1969 Australian Grand Prix

June 2020 January 2020 CUST Race 5 of 7 in 1969 Tasman Series Australian Australia Lakesidemap.JPG XXXIV Australian Grand Prix Lakeside Raceway, Brisbane, Queensland 2 February 1969 Permanent racing facility 1.498 2.411 67 100.366 161.537 Sunny Chris Amon NZL Ferrari 0'52.3 Chris Amon Ferrari 0'52.8 NZL Chris Amon NZL Ferrari Derek Bell GBR Ferrari Leo Geoghegan AUS Lotus-Repco thumb|Winner Chris Amon in the Ferrari 246T The 1969 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Lakeside in Queensland, Australia on 2 February 1969.The Tasman Championship for Drivers - Season 1969, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1969, pages 73 to 76 The race was promoted by the Queensland Motor Sports Club and was open to Australian National Formula cars and Australian Formula 2 cars.Official Programme, AGP, Lakeside, Feb 2 1969 It was the thirty fourth Australian Grand Prix and was race five of the 1969 Tasman Championship. New Zealander Chris Amon started the race from pole position and drove the fastest race lap on his way to a victory, with his British Scuderia Veloce teammate Derek Bell placed second. Leo Geoghegan was the first of the domestic based drivers in third position. Amon also won the 1969 Tasman Series. Classification Results as follows: http://www.sergent.com.au/tas69a.html 1969 Rounds 5–7 Australia New Zealand Motor Racing 9 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081117094318/http://www.sergent.com.au/tas69a.html 17 November 2008 deadWhite Des Graham Howard The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix 1986 R & T Publishing Gordon, NSW 0-9588464-0-5 336–344 1969 Qualifying Pos No Driver Entrant Car Qual Gap 1 3 NZL Chris Amon Scuderia Veloce Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari 2.4L V6 0:52.3 — 2 5 GBR Piers Courage Frank Williams Racing Brabham BT24 / Cosworth DFW 2.5L V8 0:52.5 +0.2 3 1 GBR Graham Hill Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus 49T / Cosworth DFW 2.5L V8 0:53.0 +0.7 4 4 GBR Derek Bell Scuderia Veloce Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari 2.4L V6 0:53.0 +0.7 5 2 AUT Jochen Rindt Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus 49T / Cosworth DFW 2.5L V8 0:53.0 +0.7 6 6 AUS Frank Gardner Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. Mildren Mono / Alfa Romeo 2.5L V8 0:53.4 +1.1 7 7 AUS Leo Geoghegan Geoghegan Racing Division Lotus 39 / Repco 2.5L V8 0:53.8 +1.5 8 8 AUS Kevin Bartlett Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. Brabham BT23D / Alfa Romeo 2.5L V8 0:54.2 +1.9 9 10 AUS Niel Allen N.E. Allen Competition Pty. Ltd. McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 0:54.8 +2.5 10 9 AUS Max Stewart Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. Mildren / Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 0:55.3 +3.0 11 20 AUS Glyn Scott Glyn Scott Motors Bowin P3 / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 0:55.3 +3.0 12 22 AUS Henk Woelders Bill Patterson Motors Elfin 600B / Cosworth FVA 1.6LAustralian Grand Prix, www.oldracingcars.com https://web.archive.org/web/20250521152455/https://www.oldracingcars.com/tasman/results/1969/lakeside/ 21 May 2025 Retrieved on 31 January 2021 I4 0:55.7 +3.4 13 16 AUS Alfredo Costanzo Argo Racing Pty. Ltd. McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 0:56.0 +3.7 14 15 AUS Col Green Col Green Repco Brabham BT16 / Coventry Climax FPF 2.5L I4 0:59.1 +6.8 15 21 GBR Malcolm Guthrie Frank Williams Racing Brabham BT21B / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 0:59.5 +7.2 Race Pos No Driver Entrant Car Laps Time 1 3 NZL Chris Amon Scuderia Veloce Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari 2.6L V6 67 1h 00m 12.8s 2 4 GBR Derek Bell Scuderia Veloce Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari 2.6L V6 67 1h 00m 36.07s 3 7 AUS Leo Geoghegan Geoghegan Racing Division Lotus 39 / Repco 2.5L V8 66 4 1 GBR Graham Hill Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus 49T / Cosworth DFW 2.5L V8 66 5 10 AUS Niel Allen N.E. Allen Competition Pty. Ltd. McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 63 6 9 AUS Max Stewart Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. Mildren / Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 63 7 21 GBR Malcolm Guthrie Frank Williams Racing Brabham BT21B / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 58 8 20 AUS Glyn Scott Glyn Scott Motors Bowin P3 / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 55 Ret 2 AUT Jochen Rindt Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus 49T / Cosworth DFW 2.5L V8 43 Engine Ret 6 AUS Frank Gardner Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. Mildren Mono / Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 2.5L V8 37 Engine Ret 22 AUS Henk Woelders Bill Patterson Motors Elfin 600B / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 23 Accident Ret 15 AUS Col Green Col Green Repco Brabham BT16 / Coventry Climax FPF 2.5L I4 ?? ?? Ret 16 AUS Alfredo Costanzo Argo Racing Pty. Ltd. McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 7 Spun / Stalled Ret 8 AUS Kevin Bartlett Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. Brabham BT23D / Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 2.5L V8 5 Head Gasket Ret 5 GBR Piers Courage Frank Williams Racing Brabham BT24 / Cosworth DFW 2.5L V8 5 Accident Notes Entries: 15 Starters: 15Tasman Championship, Motor Sport, March 1969, pages 212 to 213 Finishers: 8 Pole position: Chris Amon, 52.3 Winner's race time: 60m 12.8s Winner's average speed: 100.18 mph (161.219 k.p.h.) Fastest lap: Chris Amon, 52.8 References External links Tasman Series 1969 Teretonga International 1969 1969 Warwick Farm International Australian Grand Prix 1968 Australian Grand Prix 1969 1970 Australian Grand Prix 27 13 41 S 152 57 54 E type:event_region:AU-QLD title Grand Prix Category:Australian Grand Prix Category:Tasman Series Category:Sports competitions in Brisbane Australian Grand Prix