1969 Australian Grand Prix

1969 Australian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 5 of 7 in 1969 Tasman Series

Date	2 February 1969
Location	Lakeside Raceway, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.4 km (1.5 mi)
Distance	67 laps, 160.8 km (100.5 mi)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Chris Amon	Ferrari
Time	0'52.3
Fastest lap
Driver	Chris Amon	Ferrari
Time	0'52.8
Podium
First	Chris Amon	Ferrari
Second	Derek Bell	Ferrari
Third	Leo Geoghegan	Lotus-Repco

The 1969 Australian Grand Prix was a race held at Lakeside International Raceway on 2 February 1969.

It was the thirty fourth Australian Grand Prix and doubled as round five of the 1969 Tasman Series. Chris Amon started the race on pole while and drove the fastest race lap. Amon also won the 1969 Tasman Series.

Classification

Results as follows^[1]^[2]:

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time
1	3	Chris Amon	Scuderia Veloce	Ferrari 246T / Ferrari V6 2417cc	67	1h 00m 12.8s
2	4	Derek Bell	Scuderia Veloce	Ferrari 246T / Ferrari V6 2417cc	67	1h 00m 36.07s
3	7	Leo Geoghegan	Geoghegan Racing Div.	Lotus 39 / Repco 2493cc V8	66
4	1	Graham Hill	World Wide Racing	Lotus 49T / Cosworth DFV 2491cc	66
5	12	Niel Allen	N.E. Allen	McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1598cc 4cyl	63
6	9	Max Stewart	Alec Mildren Racing	Mildren / Alfa Romeo 1598cc 4cyl	63
7		Malcolm Guthrie	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Brabham BT21B / Cosworth FVA 1598cc 4cyl	58
8	20	Glynn Scott	Glynn Scott Motors	Bowin P3 / Cosworth FVA 1598cc 4cyl	55
Ret	2	Jochen Rindt	World Wide Racing	Lotus 49T / Cosworth DFV 2491cc	43	Engine
Ret	6	Frank Gardner	Alec Mildren Racing	Mildren AMF1 / Alfa Romeo 2472cc V8	37	Engine
Ret		Henk Woelders	Bill Patterson Motors	Elfin 600B / Cosworth FVA 1598cc 4cyl	23	Accident
Ret		Col Green		Brabham BT16 / Climax FPF 2.5 4cyl	??	??
Ret	16	Alfredo Costanzo		McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1598cc 4cyl	7	Stalled
Ret	8	Kevin Bartlett	Alec Mildren Racing	Brabham BT23D / Alfa Romeo 2472cc V8	5	Head Gasket
Ret	5	Piers Courage	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Brabham BT24 / Cosworth DFV 2491cc	5	Accident

Notes

Pole position: Chris Amon - 0'52.3
Fastest lap: Chris Amon - 0'52.8

References

^ "1969 Rounds 5-7 Australia". New Zealand Motor Racing. http://www.sergent.com.au/tas69a.html. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
^ White, Des (1986). "1969". In Howard, Graham. The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 336–344. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.

Photo of Derek Bell's 2nd placed Ferrari at Goodwood in 2008

Preceded by 1969 Teretonga International	Tasman Series 1969	Succeeded by 1969 Warwick Farm International
Preceded by 1968 Australian Grand Prix	Australian Grand Prix 1969	Succeeded by 1970 Australian Grand Prix