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1969 British Grand Prix
The Silverstone Circuit (1952–1974)
Race details
Date	19 July 1969
Official name	XXII RAC British Grand Prix
Location	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.711 km (2.927 miles)
Distance	84 laps, 395.724 km (245.891 miles)
Weather	Overcast, dry
Pole position
Driver	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:20.8
Fastest lap
Driver	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford
Time	1:21.3 on lap 57
Podium
First	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford
Second	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford
Third	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1969 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Silverstone Circuit on 19 July 1969. It was race 6 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. Jackie Stewart was victorious, as he lapped the entire field and took his fifth win in six races.

The race developed as a contest between Stewart and Jochen Rindt who constantly overtook each other by slipstreaming. It was on one of these occasions towards the end when Stewart signalled to Rindt as he drew alongside that the end plate of his rear wing had come loose and was fouling the left-rear tyre each time Rindt flung his Lotus through a fast right-hander. Rindt was able to confirm this in his mirror and was forced to pit. However, his team failed to put enough fuel into the car to enable him to finish the race and consequently he was obliged to make a further stop. The race was also notable for being the only race that Cosworth entered. Their car was withdrawn weeks before the race weekend.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	2	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	1:20.8	—
2	3	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	1:21.2	+0.4
3	5	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:21.5	+0.7
4	7	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford	1:21.6	+0.8
5	11	Chris Amon	Ferrari	1:21.9	+1.1
6	14	John Surtees	BRM	1:22.1	+1.3
7	6	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	1:22.6	+1.8
8	12	Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari	1:22.6	+1.8
9	10	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	1:22.7	+1.9
10	16	Piers Courage	Brabham-Ford	1:22.9	+2.1
11	19	Vic Elford	McLaren-Ford	1:23.3	+2.5
12	1	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	1:23.6	+2.8
13	15	Jackie Oliver	BRM	1:23.7	+2.9
14	9	John Miles	Lotus-Ford	1:25.1	+4.3
15	20	Derek Bell	McLaren-Ford	1:26.1	+5.3
16	18	Jo Bonnier	Lotus-Ford	1:28.2	+7.4
17	4	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Ford	1:31.2	+10.4
Source:

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	84	1:55:55.6	2	9
2	7	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford	83	+ 1 Lap	4	6
3	6	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	83	+ 1 Lap	7	4
4	2	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	83	+ 1 Lap	1	3
5	16	Piers Courage	Brabham-Ford	83	+ 1 Lap	10	2
6	19	Vic Elford	McLaren-Ford	82	+ 2 Laps	11	1
7	1	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	82	+ 2 Laps	12
8	10	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	81	+ 3 Laps	9
9	4	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Ford	78	+ 6 Laps	17
10	9	John Miles	Lotus-Ford	75	+ 9 Laps	14
Ret	12	Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari	61	Engine	8
Ret	11	Chris Amon	Ferrari	45	Gearbox	5
Ret	5	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	27	Ignition	3
Ret	15	Jackie Oliver	BRM	19	Transmission	13
Ret	18	Jo Bonnier	Lotus-Ford	6	Engine	16
Ret	20	Derek Bell	McLaren-Ford	5	Suspension	15
Ret	14	John Surtees	BRM	1	Suspension	6
Source:

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jackie Stewart 45 2 2 Bruce McLaren 17 1 3 Graham Hill 16 1 4 Jo Siffert 13 2 5 Jacky Ickx 13 Source:

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Matra-Ford 45 2 Lotus-Ford 25 3 McLaren-Ford 20 (22) 4 Brabham-Ford 19 5 Ferrari 4 Source:

• 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

1. Stewart in TalkSport radio interview 02/07/15
2. Hamilton, Maurice (2 July 2014). "1969: The greatest British Grand Prix?". ESPN. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
3. "1969 British GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
4. "1969 British Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
5. "1969 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
6. ^ "Britain 1969 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

Further reading

• Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 98–99. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.

• 1969 Formula One races
• British Grand Prix
• 1969 in British motorsport
• July 1969 sports events in the United Kingdom