1968 World Sportscar Championship season
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The 1968 World Sportscar Championship season was the 16th season of the FIA World Sportscar Championship. It was a series for Sportscars and Grand Touring, with Sportscars being divided into Sports (S) and Prototype (P) classes, while Grand Touring cars were referred to simply as GT. It ran from February 3, 1968 to September 29, 1968, and was comprised of 10 races.
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[edit] Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit or Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  24 Hours of Daytona |
Daytona International Speedway | February 3 February 4 |
| 2 | 12 Hours of Sebring |
Sebring International Raceway | March 23 |
| 3 |  BOAC 500 (6 Hours)† |
Brands Hatch | April 7 |
| 4 |  1000km Monza |
Autodromo Nazionale Monza | April 25 |
| 5 | Targa Florio |
Palermo | May 5 |
| 6 |  1000km Nürburgring |
Nürburgring | May 19 |
| 7 |  1000km Spa |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | May 26 |
| 8 | Watkins Glen 6 Hours |
Watkins Glen International | July 14 |
| 9 |  500km of Zeltweg† |
Zeltweg Airfield | August 25 |
| 10 |  24 Hours of Le Mans |
Circuit de la Sarthe | September 28 September 29‡ |
† - These races were Sportscar class only, GT did not participate.
‡ - The 24 Hours of Le Mans was originally scheduled to be run June 15 and 16, but was delayed due to a workers strike in France.
[edit] Season Results
Points were awarded to the top 6 finishers in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car; any other cars from that manufacturer were merely skipped in the points standings.
[edit] Races
| Rnd | Circuit | Sportscar Winning Team | GT Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportscar Winning Drivers | GT Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Daytona | #54 Porsche Engineering |
#31 Sunray DX Oil Company |
Results |
| Vic Elford Jochen Neerspasch |
Jerry Grant Dave Morgan |
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| 2 | Sebring | #49 Porsche Engineering |
#3 Sunray DX Oil Company |
Results |
 Jo Siffert Hans Herrmann |
Hap Sharp Dave Morgan |
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| 3 | Brands Hatch | #4 John Wyer Automotive |
None | Results |
| Jacky Ickx Brian Redman |
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| 4 | Monza | #40 John Wyer Automotive |
#68 IGFA |
Results |
 Paul Hawkins David Hobbs |
Dieter Glemser Helmut Kelleners |
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| 5 | Palermo | #224 Porsche Engineering |
#82 Ecurie Les Corsaires |
Results |
| Vic Elford Umberto Maglioli |
Claude Haldi Pierre Greub Edgar Berney |
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| 6 | Nürburgring | #2 Porsche Engineering |
#110 Sepp Gregor |
Results |
| Jo Siffert Vic Elford |
Sepp Gregor Malte Huth |
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| 7 | Spa-Francorchamps | #33 John Wyer Automotive |
#63 IGFA |
Results |
| Jacky Ickx Brian Redman |
Dieter Glemser Helmut Kelleners |
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| 8 | Watkins Glen | #5 John Wyer Automotive |
#59 Brumos Porsche |
Results |
| Jacky Ickx Lucien Bianchi |
Peter Gregg Bert Everett |
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| 9 | Zeltweg | #1 Porsche Engineering |
None | Results |
| Jo Siffert |
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| 10 | La Sarthe | #9 John Wyer Automotive |
#43 Jean-Pierre Gaban |
Results |
 Pedro Rodriguez Lucien Bianchi |
Jean-Pierre Gaban Roger van der Schrick |
[edit] Manufacturers Championships
[edit] Overall Manufacturers Championship
All cars were awarded points for the overall championship, but the GT class also had their own separate championship.
Cars participating in races that were not included in the S, P, or GT classes are skipped in rewarding points for the overall championship.
Only the best 5 points finishes counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total. Skipped points are marked in italics.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9† | Rd 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ford |
9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 45 | |||
| 2 | Porsche |
9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4.5 | 6 | 42 |
| 3 | Alfa Romeo |
3 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | 15.5 | |||||
| 4= | Chevrolet |
4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4= | Howmet |
4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4= | Alpine-Renault |
4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 7 | Ferrari |
2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 | Lola |
1 | 1 |
† - Round 9 was awarded only half points due to its short distance.
[edit] GT Manufacturers Championship
The GT class did not participate in Rounds 3 and 9.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porsche |
6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 45 |
| 2 | Chevrolet |
9 | 9 | 6 | 24 | |||||
| 3 | MG |
1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |||||
| 4 | Lancia |
4 | 4 | |||||||
| 5 | Fiat |
1 | 1 |
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