1969 Monaco Grand Prix
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The 1969 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on 18 May 1969. It was race 3 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
The 80-lap race was won by Graham Hill, driving a works Lotus-Ford, after he started from fourth position. It was Hill's 14th and final World Championship race victory, and his fifth Monaco win, a record that would stand for 24 years. It was also the first win for a driver wearing a full-face helmet in Formula One. Piers Courage finished second in a Brabham-Ford entered by Frank Williams, with Jo Siffert third in a Lotus-Ford entered by Rob Walker.
This was also the final Formula One race for Cooper as a constructor and Maserati as an engine supplier, Vic Elford finishing seventh and last in a car entered by Colin Crabbe.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford | 1:24.6 | — |
| 2 | 11 | Template:Flagicon Chris Amon | Ferrari | 1:25.0 | +0.4 |
| 3 | 8 | Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Ford | 1:25.4 | +0.8 |
| 4 | 1 | Template:Flagicon Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford | 1:25.8 | +1.2 |
| 5 | 9 | Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford | 1:26.0 | +1.4 |
| 6 | 14 | Template:Flagicon John Surtees | BRM | 1:26.0 | +1.4 |
| 7 | 6 | Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx | Brabham-Ford | 1:26.3 | +1.7 |
| 8 | 5 | Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford | 1:26.4 | +1.8 |
| 9 | 16 | Template:Flagicon Piers Courage | Brabham-Ford | 1:26.4 | +1.8 |
| 10 | 2 | Template:Flagicon Richard Attwood | Lotus-Ford | 1:26.5 | +1.9 |
| 11 | 4 | Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford | 1:26.7 | +2.1 |
| 12 | 3 | Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 1:26.8 | +2.2 |
| 13 | 15 | Template:Flagicon Jackie Oliver | BRM | 1:28.4 | +3.8 |
| 14 | 10 | Template:Flagicon Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 1:30.5 | +5.9 |
| 15 | 17 | Template:Flagicon Silvio Moser | Brabham-Ford | 1:30.5 | +5.9 |
| 16 | 12 | Template:Flagicon Vic Elford | Cooper-Maserati | 1:32.8 | +8.2 |
Race
Notes
- This race saw the first pole position set by Matra, and by a French constructor.
- This was the 36th and last podium finish for Graham Hill, setting a new record. He broke the old record set by Juan Manuel Fangio at the 1957 Italian Grand Prix. This record would then be broken by Jackie Stewart at the 1973 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Championship standings after the race
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- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 1 | Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart | 18 |
| File:1uparrow green.svg 2 | 2 | Template:Flagicon Graham Hill | 15 |
| File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 3 | Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren | 10 |
| File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 4 | Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme | 8 |
| File:1uparrow green.svg 1 | 5 | Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert | 7 |
| Source: <ref name="Championship">Template:Cite web</ref> | |||
- Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 1 | Template:Flagicon Matra-Ford | 18 |
| File:1uparrow green.svg 1 | 2 | Template:Flagicon Lotus-Ford | 15 |
| File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 3 | Template:Flagicon McLaren-Ford | 12 |
| File:1uparrow green.svg 1 | 4 | Template:Flagicon Brabham-Ford | 7 |
| File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 5 | Template:Flagicon BRM | 2 |
| Source: <ref name="Championship"/> | |||
References
Further reading
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