The 1969 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mosport Park on September 20, 1969. It was race 9 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 90-lap race was won from pole position by Belgian driver Jacky Ickx in a works Brabham-Ford, with teammate Jack Brabham second and Jochen Rindt third in a works Lotus-Ford.
| 1969 Canadian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 20 September 1969 | ||
| Official name | IX Player's Grand Prix of Canada | ||
| Location | Mosport International Raceway, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.957 km (2.458 miles) | ||
| Distance | 90 laps, 356.13 km (221.22 miles) | ||
| Weather | Mild with temperatures approaching 21.1 °C (70.0 °F); wind speeds up to 10.1 kilometres per hour (6.3 mph)[1] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Brabham-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:17.4 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Drivers |
 Jacky Ickx (lap 30) | Brabham-Ford | |
 Jack Brabham (lap 62) | Brabham-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:18.1 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Brabham-Ford | ||
| Second | Brabham-Ford | ||
| Third | Lotus-Ford | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The race was the last World Championship Grand Prix in which Climax-powered cars were entered. One of the entrants, Al Pease, in an Eagle-Climax, became the only driver in F1 history to be disqualified for driving too slowly.[2] The other entrant, John Cordts in a Brabham-Climax, retired after only ten laps.
By finishing sixth, Johnny Servoz-Gavin became the first (and, as of 2023, only) driver in Formula One history to score points in a four-wheel drive car.
Classification edit
Qualifying edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Jacky Ickx
|
Brabham-Ford | 1:17.4 | — |
| 2 | 18 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
Matra-Ford | 1:17.9 | +0.5 |
| 3 | 2 |  Jochen Rindt
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:17.9 | +0.5 |
| 4 | 17 |  Jackie Stewart
|
Matra-Ford | 1:17.9 | +0.5 |
| 5 | 5 |  Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:18.0 | +0.6 |
| 6 | 12 | Jack Brabham
|
Brabham-Ford | 1:18.0 | +0.6 |
| 7 | 1 | Graham Hill
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:18.3 | +0.9 |
| 8 | 9 |  Jo Siffert
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:18.5 | +1.1 |
| 9 | 4 | Bruce McLaren
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:18.5 | +1.1 |
| 10 | 21 | Piers Courage
|
Brabham-Ford | 1:19.5 | +2.1 |
| 11 | 3 | John Miles
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:20.0 | +2.6 |
| 12 | 15 | Jackie Oliver
|
BRM | 1:20.2 | +2.8 |
| 13 | 6 |  Pedro Rodríguez
|
Ferrari | 1:20.5 | +3.1 |
| 14 | 14 | John Surtees
|
BRM | 1:20.6 | +3.2 |
| 15 | 19 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin
|
Matra-Ford | 1:21.4 | +4.0 |
| 16 | 25 |  Pete Lovely
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:22.9 | +5.5 |
| 17 | 69 |  Al Pease
|
Eagle-Climax | 1:28.5 | +11.1 |
| 18 | 16 | Bill Brack
|
BRM | 1:28.7 | +11.3 |
| 19 | 26 | John Cordts
|
Brabham-Climax | 1:29.7 | +12.3 |
| 20 | 20 | Silvio Moser
|
Brabham-Ford | 1:41.4 | +24.0 |
| Source:[3] | |||||
Race edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Jacky Ickx
|
Brabham-Ford | 90 | 1:59:25.7 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Jack Brabham
|
Brabham-Ford | 90 | + 46.2 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Jochen Rindt
|
Lotus-Ford | 90 | + 52.0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 18 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
Matra-Ford | 89 | + 1 Lap | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | Bruce McLaren
|
McLaren-Ford | 87 | + 3 Laps | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 19 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin
|
Matra-Ford | 84 | + 6 Laps | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | 25 | Pete Lovely
|
Lotus-Ford | 81 | + 9 Laps | 16 | |
| NC | 16 | Bill Brack
|
BRM | 80 | + 10 Laps | 18 | |
| Ret | 1 | Graham Hill
|
Lotus-Ford | 42 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 9 | Jo Siffert
|
Lotus-Ford | 40 | Halfshaft | 8 | |
| Ret | 3 | John Miles
|
Lotus-Ford | 40 | Gearbox | 11 | |
| Ret | 6 | Pedro Rodríguez
|
Ferrari | 37 | Oil Pressure | 13 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jackie Stewart
|
Matra-Ford | 32 | Collision | 4 | |
| DSQ | 69 | Al Pease
|
Eagle-Climax | 22 | Driving Too Slowly | 17 | |
| Ret | 14 | John Surtees
|
BRM | 15 | Engine | 14 | |
| Ret | 21 | Piers Courage
|
Brabham-Ford | 13 | Fuel Leak | 10 | |
| Ret | 26 | John Cordts
|
Brabham-Climax | 10 | Oil Leak | 19 | |
| Ret | 5 | Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford | 9 | Distributor | 5 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jackie Oliver
|
BRM | 2 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 20 | Silvio Moser
|
Brabham-Ford | 0 | Accident | 20 | |
Source:[4]
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Championship standings after the race edit
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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
- ^ "Weather information for the "1969 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ^ Edmondson, Laurence (5 February 2010). "Drivers who failed to make the grade". ESPN. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ "1969 Canadian GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "1969 Canadian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Canada 1969 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.