| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 6 of 11 in the 1969 Formula One season | ||
 The Silverstone Circuit (1952-1974) | ||
| Date | 20 July 1969 | |
| Official name | XXII RAC British Grand Prix | |
| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.711 km (2.927 mi) | |
| Distance | 84 laps, 395.724 km (245.891 mi) | |
| Weather | Overcast, dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Jochen Rindt
|
Lotus-Ford |
| Time | 1:20.8 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Jackie Stewart
|
Matra-Ford |
| Time | 1:21.3 on lap 57 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Jackie Stewart
|
Matra-Ford |
| Second |  Jacky Ickx
|
Brabham-Ford |
| Third |  Bruce McLaren
|
McLaren-Ford |
The 1969 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Silverstone Circuit on July 19, 1969. It was the sixth round of the 1969 Formula One season. Jackie Stewart was victorious, as he took his fifth win in six races.
Classification[]
Qualifying[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Jochen Rindt
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:20.8 | — |
| 2 | 3 | Jackie Stewart 1
|
Matra-Ford | 1:21.2 | +0.4 |
| 3 | 5 |  Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:21.5 | +0.7 |
| 4 | 7 | Jacky Ickx
|
Brabham-Ford | 1:21.6 | +0.8 |
| 5 | 11 | Chris Amon
|
Ferrari | 1:21.9 | +1.1 |
| 6 | 14 | John Surtees
|
BRM | 1:22.1 | +1.3 |
| 7 | 6 | Bruce McLaren
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:22.6 | +1.8 |
| 8 | 12 |  Pedro Rodríguez
|
Ferrari | 1:22.6 | +1.8 |
| 9 | 10 |  Jo Siffert
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:22.7 | +1.9 |
| 10 | 16 | Piers Courage
|
Brabham-Ford | 1:22.9 | +2.1 |
| 11 | 19 | Vic Elford
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:23.3 | +2.5 |
| 12 | 1 | Graham Hill
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:23.6 | +2.8 |
| 13 | 15 | Jackie Oliver
|
BRM | 1:23.7 | +2.9 |
| 14 | 9 | John Miles
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:25.1 | +4.3 |
| 15 | 20 | Derek Bell
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:26.1 | +5.3 |
| 16 | 18 |  Jo Bonnier
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:28.2 | + 7.4 |
| 17 | 4 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise 1
|
Matra-Ford | 1:31.2 | +10.4 |
Note:
- - Stewart actually set the fastest time of 1:20.6, but crashed his car in practice, and had to switch to Beltoise's car. Beltoise was forced to use the 4WD Matra MS84.
Race[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jackie Stewart
|
Matra-Ford | 84 | 1:55:55.6 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 7 | Jacky Ickx
|
Brabham-Ford | 83 | + 1 Lap | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Bruce McLaren
|
McLaren-Ford | 83 | + 1 Lap | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Jochen Rindt
|
Lotus-Ford | 83 | + 1 Lap | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | Piers Courage
|
Brabham-Ford | 83 | + 1 Lap | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 19 | Vic Elford
|
McLaren-Ford | 82 | + 2 Laps | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | Graham Hill
|
Lotus-Ford | 82 | + 2 Laps | 12 | |
| 8 | 10 | Jo Siffert
|
Lotus-Ford | 81 | + 3 Laps | 9 | |
| 9 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
Matra-Ford | 78 | + 6 Laps | 17 | |
| 10 | 9 | John Miles
|
Lotus-Ford | 75 | + 9 Laps | 14 | |
| Ret | 12 | Pedro Rodríguez
|
Ferrari | 61 | Engine | 8 | |
| Ret | 11 | Chris Amon
|
Ferrari | 45 | Gearbox | 5 | |
| Ret | 5 | Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 27 | Ignition | 3 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jackie Oliver
|
BRM | 19 | Transmission | 13 | |
| Ret | 18 | Jo Bonnier
|
Lotus-Ford | 6 | Engine | 16 | |
| Ret | 20 | Derek Bell
|
McLaren-Ford | 5 | Suspension | 15 | |
| Ret | 14 | John Surtees
|
BRM | 1 | Suspension | 6 |
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 5 results from the first 6 rounds and the best 4 results from the last 5 rounds counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
References[]
- Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 98–99.
- "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1969/542/. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
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