1969 BRDC International Trophy

The 21st BRDC International Trophy was a non-championship Formula One race held at Silverstone on 30 March 1969. The race was run over 52 laps of the circuit and was won by Jack Brabham in a Brabham BT26A.

1969 BRDC International Trophy Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1969 Formula One season
The Silverstone Circuit (1952–1974)
Race details
Date	30 March 1969
Official name	XXI BRDC Daily Express International Trophy
Location	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.7 km (2.9 miles)
Distance	52 laps, 242.8 km (150.8 miles)
Weather	Wet
Pole position
Driver	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Cosworth
Time	1:20.9
Fastest lap
Driver	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Cosworth
Time	1:30.15
Podium
First	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Cosworth
Second	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Cosworth
Third	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Cosworth

Race report

Jackie Stewart qualified the Matra MS80 on pole, but opted to drive the previous season's MS10 and so started from the back of the grid. Jack Brabham led from start to finish, but suffered from fuel starvation in the closing stages and finished only seconds ahead of Jochen Rindt, who had suffered from water in the ignition system at the start and dropped back to tenth place, subsequently setting fastest lap in his Lotus 49B as he worked his way through the field. Jackie Stewart finished third, narrowly ahead of Jacky Ickx.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time	Gap
1	7	Jackie Stewart	Matra International	Matra MS80-Cosworth	1:20.9	-
2	8	Jack Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham BT26A-Cosworth	1:21.0	+0.1
3	20	Chris Amon	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 312	1:21.1	+0.2
4	9	Jacky Ickx	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham BT26A-Cosworth	1:22.5	+1.6
5	16	Piers Courage	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Brabham BT26A-Cosworth	1:22.9	+2.0
6	12	Jo Siffert	Rob Walker/Jack Durlacher Racing	Lotus 49B-Cosworth	1:22.9	+2.0
7	4	Bruce McLaren	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren M7C-Cosworth	1:23.2	+2.3
8	2	Jochen Rindt	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Lotus 49B-Cosworth	1:23.9	+3.0
9	10	Derek Bell	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 312	1:24.1	+3.2
10	1	Graham Hill	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Lotus 49B-Cosworth	1:26.2	+5.3
11	11	Pedro Rodríguez	Reg Parnell Racing	BRM P126	1:26.8	+5.9
12	17	Pete Lovely	Pete Lovely Volkswagen	Lotus 49B-Cosworth	1:30.0	+9.1
13	14	Vic Elford	Antique Automobiles Racing Team	Cooper T86B-Maserati	1:30.0	+9.1
14	3	Denny Hulme	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren M7A-Cosworth	1:31.2	+10.2

Race

Pos	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Ret.
1	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Cosworth	52	1:25:20.8
2	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Cosworth	52	+2.2 s
3	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Cosworth	52	+1m 10.9s
4	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Cosworth	52	+1m 13.5s
5	Piers Courage	Brabham-Cosworth	51	+ 1 Lap
6	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Cosworth	51	+ 1 Lap
7	Graham Hill	Lotus-Cosworth	50	+ 2 Laps
8	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	50	+ 2 Laps
9	Derek Bell	Ferrari	49	+ 3 Laps
10	Chris Amon	Ferrari	47	+ 5 Laps
11	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Cosworth	47	+ 5 laps
12	Vic Elford	Cooper-Maserati	47	+ 5 Laps
Ret	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Cosworth	17	Engine
Ret	Pete Lovely	Lotus-Cosworth	2	Accident

References

• "Formula One World". Retrieved 29 January 2008.
• "Stats F1". Retrieved 29 January 2008.
• "Motor Sport Magazine - 1969 BRDC International Trophy". Retrieved 29 November 2019.