1969 Italian Grand Prix

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Flag of Italy  1969 Italian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 8 of 11 in the 1969 Formula One season.

Date September 7, 1969
Official name 1969 Italian Grand Prix
Location Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
mi / km
Distance 68 laps, mi / km
Pole position
Driver Flag of Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford
Time 1:25.48
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford
Time 1:25.2 on lap 64
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford
Second Flag of Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford
Third Flag of France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford

The 1969 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 7, 1969. The race was notable in that less than a fifth of second separated the winner from the fourth-placed driver, and is generally reckoned to be the closest 1-2-3-4 in Formula One history.

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[edit] Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 20 Flag of the United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 68 1:39:11.26 3 9
2 4 Flag of Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 68 + 0.08 1 6
3 22 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 68 + 0.17 6 4
4 18 Flag of New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 68 + 0.19 5 3
5 32 Flag of the United Kingdom Piers Courage Brabham-Ford 68 + 33.44 4 2
6 10 Flag of Mexico Pedro Rodríguez Ferrari 66 + 2 Laps 12 1
7 16 Flag of New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 66 + 2 Laps 2  
8 30 Flag of Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 64 Engine 8  
9 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 63 Halfshaft 9  
10 26 Flag of Belgium Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 61 Out of Fuel 15  
NC 14 Flag of the United Kingdom John Surtees BRM 60 Not Classified 10  
Ret 12 Flag of the United Kingdom Jackie Oliver BRM 48 Oil Pressure 11  
Ret 36 Flag of Switzerland Silvio Moser Brabham-Ford 9 Fuel Leak 13  
Ret 28 Flag of Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 6 Oil Leak 7  
Ret 6 Flag of the United Kingdom John Miles Lotus-Ford 3 Engine 14  

[edit] Notes

  • Jackie Stewart and Matra-Ford claimed the Drivers' and Constructors' championships in this race, with 3 races left to go.

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