The 1968 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Brands Hatch Circuit on 20 July 1968. It was race 7 of 12 in both the 1968 World Championship of Drivers and the 1968 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 80-lap race was won by Jo Siffert, his first Formula One victory, and the first victory by a Swiss driver. Siffert's win also marked the 9th and final win for the privateer Rob Walker Racing Team.
Classification
Qualifying
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! Pos
! No
! Driver
! Constructor
! Time
! Gap
|-
!1
| 8
| Graham Hill
| Lotus-Ford
| 1:28.9
| align="center" |—
|-
!2
| 9
| Jackie Oliver
| Lotus-Ford
| 1:29.4
| +0.5
|-
!3
| 5
| Chris Amon
| Ferrari
| 1:29.5
| +0.6
|-
!4
| 22
| Jo Siffert
| Lotus-Ford
| 1:29.7
| +0.8
|-
!5
| 4
| Jochen Rindt
| Brabham-Repco
| 1:29.9
| +1.0
|-
!6
| 24
| Dan Gurney
| Eagle-Weslake
| 1:30.0
| +1.1
|-
!7
| 14
| Jackie Stewart
| Matra-Ford
| 1:30.0
| +1.1
|-
!8
| 3
| Jack Brabham
| Brabham-Repco
| 1:30.2
| +1.3
|-
!9
| 7
| John Surtees
| Honda
| 1:30.3
| +1.4
|-
!10
| 2
| Bruce McLaren
| McLaren-Ford
| 1:30.4
| +1.5
|-
!11
| 1
| Denny Hulme
| McLaren-Ford
| 1:30.4
| +1.5
|-
!12
| 6
| Jacky Ickx
| Ferrari
| 1:31.0
| +2.1
|-
!13
| 10
| Pedro Rodríguez
| BRM
| 1:31.6
| +2.7
|-
!14
| 18
| Jean-Pierre Beltoise
| Matra
| 1:31.6
| +2.7
|-
!15
| 11
| Richard Attwood
| BRM
| 1:31.7
| +2.8
|-
!16
| 20
| Piers Courage
| BRM
| 1:32.3
| +3.4
|-
!17
| 15
| Vic Elford
| Cooper-BRM
| 1:33.0
| +4.1
|-
!18
| 16
| Robin Widdows
| Cooper-BRM
| 1:34.0
| +5.1
|-
!19
| 19
| Silvio Moser
| Brabham-Repco
| 1:35.4
| +6.5
|-
!20
| 23
| Jo Bonnier
| McLaren-BRM
| 1:36.8
| +7.9
|-
! colspan="6" | Source:
|}
Race
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! No
! Driver
! Constructor
! Laps
! Time/Retired
! Grid
! Points
|-
! 1
| 22
| Jo Siffert
| Lotus-Ford
| 80
| 2:01:20.3
| 4
| 9
|-
! 2
| 5
| Chris Amon
| Ferrari
| 80
| + 4.4
| 3
| 6
|-
! 3
| 6
| Jacky Ickx
| Ferrari
| 79
| + 1 lap
| 12
| 4
|-
! 4
| 1
| Denny Hulme
| McLaren-Ford
| 79
| + 1 lap
| 11
| 3
|-
! 5
| 7
| John Surtees
| Honda
| 78
| + 2 laps
| 9
| 2
|-
! 6
| 14
| Jackie Stewart
| Matra-Ford
| 78
| + 2 laps
| 7
| 1
|-
! 7
| 2
| Bruce McLaren
| McLaren-Ford
| 77
| + 3 laps
| 10
|
|-
! 8
| 20
| Piers Courage
| BRM
| 72
| + 8 laps
| 16
|
|-
!
| 4
| Jochen Rindt
| Brabham-Repco
| 55
| Fuel leak
| 5
|
|-
!
| 10
| Pedro Rodríguez
| BRM
| 52
| Engine
| 13
|
|-
!
| 19
| Silvio Moser
| Brabham-Repco
| 52
| + 28 laps
| 19
|
|-
!
| 9
| Jackie Oliver
| Lotus-Ford
| 43
| Transmission
| 2
|
|-
!
| 16
| Robin Widdows
| Cooper-BRM
| 34
| Ignition
| 18
|
|-
!
| 8
| Graham Hill
| Lotus-Ford
| 26
| Halfshaft
| 1
|
|-
!
| 15
| Vic Elford
| Cooper-BRM
| 26
| Engine
| 17
|
|-
!
| 18
| Jean-Pierre Beltoise
| Matra
| 11
| Engine
| 14
|
|-
!
| 11
| Richard Attwood
| BRM
| 10
| Radiator
| 15
|
|-
!
| 24
| Dan Gurney
| Eagle-Weslake
| 8
| Fuel pump
| 6
|
|-
!
| 23
| Jo Bonnier
| McLaren-BRM
| 6
| Engine
| 20
|
|-
!
| 3
| Jack Brabham
| Brabham-Repco
| 0
| Engine
| 8
|
|-
!colspan="8"|
|}
Notes
- This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British driver Robin Widdows.
- This was the 10th Grand Prix win for a Ford-powered car.
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1
| Graham Hill
| align="left"| 24
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 2
| Jacky Ickx
| align="left"| 20
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 3
| Jackie Stewart
| align="left"| 17
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 4
| Denny Hulme
| align="left"| 15
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 5
| Pedro Rodríguez
| align="left"| 10
|-
!colspan=4|Source:
|}
;Constructors' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Constructor
! Points
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1
| Lotus-Ford
| align="left"| 38
|-
|align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 2
| Ferrari
| align="left"| 25
|-
|align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 3
| McLaren-Ford
| align="left"| 22
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 4
| Matra-Ford
| align="left"| 20
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 5
| BRM
| align="left"| 17
|-
!colspan=4|Source: