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1969 Spanish Grand Prix
The Montjuïc Circuit (1966–1975)
Race details
Date	4 May 1969
Official name	XV Gran Premio de España
Location	Montjuïc circuit, Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Course	Street Circuit
Course length	3.791 km (2.356 miles)
Distance	90 laps, 341.190 km (212.006 miles)
Weather	Sunny, mild, dry
Pole position
Driver	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:25.7
Fastest lap
Driver	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:28.3 on lap 15
Podium
First	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford
Second	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford
Third	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1969 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Montjuïc circuit on 4 May 1969. It was race 2 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

There was a small field for this race, as the famous Targa Florio sportscar race was on the same day. This is one of only two Grands Prix where the winner finished two laps ahead of the runner-up, the other occasion being the 1995 Australian Grand Prix. This was the last race of the high wing era in Formula One. Both works Lotus cars suffered massive accidents when their suspension-mounted wing supports failed. Despite the narrow confines of the Montjuïc circuit, drivers Jochen Rindt and Graham Hill both survived. Chris Amon inherited the lead after Rindt's crash. Establishing a thirty-second lead, the New Zealander seemed to be on his way to his first Grand Prix victory until his engine seized on lap 56. The lead was then gifted to Jackie Stewart, who then went on to win by a margin of two laps; one of his most dominant performances, on a circuit that would become synonymous with the danger and lack of professionalism he detested.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	2	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	1:25.7	—
2	15	Chris Amon	Ferrari	1:26.2	+0.5
3	1	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	1:26.6	+0.9
4	7	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	1:26.9	+1.2
5	3	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford	1:27.8	+2.1
6	10	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	1:28.2	+2.5
7	4	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford	1:28.4	+2.7
8	5	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:28.6	+2.9
9	14	John Surtees	BRM	1:28.9	+3.2
10	12	Jackie Oliver	BRM	1:29.2	+3.5
11	11	Piers Courage	Brabham-Ford	1:29.3	+3.6
12	8	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Ford	1:29.5	+3.8
13	6	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	1:29.7	+4.0
14	9	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	1:34.1	+8.4
Source:

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	7	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	90	2:16:54.0	4	9
2	6	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	88	+ 2 Laps	13	6
3	8	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Ford	87	+ 3 Laps	12	4
4	5	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	87	+ 3 Laps	8	3
5	14	John Surtees	BRM	84	+ 6 Laps	9	2
6	4	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford	83	+ 7 Laps	7	1
Ret	9	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	73	Engine	14
Ret	15	Chris Amon	Ferrari	56	Engine	2
Ret	3	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford	51	Engine	5
Ret	10	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	30	Oil Leak	6
Ret	2	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	19	Accident	1
Ret	11	Piers Courage	Brabham-Ford	18	Engine	11
Ret	1	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	8	Accident	3
Ret	12	Jackie Oliver	BRM	1	Oil Pipe	10
Source:

Notes

• This race saw the fastest lap set by Jochen Rindt and by an Austrian driver, a first for both.
• This was the fifth Grand Prix win for French constructor Matra.
• A Ford-powered car had now won the Spanish Grand Prix twice, breaking the old record set by Alfa Romeo at the 1951 Spanish Grand Prix.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jackie Stewart 18 3 2 Bruce McLaren 8 3 Denny Hulme 7 2 4 Graham Hill 6 1 5 Jean-Pierre Beltoise 5 Source:

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Matra-Ford 18 1 2 McLaren-Ford 10 1 3 Lotus-Ford 6 4 BRM 2 1 5 Brabham-Ford 1 Source:

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

References

1. "Life Is All About Timing? Chris Amon and the Ferrari 312B…". Primotipo... 26 February 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
2. "1969 Spanish GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
3. "1969 Spanish Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
4. "1969 Spanish Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
5. ^ "Spain 1969 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

Further reading

• Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 90–91. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.

• 1969 Formula One races
• Spanish Grand Prix
• 1969 in Spanish motorsport
• May 1969 sports events in Europe