Pit Lane F1
1969 Season - Round 1 - 1969-03-01
Jackie Stewart won the 1969 South African Grand Prix for Matra-Ford, with Graham Hill (Lotus-Ford) second and Denny Hulme (McLaren-Ford) third. The win came from P4 on the grid.
Sam Tingle (Brabham-Repco) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P17 on the grid to P8 at the flag — a 9-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 10 drivers failing to finish.
18 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1969 South African Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford | 4 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford | 7 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 3 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Jo Siffert |
| Lotus-Ford |
| 12 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford | 8 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Ford | 11 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | 14 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Sam Tingle | Brabham-Repco | 17 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Peter de Klerk | Brabham-Repco | 16 | Not classified | 0 |
| 10 | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford | 2 | Fuel pump | 0 |
| 11 | John Surtees | BRM | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 15 | Water leak | 0 |
| 13 | Chris Amon | Ferrari | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford | 1 | Handling | 0 |
| 15 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 6 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 16 | John Love | Lotus-Ford | 10 | Ignition | 0 |
| 17 | Jacky Ickx | Brabham-Ford | 13 | Ignition | 0 |
| 18 | Basil van Rooyen | McLaren-Ford | 9 | Brakes | 0 |
