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1969 Canadian Grand Prix
Race details
Date	20 September 1969 (1969-09-20)
Official name	IX Player's Grand Prix of Canada
Location	Mosport International Raceway, Ontario, Canada
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	3.957 km (2.458 miles)
Distance	90 laps, 356.13 km (221.22 miles)
Weather	Mild with temperatures approaching 21.1 °C (70.0 °F); wind speeds up to 10.1 kilometres per hour (6.3 mph)
Pole position
Driver	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford
Time	1:17.4
Fastest lap
Drivers	Jacky Ickx (lap 30)	Brabham-Ford
Fastest lap	Jack Brabham (lap 62)	Brabham-Ford
Time	1:18.1
Podium
First	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford
Second	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford
Third	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1969 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mosport Park on September 20, 1969. It was race 9 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 from pole position by Belgian driver Jacky Ickx in a works Brabham-Ford, with teammate Jack Brabham second and Jochen Rindt third in a works Lotus-Ford.

The race was the last World Championship Grand Prix in which Climax-powered cars were entered. One of the entrants, Al Pease, in an Eagle-Climax, became the only driver in F1 history to be disqualified for driving too slowly. The other entrant, John Cordts in a Brabham-Climax, retired after only ten laps.

By finishing sixth, Johnny Servoz-Gavin became the first (and, as of 2023, only) driver in Formula One history to score points in a four-wheel drive car.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	11	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford	1:17.4	—
2	18	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Ford	1:17.9	+0.5
3	2	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	1:17.9	+0.5
4	17	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	1:17.9	+0.5
5	5	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:18.0	+0.6
6	12	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford	1:18.0	+0.6
7	1	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	1:18.3	+0.9
8	9	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	1:18.5	+1.1
9	4	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	1:18.5	+1.1
10	21	Piers Courage	Brabham-Ford	1:19.5	+2.1
11	3	John Miles	Lotus-Ford	1:20.0	+2.6
12	15	Jackie Oliver	BRM	1:20.2	+2.8
13	6	Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari	1:20.5	+3.1
14	14	John Surtees	BRM	1:20.6	+3.2
15	19	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	Matra-Ford	1:21.4	+4.0
16	25	Pete Lovely	Lotus-Ford	1:22.9	+5.5
17	69	Al Pease	Eagle-Climax	1:28.5	+11.1
18	16	Bill Brack	BRM	1:28.7	+11.3
19	26	John Cordts	Brabham-Climax	1:29.7	+12.3
20	20	Silvio Moser	Brabham-Ford	1:41.4	+24.0
Source:

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford	90	1:59:25.7	1	9
2	12	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford	90	+ 46.2	6	6
3	2	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	90	+ 52.0	3	4
4	18	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Ford	89	+ 1 Lap	2	3
5	4	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	87	+ 3 Laps	9	2
6	19	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	Matra-Ford	84	+ 6 Laps	15	1
7	25	Pete Lovely	Lotus-Ford	81	+ 9 Laps	16
NC	16	Bill Brack	BRM	80	+ 10 Laps	18
Ret	1	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	42	Engine	7
Ret	9	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	40	Halfshaft	8
Ret	3	John Miles	Lotus-Ford	40	Gearbox	11
Ret	6	Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari	37	Oil Pressure	13
Ret	17	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	32	Collision	4
DSQ	69	Al Pease	Eagle-Climax	22	Driving Too Slowly	17
Ret	14	John Surtees	BRM	15	Engine	14
Ret	21	Piers Courage	Brabham-Ford	13	Fuel Leak	10
Ret	26	John Cordts	Brabham-Climax	10	Oil Leak	19
Ret	5	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	9	Distributor	5
Ret	15	Jackie Oliver	BRM	2	Engine	12
Ret	20	Silvio Moser	Brabham-Ford	0	Accident	20
Source:

Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Canadian driver John Cordts.
• This was the 50th, 51st and 52nd podium finish for a Ford-powered car. It was also the 5th Grand Slam for a Ford-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jackie Stewart 60 1 2 Jacky Ickx 31 1 3 Bruce McLaren 26 4 Graham Hill 19 5 Jean-Pierre Beltoise 19 Source:

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Matra-Ford 63 1 2 Brabham-Ford 39 1 3 Lotus-Ford 38 4 McLaren-Ford 29 (31) 5 Ferrari 5 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. "Weather information for the "1969 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
2. Edmondson, Laurence (5 February 2010). "Drivers who failed to make the grade". ESPN. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
3. "1969 Canadian GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
4. "1969 Canadian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
5. ^ "Canada 1969 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

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