Graham Hill vs Jo Siffert

1968·

Graham Hill edged Jo Siffert 7–4 in the races and 8–3 in qualifying at Lotus-Ford in 1968. Graham Hill scored 42 points to 12.

Graham HillJo Siffert

8Qualifying3

11 shared races

7Race day4

11 shared races

42Points12

in shared races, as awarded at the time

125Points (today’s rules)49

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 3/1
Podiums: 5/1
Poles: 2/1
Retirements: 4/6
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 4.9/7.6

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Graham Hill and Jo Siffert
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Graham Hill	Jo Siffert	Points
2	2Spanish Grand Prix	6/10	P1	Transmission	9 / 0
3	3Monaco Grand Prix	1/3	P1	Differential	9 / 0
4	4Belgian Grand Prix	14/9	Halfshaft	P7	0 / 0
5	5Dutch Grand Prix	3/13	P9▼	Gearbox	0 / 0
6	6French Grand Prix	9/11	Halfshaft	P11▼	0 / 0
7	7British Grand Prix	1/4	Halfshaft	P1▲	0 / 9
8	8German Grand Prix	4/9	P2	Ignition	6 / 0
9	9Italian Grand Prix	5/9	Wheel	Suspension	0 / 0
10	10Canadian Grand Prix	5/3	P4	Oil leak	3 / 0
11	11United States Grand Prix	3/12	P2	P5	6 / 2
12	12Mexican Grand Prix	3/1	P1	P6	9 / 1
	Average finish		P2.9	P6.0

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Graham Hill / Jo Siffert.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Graham Hill and Jo Siffert in other seasons

Other seasons in which Graham Hill and Jo Siffert were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1969	Lotus-Ford	Graham Hill vs Jo Siffert	3–0	1–2	9–10

Other Lotus-Ford battles in 1968

Other Lotus-Ford teammate battles in 1968
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Jackie Oliver vs Jo Siffert	2–6	5–3	6–10
Graham Hill vs Jackie Oliver	8–0	5–3	27–6

Graham Hill’s career Jo Siffert’s career Lotus-Ford 1968 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.