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1969 Dutch Grand Prix
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	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:20.85
Fastest lap
Driver	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford
Time	1:22.94 on lap 5
Podium
First	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford
Second	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford
Third	Chris Amon	Ferrari
Lap leaders

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.

Qualifying

Qualifying

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

Classification

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:

Notes

• This race marked the 10th podium finish for French constructor Matra.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jackie Stewart 27 2 Graham Hill 15 2 3 Jo Siffert 13 4 Denny Hulme 11 2 5 Bruce McLaren 10 Source:

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Matra-Ford 27 2 Lotus-Ford 21 3 McLaren-Ford 15 4 Brabham-Ford 9 3 5 Ferrari 4 Source:

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

References

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

Further reading

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

• 1969 Formula One races
• Dutch Grand Prix
• 1969 in Dutch motorsport
• June 1969 sports events in Europe