Jackie Stewart won the German Grand Prix 1968 at Nürburgring on 4 August 1968, starting from P6 on the grid. Graham Hill finished second for Lotus-Ford, with Jochen Rindt completing the podium for Brabham-Repco.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Jackie StewartSTE | Matra-Ford | 14 | 2:19:03.2 | 9 | |
| 2 | 4 | Graham HillHIL | Lotus-Ford | 14 | +4:03.2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | Jochen RindtRIN | Brabham-Repco | 14 | +4:09.4 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | Jacky IckxICK | Ferrari | 14 | +5:55.2 | 3 | |
| 5 | 15 | Jack BrabhamBRA | Brabham-Repco | 14 | +6:21.1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 14 | Pedro RodríguezROD | BRM | 14 | +6:25.0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | Denny HulmeHUL | McLaren-Ford | 14 | +6:31.0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 8 | Piers CourageCOU | BRM | 14 | +7:56.4 | 0 | |
| 9 | 10 | Dan GurneyGUR | Eagle-Weslake | 14 | +8:13.7 | 0 | |
| 10 | 18 | Hubert HahneHAH | Lola | 14 | +10:11.4 | 0 | |
| 11 | 13 | Jackie OliverOLI | Lotus-Ford | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 17 | Kurt AhrensAHR | Brabham-Repco | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 16 | Bruce McLarenMCL | McLaren | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 20 | Richard AttwoodATT | BRM | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Chris AmonAMO | Ferrari | 11 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBEL | Matra | 8 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Jo SiffertSIF | Lotus-Ford | 6 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Lucien BianchiBIA | Cooper-BRM | 6 | Fuel leak | 0 | |
| R | 7 | John SurteesSUR | Honda | 3 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Vic ElfordELF | Cooper-BRM | 0 | Accident | 0 |