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25px South African flag after 1928  1969 South African Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 11 in the 1969 Formula One season
The Kyalami Circuit (1967-1985)
The Kyalami Circuit (1967-1985)
Date 1 March 1969
Official name XIV South African Grand Prix
Location Kyalami, Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
Course Permanent racing facility
4.104 km (2.550 mi)
Distance 80 laps, 328.320 km (204.009 mi)
Weather Hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver 25px Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford
Time 1:20.0
Fastest lap
Driver 25px United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford
Time 1:21.6 on lap 50
Podium
First 25px United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford
Second 25px United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford
Third 25px New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford

The 1969 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami Circuit on March 1, 1969. It was the first round of the 1969 Formula One season.

Background[]

In the weeks leading up to the first Formula One race of the 1969 season, entries were being announced for the race, with all the teams, apart from Ferrari expected to nominate two drivers for the race. Enzo Ferrari, the managing director of the team he founded, announced that Ferrari were only going to nominate one driver for the race. To most people's surprise, Ferrari at first nominated two drivers for the race without explanation. However, the decision was later changed, with only Chris Amon nominated eventually for Ferrari. Brabham, BRM, Lotus, Matra and McLaren all chose to nominate two drivers for the race meeting.[1]

Classification[]

Qualifying[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 14 25px Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 1:20.0
2 2 25px Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 1:20.2 +0.2
3 5 25px New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:20.3 +0.3
4 7 25px UK Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 1:20.4 +0.4
5 9 25px New Zealand Chris Amon Ferrari 1:20.5 +0.5
6 3 25px USA Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:20.8 +0.8
7 2 25px UK Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:21.1 +1.1
8 6 25px New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 1:21.1 +1.1
9 18 25px South African flag after 1928 Basil van Rooyen McLaren-Ford 1:21.8 +1.8
10 16 25px Template:Country alias Rhodesia 1968 John Love Lotus-Ford 1:22.1 +2.1
11 8 25px France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 1:22.2 +2.2
12 4 25px Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 1:22.2 +2.2
13 15 25px Belgium Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 1:23.1 +3.1
14 11 25px UK Jackie Oliver BRM 1:24.1 +4.1
15 12 25px Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:25.2 +5.2
16 19 25px South African flag after 1928 Peter de Klerk Brabham-Repco 1:27.2 +7.2
17 17 25px Template:Country alias Rhodesia 1968 Sam Tingle Brabham-Repco 1:50.4 +30.4
18 10 25px UK John Surtees 1 BRM No time

Note:

  1. - Surtees actually qualified with a time of 1:23.4, which would have put him 14th. But the time was set in his backup car, after the original car broke the engine, and organizers were not notified of his change from his original car to the backup for the race.

Race[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 7 25px UK Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 80 1:50:39.1 4 9
2 2 25px UK Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 80 + 18.8 7 6
3 5 25px New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 80 + 31.8 3 4
4 4 25px Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 80 + 49.2 12 3
5 6 25px New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 79 + 1 Lap 8 2
6 8 25px France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 78 + 2 Laps 11 1
7 11 25px UK Jackie Oliver BRM 77 + 3 Laps 14  
8 17 25px Template:Country alias Rhodesia 1968 Sam Tingle Brabham-Repco 73 + 7 Laps 17  
NC 19 25px South African flag after 1928 Peter de Klerk Brabham-Repco 67 Not Classified 16  
Ret 2 25px Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 44 Fuel Pump 2  
Ret 10 25px UK John Surtees BRM 40 Engine 18  
Ret 12 25px Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM 38 Water Leak 15  
Ret 9 25px New Zealand Chris Amon Ferrari 34 Engine 5  
Ret 14 25px Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 32 Handling 1  
Ret 3 25px USA Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 31 Gearbox 6  
Ret 16 25px Template:Country alias Rhodesia 1968 John Love Lotus-Ford 31 Ignition 10  
Ret 15 25px Belgium Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 20 Ignition 13  
Ret 18 25px South African flag after 1928 Basil van Rooyen McLaren-Ford 12 Brakes 9  

Notes[]

  • Final F1 Grand Prix start for Sam Tingle

Standings after the race[]

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 25px United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 9
2 25px United Kingdom Graham Hill 6
3 25px New Zealand Denny Hulme 4
4 25px Switzerland Jo Siffert 3
5 25px New Zealand Bruce McLaren 2
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 25px France Matra-Ford 9
2 25px UK Lotus-Ford 6
3 25px UK McLaren-Ford 4
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References[]

  1. Hilton, Christopher. Michael Schumacher: The Whole Story. Haynes Publishing. p. 15. 
  • Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 88–89. 



Previous race:
1968 Mexican Grand Prix
FIA Formula One World Championship
1969 season
Next race:
1969 Spanish Grand Prix
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South African Grand Prix Next race:
1970 South African Grand Prix
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