1969 Spanish Grand Prix

F1 Spain 1945 Spanish 4 May 1969 Montjuïc circuit.svg The Montjuïc Circuit (1966–1975) XV Gran Premio de España Montjuïc Circuit, Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Street Circuit 2.356 3.791 90 212.006 341.190 Sunny, mild, dry Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 1:25.7 Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 1:28.3 15 Austria Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford United Kingdom Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford New Zealand Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford France ESP 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, Hill was injured but Rindt broke his nose and a marshall lost an eye. Dave Sims said in 2010 "We had the big wing in Barcelona and Chapman said I want to make it wider with aluminium and styrofoam and we put six inches either side and put so much downforce on it bent during the race".April 2025 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.https://primotipo.com/2016/02/26/life-is-all-about-timing-chris-amon-and-the-ferrari-312b/ Life Is All About Timing? Chris Amon and the Ferrari 312B… Primotipo... 26 February 2016 30 March 2016 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.November 2007 Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap1 2 AUT Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 1:25.7—2 15 NZL Chris Amon Ferrari 1:26.2 +0.53 1 UK Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:26.6 +0.94 7 UK Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 1:26.9 +1.25 3 AUS Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 1:27.8 +2.16 10 SUI Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 1:28.2 +2.57 4 BEL Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 1:28.4 +2.78 5 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:28.6 +2.99 14 UK John Surtees BRM 1:28.9 +3.210 12 UK Jackie Oliver BRM 1:29.2 +3.511 11 UK Piers Courage Brabham-Ford 1:29.3 +3.612 8 FRA 1830 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 1:29.5 +3.813 6 NZL Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 1:29.7 +4.014 9 MEX Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:34.1 +8.4 Source:https://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1969&gp=Spanish%20GP&r=1&type=qual 1969 Spanish GP Qualification www.chicanef1.com 4 September 2020https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1969-spanish-grand-prix 1969 Spanish Grand Prix Motor Sport Magazine 4 September 2020 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 7 UK Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 90 2:16:54.0 4 9 2 6 NZL Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 88 + 2 laps 13 6 3 8 FRA 1830 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 87 + 3 laps 12 4 4 5 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 87 + 3 laps 8 3 5 14 UK John Surtees BRM 84 + 6 laps 9 2 6 4 BEL Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 83 + 7 laps 7 1 Ret Retired 9 MEX Pedro Rodríguez BRM 73 Engine 14   Ret Retired 15 NZL Chris Amon Ferrari 56 Engine 2   Ret Retired 3 AUS Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 51 Engine 5   Ret Retired 10 SUI Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 30 Oil leak 6   Ret Retired 2 AUT Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 19 Accident 1   Ret Retired 11 UK Piers Courage Brabham-Ford 18 Engine 11   Ret Retired 1 UK Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 8 Accident 3   Ret Retired 12 UK Jackie Oliver BRM 1 Oil pipe 10  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1969/538/ 1969 Spanish Grand Prix formula1.com 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150109173200/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1969/538/ 9 January 2015 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 10px 1 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 18 10px 3 2 NZL Bruce McLaren 8 10px 3 New Zealand Denny Hulme 7 10px 2 4 United Kingdom Graham Hill 6 10px 1 5 FRA 1830 Jean-Pierre Beltoise 5Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1969/espagne/championnat.aspx Spain 1969 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 20 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 FRA 1830 Matra-Ford 18 10px 1 2 UK McLaren-Ford 10 10px 1 3 UK Lotus-Ford 6 10px 4 UK BRM 2 10px 1 5 UK Brabham-Ford 1Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em Further reading Lang Mike Grand Prix! 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