill and Jochen Rindt at Nürburgring.

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Race recap

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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Jackie StewartMatra2:19:03.2009
2Graham HillTeam Lotus2:23:06.4006
3Jochen RindtBrabham2:23:12.6004
4Jacky IckxFerrari2:24:58.4003
5Jack BrabhamBrabham2:25:24.3002
6Pedro RodríguezBRM2:25:28.2001
7Denny HulmeMcLaren2:25:34.2000
8Piers CourageBRM2:26:59.6000
9Dan GurneyEagle2:27:16.9000
10Hubert HahneLola2:29:14.6000
11Jackie OliverTeam Lotus+1 lap0
12Kurt Ahrens, Jr.Brabham+1 lap0
13Bruce McLarenMcLaren+1 lap0
14Richard AttwoodBRM+1 lap0
DNFChris AmonFerrariAccident0
DNFJean-Pierre BeltoiseMatraAccident0
DNFLucien BianchiCooperFuel leak0
DNFJo SiffertTeam LotusIgnition0
DNFJohn SurteesHondaIgnition0
DNFVic ElfordCooperAccident0