1969 Madrid Grand Prix

The 1969 Madrid Grand Prix was a Formula One non-championship race held at Jarama, Madrid on 13 April 1969, run over 40 laps of the circuit. The field only included two Formula One cars, however, the remainder being Formula 5000 and Formula Two cars.

1969 Madrid Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1969 Formula One season
Circuito Permanente del Jarama's layout
Circuito Permanente del Jarama's layout
Race details
Date 13 April 1969 (1969-04-13)
Official name III Gran Premio de Madrid
Location Circuito Permanente del Jarama, Madrid
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.404 km (2.115 miles)
Distance 40 laps, 136.6 km (84.6 miles)
Pole position
Driver McLaren-Chevrolet
Time 1:31.9
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Peter Gethin McLaren-Chevrolet
Time 1:30.9
Podium
First Lola-Chevrolet
Second BRM
Third
  • United Kingdom Jock Russell
Lotus-Ford

The entrants included Max Mosley, later to become president of the FIA, who drove a Formula Two Lotus.

The fastest combination in the event was clearly Peter Gethin in his F5000 McLaren-Chevrolet, but after an engine failure on the last lap, it was left to Keith Holland to take the victory, with the rest of the field at least a lap down. Contemporary reports listed Tony Dean (BRM P261) as finishing second having completed 39 out of 40 laps. However, Gethin broke down on lap 40 and some later reports classify him as second.[1]

Qualifying

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Note: a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant and a pink background indicates a Formula Two entrant.

Pos No. Driver Constructor Lap Gap
1 53   Peter Gethin McLaren-Chevrolet 1:31.9
2 52   Keith Holland Lola-Chevrolet 1:35.2 +3.3
3 12   Tony Dean BRM 1:35.8 +3.9
4 16   Max Mosley Lotus-Ford 1:38.3 +6.4
5 54   Robert Lamplough Lotus-Ford 1:39.0 +7.1
6 14   Neil Corner Cooper-Maserati 1:41.1 +9.2
7 55   Jock Russell Lotus-Ford 1:42.4 +10.5
8 11   Bill Stone Brabham-Lotus No time
DNA 15   Graham McRae Brabham-Ford
DNA 51   Mike Hailwood Lola-Chevrolet

Classification

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Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Laps Time/Retired
1 52   Keith Holland Alan Fraser Racing Team Lola-Chevrolet 40 1.03:29.8
2 12   Tony Dean A. G. Dean BRM 39 + 1 lap
3 55   Jock Russell Jock Russell Lotus-Ford 38 + 2 laps
4 14   Neil Corner Antiques Automobiles Racing Cooper-Maserati 38 + 2 laps
Ret 53   Peter Gethin Church Farm Racing Team McLaren-Chevrolet 39 Engine ‡
Ret 11   Bill Stone Jack Smith Brabham-Lotus 36 Retired
Ret 16   Max Mosley Len Street (Engineering) Lotus-Ford 14 Injector trumpet
Ret 54   Robert Lamplough Robert Lamplough Lotus-Ford 0 Engine
  • The fastest lap for a Formula One car during the race was 1:34.2 by Tony Dean.
  • ‡Some websites mistakenly give Gethin second place based on the number of laps completed, but was a DNF because he broke an engine connecting rod one lap from the end while leading the race and couldn't finished it.[1]

References

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Footnotes
  1. ^ a b Jenkinson, Denis (May 1969). "Madrid G.P". Motor Sport magazine archive. p. 23. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
Sources


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