1968 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season.

The season consisted of ten Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc.

Read was supposed to take the 125 title while leaving the 250 crown for Bill Ivy.

[2] Ivy and Read finished the championship tying on points and race results, and in this unlikely scenario, the FIM decided to give Read the title based on aggregate race times.

[3] As a result, Yamaha would discharge Read and he would never regain a place on the factory team.