1969 South African Grand Prix

November 2020 April 2012 F1 South Africa 1928 South African 1 March 1969 Kyalami 1961 - 1988 Layout.png The Kyalami Circuit (1967–1985) Third AA Grand Prix of South Africa Kyalami, Midrand, Transvaal Province, South Africa Permanent racing facility 2.550 4.104 80 204.009 328.320 Hot, Dry Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 1:20.0 Australia Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 1:21.6 50 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford United Kingdom Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford New Zealand RSA The 1969 South African Grand Prix, formally the Third AA Grand Prix of South Africa (Afrikaans: Derde AA Suid-Afrikaanse Grand PrixMotor Racing Programme Covers: 1969 http://www.progcovers.com/motor/kya69.jpg The Programme Covers Project 7 July 2017), was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami Circuit on 1 March 1969. It was race 1 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 80-lap race was won by Matra driver Jackie Stewart after he started from fourth position. Graham Hill finished second for the Lotus team and McLaren driver Denny Hulme came in third. Background thumb|Jackie Stewart in his Matra MS10 In the weeks leading up to the first Formula One race of the 1969 season, entries were being announced for the race, with all the teams, apart from Ferrari expected to nominate two drivers for the race. Enzo Ferrari, the managing director of the team he founded, announced that Ferrari were only going to nominate one driver for the race. To most people's surprise, Ferrari at first nominated two drivers for the race without explanation. However, the decision was later changed, with only Chris Amon nominated eventually for Ferrari. Brabham, BRM, Lotus, Matra and McLaren all chose to nominate two drivers for the race meeting. Michael Schumacher: The Whole Story Christopher Hilton 1-84425-008-3 Haynes Publishing 15 November 2006 Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 14 AUS Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 1:20.0 — 2 2 AUT Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 1:20.2 +0.2 3 5 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:20.3 +0.3 4 7 UK Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 1:20.4 +0.4 5 9 NZL Chris Amon Ferrari 1:20.5 +0.5 6 3 USA Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:20.8 +0.8 7 1 UK Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:21.1 +1.1 8 6 NZL Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 1:21.1 +1.1 9 18 South Africa 1928 Basil van Rooyen McLaren-Ford 1:21.8 +1.8 10 16 Rhodesia John Love Lotus-Ford 1:22.1 +2.1 11 8 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 1:22.2 +2.2 12 4 SUI Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 1:22.2 +2.2 13 15 BEL Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 1:23.1 +3.1 14 11 UK Jackie Oliver BRM 1:24.1 +4.1 15 12 MEX Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:25.2 +5.2 16 19 South Africa 1928 Peter de Klerk Brabham-Repco 1:27.2 +7.2 17 17 Rhodesia Sam Tingle Brabham-Repco 1:50.4 +30.4 EX Excluded 10 UK John Surtees BRM 1:21.8 +1.8 Surtees's qualifying time was excluded as he had started at the back of the grid. Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 7 UK Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 80 1:50:39.1 4 9 2 1 UK Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 80 + 18.8 7 6 3 5 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 80 + 31.8 3 4 4 4 SUI Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 80 + 49.2 12 3 5 6 NZL Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 79 + 1 Lap 8 2 6 8 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 78 + 2 Laps 11 1 7 11 UK Jackie Oliver BRM 77 + 3 Laps 14   8 17 Rhodesia Sam Tingle Brabham-Repco 73 + 7 Laps 17   NC Not classified 19 South Africa 1928 Peter de Klerk Brabham-Repco 67 + 13 Laps 16   Ret Retired 2 AUT Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 44 Fuel Pump 2   Ret Retired 10 UK John Surtees BRM 40 Engine 18   Ret Retired 12 MEX Pedro Rodríguez BRM 38 Water Leak 15   Ret Retired 9 NZL Chris Amon Ferrari 34 Engine 5   Ret Retired 14 AUS Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 32 Handling 1   Ret Retired 3 USA Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 31 Gearbox 6   Ret Retired 16 Rhodesia John Love Lotus-Ford 31 Ignition 10   Ret Retired 15 BEL Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 20 Ignition 13   Ret Retired 18 South Africa 1928 Basil van Rooyen McLaren-Ford 12 Brakes 9  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1969/537/ 1969 South African Grand Prix formula1.com 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150109175533/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1969/537/ 9 January 2015 Notes This was the 100th race for BRM as an engine supplier. In those 100 races, they had won 14 Grands Prix, achieved 56 podiums, 9 pole positions, 12 fastest laps, 2 Grand Slams, and had won 1 Driver's and 1 Constructor's World Championship. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 9 2 United Kingdom Graham Hill 6 3 New Zealand Denny Hulme 4 4 Switzerland Jo Siffert 3 5 NZL Bruce McLaren 2Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1969/afrique-du-sud/championnat.aspx South Africa 1969 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 20 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 France Matra-Ford 9 2 UK Lotus-Ford 6 3 UK McLaren-Ford 4Source: 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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