1969 F1 World Championship Season
| Season: | 20th World Championship season |
|---|---|
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Jackie Stewart (1st title, 11th different world champion, 5th British champion) |
| Constructors’ Champion: |  Matra-Ford Cosworth (only title for Matra, 7th different world champion constructor) |
| Reigning drivers’ champion: | Graham Hill |
| Reigning constructors’ champion: | Lotus |
| Races: | 11 |
| Winning drivers: | Jackie Stewart (6)  Jacky Ickx (2) Graham Hill (1)  Jochen Rindt (1)  Denny Hulme (1) |
| Winning constructors: | Matra (6) Brabham (2) Lotus (2) McLaren (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | Jochen Rindt |
| First-time winners (constructor): | none |
| Other seasons: |
Jump to: Calendar | Driver & constructor entries | Race winners | Pole positions | Fastest laps | Qualifying results | Driver standings | Constructor standings | Statistics
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa | Kyalami | 01 March | 1969 South African Grand Prix |
| 2 |  Spain | Montjuic Park | 04 May | 1969 Spanish Grand Prix |
| 3 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 18 May | 1969 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 4 |  Netherlands | Zandvoort | 21 June | 1969 Dutch Grand Prix |
| 5 | France | Clermont-Ferrand | 06 July | 1969 French Grand Prix |
| 6 | Britain | Silverstone | 19 July | 1969 British Grand Prix |
| 7 |  Germany | Nurburgring | 03 August | 1969 German Grand Prix |
| 8 |  Italy DT CT | Monza | 07 September | 1969 Italian Grand Prix |
| 9 |  Canada | Mosport | 20 September | 1969 Canadian Grand Prix |
| 10 |  USA | Watkins Glen | 05 October | 1969 United States Grand Prix |
| 11 |  Mexico | Mexico City | 19 October | 1969 Mexican Grand Prix |
Driver and constructor entries
| Constructor | Driver | Round(s) entered |
|---|---|---|
| Brabham (works team) |  Jack Brabham | 1-4, 8-11 |
| Jacky Ickx | All | |
| Brabham (privateer) | John Cordts | 9 |
| Piers Courage | 2-11 | |
| Peter de Klerk | 1 | |
 Silvio Moser | 3-5, 8-11 | |
 Sam Tingle | 1 | |
| BRM (works team) | Bill Brack | 9 |
| George Eaton | 10-11 | |
| Jackie Oliver | 1-4, 6-11 | |
| John Surtees | 1-4, 6-11 | |
| BRM (privateer) | Pedro Rodriguez | 1-3 |
| Cooper (privateer) | Vic Elford | 3 |
| Eagle (privateer) | Al Pease | 9 |
| Ferrari (works team) | Chris Amon | 1-6 |
| Ernesto Brambilla | 8 | |
| Pedro Rodriguez | 6, 8-11 | |
| Lotus (works team) | Mario Andretti | 1, 7, 10 |
| Richard Attwood | 3 | |
| Graham Hill | 1-10 | |
| John Miles | 5-6, 8-9, 11 | |
| Jochen Rindt | 1-2, 4-11 | |
| Lotus (privateers) |  Jo Bonnier | 6-7 |
| John Love | 1 | |
| Pete Lovely | 9-11 | |
| Jo Siffert | All | |
| Matra (privateers) | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | All |
| Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 9-11 | |
| Jackie Stewart | All | |
| McLaren (works team) | Derek Bell | 6 |
| Denny Hulme | All | |
| Bruce McLaren | All | |
| McLaren (privateers) | Vic Elford | 4-7 |
| Basil van Rooyen | 1 |
Race winners
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | Kyalami | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth | 4 | 18.800s |
| 2 | Spain | Montjuic Park | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth | 4 | 2 laps |
| 3 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 4 | 17.300s |
| 4 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 24.520s |
| 5 | France | Clermont-Ferrand | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 57.100s |
| 6 | Britain | Silverstone | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 1 lap |
| 7 | Germany | Nurburgring | Jacky Ickx | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 57.700s |
| 8 | Italy | Monza | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth | 3 | 0.080s |
| 9 | Canada | Mosport | Jacky Ickx | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 46.200s |
| 10 | USA | Watkins Glen | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 49.990s |
| 11 | Mexico | Mexico City | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 4 | 2.560s |
Polesitters
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | Kyalami | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.200s |
| 2 | Spain | Montjuic Park | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.500s |
| 3 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.400s |
| 4 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.290s |
| 5 | France | Clermont-Ferrand | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 1.800s |
| 6 | Britain | Silverstone | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 4 | 0.400s |
| 7 | Germany | Nurburgring | Jacky Ickx | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 0.300s |
| 8 | Italy | Monza | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 0.210s |
| 9 | Canada | Mosport | Jacky Ickx | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 0.500s |
| 10 | USA | Watkins Glen | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 0.030s |
| 11 | Mexico | Mexico City | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 3 | 0.700s |
Fastest laps
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | Kyalami | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth |
| 2 | Spain | Montjuic Park | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | France | Clermont-Ferrand | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | Britain | Silverstone | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | Germany | Nurburgring | Jacky Ickx | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | Italy | Monza | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | Canada | Mosport | Jacky Ickx Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | USA | Watkins Glen | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Mexico | Mexico City | Jacky Ickx | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
Qualifying results
World Drivers’ Championship standings
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (9), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), 6th (1)
Only the best five results from the first six races and the best four results from the last five races counted towards the championship.
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Driver | ZAF | ESP | MCO | NLD | FRA | GBR | DEU | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | 1 | 1 | R | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | R | R | 4 | 63 |
| 2 | Jacky Ickx | R | 6R | R | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10R | 1 | R | 2 | 37 |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren | 5 | 2 | 5 | R | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | DNS | DNS | 26 |
| 4 | Jochen Rindt | R | R | R | R | 4 | R | 2 | 3 | 1 | R | 22 | |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 6 | 3 | R | 8 | 2 | 9 | 12R | 3 | 4 | R | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Denny Hulme | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | R | R | 7 | R | R | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | Graham Hill | 2 | R | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9R | R | R | 19 | |
| 8 | Piers Courage | R | 2 | R | R | 5 | R | 5 | R | 2 | 10 | 16 | |
| 9 | Jo Siffert | 4 | R | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11R | 8R | R | R | R | 15 |
| 10 | Jack Brabham | R | R | R | 6 | R | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | |||
| 11 | John Surtees | R | 5 | R | 9 | R | DNS | NC | R | 3 | R | 6 | |
| 12 | Chris Amon | R | R | R | 3 | R | R | 4 | |||||
| 13 | Richard Attwood | 4 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
| = | Vic Elford | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6 | R | 3 | ||||||
| = | Pedro Rodriguez | R | R | R | R | 6 | R | 5 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 16 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | R | 6 | NC | 8 | 1 | |||||||
| = | Silvio Moser | R | R | 7 | R | R | 6 | 11R | 1 | ||||
| = | Jackie Oliver | 7 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 6 | 1 | |
| Pete Lovely | 7 | R | 9 | ||||||||||
| Sam Tingle | 8 | ||||||||||||
| John Miles | R | 10 | R | R | R | ||||||||
| Bill Brack | NC | ||||||||||||
| Mario Andretti | R | R | R | ||||||||||
| Jo Bonnier | R | R | |||||||||||
| George Eaton | R | R | |||||||||||
| Peter de Klerk | NC | ||||||||||||
| Basil van Rooyen | R | ||||||||||||
| John Love | R | ||||||||||||
| Derek Bell | R | ||||||||||||
| John Cordts | R | ||||||||||||
| Al Pease | DSQ | ||||||||||||
| Ernesto Brambilla | DNS | ||||||||||||
| Henri Pescarolo (F2) | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Kurt Ahrens (F2) | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Rolf Stommelen (F2) | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Peter Westbury (F2) | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Xavier Perrot (F2) | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Francois Cevert (F2) | R | ||||||||||||
| No. | Driver | ZAF | ESP | MCO | NLD | FRA | GBR | DEU | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | Points |
Notes
- The F2 drivers who took part in the German Grand Prix were ineligible to score points. This meant Jo Siffert and Jean-Pierre Beltoise scored points despite being classified 11th and 12th respectively since they were the fifth and sixth F1 cars in the classification.
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 1969. Reigning world champion Graham Hill, who finished 7th, is also shown.
World Constructors’ Championship standings
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (9), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), 6th (1)
Constructors only received points for its highest placed car. Only the best five results from the first six races and the best four results from the last five races counted towards the championship. Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Constructor | ZAF | ESP | MCO | NLD | FRA | GBR | DEU | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matra-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 1 | R | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | NC | 4 | 66 |
| 2 | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | R | 6R | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 49 (51) |
| 3 | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 2 | R | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 47 |
| 4 | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | 1 | 38 (40) |
| 5 | BRM | 7 | 5 | R | 9 | R | R | NC | NC | 3 | 6 | 7 | |
| 6 | Ferrari | R | R | R | 3 | R | R | 6 | R | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
| 7 | Cooper-Maserati | 7 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Brabham-Repco | 8 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Brabham-Climax | R | |||||||||||
| 10 | Eagle-Climax | DSQ | |||||||||||
| No. | Constructor | ZAF | ESP | MCO | NLD | FRA | GBR | DEU | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five constructors of 1969.