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1969 South African Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountrySouth Africa
Flag_suffix1928
Grand PrixSouth African
Date1 March
Year1969
ImageKyalami 1961 - 1988 Layout.png
CaptionThe Kyalami Circuit (1967–1985)
Official nameThird AA Grand Prix of South Africa
LocationKyalami, Midrand, Transvaal Province, South Africa
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.550
Course_km4.104
Distance_laps80
Distance_mi204.009
Distance_km328.320
WeatherHot, Dry
Pole_DriverJack Brabham
Pole_TeamBrabham-Ford
Pole_Time1:20.0
Pole_CountryAustralia
Fast_DriverJackie Stewart
Fast_TeamMatra-Ford
Fast_Time1:21.6
Fast_Lap50
Fast_CountryUnited Kingdom
First_DriverJackie Stewart
First_TeamMatra-Ford
First_CountryUnited Kingdom
Second_DriverGraham Hill
Second_TeamLotus-Ford
Second_CountryUnited Kingdom
Third_DriverDenny Hulme
Third_TeamMcLaren-Ford
Third_CountryNew Zealand
Lapchart

The 1969 South African Grand Prix, formally the Third AA Grand Prix of South Africa (Afrikaans: Derde AA Suid-Afrikaanse Grand Prix), was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami Circuit on 1 March 1969. It was race 1 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 80-lap race was won by Matra driver Jackie Stewart after he started from fourth position. Graham Hill finished second for the Lotus team and McLaren driver Denny Hulme came in third.

Background

In the weeks leading up to the first Formula One race of the 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.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap1234567891011121314151617EXC
14AUS Jack BrabhamBrabham-Ford1:20.0—
2AUT Jochen RindtLotus-Ford1:20.2+0.2
5NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford1:20.3+0.3
7UK Jackie StewartMatra-Ford1:20.4+0.4
9NZL Chris AmonFerrari1:20.5+0.5
3USA Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford1:20.8+0.8
1UK Graham HillLotus-Ford1:21.1+1.1
6NZL Bruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford1:21.1+1.1
18South Africa Basil van RooyenMcLaren-Ford1:21.8+1.8
16Rhodesia John LoveLotus-Ford1:22.1+2.1
8FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra-Ford1:22.2+2.2
4SUI Jo SiffertLotus-Ford1:22.2+2.2
15BEL Jacky IckxBrabham-Ford1:23.1+3.1
11UK Jackie OliverBRM1:24.1+4.1
12MEX Pedro RodríguezBRM1:25.2+5.2
19South Africa Peter de KlerkBrabham-Repco1:27.2+7.2
17Rhodesia Sam TingleBrabham-Repco1:50.4+30.4
10UK John SurteesBRM1:21.8+1.8
  • Surtees's qualifying time was excluded as he had started at the back of the grid.

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678NCRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRet
7UK **Jackie Stewart****Matra-Ford**801:50:39.14**9**
1UK **Graham Hill****Lotus-Ford**80+ 18.87**6**
5NZL **Denny Hulme****McLaren-Ford**80+ 31.83**4**
4SUI **Jo Siffert****Lotus-Ford**80+ 49.212**3**
6NZL **Bruce McLaren****McLaren-Ford**79+ 1 Lap8**2**
8FRA **Jean-Pierre Beltoise****Matra-Ford**78+ 2 Laps11**1**
11UK Jackie OliverBRM77+ 3 Laps14
17Rhodesia Sam TingleBrabham-Repco73+ 7 Laps17
19South Africa Peter de KlerkBrabham-Repco67+ 13 Laps16
2AUT Jochen RindtLotus-Ford44Fuel Pump2
10UK John SurteesBRM40Engine18
12MEX Pedro RodríguezBRM38Water Leak15
9NZL Chris AmonFerrari34Engine5
14AUS Jack BrabhamBrabham-Ford32Handling1
3USA Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford31Gearbox6
16Rhodesia John LoveLotus-Ford31Ignition10
15BEL Jacky IckxBrabham-Ford20Ignition13
18South Africa Basil van RooyenMcLaren-Ford12Brakes9

Notes

  • This was the 100th race for BRM as an engine supplier. In those 100 races, they had won 14 Grands Prix, achieved 56 podiums, 9 pole positions, 12 fastest laps, 2 Grand Slams, and had won 1 Driver's and 1 Constructor's World Championship.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1United Kingdom Jackie Stewart9
2United Kingdom Graham Hill6
3New Zealand Denny Hulme4
4Switzerland Jo Siffert3
5NZL Bruce McLaren2

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1France Matra-Ford9
2UK Lotus-Ford6
3UK McLaren-Ford4
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

References

  1. "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1969". The Programme Covers Project.
  2. Hilton, Christopher. (November 2006). "Michael Schumacher: The Whole Story". Haynes Publishing.
  3. "1969 South African Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  4. "South Africa 1969 - Championship • STATS F1".
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