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1969 Mexican Grand Prix
The Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca
Race details
Date	October 19, 1969
Official name	Mexican Grand Prix
Location	Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City, Mexico
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.000 km (3.107 miles)
Distance	65 laps, 325.000 km (201.946 miles)
Weather	Warm and dry
Pole position
Driver	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford
Time	1:42.90
Fastest lap
Driver	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford
Time	1:43.05 on lap 64
Podium
First	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford
Second	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford
Third	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1969 Gran Premio de Mexico (Mexican Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at the Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City on October 19, 1969, two weeks after the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. It was race 11 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 65-lap race was won by McLaren driver Denny Hulme after he started from fourth position. Jacky Ickx finished second for the Brabham team and his teammate Jack Brabham came in third.

Report

Entry

A total of 17 F1 cars were entered for this event, the last of the season. Team Lotus had had mixed fortunes at Watkins Glen, although Jochen Rindt had won the race, his teammate Graham Hill had broken both legs in an accident. At this event, Lotus decided not to replace him. However they did run a second car, a Lotus 63 developmental car with four wheel drive for John Miles, as Mario Andretti was busy winning the Dan Gurney 200 at Pacific Raceways, USA.

The rest of the field was unchanged, with only one Ferrari 312 entered by NART for local hero, Pedro Rodríguez.

Qualifying

The Motor Racing Developments Ltd team proved to be very fast in Mexico, as they dominated qualifying in their Brabham-Cosworth BT26A. Jack Brabham secured pole position, for the team, averaging a speed of 96.087 mph. Next fastest was his teammate, Jacky Ickx. The 1969 World Champion, Jackie Stewart was third fastest in his Matra-Cosworth MS80, who shared the second row with the McLaren-Cosworth M7A of Denny Hulme. A pair of Lotus 49s were on row three, with Jo Siffert ahead of Jochen Rindt.

Race

The race was held over 65 laps, however, for the second consecutive race, Bruce McLaren failed to make the start. Of the 16 remaining cars, Jackie Stewart made the best start, with the Brabhams of Jacky Ickx and Jack Brabham in pursuit, Jochen Rindt fourth, and Denny Hulme close behind. By the end of the second lap, led, while Ickx was putting pressure on Stewart. By lap six, Ickx was through, into the lead, and Hulme past Brabham to take third. Hulme overtook Stewart on the next lap, and set about chasing down Ickx. On lap 10, Hulme's McLaren was ahead. Meanwhile, Stewart’s Matra had dropped behind Brabham, and this is how the top four remained throughout the remainder of the race. Rindt ran fifth early on in the race, but bent his suspension on a curb, leading to his retirement, so fifth went to Jean-Pierre Beltoise, with Jackie Oliver finishing sixth in the BRM P139, two laps adrift.

Hulme won in a time of 1hr 54min 5.3sec, an average speed of 99.618 mph (160.320 km/h). Hulme finished just 2.56 seconds ahead of Ickx.

Qualifying

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	8	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford	1:42.90	—
2	7	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford	1:43.60	+0.70
3	3	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	1:43.67	+0.77
4	5	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:43.70	+0.80
5	10	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	1:43.81	+0.91
6	2	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	1:43.94	+1.04
7	6	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	1:44.75	+1.85
8	4	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Ford	1:45.58	+2.68
9	18	Piers Courage	Brabham-Ford	1:47.23	+4.33
10	14	John Surtees	BRM	1:47.29	+4.39
11	9	John Miles	Lotus-Ford	1:47.76	+4.86
12	15	Jackie Oliver	BRM	1:48.01	+5.11
13	19	Silvio Moser	Brabham-Ford	1:48.25	+5.35
14	16	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	Matra-Ford	1:48.74	+5.84
15	12	Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari	1:49.46	+6.56
16	21	Pete Lovely	Lotus-Ford	1:50.34	+7.44
17	22	George Eaton	BRM	1:52.30	+9.40

Race

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	65	1:54:08.80	4	9
2	7	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford	65	+ 2.56	2	6
3	8	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford	65	+ 38.48	1	4
4	3	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	65	+ 47.04	3	3
5	4	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Ford	65	+ 1:38.52	8	2
6	15	Jackie Oliver	BRM	63	+ 2 Laps	12	1
7	12	Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari	63	+ 2 Laps	15
8	16	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	Matra-Ford	63	+ 2 Laps	14
9	21	Pete Lovely	Lotus-Ford	62	+ 3 Laps	16
10	18	Piers Courage	Brabham-Ford	61	+ 4 Laps	9
11	19	Silvio Moser	Brabham-Ford	60	Fuel Leak	13
Ret	14	John Surtees	BRM	53	Gearbox	10
Ret	2	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	21	Suspension	6
Ret	22	George Eaton	BRM	6	Gearbox	17
Ret	10	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	4	Accident	5
Ret	9	John Miles	Lotus-Ford	3	Fuel Pump	11
DNS	6	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	0	Fuel Injection	7
Source:

Notes

• This race marked the 49th and 50th podium finish for Brabham.
• This was the third win of the Mexican Grand Prix by a Ford-powered car, setting a new record. It broke the old record set by Climax at the 1964 Mexican Grand Prix.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jackie Stewart 63 2 Jacky Ickx 37 3 Bruce McLaren 26 4 Jochen Rindt 22 1 5 Jean-Pierre Beltoise 21 Source:

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Matra-Ford 66 2 Brabham-Ford 49 (51) 3 Lotus-Ford 47 4 McLaren-Ford 38 (40) 1 5 BRM 7 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. Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 108. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.
2. Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 109. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.
3. ^ "Mexican GP, 1969 Race Report - GP Encyclopedia - F1 History on Grandprix.com". Grandprix.com. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
4. ^ "1969 Mexican Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
5. ^ "Race results - 1969 Mexican Formula 1 Grand Prix". GPUpdate.net. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
6. ^ "Results 1969 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Mexico". F1 Fansite. 19 October 1969. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
7. ^ "Mexico 1969 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

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• Mexican Grand Prix
• 1969 in Mexican motorsport
• October 1969 sports events in Mexico