Type: | NC |
Country: | UK |
Grand Prix: | Race of Champions |
Details Ref: | [1] |
Official Name: | IV Race of Champions |
Location: | Brands Hatch |
Date: | 16 March |
Year: | 1969 |
Course: | Permanent racing facility |
Course Mi: | 2.65 |
Course Km: | 4.265 |
Distance Laps: | 50 |
Distance Mi: | 132.5 |
Distance Km: | 213.25 |
Weather: | Wet and foggy (practice), cold and windy (race) |
Pole Driver: | Graham Hill |
Pole Country: | UK |
Pole Team: | Lotus-Cosworth |
Pole Time: | 1:28.2 |
Fast Driver: | Jochen Rindt |
Fast Team: | Lotus-Cosworth |
Fast Time: | 1:26.8 |
Fast Country: | Austria |
First Driver: | Jackie Stewart |
First Country: | UK |
First Team: | Matra-Cosworth |
Second Driver: | Graham Hill |
Second Country: | UK |
Second Team: | Lotus-Cosworth |
Third Driver: | Denny Hulme |
Third Country: | New Zealand |
Third Team: | McLaren-Cosworth |
The 4th Race of Champions was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 16 March 1969 at Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, England. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by Jackie Stewart in a Matra MS80.
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Gap | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Graham Hill | Gold Leaf Team Lotus | Lotus 49B-Cosworth | 1:28.2 | align=center | - |
2 | 7 | Jackie Stewart | Matra International | Matra MS80-Cosworth | 1:28.3 | +0.1 | |
3 | 14 | Jo Siffert | Rob Walker/Jack Durlacher Racing | Lotus 49B-Cosworth | 1:29.3 | +1.1 | |
4 | 2 | Jochen Rindt | Gold Leaf Team Lotus | Lotus 49B-Cosworth | 1:29.4 | +1.2 | |
5 | 5 | Jack Brabham | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham BT26A-Cosworth | 1:29.5 | +1.3 | |
6 | 4 | Bruce McLaren | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M7B-Cosworth | 1:30.4 | +2.2 | |
7 | 3 | Denny Hulme | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M7A-Cosworth | 1:32.5 | +4.3 | |
8 | 11 | Jackie Oliver | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P133 | 1:33.8 | +5.6 | |
9 | 15 | Pete Lovely | Pete Lovely Volkswagen | Lotus 49B-Cosworth | 1:36.4 | +8.2 | |
10 | 6 | Jacky Ickx | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham BT26A-Cosworth | 1:39.1 | +10.9 | |
11 | 12 | Pedro RodrÃguez | Reg Parnell Racing | BRM P126 | 1:41.3 | +13.1 | |
12 | 16 | Piers Courage | Frank Williams Racing Cars | Brabham BT26A-Cosworth | no time | - | |
13 | 18 | Roy Pike | Antique Automobiles Racing Team | Brabham BT23B-Climax | no time | - | |
- | 10 | John Surtees | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P138 | no time - accident | - | |
Pos | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Ret. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Cosworth | 50 | 1.13:10.4 | |
2 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Cosworth | 50 | + 7.0s | |
3 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Cosworth | 50 | + 57.9s | |
4 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-Cosworth | 50 | + 1m 16.3s | |
5 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | 48 | +2 laps | |
6 | Pete Lovely | Lotus-Cosworth | 46 | +4 laps | |
Ret | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Cosworth | 38 | Oil pressure | |
Ret | Pedro RodrÃguez | BRM | 32 | Engine | |
Ret | Jacky Ickx | Brabham-Cosworth | 23 | Metering unit | |
Ret | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Cosworth | 19 | Ignition | |
Ret | Piers Courage | Brabham-Cosworth | 18 | Split tank | |
Ret | Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Cosworth | 12 | Ignition | |
DNS | Roy Pike | Brabham-Climax | - | Fuel pump | |
DNS | John Surtees | BRM | - | Practice accident | |