1969 Dutch Grand Prix

Summary

The 1969 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Zandvoort Circuit on June 21, 1969. It was race 4 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 90-lap race was won by Matra driver Jackie Stewart after he started from second position. Jo Siffert finished second for the Lotus team and Ferrari driver Chris Amon came in third.

1969 Dutch Grand Prix
Zandvoort original layout
Zandvoort original layout
Race details
Date June 21, 1969
Official name XVII Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.193 km (2.605 miles)
Distance 90 laps, 377.370 km (234.487 miles)
Weather Sunny, mild, dry
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Ford
Time 1:20.85
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford
Time 1:22.94 on lap 5
Podium
First Matra-Ford
Second Lotus-Ford
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

Qualifying edit

Qualifying edit

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 2   Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 1:20.85
2 4   Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 1:21.14 +0.29
3 1T   Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:22.01 +1.16
4 8   Chris Amon Ferrari 1:22.69 +1.84
5 12   Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 1:22.85 +2.00
6 6   Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 1:22.87 +2.02
7 7   Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:23.07 +2.22
8 11   Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 1:23.10 +2.25
9 16   Piers Courage Brabham-Ford 1:23.36 +2.51
10 10   Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 1:23.94 +3.09
11 5   Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 1:24.44 +3.59
12 14   John Surtees BRM 1:25.07 +4.22
13 15   Jackie Oliver BRM 1:25.11 +4.26
14 17   Silvio Moser Brabham-Ford 1:26.50 +5.65
15 18   Vic Elford McLaren-Ford 1:28.47 +7.62

Race edit

Classification edit

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4   Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 90 2:06:42.08 2 9
2 10   Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 90 + 24.52 10 6
3 8   Chris Amon Ferrari 90 + 30.51 4 4
4 7   Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 90 + 37.16 7 3
5 12   Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 90 + 37.67 5 2
6 11   Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 90 + 1:10.81 8 1
7 1   Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 88 + 2 laps 3  
8 5   Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 87 + 3 Laps 11  
9 14   John Surtees BRM 87 + 3 Laps 12  
10 18   Vic Elford McLaren-Ford 84 + 6 Laps 15  
Ret 17   Silvio Moser Brabham-Ford 54 Ignition 14  
Ret 6   Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 24 Suspension 6  
Ret 2   Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 16 Halfshaft 1  
Ret 16   Piers Courage Brabham-Ford 12 Clutch 9  
Ret 15   Jackie Oliver BRM 9 Gearbox 13  
Source:[1]

Championship standings after the race edit

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References edit

  1. ^ "1969 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Netherlands 1969 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.

Further reading edit

  • Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 94–95. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.


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