List of 1968 motorsport champions explained

This list of 1968 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

Formula cars

SeriesDriverSeason
Formula One World Championship Graham Hill1968 Formula One season
Constructors: Lotus-Ford
European Formula Two Championship Jean-Pierre Beltoise1968 European Formula Two season
USAC National Championship Bobby Unser1968 USAC Championship Car season
Tasman Series Jim Clark1968 Tasman Series
Australian Drivers' Championship Kevin Bartlett1968 Australian Drivers' Championship
Australian 1½ Litre Championship Garrie Cooper (tied)
Max Stewart (tied)
1968 Australian 1½ Litre Championship
Formula Three
Lombank British Formula Three Championship Tim Schenken
French Formula Three Championship François Cevert
Team: Volant Shell
Italian Formula Three Championship Franco Bernabei

Sports car

SeriesManufacturerSeason
International Championship for Makes Ford1968 World Sportscar Championship season
International Grand Touring Trophy Porsche
Canadian American Challenge Cup Denny Hulme1968 Can-Am season
United States Road Racing Championship Mark Donohue1968 United States Road Racing Championship season

Touring car

SeriesDriver/ManufacturerSeason
European Touring Car ChallengeDiv.3 Dieter Quester
BMW
Div.2 John Rhodes
BMC
Div.1 John Handley
BMC
Australian Touring Car Championship Ian Geoghegan1968 Australian Touring Car Championship
Trans-American Sedan ChampionshipOver 2.0L: Chevrolet1968 Trans-Am season
Under 2.0L: Porsche
British Saloon Car Championship Frank Gardner1968 British Saloon Car Championship

Motorcycle

SeriesRiderSeason
500cc World Championship Giacomo Agostini1968 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season[1]
350cc World Championship
250cc World Championship Phil Read
125cc World Championship
50cc World Championship Hans-Georg Anscheidt
Speedway World Championship Ivan Mauger1968 Individual Speedway World Championship

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Walker, Mick . Mick Walker's German Racing Motorcycles . 1999 . Redline Books . 0953131122 . 81.