Race Result
| GP n. 162 - 01/01/1968 - Grand Prix of South-Africa Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit |
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| Winner: | Jim Clark / Lotus-Ford - 1:53'56.6 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Jim Clark / Lotus-Ford - 1:21.6 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Jim Clark / Lotus-Ford - 1:23.7 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 4 |  Jim Clark |
Lotus-Ford | 80 | 1:53'56.6 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | Graham Hill |
Lotus-Ford | 80 | + 25.3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 |  Jochen Rindt |
Brabham-Repco | 80 | + 30.4 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 |  Chris Amon |
Ferrari | 78 | + 2 laps | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | Denny Hulme |
McLaren-BRM | 78 | + 2 laps | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 21 |  Jean Pierre Beltoise |
Matra-Ford | 77 | + 3 laps | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | 19 |  Jo Siffert |
Cooper-Maserati | 77 | + 3 laps | 16 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | John Surtees |
Honda | 75 | + 5 laps | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 |  John Love |
Brabham-Repco | 75 | + 5 laps | 17 | 0 |
| Nc | 23 |  Jackie Pretorius |
Brabham-Climax | 71 | not classified | 23 | 0 |
| Ret | 6 |  Dan Gurney |
Eagle-Weslake | 58 | oil leak | 12 | 0 |
| Ret | 9 |  Jacky Ickx |
Ferrari | 51 | oil leak | 11 | 0 |
| Ret | 20 |  Jo Bonnier |
Cooper-Maserati | 46 | overheating | 19 | 0 |
| Ret | 16 | Jackie Stewart |
Matra-Ford | 43 | engine | 3 | 0 |
| Ret | 18 | Sam Tingle |
LDS-Repco | 35 | overheating | 22 | 0 |
| Ret | 25 | Basil van Rooyen |
Cooper-Climax | 22 | engine | 20 | 0 |
| Ret | 11 |  Pedro Rodriguez |
BRM | 20 | fuel system | 10 | 0 |
| Ret | 2 |  Jack Brabham |
Brabham-Repco | 16 | engine | 5 | 0 |
| Ret | 10 |  Andrea de Adamich |
Ferrari | 13 | accident | 7 | 0 |
| Ret | 12 | Mike Spence |
BRM | 7 | fuel system | 13 | 0 |
| Ret | 14 | Brian Redman |
Cooper-Maserati | 4 | oil leak | 21 | 0 |
| Ret | 22 | Dave Charlton |
Brabham-Repco | 3 | differential | 14 | 0 |
| Ret | 15 | Ludovico Scarfiotti |
Cooper-BRM | 2 | water pipe | 15 | 0 |