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1969 German Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryWest Germany
Grand PrixGerman
Date3 August
Year1969
ImageCircuit_N%C3%BCrburgring-1967-Nordschleife.svg
Race_No7
Season_No11
Official nameXXXI Großer Preis von Deutschland
LocationNürburgring
Nürburg, West Germany
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi14.189
Course_km22.835
Distance_laps14
Distance_mi198.646
Distance_km319.690
Pole_DriverJacky Ickx
Pole_TeamBrabham-Ford
Pole_Time7:42.1
Pole_CountryBEL
Fast_DriverJacky Ickx
Fast_TeamBrabham-Ford
Fast_Time7:43.8
Fast_Lap7
Fast_CountryBEL
First_DriverJacky Ickx
First_TeamBrabham-Ford
First_CountryBEL
Second_DriverJackie Stewart
Second_TeamMatra-Ford
Second_CountryUK
Third_DriverBruce McLaren
Third_TeamMcLaren-Ford
Third_CountryNZ
Lapchart

Nürburg, West Germany

The 1969 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on 3 August 1969. It was race 7 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. Twelve Formula Two cars were also entered into the race, though they were not eligible to score points.

The 14-lap race was won by Belgian driver Jacky Ickx, driving a works Brabham-Ford. Ickx took pole position, led the final eight laps and set the fastest lap of the race. Scotland's Jackie Stewart finished second in a Matra-Ford, with New Zealand's Bruce McLaren third in a McLaren-Ford.

Report

Gerhard Mitter was killed during a practice session for this race at Schwedenkreuz. He was practicing for BMW's 269 F2 project. As a suspension or steering failure was suspected, the BMW team with Hubert Hahne and Dieter Quester withdrew from the race, as did Mitter's teammate at Porsche, Hans Herrmann.

Mario Andretti drove the 4WD Lotus 63 for very few laps in practice. The heavy fuel load for the race made the car ground out in lap 1 after a jump at Wippermann, causing a crash that also took out Vic Elford, whose car flipped upside down and landed in the trees. Elford broke his arm in 3 places.

In the race, Jacky Ickx had a very poor start which dropped him down to 9th, but he eventually passed the entire field over 3 laps, and he and Jackie Stewart battled for 4 laps until Ickx passed Stewart at the first corner, the Südkehre. Stewart held on but then gearbox problems began to slow him and he dropped away, leaving Ickx in a dominant position. Piers Courage had an accident at Breidscheid when he slipped on some oil and crashed into a ditch next to the Adenauer bridge. Luckily, he was unhurt.

This was the last Formula One race at the Nürburgring before it was rebuilt and fitted with Armco barriers for the 1971 race.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGapGrid1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
6BEL Jacky IckxBrabham-Ford7:42.1—1
7GBR Jackie StewartMatra-Ford7:42.4+0.32
2AUT Jochen RindtLotus-Ford7:48.0+5.93
11CHE Jo SiffertLotus-Ford7:50.3+8.24
9NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford7:52.8+10.75
12GBR Vic ElfordMcLaren-Ford7:54.8+12.76
17GBR Piers CourageBrabham-Ford7:56.1+14.07
10NZL Bruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford7:56.5+14.48
1GBR Graham HillLotus-Ford7:57.0+14.99
8FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra-Ford8:00.3+18.210
27FRA Johnny Servoz-GavinMatra-Ford8:11.1+29.014
14GBR John SurteesBRM8:12.1+30.0DNS
28FRA François CevertTecno-Ford8:13.9+31.815
26FRA Henri PescaroloMatra-Ford8:14.8+32.716
3USA Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford8:12.1+30.011
15GBR Jackie OliverBRM8:16.2+34.112
23FRG Hubert HahneBMW8:19.5+37.4WD
31GBR Peter WestburyBrabham-Ford8:20.0+37.917
20FRG Kurt AhrensBrabham-Ford8:23.2+41.118
29GBR Richard AttwoodBrabham-Ford8:24.6+42.519
25AUT Dieter QuesterBMW8:26.8+44.7WD
22FRG Rolf StommelenLotus-Ford8:28.1+46.020
16SWE Jo BonnierLotus-Ford8:35.0+52.913
30CHE Xavier PerrotBrabham-Ford8:35.4+53.321
24FRG Gerhard MitterBMW8:36.5+54.4DNS
21FRG Hans HerrmannLotus-Ford8:50.3+1:08.2WD

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNSDNSWDWDWD
6BEL **Jacky Ickx****Brabham-Ford**141:49:55.41**9**
7GBR **Jackie Stewart****Matra-Ford**14+57.72**6**
10NZL **Bruce McLaren****McLaren-Ford**14+3:21.68**4**
1GBR **Graham Hill****Lotus-Ford**14+3:58.89**3**
26FRA Henri PescaroloMatra-Ford14+7:11.016
29GBR Richard AttwoodBrabham-Ford13+1 lap19
20FRG Kurt AhrensBrabham-Ford13+1 lap18
22FRG Rolf StommelenLotus-Ford13+1 lap20
31GBR Peter WestburyBrabham-Ford13+1 lap17
30CHE Xavier PerrotBrabham-Ford13+1 lap21
11CHE **Jo Siffert****Lotus-Ford**12Suspension/accident4**2**
8FRA **Jean-Pierre Beltoise****Matra-Ford**12Suspension10**1**
9NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford11Transmission5
15GBR Jackie OliverBRM11Oil leak12
2AUT Jochen RindtLotus-Ford10Ignition3
28FRA François CevertTecno-Ford9Crown wheel15
27FRA Johnny Servoz-GavinMatra-Ford6Engine14
16SWE Jo BonnierLotus-Ford4Fuel leak13
17GBR Piers CourageBrabham-Ford1Accident7
12GBR Vic ElfordMcLaren-Ford0Accident6
3USA Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford0Accident11
14GBR John SurteesBRMNon-starter
24FRG Gerhard MitterBMWFatal accident in practice
23FRG Hubert HahneBMWWithdrew
25AUT Dieter QuesterBMWWithdrew
21FRG Hans HerrmannLotus-FordWithdrew
  • Formula Two entrants are denoted by a pink background. They were not eligible for World Championship points.

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for German driver Rolf Stommelen, Austrian driver Dieter Quester, French driver and future Grand Prix winner François Cevert, Swiss driver Xavier Perrot and British driver Peter Westbury.
  • This race saw the first fastest lap and Grand Slam set by a Belgian driver.
  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Italian constructor Tecno.
  • This race saw the 10th fastest lap being set by a Brabham.
  • This was the 10th podium finish by a McLaren.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1GBR Jackie Stewart51
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 32BEL Jacky Ickx22
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 13NZL Bruce McLaren21
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 14GBR Graham Hill19
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 15CHE Jo Siffert15

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1FRA Matra-Ford51
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 22GBR Brabham-Ford28
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 13GBR Lotus-Ford28
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 14GBR McLaren-Ford24 (26)
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]5ITA Ferrari4
  • 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

References

  1. "1969 German Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  2. "Germany 1969 - Championship • STATS F1".
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