| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 8 of 11 in the 1969 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | September 7, 1969 | |
| Official name | XL Gran Premio d'Italia | |
| Location | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.750 km (3.573 mi) | |
| Distance | 68 laps, 391.000 km (242.956 mi) | |
| Weather | Sunny, Dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Jochen Rindt
|
Lotus-Ford |
| Time | 1:25.48 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
Matra-Ford |
| Time | 1:25.2 on lap 64 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Jackie Stewart
|
Matra-Ford |
| Second | Jochen Rindt
|
Lotus-Ford |
| Third | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
Matra-Ford |
The 1969 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 7, 1969. The race was notable in that less than a fifth of second separated the winner from the fourth-placed driver, and is generally reckoned to be the closest 1-2-3-4 in Formula One history. Jackie Stewart and Matra-Ford claimed the Drivers' and Constructors' championships in this race, with 3 races left to go.
Classification[]
Qualifying[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jochen Rindt
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:25.48 | — |
| 2 | 16 |  Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:25.69 | +0.21 |
| 3 | 20 | Jackie Stewart
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Matra-Ford | 1:25.82 | +0.34 |
| 4 | 32 | Piers Courage
|
Brabham-Ford | 1:26.48 | +1.00 |
| 5 | 18 | Bruce McLaren
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McLaren-Ford | 1:26.49 | +1.01 |
| 6 | 22 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
Matra-Ford | 1:26.72 | +1.24 |
| 7 | 28 |  Jack Brabham
|
Brabham-Ford | 1:29.90 | +1.42 |
| 8 | 30 |  Jo Siffert
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:27.04 | +1.56 |
| 9 | 2 | Graham Hill
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:27.31 | +1.83 |
| 10 | 14 | John Surtees
|
BRM | 1:27.40 | +1.92 |
| 11 | 12 | Jackie Oliver
|
BRM | 1:28.40 | +2.92 |
| 12 | 10 |  Pedro Rodríguez
|
Ferrari | 1:28.47 | +2.99 |
| 13 | 36 | Silvio Moser
|
Brabham-Ford | 1:28.51 | +3.03 |
| 14 | 6 | John Miles
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Lotus-Ford | 1:30.56 | +5.08 |
| 15 | 26 |  Jacky Ickx
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Brabham-Ford | 1:37.96 | +12.48 |
Race[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Jackie Stewart
|
Matra-Ford | 68 | 1:39:11.26 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | Jochen Rindt
|
Lotus-Ford | 68 | + 0.08 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 22 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
Matra-Ford | 68 | + 0.17 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 18 | Bruce McLaren
|
McLaren-Ford | 68 | + 0.19 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 32 | Piers Courage
|
Brabham-Ford | 68 | + 33.44 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 10 | Pedro Rodríguez
|
Ferrari | 66 | + 2 Laps | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | 16 | Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 66 | + 2 Laps | 2 | |
| 8 | 30 | Jo Siffert
|
Lotus-Ford | 64 | Piston | 8 | |
| 9 | 2 | Graham Hill
|
Lotus-Ford | 63 | Halfshaft | 9 | |
| 10 | 26 | Jacky Ickx
|
Brabham-Ford | 61 | Oil pressure | 15 | |
| NC | 14 | John Surtees
|
BRM | 60 | Not Classified | 10 | |
| Ret | 12 | Jackie Oliver
|
BRM | 48 | Oil Pressure | 11 | |
| Ret | 36 | Silvio Moser
|
Brabham-Ford | 9 | Fuel Leak | 13 | |
| Ret | 28 | Jack Brabham
|
Brabham-Ford | 6 | Fuel line | 7 | |
| Ret | 6 | John Miles
|
Lotus-Ford | 3 | Engine | 14 |
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. 102–103.
- "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1969/544/. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
External links[]
- [[:Template:Delink]] on YouTube
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