Jean Pierre Beltoise won the championship in Pergusa-Enna.
Although Jochen Rindt won 5 races, he was a graded driver and was therefore not allowed to score championship points.
[1] In this season, Jim Clark died at Hockenheimring, first race of the year.
Note: Race 1, 5 and 9 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.
Race 1 (heat 1) Jim Clark was fatally injured.