The 1969 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on 3 August 1969. It was race 7 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. Twelve Formula Two cars were also entered into the race, though they were not eligible to score points.
| 1969 German Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 11 in the 1969 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 3 August 1969 | ||
| Official name | XXXI Großer Preis von Deutschland | ||
| Location |
Nürburgring Nürburg, West Germany | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 22.835 km (14.189 miles) | ||
| Distance | 14 laps, 319.690 km (198.646 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Brabham-Ford | ||
| Time | 7:42.1 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jacky Ickx | Brabham-Ford | |
| Time | 7:43.8 on lap 7 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Brabham-Ford | ||
| Second | Matra-Ford | ||
| Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 14-lap race was won by Belgian driver Jacky Ickx, driving a works Brabham-Ford. Ickx took pole position, led the final eight laps and set the fastest lap of the race. Scotland's Jackie Stewart finished second in a Matra-Ford, with New Zealand's Bruce McLaren third in a McLaren-Ford.
Report
editGerhard Mitter was killed during a practice session for this race at Schwedenkreuz. He was practicing for BMW's 269 F2 project. As a suspension or steering failure was suspected, the BMW team with Hubert Hahne and Dieter Quester withdrew from the race, as did Mitter's teammate at Porsche, Hans Herrmann.
Mario Andretti drove the 4WD Lotus 63 for very few laps in practice. The heavy fuel load for the race made the car ground out in lap 1 after a jump at Wippermann, causing a crash that also took out Vic Elford, whose car flipped upside down and landed in the trees. Elford broke his arm in 3 places.
In the race, Jacky Ickx had a very poor start which dropped him down to 9th, but he eventually passed the entire field over 3 laps, and he and Jackie Stewart battled for 4 laps until Ickx passed Stewart at the first corner, the Südkehre. Stewart held on but then gearbox problems began to slow him and he dropped away, leaving Ickx in a dominant position. Piers Courage had an accident at Breidscheid when he slipped on some oil and crashed into a ditch next to the Adenauer bridge. Luckily, he was unhurt.
This was the last Formula One race at the Nürburgring before it was rebuilt and fitted with Armco barriers for the 1971 race.
Classification
editQualifying
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Brabham-Ford | 7:42.1 | — | 1 | |
| 2 | 7 | Matra-Ford | 7:42.4 | +0.3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | Lotus-Ford | 7:48.0 | +5.9 | 3 | |
| 4 | 11 | Lotus-Ford | 7:50.3 | +8.2 | 4 | |
| 5 | 9 | McLaren-Ford | 7:52.8 | +10.7 | 5 | |
| 6 | 12 | McLaren-Ford | 7:54.8 | +12.7 | 6 | |
| 7 | 17 | Brabham-Ford | 7:56.1 | +14.0 | 7 | |
| 8 | 10 | McLaren-Ford | 7:56.5 | +14.4 | 8 | |
| 9 | 1 | Lotus-Ford | 7:57.0 | +14.9 | 9 | |
| 10 | 8 | Matra-Ford | 8:00.3 | +18.2 | 10 | |
| 11 | 27 | Matra-Ford | 8:11.1 | +29.0 | 14 | |
| 12 | 14 | BRM | 8:12.1 | +30.0 | DNS | |
| 13 | 28 | Tecno-Ford | 8:13.9 | +31.8 | 15 | |
| 14 | 26 | Matra-Ford | 8:14.8 | +32.7 | 16 | |
| 15 | 3 | Lotus-Ford | 8:12.1 | +30.0 | 11 | |
| 16 | 15 | BRM | 8:16.2 | +34.1 | 12 | |
| 17 | 23 | BMW | 8:19.5 | +37.4 | WD | |
| 18 | 31 | Brabham-Ford | 8:20.0 | +37.9 | 17 | |
| 19 | 20 | Brabham-Ford | 8:23.2 | +41.1 | 18 | |
| 20 | 29 | Brabham-Ford | 8:24.6 | +42.5 | 19 | |
| 21 | 25 | BMW | 8:26.8 | +44.7 | WD | |
| 22 | 22 | Lotus-Ford | 8:28.1 | +46.0 | 20 | |
| 23 | 16 | Lotus-Ford | 8:35.0 | +52.9 | 13 | |
| 24 | 30 | Brabham-Ford | 8:35.4 | +53.3 | 21 | |
| 25 | 24 | BMW | 8:36.5 | +54.4 | DNS | |
| 26 | 21 | Lotus-Ford | 8:50.3 | +1:08.2 | WD |
Race
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Brabham-Ford | 14 | 1:49:55.4 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | 7 | Matra-Ford | 14 | +57.7 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 10 | McLaren-Ford | 14 | +3:21.6 | 8 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | Lotus-Ford | 14 | +3:58.8 | 9 | 3 | |
| 5 | 26 | Matra-Ford | 14 | +7:11.0 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 29 | Brabham-Ford | 13 | +1 lap | 19 | ||
| 7 | 20 | Brabham-Ford | 13 | +1 lap | 18 | ||
| 8 | 22 | Lotus-Ford | 13 | +1 lap | 20 | ||
| 9 | 31 | Brabham-Ford | 13 | +1 lap | 17 | ||
| 10 | 30 | Brabham-Ford | 13 | +1 lap | 21 | ||
| 11 | 11 | Lotus-Ford | 12 | Suspension/accident | 4 | 2 | |
| 12 | 8 | Matra-Ford | 12 | Suspension | 10 | 1 | |
| Ret | 9 | McLaren-Ford | 11 | Transmission | 5 | ||
| Ret | 15 | BRM | 11 | Oil leak | 12 | ||
| Ret | 2 | Lotus-Ford | 10 | Ignition | 3 | ||
| Ret | 28 | Tecno-Ford | 9 | Crown wheel | 15 | ||
| Ret | 27 | Matra-Ford | 6 | Engine | 14 | ||
| Ret | 16 | Lotus-Ford | 4 | Fuel leak | 13 | ||
| Ret | 17 | Brabham-Ford | 1 | Accident | 7 | ||
| Ret | 12 | McLaren-Ford | 0 | Accident | 6 | ||
| Ret | 3 | Lotus-Ford | 0 | Accident | 11 | ||
| DNS | 14 | BRM | Non-starter | ||||
| DNS | 24 | BMW | Fatal accident in practice | ||||
| WD | 23 | BMW | Withdrew | ||||
| WD | 25 | BMW | Withdrew | ||||
| WD | 21 | Lotus-Ford | Withdrew | ||||
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- Formula Two entrants are denoted by a pink background. They were not eligible for World Championship points.
Notes
edit- This was the Formula One World Championship debut for German driver Rolf Stommelen, Austrian driver Dieter Quester, French driver and future Grand Prix winner François Cevert, Swiss driver Xavier Perrot and British driver Peter Westbury.
- This race saw the first fastest lap and Grand Slam set by a Belgian driver.
- This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Italian constructor Tecno.
- This race saw the 10th fastest lap being set by a Brabham.
- This was the 10th podium finish by a McLaren.
Championship standings after the race
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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.
References
edit- ^ "1969 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Germany 1969 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
Further reading
edit- Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 100–101. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.
External links
edit- "Formula One World". Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2008.