1969 British Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 6 of 11 in the 1969 Formula One season | ||
 The Silverstone Circuit (1952-1974) |
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| Date | July 20, 1969 | |
| Official name | XXII RAC British Grand Prix | |
| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.711 km (2.927 mi) |
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| Distance | 84 laps, 395.724 km (245.891 mi) | |
| Weather | Overcast, dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Jochen Rindt |
Lotus-Ford |
| Time | 1:20.8 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Jackie Stewart |
Matra-Ford |
| Time | 1:21.3 on lap 57 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Jackie Stewart |
Matra-Ford |
| Second |  Jacky Ickx |
Brabham-Ford |
| Third |  Bruce McLaren |
McLaren-Ford |
The 1969 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Silverstone Circuit on July 19, 1969. It was the sixth round of the 1969 Formula One season. Jackie Stewart was victorious, as he lapped the entire field and took his fifth win in six races.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 3 | Jackie Stewart |
Matra-Ford | 84 | 1:55:55.6 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 7 | Jacky Ickx |
Brabham-Ford | 83 | + 1 Lap | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Bruce McLaren |
McLaren-Ford | 83 | + 1 Lap | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Jochen Rindt |
Lotus-Ford | 83 | + 1 Lap | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | Piers Courage |
Brabham-Ford | 83 | + 1 Lap | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 19 | Vic Elford |
McLaren-Ford | 82 | + 2 Laps | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | Graham Hill |
Lotus-Ford | 82 | + 2 Laps | 12 | |
| 8 | 10 |  Jo Siffert |
Lotus-Ford | 81 | + 3 Laps | 9 | |
| 9 | 4 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
Matra-Ford | 78 | + 6 Laps | 17 | |
| 10 | 9 | John Miles |
Lotus-Ford | 75 | + 9 Laps | 14 | |
| Ret | 12 |  Pedro Rodríguez |
Ferrari | 61 | Engine | 8 | |
| Ret | 11 | Chris Amon |
Ferrari | 45 | Gearbox | 5 | |
| Ret | 5 | Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford | 27 | Ignition | 3 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jackie Oliver |
BRM | 19 | Transmission | 13 | |
| Ret | 18 |  Jo Bonnier |
Lotus-Ford | 6 | Engine | 16 | |
| Ret | 20 | Derek Bell |
McLaren-Ford | 5 | Suspension | 15 | |
| Ret | 14 | John Surtees |
BRM | 1 | Suspension | 6 |
[edit] Standings after the race
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- 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.
[edit] References
- Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 98–99. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.
- "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1969/542/. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
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