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1968 motorsport champions
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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.

Drag racing

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Series Champion Refer
NHRA Drag Racing Series Top Fuel: United States Bennie Osborn 1968 NHRA Drag Racing Series

Karting

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Series Driver Season article
Karting World Championship Sweden Tomas Nilsson
Junior: Italy Amedeo Pacitto

Motorcycle racing

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Series Rider Season
500cc World Championship Italy Giacomo Agostini 1968 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season[1]
350cc World Championship
250cc World Championship United Kingdom Phil Read
125cc World Championship
50cc World Championship West Germany Hans-Georg Anscheidt
Speedway World Championship New Zealand Ivan Mauger 1968 Individual Speedway World Championship

Open wheel racing

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Series Driver Season
Formula One World Championship United Kingdom Graham Hill 1968 Formula One season
Constructors: United Kingdom Lotus-Ford
European Formula Two Championship France Jean-Pierre Beltoise 1968 European Formula Two Championship
USAC National Championship United States Bobby Unser 1968 USAC Championship Car season
SCCA Grand Prix Championship United States Lou Sell 1968 SCCA Grand Prix Championship
Tasman Series United Kingdom Jim Clark 1968 Tasman Series
Australian Drivers' Championship Australia Kevin Bartlett 1968 Australian Drivers' Championship
Australian 1½ Litre Championship Australia Garrie Cooper (tied)
Australia Max Stewart (tied) 		1968 Australian 1½ Litre Championship
Cup of Peace and Friendship Czech Republic Miroslav Fousek 1968 Cup of Peace and Friendship
South African Formula One Championship Rhodesia John Love 1968 South African Formula One Championship
Formula Three
Lombank British Formula Three Championship Australia Tim Schenken
East German Formula Three Championship East Germany Heinz Melkus 1968 East German Formula Three Championship
LK II: East Germany Manfred Berger
French Formula Three Championship France François Cevert
Teams: France Volant Shell
Italian Formula Three Championship Italy Franco Bernabei
Soviet Formula 3 Championship Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Enn Griffel 1968 Soviet Formula 3 Championship
Formula Ford
Scottish Formula Ford Championship Australia David Walker

Rallying

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Series Driver/Co-Driver Season
Australian Rally Championship Australia Harry Firth 1968 Australian Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Australia Graham Hoinville
British Rally Championship United Kingdom Colin Malkin 1968 British Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: United Kingdom John Brown
Canadian Rally Championship Canada Keith Ronald 1968 Canadian Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Canada John Slade
Estonian Rally Championship Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Toomas Bernstein 1968 Estonian Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Heino Sepp
European Rally Championship Finland Pauli Toivonen 1968 European Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Finland Martti Tiukkanen
Finnish Rally Championship Finland Hannu Mikkola 1968 Finnish Rally Championship
French Rally Championship France Jean-Claude Andruet 1968 French Rally Championship
Italian Rally Championship Italy Arnaldo Cavallari
Co-Drivers: Italy Dante Salvay
Manufacturers: Italy Lancia
Polish Rally Championship Poland Sobiesław Zasada
Scottish Rally Championship United Kingdom Mike Hibbert
Co-Drivers: United Kingdom Ian Withers
South African National Rally Championship South Africa Jan Hettema
Co-Drivers: South Africa Raggy Schjolberg
Manufacturers: Sweden Volvo
Spanish Rally Championship France Bernard Tramont
Co-Drivers: Spain Ricardo Muñoz

Sports car and GT

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Series Manufacturer Season
International Championship for Makes United States Ford 1968 World Sportscar Championship
International Grand Touring Trophy West Germany Porsche
Canadian American Challenge Cup New Zealand Denny Hulme 1968 Can-Am season
Trans-Am Series Over 2-liter: United States Chevrolet 1968 Trans-American Championship
Under 2-liter: Germany Porsche
United States Road Racing Championship United States Mark Donohue 1968 United States Road Racing Championship

Stock car racing

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Series Driver Season article
NASCAR Grand National Series United States David Pearson 1968 NASCAR Grand National Series
Manufacturers: United States Ford
NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series United States Scotty Cain 1968 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series
ARCA Racing Series United States Benny Parsons 1968 ARCA Racing Series
Turismo Carretera Argentina Carlos Pairetti 1968 Turismo Carretera
USAC Stock Car National Championship United States A. J. Foyt 1968 USAC Stock Car National Championship

Touring car

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Series Driver/Manufacturer Season
European Touring Car Challenge Div.3 Austria Dieter Quester 1968 European Touring Car Challenge
Div.3 Manufacturers: Germany BMW
Div.2 United Kingdom John Rhodes
Div.2 Manufacturers: United Kingdom BMC
Div.1 United Kingdom John Handley
Div.1 Manufacturers: United Kingdom BMC
Australian Touring Car Championship Australia Ian Geoghegan 1968 Australian Touring Car Championship
Trans-American Sedan Championship Over 2.0L: United States Chevrolet 1968 Trans-Am season
Under 2.0L: Germany Porsche
British Saloon Car Championship Australia Frank Gardner 1968 British Saloon Car Championship

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Walker, Mick (1999). Mick Walker's German Racing Motorcycles. Redline Books. p. 81. ISBN 0953131122.
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