1968 South African Grand Prix
- Round
- 1 of 1968
- Circuit
- Kyalami
- Location
- Midrand, South Africa
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Jim Clark
- Constructor
- Team Lotus
- Entrant
- Lotus-Ford
- Pole position
- Jim Clark
- Fastest lap
- Jim Clark
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | 1 | 80 | 9 | — · fastest lap |
| 2 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | 2 | 80 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham | 4 | 80 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Chris Amon | Ferrari | 8 | 78 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 9 | 78 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 18 | 77 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Jo Siffert | Cooper | 16 | 77 | — | — |
| 8 | John Surtees | Honda | 6 | 75 | — | — |
| 9 | John Love | Brabham | 17 | 75 | — | — |
| DNF | Sir Jackie Stewart | Matra | 3 | 43 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Sir Jack Brabham | Brabham | 5 | 17 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Andrea de Adamich | Ferrari | 7 | 13 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Pedro Rodriguez | BRM | 10 | 20 | — | Fuel system |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 11 | 51 | — | Oil leak |
| DNF | Dan Gurney | Eagle | 12 | 58 | — | Oil leak |
| DNF | Mike Spence | BRM | 13 | 8 | — | Fuel system |
| DNF | Dave Charlton | Brabham | 14 | 3 | — | Differential |
| DNF | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Cooper | 15 | 2 | — | Water pipe |
| DNF | Jo Bonnier | Cooper | 19 | 47 | — | Overheating |
| DNF | Basil van Rooyen | Cooper | 20 | 22 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Brian Redman | Cooper | 21 | 4 | — | Oil leak |
| DNF | Sam Tingle | LDS | 22 | 35 | — | Overheating |
| NC | Jackie Pretorius | Brabham | 23 | 70 | — | NC |