1968 World Sportscar Championship

Ferrari stayed absent in protest, while old 5-litre Ford GT40 as well as Lola and some others makes could still enter as sportscars if at least 50 cars had been built.

For the 1968 season, three “lightweight” GT40’s were built to compete for the 1968 season using information, and materials learned from their first internally built race car, the Mirage M1, including a reconfigured front bulkhead, wider wheel arches front and rear, and carbon fiber.

Porsche's only non-top-two-finish came at the third-to-last round, 6h at Watkins Glen, where no less than four factory 908 were entered in an all-in attempt to secure the championship ahead of the insignificant half-point Zeltweg and the all-important Le Mans.

‡ - The 24 Hours of Le Mans was originally scheduled to be run 15 June and 16, but was delayed due to a workers strike in France.

Points were awarded for Group placings gained by the top six GT finishers at each round in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1.

Only the best 5 round results for each make counted towards the title, with any other points earned not included in the total.

Replica of the Gulf-sponsored 1964 Ford GT40 4,5-litre which was successful in 1968 due to being a sportscar of which at least 50 had been made
Porsche 907 prototypes like this, with undersized 2200cc engines, provided most of Porsche results in 1968
Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/2 named Daytona Coupe due to winning the 2-litre-class there in 1968. Alfa came 2nd at the Targa and 3rd in the championship
Porsche 908 longtail at Cité de l'Automobile . This Chassis 908-013 [ 3 ] has finished 3rd in Le Mans in 1972 , like it did already in 1968
Ford P68 was fast only for short times