1968 European Formula Two Championship


The 1968 European Formula Two season was contested over 10 rounds, according to some sources, or nine rounds, according to sources that do not consider the Zolder race in Belgium as part of the Championship. Jean Pierre Beltoise won the championship in Pergusa-Enna, despite the fact that Jochen Rindt won 5 races, but his condition as a Formula One graded driver did not let him score any championship points.
In this season, Jim Clark died at Hockenheimring, first race of the year.

Teams and drivers

Race NoCircuitDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedPole PositionFastest LapWinner
1 Hockenheim7 April20+206.769=270.76 km1'25:49.7189.280 km/h Jean-Pierre Beltoise Henri Pescarolo Jean-Pierre Beltoise
2 Thruxton15 April543.862=208.548 km1'09:45.6
1'09:53.0
179.370 km/h
179.054 km/h
Jochen Rindt Jochen Rindt Jochen Rindt
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
3 Jarama28 April603.404=204.24 km1'30:09.7135.916 km/h Jean-Pierre Beltoise Jean-Pierre Beltoise Jean-Pierre Beltoise
4 Zolder5 May24+244.186=200.928 km1'11:51.8
1'12:32.1
167.758 km/h
166.205 km/h
Jochen Rindt Jochen Rindt Jochen Rindt
Chris Irwin
5 Crystal Palace3 June902.237=201.330 km1'20:06.8
1'20:37.0
150.784 km/h
149.842 km/h
Brian Redman Jochen Rindt Jochen Rindt
Brian Redman
6 Tulln-Langenlebarn14 July35+352.86=200.2 km1'15:24.63
1'15:57.15
150.377 km/h
149.304 km/h
Jochen Rindt Jochen Rindt Jochen Rindt
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
7 Zandvoort28 July504.193=209.65 km1'13:52.18170.286 km/h Derek Bell Tino Brambilla Jean-Pierre Beltoise
8 Pergusa-Enna25 August504.798=239.90 km1'02:40.6
1'02:40.6
229.655 km/h
229.655 km/h
Henri Pescarolo Jochen Rindt Jochen Rindt
Piers Courage
9 Hockenheim13 October356.769=236.915 km1'11:40.2198.338 km/h Jochen Rindt Tino Brambilla Tino Brambilla
10 Vallelunga27 October40+403.115=249.2 km1'43:02.7145.102 km/h Tino Brambilla Tino Brambilla Tino Brambilla

Note:
Race 1, 4, 6 and 10 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.
Race 2, 5 and 7 were held with two semi-final heats and the final run, with time only shown for the final.
Race 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8 was won by a graded driver, all graded drivers are shown in Italics.
Race 1 Jim Clark was fatally injured.

Final point standings

Driver

For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 6 results count. One driver had a point deduction, which is given in.
PlaceNameTeamChassisEngineHOC
THR
JAR
ZOL
CRY
TUL
ZAN
EMM
HOC
VLL
Points
1 Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra SportsMatraFord999--99--348
2 Henri PescaroloMatra SportsMatraFord6-4--666230
3 Tino BrambillaScuderia Picchio RossaBrabhamFord-----2-26
3 Tino BrambillaFerrariFerrariFerrari Dino69926
4 Brian RedmanBridges RacingLolaFord---69-----15
5 Derek BellChurch Farm RacingBrabhamFord-6---15
5 Derek BellFerrariFerrariFerrari Dino1-34115
6 Jackie OliverTeam LotusLotusFord-4--43--3-14
7 Kurt Ahrens, Jr.private entryBrabhamFord-36--4----13
Piers CourageWilliams RacingBrabhamFord4------9--13
Clay RegazzoniTecno RacingTecnoFord--3-6--4--13
10 Chris IrwinLola RacingLolaFord---9------9
11 Peter GethinLythgoe RacingChevronFord---3-----7
11 Peter GethinLythgoe RacingBrabhamFord47
12 Robin WiddowsMcLaren RacingMcLarenFord1--6
12 Robin WiddowsChequered Flag RacingMcLarenFord4--1---6
Andrea de AdamichFerrariFerrariFerrari Dino---------66
14 Jo SchlesserÉcurie InternationalMcLarenFord2---3-----5
15 Richard AttwoodHarris RacingTecnoFord------4---4
Brian HartMerlyn RacingMerlyn-BrabhamFord--1----4
Brian HartChurch Farm RacingBrabhamFord21-4
17 Chris LambertLondon RacingBrabhamFord3---------3
Alan ReesWinkelmann RacingBrabhamFord-1-2------3
Silvio MoserVögele RacingTecnoFord------3---3
20 Chris WilliamsBridges RacingLolaFord-2--------2
Jorge de BagrationEscuderia NacionalLolaFord--2-------2
Jean-Pierre JaussaudTecno RacingTecnoFord----2-----2
Éric OffenstadtHarris RacingTecnoFord------2---2
David HobbsBridges RacingLolaFord--------2-2
25 Alistair WalkerLola Racing/Walker RacingLolaFord---1------1
Picko TröbergFrank Williams Racing CarsBrabhamFord-----------
Bruno FreyMidland Racing TeamLotusFord-----------
Alex Soler-RoigEscuderia NacionalLolaFord-----------

Note:
Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.
Race 5 not all points were awarded.