1969 Monaco Grand Prix

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Monaco  1969 Monaco Grand Prix
Race details
Race 3 of 11 in the 1969 Formula One season
Circuit de Monaco 1950.png
Date May 18, 1969
Official name XXVII Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
Location Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course Street Circuit
3.145 km (1.954 mi)
Distance 80 laps, 251.600 km (156.337 mi)
Weather Overcast, mild, dry
Pole position
Driver United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford
Time 1:24.6
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford
Time 1:25.1 on lap 16
Podium
First United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford
Second United Kingdom Piers Courage Brabham-Ford
Third Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford

The 1969 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on May 18, 1969. It was the third round of the 1969 Formula One season.

Contents

Classification [edit]

Qualifying [edit]

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 7 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 1:24.6
2 11 New Zealand Chris Amon Ferrari 1:25.0 +0.4
3 8 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 1'25.4 +0.8
4 1 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:25.8 +1.2
5 9 Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 1:26.0 +1.4
6 14 United Kingdom John Surtees BRM 1:26.0 +1.4
7 6 Belgium Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 1:26.3 +1.7
8 5 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 1:26.4 +1.8
9 16 United Kingdom Piers Courage Brabham-Ford 1:26.4 +1.8
10 2 United Kingdom Richard Attwood Lotus-Ford 1:26.5 +1.9
11 4 New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 1:26.7 +2.1
12 3 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:26.8 +2.2
13 15 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver BRM 1:28.4 +3.8
14 10 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:30.5 +5.9
15 17 Switzerland Silvio Moser Brabham-Ford 1:30.5 +5.9
16 12 United Kingdom Vic Elford Cooper-Maserati 1:32.8 +8.2

Race [edit]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 80 1:56:59.4 4 9
2 16 United Kingdom Piers Courage Brabham-Ford 80 + 17.3 9 6
3 9 Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 80 + 34.6 5 4
4 2 United Kingdom Richard Attwood Lotus-Ford 80 + 52.9 10 3
5 4 New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 79 + 1 Lap 11 2
6 3 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 78 + 2 Laps 12 1
7 12 United Kingdom Vic Elford Cooper-Maserati 74 + 6 Laps 16  
Ret 6 Belgium Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 48 Suspension 7  
Ret 7 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 22 Halfshaft 1  
Ret 8 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 20 Halfshaft 3  
Ret 11 New Zealand Chris Amon Ferrari 16 Differential 2  
Ret 10 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM 15 Engine 14  
Ret 17 Switzerland Silvio Moser Brabham-Ford 15 Halfshaft 15  
Ret 14 United Kingdom John Surtees BRM 9 Gearbox 6  
Ret 5 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 9 Accident 8  
Ret 15 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver BRM 0 Accident 13  

Championship standings after the race [edit]

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
Nuvola single chevron right.svg 1 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 18
1uparrow green.svg 2 2 United Kingdom Graham Hill 15
1downarrow red.svg 1 3 New Zealand Bruce McLaren 10
1downarrow red.svg 1 4 New Zealand Denny Hulme 8
1uparrow green.svg 1 5 Switzerland Jo Siffert 7
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
Nuvola single chevron right.svg 1 France Matra-Ford 18
1uparrow green.svg 1 2 United Kingdom Lotus-Ford 15
1downarrow red.svg 1 3 United Kingdom McLaren-Ford 12
1uparrow green.svg 1 4 United Kingdom Brabham-Ford 7
1downarrow red.svg 1 5 United Kingdom BRM 2
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Notes [edit]

  • Last GP-start for Cooper
  • Aerodynamic wings were banned for the event following the previous race at Montjuic Park. Wings would return, albeit under stricter regulations, at the next race.
  • 1st Pole Position - Jackie Stewart
  • Last Win and Podium - Graham Hill

References [edit]


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