The 1969 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Zandvoort Circuit on June 21, 1969. It was race 4 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 90-lap race was won by Matra driver Jackie Stewart after he started from second position. Jo Siffert finished second for the Lotus team and Ferrari driver Chris Amon came in third.
| 1969 Dutch Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Zandvoort original layout | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | June 21, 1969 | ||
| Official name | XVII Grote Prijs van Nederland | ||
| Location | Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.193 km (2.605 miles) | ||
| Distance | 90 laps, 377.370 km (234.487 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny, mild, dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:20.85 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford | |
| Time | 1:22.94 on lap 5 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Matra-Ford | ||
| Second | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
Qualifying
editQualifying
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Jochen Rindt
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:20.85 | — |
| 2 | 4 | Jackie Stewart
|
Matra-Ford | 1:21.14 | +0.29 |
| 3 | 1T | Graham Hill
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:22.01 | +1.16 |
| 4 | 8 |  Chris Amon
|
Ferrari | 1:22.69 | +1.84 |
| 5 | 12 |  Jacky Ickx
|
Brabham-Ford | 1:22.85 | +2.00 |
| 6 | 6 | Bruce McLaren
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:22.87 | +2.02 |
| 7 | 7 | Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:23.07 | +2.22 |
| 8 | 11 |  Jack Brabham
|
Brabham-Ford | 1:23.10 | +2.25 |
| 9 | 16 | Piers Courage
|
Brabham-Ford | 1:23.36 | +2.51 |
| 10 | 10 |  Jo Siffert
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:23.94 | +3.09 |
| 11 | 5 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise
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Matra-Ford | 1:24.44 | +3.59 |
| 12 | 14 | John Surtees
|
BRM | 1:25.07 | +4.22 |
| 13 | 15 | Jackie Oliver
|
BRM | 1:25.11 | +4.26 |
| 14 | 17 | Silvio Moser
|
Brabham-Ford | 1:26.50 | +5.65 |
| 15 | 18 | Vic Elford
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:28.47 | +7.62 |
Race
editClassification
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jackie Stewart
|
Matra-Ford | 90 | 2:06:42.08 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 10 | Jo Siffert
|
Lotus-Ford | 90 | + 24.52 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | Chris Amon
|
Ferrari | 90 | + 30.51 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 90 | + 37.16 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | Jacky Ickx
|
Brabham-Ford | 90 | + 37.67 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Jack Brabham
|
Brabham-Ford | 90 | + 1:10.81 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | Graham Hill
|
Lotus-Ford | 88 | + 2 laps | 3 | |
| 8 | 5 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
Matra-Ford | 87 | + 3 Laps | 11 | |
| 9 | 14 | John Surtees
|
BRM | 87 | + 3 Laps | 12 | |
| 10 | 18 | Vic Elford
|
McLaren-Ford | 84 | + 6 Laps | 15 | |
| Ret | 17 | Silvio Moser
|
Brabham-Ford | 54 | Ignition | 14 | |
| Ret | 6 | Bruce McLaren
|
McLaren-Ford | 24 | Suspension | 6 | |
| Ret | 2 | Jochen Rindt
|
Lotus-Ford | 16 | Halfshaft | 1 | |
| Ret | 16 | Piers Courage
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Brabham-Ford | 12 | Clutch | 9 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jackie Oliver
|
BRM | 9 | Gearbox | 13 | |
Source:[1]
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Notes
edit- This race marked the 10th podium finish for French constructor Matra.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
edit- ^ "1969 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Netherlands 1969 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
Further reading
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1969 Dutch Grand Prix.
- Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 94–95. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.