1969 Italian Grand Prix
| Race details | ||
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| Race 8 of 11 in the 1969 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | September 7, 1969 | |
| Official name | XL Gran Premio d'Italia | |
| Location | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.750 km (3.573 mi) | |
| Distance | 68 laps, 391.000 km (242.956 mi) | |
| Weather | Sunny, Dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Jochen Rindt |
Lotus-Ford |
| Time | 1:25.48 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
Matra-Ford |
| Time | 1:25.2 on lap 64 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Jackie Stewart |
Matra-Ford |
| Second | Jochen Rindt |
Lotus-Ford |
| Third | 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. Jackie Stewart and Matra-Ford claimed the Drivers' and Constructors' championships in this race, with 3 races left to go.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Jackie Stewart |
Matra-Ford | 68 | 1:39:11.26 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | Jochen Rindt |
Lotus-Ford | 68 | + 0.08 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 22 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
Matra-Ford | 68 | + 0.17 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 18 |  Bruce McLaren |
McLaren-Ford | 68 | + 0.19 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 32 | Piers Courage |
Brabham-Ford | 68 | + 33.44 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 10 |  Pedro Rodríguez |
Ferrari | 66 | + 2 Laps | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | 16 | Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford | 66 | + 2 Laps | 2 | |
| 8 | 30 |  Jo Siffert |
Lotus-Ford | 64 | Engine | 8 | |
| 9 | 2 | Graham Hill |
Lotus-Ford | 63 | Halfshaft | 9 | |
| 10 | 26 | .svg.png){kind=small} Jacky Ickx |
Brabham-Ford | 61 | Out of Fuel | 15 | |
| NC | 14 | John Surtees |
BRM | 60 | Not Classified | 10 | |
| Ret | 12 | Jackie Oliver |
BRM | 48 | Oil Pressure | 11 | |
| Ret | 36 | Silvio Moser |
Brabham-Ford | 9 | Fuel Leak | 13 | |
| Ret | 28 |  Jack Brabham |
Brabham-Ford | 6 | Oil Leak | 7 | |
| Ret | 6 | John Miles |
Lotus-Ford | 3 | Engine | 14 |
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
- Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 102–103. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.
- "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved 2007-06-15.
External links
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