The 1968 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jarama Circuit on 12 May 1968. It was race 2 of 12 in both the 1968 World Championship of Drivers and the 1968 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the first race after the death of former double World Champion Jim Clark, who had died in a non-championship Formula Two event in Hockenheim, Germany the previous month. Clark had led the drivers' championship before this race, on 9 points, after he won in the first race in South Africa.
Background
Following Jim Clark's death in Germany, and the death of his replacement Mike Spence during practice for the Indianapolis 500 just five days before the race, team principal Colin Chapman opted not to come to Spain for the first championship Spanish Grand Prix since 1954, still being devastated by the losses. Graham Hill was the only works Lotus driver; a second car was entered for Jackie Oliver but could not be set up in time. The race saw the first appearance of Team Lotus in the red, gold and white colors of Imperial Tobacco's Gold Leaf brand as their title sponsor instead of the traditional British racing green, making them the first works team (second only to Team Gunston entering a private Brabham car at the 1968 South African Grand Prix) to paint their cars in the livery of their sponsors. Jackie Stewart was absent due to a wrist injury he sustained while driving in a Formula Two race,
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Notes
- This was the first of many podiums for the McLaren team.
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
|align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 1
| Graham Hill
| align="left"| 15
|-
|align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 2
| Jim Clark
| align="left"| 9
|-
|align="left"| 10px 2
|align="center"| 3
| Denny Hulme
| align="left"| 8
|-
|align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 4
| Jochen Rindt
| align="left"| 4
|-
|align="left"| 10px 6
|align="center"| 5
| Brian Redman
| align="left"| 4
|-
!colspan=4|Source:
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;Constructors' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Constructor
! Points
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1
| Lotus-Ford
| align="left"| 18
|-
|align="left"| 10px 12
|align="center"| 2
| McLaren-Ford
| align="left"| 6
|-
|align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 3
| Brabham-Repco
| align="left"| 4
|-
|align="left"| 10px 5
|align="center"| 4
| Cooper-BRM
| align="left"| 4
|-
|align="left"| 10px 2
|align="center"| 5
| Ferrari
| align="left"| 3
|-
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