1969 Mexican Grand Prix

F1 Mexico Mexican October 19 1969 Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez 1963.svg The Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca Mexican Grand Prix Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City, Mexico Permanent racing facility 3.107 5.000 65 201.946 325.000 Warm and dry Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 1:42.90 Lang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 2 Haynes Publishing Group 1982 0-85429-321-3 108 Australia Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 1:43.05 Lang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 2 Haynes Publishing Group 1982 0-85429-321-3 109 64 Belgium Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford New Zealand Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford Belgium Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford Australia MEX 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.http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr184.html Mexican GP, 1969 Race Report - GP Encyclopedia - F1 History on Grandprix.com Grandprix.com 2014-03-13 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.http://www.gpupdate.net/en/results/958/ Race results - 1969 Mexican Formula 1 Grand Prix GPUpdate.net 2014-03-13http://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-result/results-1969-formula-1-grand-prix-of-mexico/ Results 1969 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Mexico 19 October 1969 F1 Fansite 2014-03-13 Hulme won in a time of 1hr 54min 5.3sec, an average speed of 99.618 mph on. Hulme finished just 2.56 seconds ahead of Ickx. Qualifying Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap18 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford1:42.90—2 7 Belgium Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford1:43.60 +0.7033 UK Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford1:43.67 +0.774 5 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford1:43.70 +0.805 10 Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford1:43.81 +0.9162 Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford1:43.94 +1.0476 New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford1:44.75 +1.8584 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford1:45.58 +2.68918 UK Piers Courage Brabham-Ford1:47.23 +4.331014 UK John Surtees BRM1:47.29 +4.39119 UK John Miles Lotus-Ford1:47.76 +4.861215 UK Jackie Oliver BRM1:48.01 +5.111319 Switzerland Silvio Moser Brabham-Ford1:48.25 +5.351416 France Johnny Servoz-Gavin Matra-Ford1:48.74 +5.841512 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez Ferrari1:49.46 +6.561621 USA Pete Lovely Lotus-Ford1:50.34 +7.441722 Canada George Eaton BRM1:52.30 +9.40 Race Classification Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 65 1:54:08.80 4 9 2 7 Belgium Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 65 + 2.56 2 6 3 8 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 65 + 38.48 1 4 4 3 UK Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 65 + 47.04 3 3 5 4 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 65 + 1:38.52 8 2 6 15 UK Jackie Oliver BRM 63 + 2 Laps 12 1 7 12 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez Ferrari 63 + 2 Laps 15   8 16 France Johnny Servoz-Gavin Matra-Ford 63 + 2 Laps 14   9 21 USA Pete Lovely Lotus-Ford 62 + 3 Laps 16   10 18 UK Piers Courage Brabham-Ford 61 + 4 Laps 9   11 19 Switzerland Silvio Moser Brabham-Ford 60 Fuel Leak 13   Ret Retired 14 UK John Surtees BRM 53 Gearbox 10   Ret Retired 2 Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 21 Suspension 6   Ret Retired 22 Canada George Eaton BRM 6 Gearbox 17   Ret Retired 10 Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 4 Accident 5   Ret Retired 9 UK John Miles Lotus-Ford 3 Fuel Pump 11   DNS Did not start 6 New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 0 Fuel Injection 7  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1969/547/ 1969 Mexican Grand Prix formula1.com 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150109173629/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1969/547/ 9 January 2015 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. Final Championship standings Bold text indicates the World Champions. Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 63 10px 2 Belgium Jacky Ickx 37 10px 3 New Zealand Bruce McLaren 26 10px 4 Austria Jochen Rindt 22 10px 1 5 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise 21Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1969/mexique/championnat.aspx Mexico 1969 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 19 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 France Matra-Ford 66 10px 2 UK Brabham-Ford 49 (51) 10px 3 UK Lotus-Ford 47 10px 4 UK McLaren-Ford 38 (40) 10px 1 5 UK BRM 7Source: 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 30em Mexican Grand Prix 1969 1969 United States Grand Prix 1970 South African Grand Prix 1968 Mexican Grand Prix 1970 Mexican Grand Prix Mexican Grand Prix Category:Mexican Grand Prix Mexican Grand Prix Mexican Grand Prix