| Pos |
# |
Driver |
Car |
Time |
| 1 | 4 | Jim Clark | Lotus 49 Cosworth | 1:21,600 |
| 2 | 5 | Graham Hill | Lotus 49 Cosworth | 1:22,600 |
| 3 | 27 | Jackie Stewart | Matra MS9 Cosworth | 1:22,700 |
| 4 | 3 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham BT24 Repco | 1:23,000 |
| 5 | 2 | Jack Brabham | Brabham BT24 Repco | 1:23,200 |
| 6 | 7 | John Surtees | Honda RA300 | 1:23,500 |
| 7 | 10 | Andrea de Adamich | Ferrari 312 67 | 1:23,600 |
| 8 | 8 | Chris Amon | Ferrari 312 67 | 1:23,800 |
| 9 | 1 | Denny Hulme | McLaren M5A BRM | 1:24,000 |
| 10 | 11 | Pedro Rodriguez | BRM P126 | 1:24,900 |
| 11 | 9 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari 312 67 | 1:24,900 |
| 12 | 6 | Dan Gurney | Eagle T1G Weslake | 1:25,600 |
| 13 | 12 | Mike Spence | BRM P115 | 1:25,900 |
| 14 | 22 | Dave Charlton | Brabham BT11 Repco | 1:26,200 |
| 15 | 15 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Cooper T86 Maserati | 1:26,300 |
| 16 | 19 | Jo Siffert | Cooper T81 Maserati | 1:26,400 |
| 17 | 17 | John Love | Brabham BT20 Repco | 1:27,000 |
| 18 | 21 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra MS7 Cosworth FVA 1.6 | 1:27,200 |
| 19 | 20 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper T81 Maserati | 1:27,300 |
| 20 | 25 | Basil van Rooyen | Cooper T79 Climax 2.7 | 1:27,800 |
| 21 | 14 | Brian Redman | Cooper T81B Maserati | 1:28,000 |
| 22 | 18 | Sam Tingle | LDS Mk3 Repco | 1:28,600 |
| 23 | 23 | Jackie Pretorius | Brabham BT11 Climax 2.7 | 1:29,000 |
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Grand Prix of South Africa 1968