German Grand Prix
Nürburgring, 3 Aug 1969
| Results | Laps | Time/Speed | |||||||
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| 1 | Jacky Ickx | Brabham BT26A [4] - Cosworth DFV V8 #6 Motor Racing Developments Limited |
14 | 1h 49m 55.4s |
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| 2 | Jackie Stewart | Matra MS80 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8 #7 Matra International |
14 | 1h 50m 53.1s |
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| 3 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren M7C [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 #10 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing |
14 | 1h 53m 17.0s |
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| 4 | Graham Hill | Lotus 49B [R10] - Cosworth DFV V8 #1 Gold Leaf Team Lotus |
14 | 1h 53m 54.2s |
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| 5 | Jo Siffert | Lotus 49B [R7] - Cosworth DFV V8 #11 Rob Walker & Jack Durlacher Racing |
12 | ||||||
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra MS80 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8 #8 Matra International |
12 | ||||||
| R | Jackie Oliver | BRM P138 [01] - P142 V12 #15 Owen Racing Organisation |
11 | engine | |||||
| R | Denis Hulme | McLaren M7A [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 #9 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing |
11 | transmission | |||||
| R | Jochen Rindt | Lotus 49B [R6-2] - Cosworth DFV V8 #2 Gold Leaf Team Lotus |
10 | ignition | |||||
| R | Jo Bonnier | Lotus 49B [R8] - Cosworth DFV V8 #16 Ecurie Bonnier |
4 | fuel leak | |||||
| R | Piers Courage | Brabham BT26A [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 #17 Frank Williams Racing Cars |
0 | accident | |||||
| R | Vic Elford | McLaren M7B [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 #12 Colin Crabbe Antique Automobiles Racing Team |
0 | accident | |||||
| R | Mario Andretti | Lotus 63 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 #3 Gold Leaf Team Lotus |
0 | accident | |||||
| DNS | John Surtees | BRM P139 [01] - P142 V12 #14 Owen Racing Organisation |
Did not start (car withdrawn) |
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| T | Jacky Ickx | Brabham BT26A [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 #6T Motor Racing Developments Limited |
(Only used in practice) | ||||||
| T | Jackie Stewart | Matra MS84 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8 #41 Matra International |
(Only used in practice) | ||||||
| DNA | Chris Amon | Ferrari 312/69 - '69 V12 #4 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |
Did not arrive | ||||||
| DNA | Pedro Rodriguez | Ferrari 312/69 - '69 V12 #5 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC |
Did not arrive | ||||||
All cars are 3-litre F1 unless noted.
| Qualifying | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacky Ickx | (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT26A [4] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 7m 42.1s | ||
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | (F1) 3-litre Matra MS80 [02] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 7m 42.4s | ||
| 3 | Jochen Rindt | (F1) 3-litre Lotus 49B [R6-2] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 7m 48.0s | ||
| 4 | Jo Siffert | (F1) 3-litre Lotus 49B [R7] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 7m 50.3s | ||
| 5 | Denis Hulme | (F1) 3-litre McLaren M7A [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 7m 52.8s | ||
| 6 | Vic Elford | (F1) 3-litre McLaren M7B [3] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 7m 54.8s | ||
| 7 | Piers Courage | (F1) 3-litre Brabham BT26A [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 7m 56.1s | ||
| 8 | Bruce McLaren | (F1) 3-litre McLaren M7C [1] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 7m 56.5s | ||
| 9 | Graham Hill | (F1) 3-litre Lotus 49B [R10] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 7m 57.0s | ||
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | (F1) 3-litre Matra MS80 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 8m 00.3s | ||
| 11 | John Surtees * | (F1) 3-litre BRM P139 [01] - BRM P142 V12 | 8m 12.1s | ||
| 12 | Mario Andretti | (F1) 3-litre Lotus 63 [2] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 8m 15.4s | ||
| 13 | Jackie Oliver | (F1) 3-litre BRM P138 [01] - BRM P142 V12 | 8m 16.2s | ||
| 14 | Jo Bonnier | (F1) 3-litre Lotus 49B [R8] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 8m 35.0s | ||
| - | Jackie Stewart(T) | (F1) 3-litre Matra MS84 [01] - Cosworth DFV V8 | 8m 50.0s | ||
| * Did not start | |||||
Sources
Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.
3-litre Formula 1 World Championship events 1966-1985
These 1966 to 1985 results were initially compiled by Allen Brown, but these were in the very basic form required to track individual car histories. Since then further details, such as laps completed, qualifying times and so on, have been added from Rob Ryder's extensive database.
All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen at allen@oldracingcars.com if you can help with our research.
Individual sources for this event
Autosport 8 Aug 1969 pp6-13 (report by Patrick McNally). Motor Sport September 1969 pp981,983-984,986 (report by DSJ). Motoring News 7 Aug 1969 pp11-12,14-15 (report by ARM, Andrew Marriott). Sport Auto Septembre 1969 pp25-31 (report uncredited). Race Report 3 p88 (by Eddie Guba). Motor Sport and Motoring News only gave chassis numbers in the report and on the grid, making T cars a little difficult to identify.
Tyrrell-Matra had the usual pair of MS80s and spare 4WD MS84; Lotus had two 49Bs and a 63 for three drivers, Andretti rejoining the team; McLaren just brought the two M7-series cars and left the 4WD M9A at home; BRM arrived with one P139 and one P138; and Ickx had two BT26As again. Ferrari withdrew citing the uncompetitiveness of their cars. Privateers were Walker/Durlacher, Williams, Crabbe and Bonnier, who had his Lotus 49B which was being tended by Tim Parnell's team, bringing the total to 14 entries and 16 cars. Williams had a new sponsor, H. W. Ward & Co, Britain's largest private-owned machine tool maker, who would prove very important to Williams over the coming years. Surtees' BRM P139 was so badly prepared that Surtees would not start the race.
The numbers were made up by a Formula 2 race with a separate grid of eight cars. Motoring News gave chassis numbers of all the F2 cars.