1969 South African Grand Prix
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The 1969 South African Grand Prix, formally the Third AA Grand Prix of South Africa (Afrikaans: Derde AA Suid-Afrikaanse Grand Prix<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>), was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami Circuit on 1 March 1969. It was race 1 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 Matra driver Jackie Stewart after he started from fourth position. Graham Hill finished second for the Lotus team and McLaren driver Denny Hulme came in third.
Background
In the weeks leading up to the first Formula One race of the Template:F1 season, entries were being announced for the race, with all the teams, apart from Ferrari expected to nominate two drivers for the race. Enzo Ferrari, the managing director of the team he founded, announced that Ferrari were only going to nominate one driver for the race. To most people's surprise, Ferrari at first nominated two drivers for the race without explanation. However, the decision was later changed, with only Chris Amon nominated eventually for Ferrari. Brabham, BRM, Lotus, Matra and McLaren all chose to nominate two drivers for the race meeting.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Classification
Qualifying
- Surtees's qualifying time was excluded as he had started at the back of the grid.
Race
Notes
- This was the 100th race for BRM as an engine supplier. In those 100 races, they had won 14 Grands Prix, achieved 56 podiums, 9 pole positions, 12 fastest laps, 2 Grand Slams, and had won 1 Driver's and 1 Constructor's World Championship.
Championship standings after the race
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- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
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| 1 | Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart | 9 | |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Graham Hill | 6 | |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme | 4 | |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert | 3 | |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren | 2 | |
| Source: <ref name="Championship">Template:Cite web</ref> | |||
- Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Matra-Ford | 9 | |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Lotus-Ford | 6 | |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon McLaren-Ford | 4 | |
| Source: <ref name="Championship"/> | |||
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
Further reading
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