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1968 European Formula Two Championship

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The 1968 European Formula Two season was contested over nine rounds. Jean Pierre Beltoise won the championship in Pergusa-Enna. Although Jochen Rindt won 5 races, he was a graded driver and was therefore not allowed to score championship points.[1]

In this season, Jim Clark died at Hockenheimring, first race of the year.

Teams and drivers

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Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Driver Rounds
United Kingdom Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus-Ford 48 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Jim Clark 1
United Kingdom Graham Hill 1, 3, 4-5, 9
United Kingdom Jackie Oliver 2-6, 8
Italy Ferrari Automobili
Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC
Ferrari Dino 166 F2 Ferrari Dino 166 1.6 V6 New Zealand Chris Amon 1, 5
Belgium Jacky Ickx 4, 7
United Kingdom Derek Bell 5-9
Italy Ernesto Brambilla 6-9
Italy Mario Casoni 7
Italy Andrea de Adamich 9
West Germany Kurt Ahrens Jr.
West Germany Caltex Racing Team
Brabham-Ford BT23C Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 West Germany Kurt Ahrens Jr. 1-6, 8-9
United Kingdom Lola Racing Ltd
United Kingdom Alistair Walker Racing
Lola-Ford T100 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Chris Irwin 1-3
United Kingdom Alistair Walker 2-4, 6, 9
United Kingdom Frank Williams Racing Cars Brabham-Ford BT23C Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Piers Courage 1-7
Sweden Picko Troberg 1
United Kingdom Derek Bell 1
United Kingdom Max Mosley 6, 9
Chevron-Ford B10 United Kingdom Samuel Brown 7
France Matra Sports Matra-Ford MS7 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise 1-3, 5-7, 9
France Henri Pescarolo All
France Johnny Servoz-Gavin 4
France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 8
United Kingdom McLaren Racing Team
United Kingdom The Chequered Flag Racing
McLaren-Ford M4A Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 New Zealand Graeme Lawrence 1-3
United Kingdom Robin Widdows 1-7
Australia Frank Gardner 4-5
United Kingdom Mike Walker 6-7
France Ecurie Intersport SA McLaren-Ford M4A Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 France Guy Ligier 1-3
France Jo Schlesser 1-4
Switzerland Squadra Tartaruga Brabham-Ford BT23 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Switzerland Xavier Perrot 1-2, 4, 6, 8
Austria Günther Huber 5
United Kingdom London Racing Team Brabham-Ford BT23C Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Chris Lambert 1-6
United Kingdom Max Mosley 1-4
United Kingdom Frank Lythgoe Racing Chevron-Ford B10 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Peter Gethin 1-2, 4
Brabham-Ford BT23C 6-9
Switzerland Walter Habegger
Switzerland Valvoline Racing Team
Lotus-Ford 41C Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Switzerland Walter Habegger 1
Brabham-Ford BT23 2-3, 4, 6, 8
Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT18 Alfa Romeo GTA 1.6 L4 Austria Gerhard Krammer 5
Italy Tecno Racing Team Tecno-Ford PA68 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Italy Carlo Facetti 1
Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 2, 4, 6-9
France Jean-Pierre Jaussaud 4
Switzerland Midland Racing Team Lotus-Ford 41C Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Switzerland Bruno Frey 1-2, 8
Brabham-Lotus BT16/18 Lotus LF 1.6 L4 Switzerland Paul Blum 8
United Kingdom Robert Lamplough McLaren-Ford M4A Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Robert Lamplough 1-2
United Kingdom Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham-Ford BT23C Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Austria Jochen Rindt 2-6, 8-9
United Kingdom Alan Rees 2, 4-5, 7
West Germany Gerhard Mitter 8
United Kingdom Church Farm Racing Team Brabham-Ford BT23C Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Derek Bell 2-4
United Kingdom Brian Hart 5-9
United Kingdom Bill Jones Racing Brabham-Ford BT10 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Chris Meek 2, 6, 8-9
United Kingdom Allan Deacon Brabham-Lotus BT21 Lotus LF 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Allan Deacon 2
United Kingdom David Bridges Racing Lola-Ford T100 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Chris Williams 2
United Kingdom Brian Redman 4
United Kingdom Mike Beckwith 5-6
United Kingdom David Hobbs 8-9
United Kingdom Bob Gerard
United Kingdom Merlyn Racing
Merlyn-Ford Mk 12 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Harry Stiller 2
United Kingdom John Cardwell 2-4
United Kingdom Brian Hart 3-4
Netherlands Toine Hezemans 6
United Kingdom Jonathan Williams 6
United Kingdom Mike Walker 8
United Kingdom Peter Gaydon 8
United Kingdom Alan Rollinson 9
United Kingdom Chris Williams 9
Spain Escuderia Nacional CS Lola-Ford T100 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Spain Alex Soler-Roig 3-4, 6
Spain Jorge de Bagration 3-4, 6
United Kingdom Matra International Matra-Ford MS7 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 3
Italy Scuderia Ala d'Oro Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT23 Alfa Romeo GTA 1.6 L4 Italy Nanni Galli 3
Italy Scuderia Picchio Rosso Brabham-Ford BT23C
BT23
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Italy Corrado Manfredini 4-9
Italy Ernesto Brambilla 5
Italy Enzo Corti 9
Tecno-Ford PA68 Italy Carlo Facetti 9
United Kingdom Frank Manning Racing McLaren-Ford M4A Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 United Kingdom Robert Lamplough 4, 6, 8-9
United Kingdom Ron Harris Racing Division Tecno-Ford PA68 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez 4, 7
United Kingdom Richard Attwood 6
France Eric Offenstadt 6
United Kingdom Jonathan Williams 7
Switzerland Charles Vögele Racing Team Tecno-Ford PA68 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Switzerland Silvio Moser 5-7, 9
West Germany Mitter Tuning Brabham-Ford BT23 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 West Germany Werner Lindermann 6, 8
West Germany Bayerische Motoren Werke Lola-BMW T102 BMW M11 1.6 L4 Switzerland Jo Siffert 8-9
West Germany Hubert Hahne 8-9
  • Pink background denotes graded drivers ineligible for points.

Calendar

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Race No Circuit Date Laps Distance Time Speed Pole Position Fastest Lap Winner
1 West Germany Hockenheim 7 April 20+20 6.769=270.76 km 1'25:49.7 189.280 km/h France Jean-Pierre Beltoise France Henri Pescarolo France Jean-Pierre Beltoise
2 United Kingdom Thruxton 15 April 54 3.862=208.548 km 1'09:45.6
1'09:53.0
179.370 km/h
179.054 km/h
Austria Jochen Rindt Austria Jochen Rindt Austria Jochen Rindt
France Jean-Pierre Beltoise
3 Spain Jarama 28 April 60 3.404=204.24 km 1'30:09.7 135.916 km/h France Jean-Pierre Beltoise France Jean-Pierre Beltoise France Jean-Pierre Beltoise
4 United Kingdom Crystal Palace 3 June 90 2.237=201.330 km 1'20:06.8
1'20:37.0
150.784 km/h
149.842 km/h
United Kingdom Brian Redman Austria Jochen Rindt Austria Jochen Rindt
United Kingdom Brian Redman
5 Austria Tulln-Langenlebarn 14 July 35+35 2.86=200.2 km 1'15:24.63
1'15:57.15
150.377 km/h
149.304 km/h
Austria Jochen Rindt Austria Jochen Rindt Austria Jochen Rindt
France Jean-Pierre Beltoise
6 Netherlands Zandvoort 28 July 50 4.193=209.65 km 1'13:52.18 170.286 km/h United Kingdom Derek Bell Italy Tino Brambilla France Jean-Pierre Beltoise
7 Italy Pergusa-Enna 25 August 50 4.798=239.90 km 1'02:40.6
1'02:40.6
229.655 km/h
229.655 km/h
France Henri Pescarolo Austria Jochen Rindt Austria Jochen Rindt
United Kingdom Piers Courage
8 West Germany Hockenheim 13 October 35 6.769=236.915 km 1'11:40.2 198.338 km/h Austria Jochen Rindt Italy Tino Brambilla Italy Tino Brambilla
9 Italy Vallelunga 27 October 40+40 3.115=249.2 km 1'43:02.7 145.102 km/h Italy Tino Brambilla Italy Tino Brambilla Italy Tino Brambilla

Note:

Race 1, 5 and 9 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.

Race 2, 4 and 6 were held with two semi-final heats and the final run, with time only shown for the final.

Race 2, 4, 5 and 7 was won by a graded driver, all graded drivers are shown in Italics.

Race 1 (heat 1) Jim Clark was fatally injured.

Final point standings

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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 7 results count[2] (some sources count the best 6 results). No drivers scored in more than 7 races and just one scored in more than 6. If the best 6 scores are taken Henri Pescarolo would drop his 1 point score, dropping his total to 30.

Place Name Team Chassis Engine HOC
West Germany
THR
United Kingdom
JAR
Spain
CRY
United Kingdom
TUL
Austria
ZAN
Netherlands
EMM
Italy
HOC
West Germany
VLL
Italy
Points
1 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra Sports Matra Ford 9 9 9 - 9 9 - - 3 48
2 France Henri Pescarolo Matra Sports Matra Ford 6 - 4 - 6 6 1 6 2 31
3 Italy Tino Brambilla Scuderia Picchio Rossa Brabham Ford - - - - 2 - 26
Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari Dino 6 9 9
4 United Kingdom Derek Bell Church Farm Racing Brabham Ford - 6 - - 15
Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari Dino 1 - 3 4 1
5 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver Team Lotus Lotus Ford - 4 - 4 3 - - 3 - 14
6 United Kingdom Piers Courage Williams Racing Brabham Ford 4 - - - - - 9 - - 13
7 West Germany Kurt Ahrens Jr. private entry Brabham Ford - 3 6 - 4 - - - - 13
Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Tecno Racing Tecno Ford - - 3 6 - - 4 - - 13
9 United Kingdom Brian Redman Bridges Racing Lola Ford - - - 9 - - - - - 9
10 Italy Andrea de Adamich Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari Dino - - - - - - - - 6 6
11 France Jo Schlesser Écurie International McLaren Ford 2 - - 3 - - - - - 5
12 United Kingdom Peter Gethin Lythgoe Racing Chevron Ford - - - - - - - - 4
Lythgoe Racing Brabham Ford 4
United Kingdom Richard Attwood Harris Racing Tecno Ford - - - - - 4 - - - 4
14 United Kingdom Brian Hart Merlyn Racing Merlyn-Brabham Ford - - 1 - - - 4
Church Farm Racing Brabham Ford 2 1 -
15 United Kingdom Chris Lambert London Racing Brabham Ford 3 - - - - - - - - 3
Switzerland Silvio Moser Vögele Racing Tecno Ford - - - - - 3 - - - 3
17 United Kingdom Robin Widdows McLaren Racing McLaren Ford 1 - - 2
Chequered Flag Racing McLaren Ford - - 1 - - -
United Kingdom Chris Williams Bridges Racing Lola Ford - 2 - - - - - - - 2
Spain Jorge de Bagration Escuderia Nacional Lola Ford - - 2 - - - - - - 2
France Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Tecno Racing Tecno Ford - - - 2 - - - - - 2
France Éric Offenstadt Harris Racing Tecno Ford - - - - - 2 - - - 2
United Kingdom David Hobbs Bridges Racing Lola Ford - - - - - - - 2 - 2
23 United Kingdom Alan Rees Winkelmann Racing Brabham Ford - 1 - - - - - - - 1

Note:

Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.

At Crystal Palace not all points were awarded as there were not enough finishers.

References

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  1. ^ "1968 European F2 Trophy". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. ^ "European Trophy for Formula 2 Drivers". F2 Registry. Retrieved 11 April 2021.