1969 British Grand Prix

The 1969 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Silverstone Circuit on 19 July 1969. It was race 6 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. 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 Jochen 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<ref>Stewart in TalkSport radio interview 02/07/15</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The race was also notable for being the only race that Cosworth entered. Their car was withdrawn weeks before the race weekend.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	2	Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	1:20.8	—
2	3	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	1:21.2	+0.4
3	5	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:21.5	+0.7
4	7	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford	1:21.6	+0.8
5	11	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	Ferrari	1:21.9	+1.1
6	14	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	BRM	1:22.1	+1.3
7	6	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	1:22.6	+1.8
8	12	Template:Flagicon Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari	1:22.6	+1.8
9	10	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	1:22.7	+1.9
10	16	Template:Flagicon Piers Courage	Brabham-Ford	1:22.9	+2.1
11	19	Template:Flagicon Vic Elford	McLaren-Ford	1:23.3	+2.5
12	1	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	1:23.6	+2.8
13	15	Template:Flagicon Jackie Oliver	BRM	1:23.7	+2.9
14	9	Template:Flagicon John Miles	Lotus-Ford	1:25.1	+4.3
15	20	Template:Flagicon Derek Bell	McLaren-Ford	1:26.1	+5.3
16	18	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	Lotus-Ford	1:28.2	+7.4
17	4	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Ford	1:31.2	+10.4
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	84	1:55:55.6	2	9
2	7	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford	83	+ 1 Lap	4	6
3	6	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	83	+ 1 Lap	7	4
4	2	Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	83	+ 1 Lap	1	3
5	16	Template:Flagicon Piers Courage	Brabham-Ford	83	+ 1 Lap	10	2
6	19	Template:Flagicon Vic Elford	McLaren-Ford	82	+ 2 Laps	11	1
7	1	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	82	+ 2 Laps	12
8	10	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	81	+ 3 Laps	9
9	4	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Ford	78	+ 6 Laps	17
10	9	Template:Flagicon John Miles	Lotus-Ford	75	+ 9 Laps	14
Ret	12	Template:Flagicon Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari	61	Engine	8
Ret	11	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	Ferrari	45	Gearbox	5
Ret	5	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	27	Ignition	3
Ret	15	Template:Flagicon Jackie Oliver	BRM	19	Transmission	13
Ret	18	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	Lotus-Ford	6	Engine	16
Ret	20	Template:Flagicon Derek Bell	McLaren-Ford	5	Suspension	15
Ret	14	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	BRM	1	Suspension	6
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Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	45
File:1uparrow green.svg 2	2	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	17
File:1downarrow red.svg 1	3	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	16
File:1downarrow red.svg 1	4	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	13
File:1uparrow green.svg 2	5	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	13
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Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Template:Flagicon Matra-Ford	45
	2	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Ford	25
	3	Template:Flagicon McLaren-Ford	20 (22)
	4	Template:Flagicon Brabham-Ford	19
	5	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	4
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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.

Further reading

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