The 1969 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on September 7, 1969. It was race 8 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was notable in that less than a fifth of a second separated the winner from the fourth-placed driver, and is one of the closest 1–2–3–4 finishes in Formula One history. Jackie Stewart and Matra-Ford claimed the Drivers' and Manufacturers' titles respectively, with three races still remaining.
1969 Italian Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | September 7, 1969 | ||
Official name | XL Gran Premio d'Italia | ||
Location | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 5.750 km (3.573 miles) | ||
Distance | 68 laps, 391.000 km (242.956 miles) | ||
Weather | Sunny, Dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
Time | 1:25.48 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
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Time | 1:25.2 on lap 64 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Matra-Ford | ||
Second | Lotus-Ford | ||
Third | Matra-Ford | ||
Lap leaders |
Classification
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editPos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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1 | 4 | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford | 1:25.48 | — |
2 | 16 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 1:25.69 | +0.21 |
3 | 20 | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford | 1:25.82 | +0.34 |
4 | 32 | Piers Courage | Brabham-Ford | 1:26.48 | +1.00 |
5 | 18 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford | 1:26.48 | +1.00 |
6 | 22 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Ford | 1:26.72 | +1.24 |
7 | 28 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford | 1:26.90 | +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 | Lotus-Ford | 1:30.56 | +5.08 |
15 | 10 | Ernesto Brambilla | Ferrari | 1:30.86 | +5.38 |
16 | 26 | Jacky Ickx | Brabham-Ford | 1:37.96 | +12.48 |
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Race
editPos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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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 | Engine | 8 | |
9 | 2 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford | 63 | Halfshaft | 9 | |
10 | 26 | Jacky Ickx | Brabham-Ford | 61 | Out of Fuel | 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 | Oil Leak | 7 | |
Ret | 6 | John Miles | Lotus-Ford | 3 | Engine | 14 | |
DNS | 10 | Ernesto Brambilla | Ferrari | Car raced by Rodríguez | |||
Notes
edit- This was the 25th race for a Matra.
- This was the 49th pole position for Lotus, breaking the record set by Ferrari at the 1968 German Grand Prix.
Championship 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
edit- ^ "1969 Italian GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "1969 Italian Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "1969 Italian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ "Grand Prix Results: Italian GP, 1969". GrandPrix.com. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Italy 1969 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
Further reading
edit- Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 102–103. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.
External links
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