1969 British Grand Prix
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| Race 6 of 11 in the 1969 Formula One season | |||
The Silverstone Circuit (1952-1974)
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| Date | 20 July 1969 | ||
| Official name | XXII RAC British Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.711 km (2.927 mi) | ||
| Distance | 84 laps, 395.724 km (245.891 mi) | ||
| Weather | Overcast, dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:20.8 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Jackie Stewart |
Matra-Ford | |
| Time | 1:21.3 on lap 57 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Matra-Ford | ||
| Second | Brabham-Ford | ||
| Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
The 1969 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Silverstone Circuit on 19 July 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.
The race developed as a contest between Stewart and Rindt who constantly overtook each other by slipstreaming. It was on one of these occasions towards the end when Stewart signalled to Rindt as he drew alongside[1] that the end plate of his rear wing had come loose and was fouling the left-rear tyre each time Rindt flung his Lotus through a fast right-hander. Rindt was able to confirm this in his mirror and was forced to pit. However, his team failed to put enough fuel into the car to enable him to finish the race and consequently he was obliged to make a further stop.[2]
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 | |
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Championship 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.
References
Further reading
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