1969 Monaco Grand Prix
Coordinates: 43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 11 in the 1969 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 18 May 1969 | ||
| Official name | XXVII Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco | ||
| Location | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||
| Course | Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.145 km (1.954 mi) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 251.600 km (156.337 mi) | ||
| Weather | Overcast, mild, dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Matra-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:24.6 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford | |
| Time | 1:25.1 on lap 16 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | Brabham-Ford | ||
| Third | Lotus-Ford | ||
The 1969 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on 18 May 1969. It was the third round of the 1969 Formula One season. The 80-lap race was won by Lotus driver Graham Hill after he started from fourth position. Piers Courage finished second for the Brabham team and Hill's teammate Jo Siffert came in third.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Jackie Stewart |
Matra-Ford | 1:24.6 | — |
| 2 | 11 |  Chris Amon |
Ferrari | 1:25.0 | +0.4 |
| 3 | 8 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
Matra-Ford | 1'25.4 | +0.8 |
| 4 | 1 | Graham Hill |
Lotus-Ford | 1:25.8 | +1.2 |
| 5 | 9 |  Jo Siffert |
Lotus-Ford | 1:26.0 | +1.4 |
| 6 | 14 | John Surtees |
BRM | 1:26.0 | +1.4 |
| 7 | 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Jacky Ickx |
Brabham-Ford | 1:26.3 | +1.7 |
| 8 | 5 |  Jack Brabham |
Brabham-Ford | 1:26.4 | +1.8 |
| 9 | 16 | Piers Courage |
Brabham-Ford | 1:26.4 | +1.8 |
| 10 | 2 | Richard Attwood |
Lotus-Ford | 1:26.5 | +1.9 |
| 11 | 4 | Bruce McLaren |
McLaren-Ford | 1:26.7 | +2.1 |
| 12 | 3 | Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford | 1:26.8 | +2.2 |
| 13 | 15 | Jackie Oliver |
BRM | 1:28.4 | +3.8 |
| 14 | 10 |  Pedro Rodríguez |
BRM | 1:30.5 | +5.9 |
| 15 | 17 | Silvio Moser |
Brabham-Ford | 1:30.5 | +5.9 |
| 16 | 12 | Vic Elford |
Cooper-Maserati | 1:32.8 | +8.2 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Graham Hill |
Lotus-Ford | 80 | 1:56:59.4 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 16 | Piers Courage |
Brabham-Ford | 80 | + 17.3 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | Jo Siffert |
Lotus-Ford | 80 | + 34.6 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Richard Attwood |
Lotus-Ford | 80 | + 52.9 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | Bruce McLaren |
McLaren-Ford | 79 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | Denny Hulme |
McLaren-Ford | 78 | + 2 Laps | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | Vic Elford |
Cooper-Maserati | 74 | + 6 Laps | 16 | |
| Ret | 6 | Jacky Ickx |
Brabham-Ford | 48 | Suspension | 7 | |
| Ret | 7 | Jackie Stewart |
Matra-Ford | 22 | Halfshaft | 1 | |
| Ret | 8 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
Matra-Ford | 20 | Halfshaft | 3 | |
| Ret | 11 | Chris Amon |
Ferrari | 16 | Differential | 2 | |
| Ret | 10 | Pedro Rodríguez |
BRM | 15 | Engine | 14 | |
| Ret | 17 | Silvio Moser |
Brabham-Ford | 15 | Halfshaft | 15 | |
| Ret | 14 | John Surtees |
BRM | 9 | Gearbox | 6 | |
| Ret | 5 | Jack Brabham |
Brabham-Ford | 9 | Accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jackie Oliver |
BRM | 0 | Accident | 13 | |
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Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Notes
- Last GP-start for Cooper
- Last GP-start for Reg Parnell Racing
- Aerodynamic wings were banned for the event following the previous race at Montjuic Park. Wings would return, albeit under stricter regulations, at the next race.
- 1st Pole Position - Jackie Stewart
- Last Win and Podium - Graham Hill
References
- ↑ "1969 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
Further reading
- Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 92–93. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.
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